Table 1.
Helicobacter genus-specific 16S ribosomal DNA PCR-assay (positive/total)
Patient group | n | Pancreas | Stomach/ duodenum | Gallbladder | Ductus choledochus |
PC | 40 | 30/40 | 7/23 | 0/12 | 0/6 |
NE | 14 | 8/14 | 1/2 | 0/4 | 0/1 |
MEN | 8 | 3/8 | 1/2 | 0/2 | 0/1 |
CP | 5 | 3/5 | _ | – | – |
C | 17 | 0/17 | _ | – | – |
PC: pancreatic exocrine cancer; NE: neuroendocrine cancer; MEN: multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1; CP: chronic pancreatitis; C: cysts, cystadenoma and remaining controls.