Objective: The aim of this study is to examine the frequency of Helicobacter
pylori (H. pylori) in Bandirma State Hospital and its relation with parameters
in the Sydney classification.
Methods: Endoscopy reports of 1029 patients undergoing diagnostic endoscopy
at Bandirma State Hospital Endoscopy Unit between January 2016
and February 2017 were retrospectively reviewed using Sydney classification.
Results: Nearly 60.6% of the patients in the study were female. Female patients
(41.7%) had a lower rate of H. pylori than male patients (54.1%). The
average age does not vary according to sex, and the average age of all patients
was 48.2 years. Inflammation (99.8%) in 1027 patients and neutrophil
activation (50%) in 515 patients, intestinal metaplasia (18.7%) in 192 patients,
glandular atrophy (4.7%) in 48 patients, and lymphoid follicle (25.1%) in 258
patients were detected. In 479 patients, H. pylori was positive (46.6%).
Conclusion: In our study, the prevalence of H. pylori was 46.6%, below the
average of the literature and similar to the results in developed countries.
When the association of H. pylori with the variables of the Sydney classification
is examined, as the intensity of inflammation, neutrophil activation,
intestinal metaplasia, and lymphoid follicle grade increased, H. pylori positivity
increased, but the relationship between glandular atrophy level and
H. pylori was not significant.
Primary Language | English |
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Journal Section | Articles |
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Publication Date | March 15, 2018 |
Submission Date | May 14, 2017 |
Published in Issue | Year 2018 Volume: 8 Issue: 1 |