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Helicobacter pylori was found to be a promoter factor of peptic ulcer that has an incidence higher in patients with hepatic cirrhosis. To clarify the role betweenH. pylori and peptic ulcer in patients with hepatic cirrhosis, a serological test (ELISA test, HEL-p, AMRAD, Australia), was used to measure the presence ofH. pylori of patients with hepatic cirrhosis. Within two years, 108 cirrhotic patients who had received a panendoscopic examination were enrolled in this study. There were 79 males and 27 females with a mean age of 53.2 years. Sixty-four cases had positive serum HBsAg and 44 had negative serum. The results showed that the prevalence ofHelicobacter pylori in cirrhosis was 43.5% (47/108). There was no difference of HEL-p-positive rate between peptic ulcer and normal gastroduodenal mucosa (45.2% vs 46.1%,P>0.05). According to this study, there appears to be no relation between peptic ulcer andH. pylori in patients with hepatic cirrhosis. The etiology of peptic ulcer in cirrhotic patients need further study.
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Chen, JJ., Changchien, CS., Tai, DI. et al. Role ofHelicobacter pylori in cirrhotic patients with peptic ulcer. Digest Dis Sci 39, 1565–1568 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02088065
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