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The prevalence of Helicobacter pylori infection and the pattern of gastritis in Barrett's esophagus.
Digestive diseases (Basel, Switzerland) - 1 Jan 2001
Peitz U, Hackelsberger A, Günther T, Clara L, Malfertheiner P
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BACKGROUND/AIM: Acid output is related to the gastritis pattern in Helicobacter pylori infection. The hypothesis to be tested is that gastritis in patients with Barrett's esophagus, defined as columnar epithelia lined lower esophagus (CELLO) with intestinal metaplasia (IM), is antrum predominant. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Patients undergoing esophagogastroduodenoscopy were investigated for CELLO. The gastritis...
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