Endoscopic Findings and the Prevalence of Helicobacter Pylori in Dyspeptic Monks at the Priest Hospital

Authors

  • Somkiat Kasemthamakhun Department of Surgery, Priest Hospital, Bangkok, Thailand
  • Pratana Chaiyarerk Department of Surgery, Priest Hospital, Bangkok, Thailand

Keywords:

dyspepsia, Helicobacter pylori, monks, peptic ulcer

Abstract

A descriptive retrospective study was carried out in 312 monks presented to the Priest Hospital with upper abdominal pain and underwent upper gastrointestinal endoscopy and tissue sampling for H. pylori by the rapid urease test during March 1, 2008 and February 28, 2011. The average age was 62 + 12.7 years old (range 23-84). The result showed overall 122 infections (39.1%) with age over 50 year in 104 cases (40.9%). The endoscopic
findings were gastritis (43.3%), gastric ulcer (10.9%), gastric cancer (3.5%), gastroduodenal ulcer (1.6%), duodenal ulcer (5.8%), duodenitis (7.7%) and non-ulcer dyspepsia (27.2%). Only the findings of gastric ulcer, gastric cancer, peptic ulcer and duodenal ulcer were significantly associated with H. pylori infection (p < 0.05).

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2012-06-29

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Kasemthamakhun S, Chaiyarerk P. Endoscopic Findings and the Prevalence of Helicobacter Pylori in Dyspeptic Monks at the Priest Hospital. Thai J Surg [Internet]. 2012 Jun. 29 [cited 2024 Apr. 24];33(2). Available from: https://he02.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/ThaiJSurg/article/view/226875

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