These findings are suggestive but not diagnostic of H. pylori infection. Magnifying endoscopy can reveal more precisely the abnormal mucosal patterns in an H. pylori-infected stomach; however ...

a history of H. pylori eradication; a history of gastric surgery; a recent history of upper gastrointestinal bleeding; and the presence of pangastritis during endoscopy. Pangastritis was defined ...

Conventional video endoscopy can miss small or subtle abnormal stomach lesions, so a diagnosis of gastritis, Helicobacter pylori infection or metaplasia generally requires biopsy confirmation.

The authors conclude that gastric juice analysis is both more effective and cheaper than conventional techniques for the diagnosis of AGOM and H. pylori infection.

Genetic factors, diet, and gut bacteria can all contribute to the development of IM, but the biggest risk factor is having an infection of Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) bacteria. In the United ...

1 All patients had undergone an upper endoscopy between January 2000 and ... is that the study strongly implicates MD—whether by GERD, H pylori infection, or another exposure—as a risk factor ...