Helicobacter pylori and intestinal metaplasia of gastric mucosa.
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in English
| IMSEAR
| ID: sea-64285
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
The role of Helicobacter pylori in stomach carcinogenesis is currently under study. H pylori-related chronic gastritis leading to dysplasia or intestinal metaplasia (IM) especially of the colonic type is postulated as one of the mechanisms.METHODS:
We studied 120 patients with or without H pylori infection to determine the frequency of occurrence of IM in the stomach.RESULTS:
IM was found in 16.6% of patients; most cases had the small intestinal type, which is not known to have a malignant potential. There was no relation between H pylori infection and development of IM.CONCLUSION:
H pylori infection leading to IM does not appear to be a factor in the genesis of carcinoma stomach in our population.
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Index:
IMSEAR (South-East Asia)
Main subject:
Precancerous Conditions
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Stomach Neoplasms
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Incidence
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Risk Factors
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Helicobacter pylori
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Helicobacter Infections
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Adult
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
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Etiology study
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Evaluation studies
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Incidence study
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Prognostic study
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Risk factors
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
English
Year:
1997
Type:
Article
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