The aim of this study is to determine the incidence of helicobacter pylori
(HP) in patients with chronic gastroduodenitis and to compare the clinical
presentations between patients with positive HP chronic gastroduodenitis
and those with negative
HP. Also, To compare the endoscopic findings
between patients with HP positive gastroduodenitis and HP negative
children.
Gastroduodenoscopy was done for every child with abdominal pain
admitted at the children hospital-Damascus University between 2002-2003.
Mucosal biopsy was taken from every patient who had gastroduodenitis
diagnosed by gastroduodenoscopy.
The percentage of patients with gastroduodenitis having HP positive
erosions was 48.38 %.
Higher percentage of HP positive patient was more present in those with the
erosion and sub-atrophy forms.
