Helicobacter pylori eradication indications

Helicobacter pylori is one of the most important pathogenic factors causing gastritis, gastric erosion and peptic ulcer. When this bacterial infection is found, if peptic ulcer is present, Radical treatment is required for all gastric and duodenal ulcers. In addition, radical treatment is required if gastroscopy reveals low-grade mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue, lymphoma, and early gastric cancer after surgery. Radical treatment is also required if the patient exhibits gastric erosion, atrophy, and intestinal metaplasia or atypical hyperplasia detected by pathological biopsy. If the elderly need to use nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs for a long time because of cerebral arteriosclerosis, they also need to be eradicated. In addition, if the patient has a strong request for eradication of this bacterium, they can also be listed as patients who need eradication of Helicobacter pylori.