urease/atrophy

Therapeutic Efficacy of oral PEG3350 plus Lactulose Versus Lactulose alone in Patients of Acute on Chronic Liver Failure with Overt Hepatic Encephalopathy: A Single Blind Prospective Randomized Controlled Study INTRODUCTION: Hepatic encephalopathy (HE) refers to syndrome observed in patients with

The aims of this study were to: (1) assess the positive reaction times of RUT in the body and antrum, (2) investigate the association between the difference of RUT results (body and antrum) and gastric atrophy, and intestinal metaplasia, and (3) evaluate the optimal biopsy site for RUT according to

Urease tests such as the Clo test for the diagnosis of Helicobacter pylori infection have been widely used because they are simple, cheap, and easy to carry out (1, 2). They can be performed during the endoscopic exam and give a relatively rapid result. However, treatment with proton pump inhibitors

High Risk Population First degree relatives of patients with gastric cancer have a 1.5-fold to 3-fold increased risk of developing gastric cancer themselves (Brenner H et al, Cancer 2000;88:274-9). In relatives of gastric cancer patients who are also carriers of a CagA positive strain of H. pylori,