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Rudasill J, Peeler C, Grant D, Lazar C, Criswell SL. A comparison of staining methods for Helicobacter pylori in laparoscopic vertical sleeve gastrectomy resections. Lab Med 2024; 55:386-390. [PMID: 38048075 DOI: 10.1093/labmed/lmad102] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/05/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Helicobacter pylori is an important public health concern due to its status as a carcinogenic bacterium. Well adapted to the acidic environment of the human stomach, the variety of strains and virulence factors of the organism when interacting with the host immune system creates an individualistic response. Although estimates suggest that approximately half of the global population is infected with H pylori, the majority of infected persons remain asymptomatic while harboring an increased risk of intestinal metaplasia and gastric cancers. Therefore, appropriate diagnostic testing protocols are imperative. METHODS This study compared labeling methodologies, including Wright stain, alcian yellow toluidine blue (AYTB), and immunohistochemistry (IHC) on formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded stomach resections from sleeve gastrectomy patients, to detect H pylori infection. RESULTS Although all 3 labeling methods evidenced similar specificity in H pylori detection, the IHC method was significantly more sensitive. However, the IHC cost per test was approximately 5-fold higher than that of the Wright or AYTB stains, and the technical time required per test was at least 6-fold that of Wright or AYTB. CONCLUSION Despite the higher cost per test, IHC is the most sensitive and preferred method for determination of H pylori infection.
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Affiliation(s)
- JoAnna Rudasill
- Department of Diagnostic and Health Sciences, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN, US
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- Department of Diagnostic and Health Sciences, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN, US
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- Department of Diagnostic and Health Sciences, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN, US
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- Department of Pathology, Methodist University Hospital, Memphis, TN, US
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- Department of Diagnostic and Health Sciences, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN, US
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Goday A, Bagán A, Casajoana A, Serra C, Pera M, Villatoro M, Legido T, Julià H, Climent E, Castañer O, Flores Le Roux JA, Olano M, Pedro-Botet J, Benaiges D. Effects of Preoperative Quadruple Therapy for Helicobacter pylori on Bariatric Surgery Metabolic Outcomes. Obes Surg 2024; 34:1196-1206. [PMID: 38400943 PMCID: PMC11026217 DOI: 10.1007/s11695-024-07091-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2023] [Revised: 02/03/2024] [Accepted: 02/07/2024] [Indexed: 02/26/2024]
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PURPOSE To assess the effects of Helicobacter pylori (HP) eradication with an omeprazole, clarithromycin, amoxicillin, and metronidazole (OCAM) regimen on the metabolic profile and weight loss 12 months after bariatric surgery (BS). METHODS Retrospective analysis of a prospective cohort of patients with morbid obesity undergoing BS. HP presence was tested preoperatively by gastric biopsy and treated with OCAM when positive. Short-term metabolic outcomes and weight loss were evaluated. RESULTS HP infection was detected in 75 (45.7%) of the 164 patients included. OCAM effectiveness was 90.1%. HP-negative patients had a greater reduction in glucose levels at 3 (-14.6 ± 27.5 mg/dL HP-treated vs -22.0 ± 37.1 mg/dL HP-negative, p=0.045) and 6 months (-13.7 ± 29.4 mg/dL HP-treated vs -26.4 ± 42.6 mg/dL HP-negative, p= 0.021) and greater total weight loss (%TWL) at 6 (28.7 ± 6.7% HP-treated vs 30.45 ± 6.48% HP-negative, p= 0.04) and 12 months (32.21 ± 8.11% HP-treated vs 35.14 ± 8.63% HP-negative, p= 0.023). CONCLUSIONS Preoperative treatment with OCAM has been associated to poorer glycemic and weight loss outcomes after BS. More research is needed on the influence of OCAM on gut microbiota, and in turn, the effect of the latter on metabolic and weight loss outcomes after BS.
