W Fischbach

..In case of localized low grade lymphoma successfully treated by Helicobacter pylori eradication reinfection by the bacterium may involve the risk of lymphoma reoccurrence...

..Patients with minimal persisting lymphoma infiltrates after successful eradication of H pylori are considered treatment failures and referred for radiation, chemotherapy, immunotherapy, or surgery...

..However, also a watch-and-wait strategy may be a good choice in the individual case (minimal residual disease after successful Helicobacter pylori eradication or disseminated stages of indolent lymphomas not offering a curative option)...

..Helicobacter pylori plays a decisive role in the pathogenesis of gastric marginal zone B cell lymphoma of mucosa associated lymphoid tissue (MALT), and eradication therapy has become a widely accepted initial treatment of stage I disease...

..There is a need to clarify whether operative or conservative therapeutic strategies should be favoured in the future...

..Clinical applicability of study results as well as specifics for Germany in terms of epidemiology, antibiotic resistance status, diagnostics, and therapy were taken into account...

..This review examines current views on pathogenesis, diagnosis, and therapy of this disorder...

..Clinical applicability of study results as well as specifics for Germany in terms of epidemiology, antibiotic resistance status, diagnostics and therapy were taken into account...

..Considering the variety of therapeutic options, it is prudent to discuss individual treatment plans in an interdisciplinary "tumor board" and involve the practitioners in the decision making...

..Therapy modalities are H. pylori eradication, radiochemotherapy, surgery or a combination of these. Aim of the therapy is the complete lymphoma regression and cure of the disease...

..pylori status as the determinants of the choice of treatment. Efficacy and quality of life are strong arguments for a definite conservative approach encompassing H. pylori eradication, radiation and chemotherapy...

..There is no clear correlation between histologically proven residual disease and endosonographic results. Thus, so far, endoscopic ultrasound will not replace bioptic surveillance after MALT lymphoma treatment...

..The aim of this prospective study was to assess the frequency and morphology of different forms of intestinal pathology in patients with gastrointestinal lymphomas...

..On the contrary, EUS cannot be recommended as a regular part of follow-up investigations considering its limited value in predicting the response of the lymphoma to radiation or chemotherapy...

..No comparison of surgical resection with primary radiation or chemotherapy on a prospective randomised basis was available up to now...

..p. infection. CONCLUSION: This study highlights the importance of socio-economic factors and the possible association of upper abdominal pain with H.p infection...

..To allow the gastroenterologist a time-sparing overview during practical work, most of the recommendations are presented in itemised form and summarised in tables and figures at the end of the discussion...

..However, motivation to regularly repeat screening does not last in all patients. Therefore, public campaigns as well as medical counseling need to continuously stress the necessity of CRC screening procedures...

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..First-line therapy is performed with a 7-days combination of proton pump inhibitor with clarithromycin and amoxicillin or metronidazole. In second-line therapy levofloxacin and rifabutin are good rescue antibiotics...

..The potential of such pathways to save costs as well as their implications on treatment results and patients' satisfaction will have to be critically analyzed in the future before their value can be definitely estimated...

..Determination of ABH blood groups or secretor status is, therefore, not a useful tool to characterize the individual risk for gastroduodenal ulcer or to guide any diagnostic procedures...

..For both entities a further improvement may be achieved in ongoing prospective clinical trials by addition of the monoclonal antibody rituximab, which targets CD20 on lymphoma cells...

..While the clinical and experimental knowledge concerning gastric lymphomas is increasing, there is a scarcity of epidemiological data...

..To assess whether the eradication of Helicobacter pylori leads to long-term relief of symptoms in functional dyspepsia...