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. 1995 May;71(835):262–264. doi: 10.1136/pgmj.71.835.262

Non-ulcer dyspepsia: does Helicobacter pylori matter?

P Sahay 1, A T Axon 1
PMCID: PMC2398116  PMID: 7596927

Abstract

Non-ulcer dyspepsia is a heterogenous disorder characterised by chronic or recurrent abdominal or retrosternal discomfort lasting for more than four weeks for which no cause can be determined. Helicobacter pylori has been implicated as a potential cause in a subset of patients but the association has not been proven and H pylori eradication in patients with non-ulcer dyspepsia has had variable results. Large well-controlled studies are needed to clarify the relationship.

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