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- Albert Goday
- Department of Endocrinology and Nutrition, Hospital del Mar, 08003, Barcelona, Spain
- Departament de Medicina, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
- Cardiovascular Risk and Nutrition Research Group (CARIN-ULEC), IMIM-Hospital del Mar, Barcelona. Biomedical Research Park (Parc de Recerca Biomèdica de Barcelona- PRBB), 08003, Barcelona, Spain
- Centro de Investigaciones Biomédicas en Red de Obesidad y Nutrición, CIBERobn, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Medicine, Universitat Pompeu Fabra. Plaça de la Mercè, 10-12, E-08002, Barcelona, Spain
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- Unit of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Hospital del Mar, Institut de Recerca IMIM- Hospital del Mar, 08003, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Endocrinology and Nutrition, Hospital del Mar, 08003, Barcelona, Spain
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- Unit of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Hospital del Mar, Institut de Recerca IMIM- Hospital del Mar, 08003, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Endocrinology and Nutrition, Hospital del Mar, 08003, Barcelona, Spain
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- Neuroscience Group, Hospital del Mar Medical Research Institute, 08003, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Endocrinology and Nutrition, Althaia, Xarxa Assistencial Universitària de Manresa, Manresa, 08243, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Endocrinology and Nutrition, Hospital del Mar, 08003, Barcelona, Spain
- Departament de Medicina, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
- Cardiovascular Risk and Nutrition Research Group (CARIN-ULEC), IMIM-Hospital del Mar, Barcelona. Biomedical Research Park (Parc de Recerca Biomèdica de Barcelona- PRBB), 08003, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Endocrinology and Nutrition, Hospital del Mar, 08003, Barcelona, Spain
- Cardiovascular Risk and Nutrition Research Group (CARIN-ULEC), IMIM-Hospital del Mar, Barcelona. Biomedical Research Park (Parc de Recerca Biomèdica de Barcelona- PRBB), 08003, Barcelona, Spain
- Centro de Investigaciones Biomédicas en Red de Obesidad y Nutrición, CIBERobn, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Endocrinology and Nutrition, Hospital del Mar, 08003, Barcelona, Spain
- Cardiovascular Risk and Nutrition Research Group (CARIN-ULEC), IMIM-Hospital del Mar, Barcelona. Biomedical Research Park (Parc de Recerca Biomèdica de Barcelona- PRBB), 08003, Barcelona, Spain
- Department of Medicine, Universitat Pompeu Fabra. Plaça de la Mercè, 10-12, E-08002, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Endocrinology and Nutrition, Hospital del Mar, 08003, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Endocrinology and Nutrition, Hospital del Mar, 08003, Barcelona, Spain
- Departament de Medicina, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Endocrinology and Nutrition, Hospital del Mar, 08003, Barcelona, Spain.
- Cardiovascular Risk and Nutrition Research Group (CARIN-ULEC), IMIM-Hospital del Mar, Barcelona. Biomedical Research Park (Parc de Recerca Biomèdica de Barcelona- PRBB), 08003, Barcelona, Spain.
- Centro de Investigaciones Biomédicas en Red de Obesidad y Nutrición, CIBERobn, Madrid, Spain.
- Consorci Sanitari de l'Alt Penedès i Garraf, 08720, Vilafranca del Penedès, Spain.
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Grant D, Peeler C, Rudasill J, Lazar C, Bodkin A, Criswell SL. The presence of H. pylori in laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy specimens is associated with increased mucosal thickness, presence of secondary follicles, increased chronic inflammation, and intestinal metaplasia. J Histotechnol 2024; 47:5-12. [PMID: 37823587 DOI: 10.1080/01478885.2023.2265601] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2023] [Accepted: 09/26/2023] [Indexed: 10/13/2023]
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Helicobacter pylori is putatively present in over half of the global human population and is recognized as a carcinogenic agent that increases the likelihood of infected patients developing gastric adenocarcinoma or gastric lymphoma. Although there are several means for testing for H. pylori, the gold standard remains the invasive histologic evaluation. The current most popular form of bariatric surgery is the laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG) and is the only bariatric surgery which supplies a specimen for histologic evaluation. While non-invasive testing is effective in diagnosing and monitoring H. pylori infection, histological examination of biopsies and resections is the only way to grade chronic inflammation and evaluate specimens for additional pathologies such as intestinal metaplasia. The investigators evaluated 203 sequential LSG specimens collected from a major metropolitan hospital over the period of one year. Specimens were processed to paraffin, stained with hematoxylin and eosin, alcian blue, and immunohistochemistry to determine the presence of H. pylori, chronic inflammation, presence of secondary lymphoid follicles in the mucosa, mucosal thickness, and presence of intestinal metaplasia. Statistical analyses demonstrated a significant positive correlation among all factors examined. The overall positivity rate of H. pylori in LSG specimens was 18.2% but ranged from 6.9-23.8% depending on whether the treating clinician performed routine pre-surgical endoscopy. The presence of H. pylori was associated with a higher average chronic inflammation grade, intestinal metaplasia, thicker mucosa, and presence of lymphoid follicles with germinal centers in the mucosa.
