Open AccessHelicobacter pylori DNA in gallbladder tissue of patients with cholelithiasis and cholecystitis
Author(s) -
Kuaybe Yucebilgili,
Tugba Mehmetoglu-Gurbuz,
Zuhal Güçin,
Barik A. Salih
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
the journal of infection in developing countries
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.322
H-Index - 49
eISSN - 2036-6590
pISSN - 1972-2680
DOI - 10.3855/jidc.334
Subject(s) - cholecystitis , gallbladder , helicobacter pylori , medicine , gastroenterology , helicobacter , cholecystectomy
Earlier reports on the detection of H. pylori DNA in gallbladder tissue of patients with cholelithiasis and cholecystitis gave discordant results. Our aim was to detect the presence of H. pylori DNA and to determine whether a correlation can be established with the biliary diseases.
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