possible role of helicobacter like species in the aetiology of chronic cholecystitis in patients with positive gastric helicobacter infection

ABSTRACT

The aim of this study was to correlate between the helicobacter species identified in gall bladder specimens and those in upper GI biopsies. In this study, out of 60 gastric biopsies, 32 were +ve for H. pylori. The H. pylori like organisms were detected in 5 gall bladder specimens. The 5 positive gall bladder specimens were only found among the 32 cases with gastric biopsies +ve for H. pylori. This study suggested that there was no apparent association between colonization of the gall bladder with Hp in relation to chronic calcular cholecystitis. However, wider scale studies with multicentre-controlled investigations may help to establish a more consistent role of helicobacter species in the aetiology of cholecystitis