Abstract
Ceylon Medical Journal (CMJ) is a peer-reviewed, open access journal published quarterly by the Sri Lanka Medical Association in the last week of March, June, September and December each year. The mission of the CMJ is to promote the science and art of medicine and betterment of public health. The Journal publishes original papers and commentaries which have relevance to medicine and allied sciences. The CMJ is committed to maintaining and conforming to the editorial and ethical standards recommended by the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors.
Highlights
Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori), first described by Warren and Marshal in 1983 have been implicated in the pathogenesis of several diseases
There have been several reports of the prevalence of H. pylori among different upper gastro intestinal diseases [2,6] there are no reports published to date on the prevalence of H. pylori among Sri Lankan patients with gastric carcinoma [2,3,4,5,6]
In this study we describe the prevalence of H. pylori infection among 56 newly diagnosed patients with gastric adenocarcinoma at the Gastroenterology Unit in the National Hospital of Sri Lanka from 1 January 2007 to 31 December 2010
Summary
Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori), first described by Warren and Marshal in 1983 have been implicated in the pathogenesis of several diseases. There have been several reports of the prevalence of H. pylori among different upper gastro intestinal diseases [2,6] there are no reports published to date on the prevalence of H. pylori among Sri Lankan patients with gastric carcinoma [2,3,4,5,6]. In this study we describe the prevalence of H. pylori infection among 56 newly diagnosed patients with gastric adenocarcinoma at the Gastroenterology Unit in the National Hospital of Sri Lanka from 1 January 2007 to 31 December 2010. Of the 56 patients 43 (76%) were male.
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