Open AccessHelicobacter pylori and recurrent abdominal pain in children: Is there any relation?
Author(s) -
Mansour Mm,
Al Hadidi KhM,
Omar Ma
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
tropical gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2320-5792
pISSN - 0250-636X
DOI - 10.7869/tg.2012.9
Subject(s) - medicine , helicobacter pylori , gastroenterology , asymptomatic , abdominal pain , vomiting , urea breath test , incidence (geometry) , iron deficiency anemia , breath test , anemia , helicobacter pylori infection , physics , optics
The role of Helicobacter pylori (HP) as a cause of recurrent abdominal pain (RAP) and gastrointestinal symptoms is controversial and there still remains a big debate whether to test and treat or not.