BACKGROUND Acupuncture is widely used to treat diabetic patients with dyspeptic symptoms suggestive of gastroparesis in China. We conducted this systematic review of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) to evaluate the efficacy of acupuncture for diabetic gastroparesis (DGP). METHODS We searched PubMed, EMBASE, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL) and four Chinese databases...

BACKGROUND The association between dyspepsia, H. pylori and psychological distress has remained a topic of intense debate over the past several decades. In Pakistan, where depression is highly prevalent and dyspepsia is possibly present in a high percentage of population, little data exist about these common health problems. This study was conducted to determine the frequency and predictors of ...

Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) is one of the most common human infections worldwide particularly in the developing countries. It has been established as etiology of chronic gastritis and peptic ulcer disease, gastric adenocarcinoma and mucosal associated lymphoid tissue lymphoma (MALT). During this decade, there have been some reports showing a decline in global prevalence of H. pylori infecti...

EPIDEMIOLOGICAL STUDIES Forty two epidemiological studies compared the prevalence of H pylori infection in dyspeptic patients and asymptomatic controls (see website fig 1). Meaningful studies should use the following design: an appropriate definition of dyspepsia; adequate sample size; dyspeptic subjects and controls sampled from the general population; and results adjusted for potential confou...

BACKGROUND Several studies have assessed the relationship between Helicobacter pylori infection and dyspeptic symptoms in highly selected patient populations and they have yielded inconsistent results. AIM To investigate the relationship between current H. pylori infection, intake of analgesics or anti-inflammatory medication, and personal factors with dyspeptic symptoms in a large, unselecte...

introduction and aims: do h. pylori isolates from normal and dyspeptic patients have similar genetic profiles? since genotype variation occurs within h. pylori population with high frequency, it is tempting to exploit techniques such as rapd-pcr to examine the possible correlation between specific h. pylori genotypes and different peptic diseases. in this study, h. pylori isolates from differen...

We investigated the correlation between symptomatic improvement and quality of life in Japanese gastroesophageal reflux disease patients with PPI. Eighty one patients with reflux and dyspeptic symptom were enrolled. The evaluation of the symptom was used he Frequency Scale for the Symptom of GERD in 3 categories: total score of 12 questions, score related to reflux symptoms, and score related t...

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...