One-Year Follow-up of Duodenal Ulcers after 1-Wk Triple Therapy for Helicobacter pylori |
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Authors: | Joseph J. Y. Sung M.D. S.C. Sydney Chung M.D. Thomas K. VV. Ling Ph.D. Man Yee Yung R.N. Augustin F. B. Cheng M.D. Shorland W. Hosking M.D. Arthur K. C. Li M.D. |
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Affiliation: | Departments of Medicine, Surgery, and Microbiology, Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong |
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Abstract: | Objective : to study the ulcer recurrence rate of Helicobacter pylori-positive duodenal ulcers at 1 yr after eradication of the bacteria by triple therapy. Method : Patients with H. pylori-positive duodenal ulcers were randomized to receive either triple therapy for 1 wk plus omeprazole for 4 wk (THple+OMP) (n = 78), or omeprazole alone (OMP) for 4 wk (N = 77). Patients were followed up every 3 months for symptom enquiry. At 1 yr, all asymptomatic patients were invited to attend for gastroscopy. Results : At 8 wk, 16 patients in the OMP group and four in the Triple+OMP group had an ulcer. During the 1-yr period, 12 patients in the OMP group and no patient in the Triple+OMP group developed symptomatic ulcers. At follow-up endoscopy at 1 yr, another 10 ulcers were detected in the OMP group and two in the Triple+OMP group. Fifteen patients in the OMP group and 13 in the Triple+OMP group were lost to follow-up. In total, ulcers were de-tected in 39 of 61 (64%) assessahle patients in the OMP group, and in six of 65 (97o) assessahle patients in the Triple+OMP group after I yr (χ2 test: p < 0.001). Of the patients whose H, pytori were successfully eradicated hy Triple+OMP at 8 wk, 90% remained H. pylori negative at 1 yr. Conclusion : Triple therapy for 1 wk eradicates H, pylori infection and significantly reduces duodenal ulcer relapses. |
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