Assessment of the Simultaneous Presence of Helicobacter Pylori in the Gastric Mucosa and Gallbladder Mucosa in Patients Suffering from Cholecystitis: a cross Sectional Study
Asma Kafeel, Jamshed Bashir, Ishfaq Ahmad Khan, Muhammad Adnan Bawany, Muhammad Javaid Rashid, Jahana Ara
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ABSTRACT
Aim: The current study was
designed to assess the simultaneous presence of H. pylori in gastric and
gallbladder mucosa in the patients of acute cholecystitis or symptomatic
cholelithiasis.
Study design: Cross sectional study
Place and duration: This study was conducted
at Liaquat University Hospital Hyderabad, Pakistan from March 2020 to March
2021.
Methodology: A total of 43 patients
suffering from acute cholecystitis and symptomatic cholelithiasis were
selected. Their age, gender, and the presence of H. pylori in the gallbladder
and gastric mucosa was determined and recorded. The results were statistically
analyzed by SPSS version 22.
Results: Out of the 43
patients, 20 were male, and 23 were female. Recorded mean age was 54.8±9.9
years and 22 (51.2%) had acute cholecystitis and the remaining 21 (48.8%) had
cholelithiasis. In the gastric mucosa, in 14 patients (32.6%) H. pylori was
positive. Similarly, in the gall bladder; it was positive in 19 patients
(44.2%). In 6 patients (13.9%) i.e.
in 4 men and 2 women, H pylori was simultaneously present in both gallbladder
and gastric mucosa. No particular relationship was observed in the H. pylori’s
presence or absence in gallbladder and gastric mucosa.
Conclusion: The presence of H.
pylori in gallbladder plays a critical role in the gallbladder’s infection.
However, its simultaneous presence in gastric mucosa is not a good standard to
assess biliary diseases.
Keywords: H. pylori,
Cholecystitis, Cholelithiasis, Gallbladder, Gastric mucosa
ABSTRACT
Aim: The current study was
designed to assess the simultaneous presence of H. pylori in gastric and
gallbladder mucosa in the patients of acute cholecystitis or symptomatic
cholelithiasis.
Study design: Cross sectional study
Place and duration: This study was conducted
at Liaquat University Hospital Hyderabad, Pakistan from March 2020 to March
2021.
Methodology: A total of 43 patients
suffering from acute cholecystitis and symptomatic cholelithiasis were
selected. Their age, gender, and the presence of H. pylori in the gallbladder
and gastric mucosa was determined and recorded. The results were statistically
analyzed by SPSS version 22.
Results: Out of the 43
patients, 20 were male, and 23 were female. Recorded mean age was 54.8±9.9
years and 22 (51.2%) had acute cholecystitis and the remaining 21 (48.8%) had
cholelithiasis. In the gastric mucosa, in 14 patients (32.6%) H. pylori was
positive. Similarly, in the gall bladder; it was positive in 19 patients
(44.2%). In 6 patients (13.9%) i.e.
in 4 men and 2 women, H pylori was simultaneously present in both gallbladder
and gastric mucosa. No particular relationship was observed in the H. pylori’s
presence or absence in gallbladder and gastric mucosa.
Conclusion: The presence of H.
pylori in gallbladder plays a critical role in the gallbladder’s infection.
However, its simultaneous presence in gastric mucosa is not a good standard to
assess biliary diseases.