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CORRELATION OF GASTRIC INTESTINAL METAPLASIA AND HELICOBACTER PYLORI INFECTION AMONG FUNCTIONAL DYSPEPTIC PATIENTS
Author(s) -
Abdullah Murdani,
Rani A Aziz
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
journal of gastroenterology and hepatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.214
H-Index - 130
eISSN - 1440-1746
pISSN - 0815-9319
DOI - 10.1046/j.1440-1746.2000.00a36.x
Subject(s) - medicine , intestinal metaplasia , gastroenterology , helicobacter pylori , endoscopy , biopsy , antrum , histology , gastritis , metaplasia , spirillaceae , giemsa stain , stomach , pathology
Background: It is generally accepted that intestinal metaplasia (IM) is a pre cursor of gastric cancer and is associated with Helicobacter pylori (Hp) infection. But still little data available about association of IM and Hp in different clinical groups of patients, especially in areas with high Hp prevalence. Aim: to evaluate the IM and itís correlation with Hp infection in consecutive patients with functional dyspepsia (FD). Methods: a retrospective review of our endoscopy database and histological data from January 1997 to December 1999 was made. In this period we performed 3083 upper intestinal endoscopy in patients with FD. Endoscopy procedure was done without any specific preparation for Hp evaluation. Biopsy specimen were taken from antrum and corpus and were stained with Giemsa, H&E and Alcian Blue. Histological data was evaluated by pathologist from Department of Pathology, Medical Faculty, University of Indonesia according to the Sydney System. IM was evaluated as present or absent. One hundred and fourteen consecutive data were eligible for statistical analysis. Results: Histological data of 114 patients with FD was analyzed. Average age was 45.47 years (SD 14.32), male 62.3 % (71/114), and female 37.7 % (43/114). Forty‐eight (42.11%) patients with FD were Hp positive on histology and were significantly older than Hp negative. (48.74 +12.65/43.25+15.04; p < 0.05). IM was present in 13 ( 11.4%) patients with FD. They were significantly older than the patients without IM (mean age 55.08+11.98/44.23+14.18; p <0.05) Frequency of IM was similar both in Hp positive and Hp negative patients with FD (12.5%/10.6%; p>0.05). Conclusions: IM among patients with FD was 11.4%. IM was significantly more frequent found in older age but our data suggest that IM is not related to Hp status in FD patients.