Interpretation of Kyoto Global Consensus on Helicobacter pylori Gastritis / 胃肠病学

ABSTRACT

A global consensus meeting on Helicobacter pylori(H. pylori)gastritis was held in Kyoto,Japan from January 31st to February 1st ,2014,which was convened to develop consensus on(1)H. pylori gastritis is an infectious disease,(2)clinical distinction of dyspepsia caused by H. pylori from functional dyspepsia,(3)appropriate diagnostic assessment of gastritis and(4)when,whom and how to treat H. pylori gastritis. All 24 statements for 22 clinical questions achieved a consensus level of > 80% . In this paper,the statements were interpreted in detail.