PRE-OPERATIVE SCREENING OF HELICOBACTER PYLORI IN BARIATRIC PATIENTS: IS HISTOPATHOLOGICAL ANALYSIS NECESSARY?

Erick Coelho Valadares Martinho Antônio Gestic Martinho Antonio Gestic Felipe David Mendonça Chaim Élinton Adami Chaim Everton Cazzo

Published in: Arquivos de gastroenterologia (2022)

The endoscopic urease test is highly accurate for pre-operative screening of H. pylori infection in individuals who undergo BS. H. pylori infection was significantly associated with endoscopic (duodenitis) and histopathological (chronic and active gastritis) changes.

Keyphrases

helicobacter pylori
helicobacter pylori infection
end stage renal disease
ultrasound guided
newly diagnosed
ejection fraction
chronic kidney disease
prognostic factors
peritoneal dialysis
weight loss
high resolution