Abstract
Background/aim: The presence of Helicobacter species has been shown in bile and the resected gallbladder of patients with chronic cholecystitis. Therefore, an association between Helicobacter and gallbladder carcinoma might be proposed. The aim of this study was to analyze the presence of Helicobacter DNA in gallbladder carcinoma. Materials and methods: Thirty-one patients diagnosed as gallbladder carcinoma in the EUTF Pathology Laboratory between 1995-2000 were included in the study. Sections were taken from their paraffin-embedded gallbladder tissue. Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) for Helicobacter 16SrDNA and urease gene was performed. Normal gallbladder tissues of 10 liver transplantation donors were used as controls. Results: Helicobacter urease gene was found positive only in one patient with gallbladder adenocarcinoma. Helicobacter 16SrDNA and urease gene were both negative in all the gallbladder tissues of the other cases with gallbladder carcinoma and of the control group. Conclusion: Thus, our data did not support the proposed association between Helicobacter species and gallbladder carcinoma.
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