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% ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: My 77-year-old aunt, who is in good health, had an endoscopy and was told that her stomach biopsy was positive for H. pylori. She was treated for 14 days. After a month, a ...

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

To validate preliminary data showing the device detected H. pylori on gastric mucosa with 96.7% sensitivity and 94.3% specificity, “with an accuracy equal to that of 13 C-urea breath test (UBT ...

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 study, published in Preventive Medicine, examined physician compliance related to H. pylori management. Traci Murakami, MD, of Tucson-based Univeristy of Arizona, and colleagues analyzed 582 ...

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.