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1757083

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5
pubmed:dateCreated
1992-1-31
pubmed:abstractText
This investigation was aimed at assessing whether the Yemeni habit of chewing Qat on a regular basis had a significant effect on the upper alimentary tract. Seventy patients with dyspepsia attending Al-Thawra Hospital in Taiz, Yemen Republic were examined by endoscopy. Biopsies were taken from the oesophagus, stomach and duodenum. The patients included 28 who gave a history of daily Qat intake, 21 with less frequent intake and 21 who took none. The only statistically significant finding associated with daily Qat intake was a higher prevalence of duodenal ulcer, particularly in females. However, a strong association was also found between heavy smoking and ulcer, with most ulcer patients who chewed Qat daily being heavy smokers. Chewing Qat was not associated with a higher prevalence of oesophageal dysplasia, making it unlikely to be the cause of the perceived high incidence of oesophageal carcinoma in Yemen. There was a high prevalence of gastric H. pylori colonization (93%) and columnar-lined lower end of oesophagus (18%), as well as low prevalence of intestinal metaplasia of stomach (4%); this was not, however, related to chewing Qat. Further epidemiological and histological studies are needed to assess the significance of these findings in relation to the incidence of oesophageal and gastric carcinoma in Yemen.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Nov
pubmed:issn
0309-0167
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
19
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
437-43
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1991
pubmed:articleTitle
Effect of chewing Qat on mucosal histology and prevalence of Helicobacter pylori in the oesophagus, stomach and duodenum of Yemeni patients.
pubmed:affiliation
Al-Thawra Hospital, Taiz, Yemen Republic, London, UK.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article