title: The occurrence of Helicobacter pylori in hydatid liver disease.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To detect the prevalence of Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) in hydatid liver disease.
  
  
  METHODS
  A total of 58 patients with hydatid liver disease attending AL-Sadder Teaching Hospital in Al-Najaf and Al-Basrah governorate from February to August, 2008 were included in the study and served as group A. One hundred and twenty 1st degree relative patients (group B) and 20 normal persons including 10 male and 10 female (group C) as control were detected for the presence of H. pylori infection in general population. Chest X-ray was done for the above groups to exclude lung hydrated cyst. The patients were screened by ultrasound to obtain intra abdominal hydrated cyst and enzyme-linked immuno sorbent assay (ELISA) test was utilized to detect the H. pylori infection.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Fifty eight patients from group A with hydatid liver disease, 30 male (51.7%) and 28 female (48.3%) were screened for the presence of H. pylori infection by using ELISA test. We found that 28 patients from group A had positive ELISA test including 19 male (32.8%) and 9 female (15.5%) (P<0.01). However, there were no positive results of H. pylori infection in group B and C by chest X-ray, ultrasound and ELISA test.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  It can be concluded that there is a strong relationship between hydatid liver disease and presence of H. pylori.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, College of Medicine, Kufa University, Iraq.
authors.forename: Adil Edan
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Alsaimary
authors.forename: Hayder M
authors.initials: HM
authors.lastname: Abdulnbi
authors.forename: Abdulhadi
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Laibi
authors.forename: Ahmed Rasheed
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Jwad
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D004444:Echinococcosis, Hepatic / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D016481:Helicobacter Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology; D016480:Helicobacter pylori; D006801:Humans; D007493:Iraq / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Chest X-ray; ELISA test; Helicobacter pylori; Hydatid liver disease; Infection; Ultrasound