Functional Dyspepsia with Helicobacter pylori Infection

Rabbinu Rangga Pribadi; Ari Fahrial Syam; Ening Krisnuhoni

Acta Medica Indonesiana (Apr 2017)

Functional Dyspepsia with Helicobacter pylori Infection

Rabbinu Rangga Pribadi,
Ari Fahrial Syam,
Ening Krisnuhoni

Affiliations

Rabbinu Rangga Pribadi: Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine Universitas Indonesia, Cipto Mangunkusumo National General Hospital, Jakarta, Indonesia
Ari Fahrial Syam: Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine Universitas Indonesia, Cipto Mangunkusumo National General Hospital, Jakarta, Indonesia
Ening Krisnuhoni: Department of Anatomical Pathology, Faculty of Medicine Universitas Indonesia, Cipto Mangunkusumo National General Hospital, Jakarta, Indonesia

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 49, no. 2

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Helicobacter pylori infection is commonly found worldwide. In Indonesia, the prevalence of H. pylori infection is 22.1%. The bacteria are responsible for gastritis, peptic ulcer disease (PUD), and gastric cancer.Helicobacter pylori may also has a role in functional dyspepsia. Diagnostic approach consists of noninvasive and invasive examinations. One of the invasive strategy is upper gastrointestinal (UGI) endoscopy and gastric mucosa biopsy.

Published in Acta Medica Indonesiana

ISSN: 0125-9326 (Print); 2338-2732 (Online)
Publisher: Interna Publishing
Country of publisher: Indonesia
LCC subjects: Medicine: Internal medicine
Website: http://actamedindones.org/index.php/ijim/index

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