Helicobacter pylori and Meckel's diverticulum.
Helicobacter pylori is invariably associated with peptic ulceration of the upper gastrointestinal tract. This has led to speculation about its pathogenic role in peptic ulceration. The literature and this present study show that H. pylori is not often associated with peptic ulceration in Meckel's diverticulum and hence it is unlikely that it has any significant role in peptic ulceration at this site.
Dunfermline and West Fife Hospital, UK.
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D016480:Helicobacter pylori / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008467:Meckel Diverticulum / Q000382:microbiology*