title: Non-ulcer dyspepsia: does Helicobacter pylori matter?
abstract: Non-ulcer dyspepsia is a heterogenous disorder characterised by chronic or recurrent abdominal or retrosternal discomfort lasting for more than four weeks for which no cause can be determined. Helicobacter pylori has been implicated as a potential cause in a subset of patients but the association has not been proven and H pylori eradication in patients with non-ulcer dyspepsia has had variable results. Large well-controlled studies are needed to clarify the relationship.
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology, Scunthorpe General Hospital, Scunthorpe, South Humberside, UK.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Sahay
authors.forename: A T
authors.initials: AT
authors.lastname: Axon
mesh_terms: D004415:Dyspepsia / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000523:psychology; D016481:Helicobacter Infections / Q000150:complications*; D016480:Helicobacter pylori; D006801:Humans