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How common is it to find intestinal metaplasia during an upper endoscopy? is it very common? uncommon?
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Intestinal metaplasi: World J Gastrointest Oncol. 2012 Mar 15; 4(3): 30–36. Published online 2012 Mar 15. doi: 10.4251/wjgo.v4.i3.30 PMCID: PMC3312926 Follow-up of intestinal metaplasia in the stomach: When, how and why Angelo Zullo, et al http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3312926/ About 1:4 individuals undergoing endoscopy have intestinal metaplasia. Check for H pylori and check gastrin level (ZE)
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