Ikoma, Japan – The gastric corpus, which is a major component of the glandular stomach, is composed of parietal, chief, pit, and neck cells. Each of these specialized epithelial cells play an ...

Patients in the highest-exposure group, ie, those with more than 385 defined daily doses of PPIs, have an 83% higher risk for gastric neuroendocrine tumors than nonusers.

Just a few months after the world’s first Gastric Mucosal Ablation (GMA) case using MOVIVA® at the Policlinico Universitario ...

When your stomach lining gets irritated, inflamed or damaged, that’s gastritis. It’s a broad term that covers many conditions, all involving inflammation of the gastric mucosa—the layer inside your ...

Various cells in the stomach secrete digestive enzymes and hydrochloric acid. These substances break down food so the body can absorb nutrients. The stomach is a muscular organ in the upper abdomen ...

Clinicians can help reduce gastric cancer incidence and mortality in high-risk groups through endoscopic screening and surveillance of precancerous conditions, such as gastric intestinal metaplasia ...

When cancer cells start in the lymph tissue of the stomach, it’s known as gastric lymphoma. Your risk can increase with Helicobacter pylori infections and other conditions, like celiac disease.

A noninvasive procedure to burn off the upper lining of the stomach reduced hunger hormones by more than 40 percent in a recent trial of 10 women with obesity. Participants lost 7.7 percent of their ...

A common stomach bug can lead to serious health issues if left untreated. While many people may carry the bacteria without ...