Protagonist: Should we eradicate Helicobacter pylori before long term antireflux therapy?
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Antagonist: Should we eradicate Helicobacter pylori before long term antireflux therapy?
Helicobacter pylori infection invariably induces chronic active gastritis which can give rise to serious consequences such as peptic ulcer and gastric malignancies. Generally accepted indications for treatment are H pylori associated peptic ulcer disease and early stages of low grade mucosa associated lymphoid tissue lymphoma of the stomach. In contrast, treatment of H pylori in patients with g...
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عنوان ژورنال: Gut
سال: 2001
ISSN: 0017-5749
DOI: 10.1136/gut.49.5.614