Association of peptic ulcer with Helicobacter pylori and the recurrence rate. A three year follow-up study.
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ABSTRACT
Helicobacter pylori is associated with 70-100% of peptic ulcers. Relapse of infection has been shown to cause recurrences of ulcers in a large number of studies. We diagnosed 137 cases of peptic ulcer (121 DU; 16 GU) during a 3 year period. Of these, 117 were positive for H pylori. Sixty six of the 117 cases staying in the vicinity of the Hospital were followed up for a minimum period of 3 months upto a maximum period of 3 years. In 91 examinations there was relapse of H pylori infection and ulcer recurrence was seen in 58 (63%), whereas ulcer recurred only in 6 out of 61 examinations where H pylori had not relapsed (10%). The difference was highly significant by Chi square test. (P less than 0.001).
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IMSEAR (South-East Asia)
Main subject:
Peptic Ulcer
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Recurrence
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Follow-Up Studies
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Helicobacter pylori
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Helicobacter Infections
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Adolescent
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Gastroscopy
Type of study:
Observational study
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Prognostic study
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Risk factors
Language:
English
Year:
1990
Type:
Article
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