Objective. The prevalence of Celiac Disease (CD) is high in Iran, and evaluation of CD is not part of the routine screening procedure for dyspeptic patients; therefore, cases of occult CD may be missed. This study aimed to investigate the prevalence of occult CD among dyspeptic patients who presented at a gastroenterology clinic in the Western region of Iran. Methods. In this descriptive, cross...

BACKGROUND Infection with Helicobacter pylori is the main cause of peptic-ulcer disease. Treatment of this infection might lower the prevalence of dyspepsia in the community and improve quality of life. We investigated this possibility in a double-blind randomised controlled trial. METHODS Individuals aged 40-49 years were randomly selected from the lists of 36 primary-care centres. A researc...

The aim of this study was to analyze the data of endoscopy and symptoms in 118 Mexican patients with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), dyspepsia, non-erosive reflux disease (NERD) and erosive esophagitis (EE). IBS criteria were fulfilling for dyspepsia patients in 47%, for NERD in 48%, and for EE patients in 48% of cases. Esophagitis was present in 42% of patients with IBS and in 45% of patients ...

A high prevalence of antibody to cag A has been observed in H. pylori seropositive patients (HP+) living in developed countries. This is felt to be correlated with the development of serious sequelae of this infection.  We examined the sero-prevalence of antibody to cag A and other specific H. pylori antigens in symptomatic and asymptomatic individuals living in Kashan.Sera from 37 patients who...

There are three well-accepted management strategies for patients with non-investigated dyspepsia. These are the early endoscopy for all, empiric antisecretory therapy, or the Helicobacter pylori test and treat strategy, with benefits and limitations to each of these methods. Although early endoscopy provides a precise diagnosis that guides treatment, its widespread use is limited by its cost (a...

Relevance . Despite numerous efforts made in recent decades, the arsenal of cancer diagnostics is still significantly limited. The purpose study: to analyze problem differential diagnosis early stage stomach and non-oncological diseases abdominal cavity. Materials methods In course work, current literary sources domestic foreign authors on a given topic were analyzed. Results stages malignant n...

TO THE EDITOR: I have read with great interest the recently published article “Economic impact of dyspepsia in rural and urban Malaysia: a population-based study.” This study tried to estimate the costs of dyspepsia in rural and urban population in Malaysia, a multi-ethnic Asian country with variable ethnic distribution between urban and rural population. The authors noticed that the prevalence...