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2353689

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6
pubmed:dateCreated
1990-7-13
pubmed:abstractText
Should dyspeptic patients coming to endoscopy with "normal" findings also be biopsied? To assess this, we studied the sensitivity and specificity of endoscopic examination compared with histology, microscopic evidence of Helicobacter pylori, CP-TEST, culture, and serum IgG and IgA antibody titers to H. pylori to determine whether endoscopy and antral biopsies really are useful. One hundred seven consecutive dyspeptic patients (mean age 43 yr) were entered. Four antral biopsies were taken routinely for evaluation by histology, microscopy, CP-TEST, and culture. Serum IgG and IgA antibody levels were measured in all patients. Of symptoms, postprandial bloating was statistically more common in H. pylori-positive than in negative patients. Endoscopy had the poorest sensitivity (37.1%) and specificity (53.3%). Patients with normal endoscopic appearances but histologically confirmed gastritis had significantly higher IgG and IgA titers than the patients normal by both endoscopy and histology and without evidence of H. pylori. This study has shown that endoscopy is unhelpful in dyspeptic patients if endoscopic biopsies are not routinely taken.
pubmed:commentsCorrections
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jun
pubmed:issn
0002-9270
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
85
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
701-4
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1990
pubmed:articleTitle
Endoscopy in dyspeptic patients: is gastric mucosal biopsy useful?
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Gastroenterology, Middlesex Hospital, London, England.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study