Subtyping intestinal metaplasia in patients with chronic atrophic gastritis: an interobserver variability study
Lerch JM, Pai RK, Brown I, Gill AJ, Jain D, Kővári B, Kushima R, Sheahan K, Slavik T, Srivastava A, Lauwers GY, Langner C. Subtyping intestinal metaplasia in patients with chronic atrophic gastritis: an interobserver variability study. Pathology 2022, 54: 262-268. PMID: 35221041, DOI: 10.1016/j.pathol.2021.12.288.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGastric intestinal metaplasiaChronic atrophic gastritisAmerican Gastroenterological AssociationAtrophic gastritisIntestinal metaplasiaConsensus diagnosisInterobserver variabilityCurrent practice guidelinesExpert pathologistsSubstantial overall agreementHigh interobserver agreementHistological diagnosisGastrointestinal endoscopyGastroenterological AssociationPractice guidelinesGastric cancerBiopsy piecesMucosal surfacesClinical decisionLevel of agreementInterobserver agreementInterobserver variability studyEuropean SocietyPredominant patternKappa statistics