Accepted for publication 9 November 1995 Abstract Background-Patients with duodenal ulcer (DU) have high basal (BAO) and peak (PAO) acid outputs. The effect of Helicobacter pylori eradication on these variables is unclear. Aim-To discover if gastric acid hypersecretion in patients with DU is caused by Hpylori. Patients and methods-BAO, gastrin releasing peptide (GRP), and pentagastrin stimulate...

helicobacter pylori (h.pylori) infection is probably the most important factor that has been associated with the development of gastric cancers in human populations. however, there are no reliable data on the prevalence of this infection in the middle east. in this article, based on a comprehensive literature review, we aimed to evaluate the situation in this region. the literature has been sea...

introduction: helicobacter pylori infection is likely acquired was in childhood. helicobacter pylori is recognized as a cause of gastritis and peptic ulcer. our objective to investigate some noninvasive tests, particularly serum h pylori igg, for the diagnosis of h pylori infection in comparison with the gold-standard invasive test, esophagogastroduodenoscopy with biopsy (histology and rapid ur...

Accepted for publication 10 November 1994 Abstract Omeprazole plus amoxicillin cures Helicobacter pyloni infection. The hypothesis was tested that low acidity is a predictor of outcome. Fifty patients with relapsing or complicated, or both Hpylori positive duodenal (n=25) or gastric ulcer (n=25) were randomly treated with either omeprazole 20 mg twice daily plus amoxicillin 1 g twice daily or w...

The behaviour of basal and stimulated acid secretion, gastrin release, serum pepsinogen I, and gastric emptying of liquids was studied in 19 consecutive patients with Helicobacter pylori positive duodenal ulcer, over a foliow up period of six months. Eleven patients were studied before and at three and six months after eradication with lansoprazole plus amoxicillin and tinidazole (case group), ...

Upper gastrointestinal tract (GIT) symptoms are not disease specific and of limited value in the differentiation of GIT disorders. The present study aimed to determine the etiology of chronic unspecific symptoms in children and to test the need for upper endoscopy in diagnosis. This is a prospective study for 30 Egyptian children presented with chronic upper GIT symptoms for at least 2 months. ...

BACKGROUND Treatment of Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) as a major cause of gastric diseases is of utmost concern.We aimed to assess efficacy of triple therapy (amoxicillin, clarithromycin and pantoprazole) plus probiotic yogurt (PY) on eradication of H.pylori. METHODS Total 102 H. pylori positive patients were divided to 3 groups equally and randomly. For treatment of each group Amoxicillin,...

BACKGROUND Peptic ulcer disease (PUD) has been commonly diagnosed in priests. The reason may be their lifestyles and rules, where they have only two meals a day and they cannot select their food but must eat what is provided by the givers. OBJECTIVE To study the risk factors of PUD in the priests MATERIAL AND METHOD This study was a retrospective study of 266 priests who underwent gastroduo...

BACKGROUND Use of mucolytic agents that result in reduced mucous viscosity of the gastric mucous has been suggested to have an additive effect in curing Helicobacter pylori infection. METHODS Seventy Hpylori-positive patients were given either eradication treatment consisting of 500 mg clarithromycin bid and 30 mg lansoprazole bid for 10 days plus 10 mL (400 mg) N-acetyl cysteine (NAC) liquid...

The objective of this study was to examine the clinicopathologic features of gastric cancer seen at the University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI) and to compare the findings with other studies. A retrospective study was conducted using data obtained from the surgical pathology reports of all gastrectomies and gastric biopsies during the period January 1993 and December 2002. Additional case...