SMJ articles in the category "gastritis"

Original Article

Relationship of the Intensity of Helicobacter pylori and Severity of Inflammation with Beta-2 Microglobulin Levels in Serum According to the Updated Sydney System

Objective: Helicobacter pylori (HP) is a cause of chronic gastritis. Beta-2 microglobulin has been used as a simple inflammatory indicator in some diseases. We investigate the usability of beta-2 microglobulin as a simple marker that may reflect the severity of inflammation and intensity of HP in gastric mucosa. Materials and…

Posted in: gastritis 2 Helicobacter pylori 10

Case Report

H. pylori-Associated Gastric Cancer in a Husband-Wife Pair: A Veritable Family Affair

Abstract:Family environment probably represents a high route of transmission for H. pylori, a bacterium associated with gastric cancer (GC). We report two cases of GC in a husband-wife pair of immigrants from Romania. The disease was first diagnosed in the wife, and three years later in her husband of 55…

Posted in: gastric cancer 4 gastritis 2 intestinal metaplasia 2
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