Abstract:Objective White light imaging (WLI) and linked color imaging (LCI) were used to study the endoscopic manifestations and associated risk factors for gastric cancer after eradication of helicobacter pylori (HP).Methods Clinical data of 138 patients who underwent esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD) using WLI and LCI at least 1 year after successful HP eradication from January 2017 to December 2021 at this institution were retrospectively analyzed. They were categorized into CA group (gastric cancer detected, n = 62) and NC group (gastric cancer not detected, n = 76). Eight endoscopic manifestations of the two groups in WLI and LCI modes, respectively, were observed, and the risk factors associated with the development of gastric cancer after HP eradication were analyzed by multivariate Logistic regression modeling.Results The frequency of moderate-to-severe gastric mucosal atrophy and map-like redness were significantly higher than those in the CA group compared to the NC group when endoscopy was performed in both WLI and LCI modes (WLI: 77.4% vs 60.5%, P = 0.034; 67.7% vs 36.8%, P = 0.000, respectively; LCI: 79.0% vs 60.5%, P = 0.020; 79.0% vs 43.4%, P = 0.000, respectively), and the frequency of regular arrangement of collecting venules (RAC) was significantly lower in the CA group compared to the NC group (WLI: 45.2% vs 84.2%, P = 0.000; LCI: 40.3% vs 82.9%, P = 0.000). In contrast, the frequency of the other five endoscopic manifestations was not statistically significant. Multivariate Logistic regression analysis revealed that map-like redness was an independent risk factor for gastric cancer after HP eradication (WLI: OR^ = 2.96, 95%CI: 1.36 ~ 6.45, P = 0.006; LCI: OR^ = 4.87, 95%CI: 2.04 ~ 11.62, P = 0.000), while RAC was a protective factor (WLI: OR^ = 0.16, 95%CI: 0.07 ~ 0.38, P = 0.000; LCI: OR^ = 0.13, 95%CI: 0.06 ~ 0.32, P = 0.000).Conclusion The presence of map-like redness and the absence of RAC were independent risk factors for gastric cancer detected after successful HP eradication.