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*H.pylori is associated with less than 1% risk of gastric MALT lymphoma and 1-2% lifetime risk of stomach cancer.<ref name="pmid16847081">{{cite journal| author=Kusters JG, van Vliet AH, Kuipers EJ| title=Pathogenesis of Helicobacter pylori infection. | journal=Clin Microbiol Rev | year= 2006 | volume= 19 | issue= 3 | pages= 449-90 | pmid=16847081 | doi=10.1128/CMR.00054-05 | pmc=1539101 | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=16847081 }} </ref> | |||
==References== | ==References== |
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Yamuna Kondapally, M.B.B.S[2]
Overview
Natural History
If left untreated, H.pylori infection may progress to develop
- gastritis which can be acute or chronic gastritis
- Peptic ulcer disease
Complications
Common complications of H.pylori infection include:[1]
- Gastric and duodenal ulcers
- Gastric adenocarcinoma
- MALT lymphoma
Prognosis
- Prognosis is generally regarded as good.
- H.pylori is associated with less than 1% risk of gastric MALT lymphoma and 1-2% lifetime risk of stomach cancer.[2]
References
- ↑ Hung IF, Wong BC (2009). "Assessing the risks and benefits of treating Helicobacter pylori infection". Therap Adv Gastroenterol. 2 (3): 141–7. doi:10.1177/1756283X08100279. PMC 3002520. PMID 21180540.
- ↑ Kusters JG, van Vliet AH, Kuipers EJ (2006). "Pathogenesis of Helicobacter pylori infection". Clin Microbiol Rev. 19 (3): 449–90. doi:10.1128/CMR.00054-05. PMC 1539101. PMID 16847081.