Helicobacter pylori-related gastric outlet obstruction: is there a role for medical treatment?
The role of Helicobacter pylori in the pathogenesis of duodenal and gastric ulcer and ulcer recurrence is widely known. Bleeding, perforation, and gastric outlet obstruction represent the most serious, potentially life-threatening complications of ulcer disease. At present, the effect of H. pylori eradication on complicated ulcer disease has not been fully established. Case reports exist on the resolution of gastric outlet obstruction after eradication of H. pylori. We report the first case of H. pylori-related gastric outlet obstruction successfully treated with parenteral antibiotics.
Section of Gastroenterology, Bridgeport Hospital/Yale University School of Medicine, Connecticut 06610, USA.
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D017219:Gastric Outlet Obstruction / Q000382:microbiology*; D016481:Helicobacter Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000628:therapy*; D016480:Helicobacter pylori; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged