Helicobacter pylori DNA in gallbladder tissue of patients with cholelithiasis and cholecystitis

Yucebilgili K., Mehmetoglu T., Gucin Z., Salih B. A.

JOURNAL OF INFECTION IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES, vol.3, no.11, pp.856-859, 2009 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 3 Issue: 11
  • Publication Date: 2009
  • Journal Name: JOURNAL OF INFECTION IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.856-859
  • Keywords: Helicobacter pylori, cholelithiasis, cholecystitis, PCR
  • Bezmialem Vakıf University Affiliated: No

Abstract

Background: Earlier reports on the detection of H. pylori DNA in gallbladder tissue of patients with cholelithiasis and cholecystitis gave discordant results. Our aim was to detect the presence of H. pylori DNA and to determine whether a correlation can be established with the biliary diseases.