Relationship Between Gastric Polyps and Helicobacter pylori Infection / 中华医院感染学杂志

ABSTRACT

OBJECTIVE To investigate the relationship between gastric polyps and Helicobacter pylori infection.METHODS The patients with gastric polyps were taken by gastroendoscopy in 2005.The tissues from their antrums were examined for presence of H.pylori.We collected and analyzed all of their general information and the data about their gastric polyps and H.pylori infection condition.RESULTS In the 95 gastric polyps patients,76 cases(80.0%) had inflammatory polyps and 19 cases(20.0%) had H.polyps.The total H.pylori infection rate was 33.7%.The H.pylori infection rate in the inflammatory polyps patients and H.pylori patients were 38.2% and 15.8%,respectively.CONCLUSIONS H.pylori infection promotes the formation of gastric inflammatory polyps.The examination and treatment for H.pylori is necessary for the gastric polyps patients.