Chicago—Discussions about the respective origins of intestinal metaplasia in the stomach and esophagus were spirited at the American Gastroenterological Association’s 2016 James W. Freston Conference in August. But that was to be expected at a meeting where several disciplines of scientists and clinicians came together to talk about intestinal metaplasia and, they hoped, to find some consensus.
In addition to debating the origins of intestinal metaplasia, attendees discussed the