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Helicobacter pylori and gastric neoplasia: evolving concepts
Author(s) -
Bolin Terry D,
Hunt Richard H,
Korman Melvyn G,
Lambert John R,
Lee Adrian,
Talley Nicholas J
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
medical journal of australia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.904
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1326-5377
pISSN - 0025-729X
DOI - 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1995.tb124563.x
Subject(s) - helicobacter pylori , medicine , asymptomatic , cancer , gastroenterology , lymphoma , helicobacter pylori infection , gastric mucosa , endoscopy , helicobacter , stomach
There is evidence that Helicobacter pylori infection is associated with gastric cancer and mucosa‐associated lymphoid tissue (MALT) lymphoma and possibly with non‐ulcer dyspepsia. Eradication therapy for confirmed H. pylori infection may therefore become mandatory in patients with non‐ulcer dyspepsia severe enough to warrant endoscopy and in first‐degree relatives of patients with gastric cancer. However, routine treatment of asymptomatic carriers awaits confirmation of the association with cancer.