High prevalence of Helicobacter pylori infection in patients with colonic adenomas and carcinomas

Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 605-607

  Meucci, G ^a   Tatarella, M ^a   Vecchi, M ^a   Ranzi, M L ^a   Biguzzi, E ^a   Beccari, G ^b   Clerici, E ^a   De Franchis, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b Servizio di Gastroenterologia ed Endoscopia Digestiva ^*

Author keywords

Adenomas; Colon cancer; Helicobacter pylori; Olonic polyps

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN G;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARCINOGENESIS; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLON ADENOMA; COLON CARCINOMA; COLORECTAL CANCER; DATA ANALYSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMAN; MALE; PEPTIC ULCER; POLYPECTOMY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADENOMA; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARCINOMA; COLONIC NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HELICOBACTER INFECTIONS; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 0031459834     PISSN: 01920790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004836-199712000-00011     Document Type: Article

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