Helicobacter pylori and functional dyspepsia: review of previous studies and commentary on new data.
Many studies have attempted to prove a link between Helicobacter pylori infection and functional dyspepsia but the results have been conflicting. Several mechanisms have been postulated for how H pylori associated inflammation disturbs antral and duodenal function but no pathophysiological explanation of how H pylori may cause dyspeptic symptoms is presently available.
Bazzoli
F
F
Department of Gastroenterology, Policlinico S Orsola, Via Massarenti 9, 40138 Bologna, Italy. bazzoli@alma.unibo.it
De Luca
L
L
Pozzato
P
P
Zagari
R M
RM
Fossi
S
S
Ricciardiello
L
L
Nicolini
G
G
Berretti
D
D
Roda
E
E
D004415:Dyspepsia / Q000382:microbiology*; D016481:Helicobacter Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology; D016480:Helicobacter pylori; D006801:Humans; D015995:Prevalence