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SynthesisThe Turkish journal of gastroenterology : the official journal of Turkish Society of Gastroenterology2020

Eradication of Helicobacter Pylori Infections and GERD: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Wen-Ling Mou, Meng-Yao Feng, Li-Hua Hu

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Synthesis in The Turkish journal of gastroenterology : the official journal of Turkish Society of Gastroenterology, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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7 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Halitosis andJGH open : an open access journal of gastroenterology and hepatology · 2026
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5 · Who and what money

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3 authors.

Wen-Ling MouDepartment of Gastroenterology, Heilongjiang Province Hospital, Harbin, China.
Meng-Yao FengDepartment of Medical Statistics, Heilongjiang Province Hospital, Harbin, China.
Li-Hua HuDepartment of Gastroenterology, Heilongjiang Province Hospital, Harbin, China.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

BACKGROUND/

aimsThis study evaluates the association between the eradication of Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). MATERIALS AND

methodsRelevant studies were identified by conducting literature search in PubMed, Cochrane, Embase, CNKI, VANFUN, and VIP databases. The prevalence rates of gastroesophageal reflux, heartburn, epigastric pain, and nausea were extracted from the identified research articles and were used in meta-analysis of relative risks (RR) to achieve an overall effect size of the relationship between H. pylori eradication and GERD.

resultsA total of 19 randomized controlled trials were included in this meta-analysis. The prevalence of gastroesophageal reflux was significantly higher in patients with H. pylori eradication compared with patients without it (RR: 1.54, 95% CI: 1.06-2.24; p=0.02). A subgroup analysis did not identify any significant difference in GERD prevalence in studies conducted outside China (RR: 1.62, 95% CI: 0.98-2.68) or in China (RR: 1.30, 95% CI: 0.76-2.22). There were no significant differences in heartburn (RR: 1.03, 95% CI: 0.88-1.20), epigastric pain (RR: 0.98, 95% CI: 0.13-7.56), or nausea (RR: 0.44, 95% CI: 0.07-2.72) risk between patients with and without H. pylori eradication.

conclusionEradication of H. pylori infection is found to be associated with GERD, although regional differences may exist in the prevalence. Well-designed studies especially those with stratification of patients' basic conditions are needed to seek refined evidence of the association between H. pylori eradication and the GERD.

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Helicobacter pyloriAbdominal PainAnti-Bacterial AgentsGastroesophageal RefluxHeartburnHelicobacter InfectionsHumansPrevalenceRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicTreatment OutcomeAnti-Bacterial Agents

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PMID33625997
PMCPMC7928256

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