Magnifying endoscopy can reveal more precisely the abnormal mucosal patterns in an H. pylori-infected stomach; however, it requires more training, expertise, and time.

During endoscopy, 17% were found to have peptic ulcers, 17% had intestinal metaplasia, and 8% had gastric atrophy. The prevalence of H pylori was 40%.. The overall sensitivities were 80%, 90%, 95% ...

A silent bacterial infection found in the stomach lining could be behind millions of future stomach cancer cases worldwide, ...

What starts as a seemingly harmless stomach bug could quietly set the stage for something far more sinister. A stomach bug, which is commonly found, if untreated can lead to stomach cancer. What makes ...

Globally, stomach cancer is on the rise in young people, but new research shows that three-quarters of future cases could be ...

Researchers say about three-quarters of gastric cancer cases worldwide are caused by the common bacteria Helicobacter pylori ...

H. pylori is a common bacteria that may cause pain and increase the risk of ulcers or stomach cancer. Learn about symptoms, complications, and more.

Other ways of testing for H. pylori are a blood test, a stool test, and a breath test. If bleeding occurs an upper endoscopy with cauterization of the bleeding vessel is imperative. An endoscopy is ...

A common cause of both gastric and peptic ulcers is infection with Helicobacter pylori. Often shortened to H. pylori, it is a spiral-shaped bacterium that can, as it burrows into the stomach ...

Therefore, mosaic-like appearance with spotty erythema was a more predictable finding of H. pylori infection, ... non-magnifying standard endoscopy can predict H. pylori infection status.