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Research Article
Histopathological Findings in Duodenal Biopsy of a Mexican Children Population with Gastritis by Helicobacter Pylori
Author(s): RodrÃÂguez-Velasco A, Delgado-Velázquez A and Rivas-Ruiz RRodrÃguez-Velasco A, Delgado-Velázquez A and Rivas-Ruiz R
Introduction: Chronic inflammation and duodenal gastric metaplasia (DGM) increase with the presence of Helicobacter pylori (Hp). DGM is considered the earliest change in the development of duodenal ulcer in children with Hp gastritis. Until now, histopathological duodenal changes in children with Hp associated gastritis had not been studied in Mexico, where there is a high gastric Hp prevalence.
Objective: This study aims to describe the histopathological findings of duodenal biopsy in a Mexican children population with Hp-associated gastritis.
Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional, retrospective and analytical study examined, using light microscopy, the gastric and duodenal biopsies from a consecutive series of cases of children with and without Hp gastritis, received from 2000 to 2007. In the duodenal biopsy, a.. Read More»
DOI:
10.4172/2157-7099.1000250
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