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September 5, 2025Open Access

Endoscopic findings and prevalence of Helicobacter pylori among dyspeptic patients in Nepal: A cross-sectional study

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ARAadesh RayamajhiTribhuvan University Teaching HospitalMBMohan BhusalNepal Medical College Teaching HospitalSPS. PandeyPennsylvania State University

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Implication

Cross-sectional study reveals dyspepsia's endoscopic findings and Helicobacter pylori prevalence in patients, highlighting important associations.

Key Points

  • H. pylori infection occurs in 16.8% of dyspeptic patients, indicating a notable prevalence in the population studied.
  • Gastritis is the most frequent endoscopic finding, occurring in 93.0% of the patients examined during endoscopy.
  • Chi-square tests revealed significant correlations between H. pylori infection and active chronic gastritis, atrophy, and inactive chronic gastritis.
  • Limited associations between H. pylori and various endoscopic findings suggest the need for thorough histopathological evaluations in dyspeptic patients.

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Rayamajhi et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68bb3a492b87ece8dc9557dchttps://doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-7311683/v1
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