H Pylori
Copyright ©The Author(s) 2004.
World J Gastroenterol. Jan 15, 2004; 10(2): 223-226
Published online Jan 15, 2004. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v10.i2.223
Table 1 Clinical features of patients and H pylori state (n = 55)
Age (years)47.8 ± 11.3 ( 23-74 )
SexMale:Female = 24:31
H pylori statusaPositive48 (90.5%)
Negative5 (9.5%)
Table 2 Endoscopic findings and location of low grade MALTOMA (n = 55)
LocationNo. of cases (%)FindingsNo. of cases (%)
Body only21 (38.2)Ulcerative15 (27.3)
Antrum only11 (20.0)Mixed15 (27.3)
Antrum & body20 (36.4)Ulceroinfiltrative10 (18.2)
Fundus/Cardia3 (5.4)Depressed6 (10.9)
Gastritis5 (9.1)
Protruding3 (5.5)
Granular1 (1.8)
Table 3 Initial treatments and outcomes of low grade MALTOMA
H pylori eradicationSurgeryRadiotherapy
(n = 29)(n = 16)(n = 5)
Complete24 (82.8%)16 (100%)5 (100%)
remission (%)
Failure (%)5 (17.2%)00
Recurrence (%)1 (4.2%)10
Median follow-24 (2-74)46.5 (12-120)35.5 (26-86)
up (months)
Time to get CR in 8512 (2-33)
percentile of patients
(interval) (months)
Table 4 Failures of H pylori eradication treatment according to endoscopic findings
Endoscopic typesTreatment casesFailure cases (%a)
Diffuse131 (17.7)b
Gastritis20 (0)
Granular10 (0)
Mixed101 (10.0)
Localized164 (25.0)a
Ulcerative82 (25.0)
Ulceroinfiltrative31 (33.3)
Depressed40 (0)
Protruding11 (100.0)
Total295 (17.2)