Association of Helicobacter pylori Infection with the Development of Colorectal Polyps and Colorectal Carcinoma.
- Resource Type
- Article
- Authors
- Abbass, Khurram; Waheed Gui; Beck, Gregory; Markert, Ronald; Akram, Salma
- Source
- Southern Medical Journal. Jul2011, Vol. 104 Issue 7, p473-476. 4p. 2 Charts.
- Subject
- *HELICOBACTER pylori infections
*COLON cancer
*RECTAL cancer
*COLONOSCOPY
*COLON examination
- Language
- ISSN
- 0038-4348
The article presents a study which examines the association between Helicobacter pylori (HP) infection and colon neoplasia. The study identified patients who underwent routine outpatient colonoscopy and tested them for HP infection on esophagogastroduodenoscopy from January , 2008-November 1, 2009. It revealed that adenomatous colon polyps were found in 31% of the HP-positive cases and 26% of the HP-negative patients.