Helicobacter pylori Infection in Patients with Portal Hypertensive Gastropathy Owing to Liver Cirrhosis: Prevalence and Relation with Severity of Gastropathy

Background and Aim: Helicobacter pylori is a major human pathogen. Its role in the pathogenesis of portal hypertensive gastropathy (PHG) is debated. The aim of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of this infection in patients with portal hypertension due to liver cirrhosis and its relation wit...

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Main Authors: Shekhar Puri, Mukesh Jain, Kumar Shwetanshu Narayan, Sudhakar Pandey, Sandeep Nijhawan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd. 2017-07-01
Series:Journal of Digestive Endoscopy
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Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.4103/jde.JDE_34_17