Frequency of Helicobacter pylori infection in patients with peptic ulcer referred to the endoscopy department in Khorramabad city hospitals, Iran during ۲۰۱۳-۲۰۱۶

Background and Aim : In this study, the prevalence of Helicobacter pylori infection was investigated in peptic ulcer patients referred to the endoscopy department in Khorramabad hospitals during ۲۰۱۳-۲۰۱۶ Methods : All patients were studied who had been referred to the endoscopy department and also their endoscopic and pathology reports were available and complete. After recording endoscopic reports, ۱۲۲۴ peptic ulcer (gastric or duodenal ulcer) cases were selected, which biopsy assay was performed for them to examine the type of wound and the presence of Helicobacter pylori bacteria. Pathology reports were collected by referring to the pathology departments. The information in the pathology report, including demographic information, was included in a pre-designed questionnaire to match the endoscopic reports, the location of the pathology sample, and other details, including the presence or absence of Helicobacter pylori bacteria. Finally, the data were analyzed using SPSS version ۲۱Results : Of the ۱۲۲۴ patients studied, the mean age of patients was ۱۵.۵ ± ۱۷.۵ years old. ۶۶۴ (۵۴.۲%)cases had gastric ulcers, ۴۴۵ (۳۶.۴%) cases had duodenal ulcers, and ۱۱۵ (۹.۴%) cases had both gastric and duodenal ulcers. In gastric ulcer patients, ۵۱۲ (۶۵.۷%) patients have gastric in the antrum area and ۷۴.۳% (۵۷۹ persons) of the gastric ulcers were clear. Conclusion : The prevalence of infection was statistically significant based on the peptic ulcer and duodenal ulcer location, between different stomach areas, between different types of gastric ulcer and duodenal ulcer and between the number of gastric ulcers, and duodenal ulcers.

کلیدواژه ها:

Peptic ulcer ، Gastric ulcer ، Deodorant ulcer ، Helicobacter pylori