Eradication rate and histological changes after Helicobacter pylori eradication treatment in gastric cancer patients following subtotal gastrectomy

Table 6 Histological changes of gastric mucosa according to reconstruction surgery after successful eradication

	Billroth-I (n = 201)			Billroth-II (n = 89)			P value
	Baseline	12 mo	P value	Baseline	12 mo	P value
Atrophy	0.33 ± 0.10	0.31 ± 0.12	0.831	0.53 ± 0.19	0.13 ± 0.09	< 0.001	0.029
IM	0.39 ± 0.13	0.37 ± 0.13	0.572	0.67 ± 0.21	0.32 ± 0.24	< 0.001	0.034
Neutrophil count	2.24 ± 0.10	0.21 ± 0.08	< 0.001	2.33 ± 0.16	0.33 ± 0.16	< 0.001	< 0.001
Mononuclear cells	2.21 ± 0.10	1.33 ± 0.12	0.831	1.93 ± 0.19	1.47 ± 0.09	0.540	0.085

0 = none, 1 = mild, 2 = moderate, and 3 = marked. IM: Intestinal metaplasia.