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- Danielle Grant
- Department of Diagnostic and Health Sciences, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN, USA
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- Department of Diagnostic and Health Sciences, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN, USA
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- Department of Diagnostic and Health Sciences, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN, USA
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- Department of Pathology, Methodist University Hospital, Memphis, TN, USA
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- Department of Pathology, Methodist Le Bonheur Germantown Hospital, Germantown, TN, USA
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- Department of Diagnostic and Health Sciences, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN, USA
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El Nakeeb A, Salem A, El Sorogy M, Elrefai M, Rashad AE, Sewefy AM, Kayed T, Mohammed MM, Zaid A, Aldossary HM, Dabobash MD, Sboui K, Attia M. Impact of Helicobacter pylori Status on Postoperative Morbidities After Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy in an Endemic Region (a Retrospective Multicentric Study). Obes Surg 2024; 34:183-191. [PMID: 37989926 DOI: 10.1007/s11695-023-06961-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/01/2023] [Revised: 11/14/2023] [Accepted: 11/14/2023] [Indexed: 11/23/2023]
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PURPOSE Studies are still ongoing to determine whether Helicobacter pylori (HP) may affect the results of laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG). The main research objectives were HP prevalence in patients with severe obesity and the effects of HP status on outcomes. PATIENTS AND METHODS This multicenter retrospective study included patients with severe obesity who had LSG. The patients were grouped into three groups based on the HP status of preoperative endoscopic biopsies and postoperative specimen results: group I (negative HP), group II (eradicated HP), and group III (positive HP). The primary outcome was the overall postoperative morbidities. RESULTS One thousand six hundred fifteen patients who underwent LSG for severe obesity were included in this study. Seven hundred fifty (46.4%) patients had negative HP, and 637 (39.4%) patients had eradicated HP, whereas 228 (14.1%) patients had positive HP. The antral and gastric body wall thickness was significantly noticed with positive HP. The groups had no significant differences regarding postoperative complication frequency, severity, and hospital mortality. The rates of gastric leakage in the three groups do not differ significantly. BMI > 50, gastropexy, gastric thickness, and antral resection were found to be independent risk factors for the occurrence of postoperative complications after LSG. There was no statistical significance as regards postoperative %TWL and %EWL among the three groups. CONCLUSION The early results of LSG do not appear to be impacted by HP's status. The early postoperative course is unaffected by HP eradication anymore. Therefore, routine preoperative HP testing may not be as necessary, and management can be finished after LSG.
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- Ayman El Nakeeb
- Gastroenterology Surgical Center 1 Mansoura University, Mansoura, 35516, Egypt.
- Wadi Aldawaser Armed Forces Hospital, 18511, Wadi Aldawaser, Saudi Arabia.
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- Gastroenterology Surgical Center 1 Mansoura University, Mansoura, 35516, Egypt
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- Gastroenterology Surgical Center 1 Mansoura University, Mansoura, 35516, Egypt
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- Gastroenterology Surgical Center 1 Mansoura University, Mansoura, 35516, Egypt
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- Gastroenterology Surgical Center 1 Mansoura University, Mansoura, 35516, Egypt
- Wadi Aldawaser Armed Forces Hospital, 18511, Wadi Aldawaser, Saudi Arabia
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- Minia University Hospital, Minya, 61519, Egypt
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- Wadi Aldawaser Armed Forces Hospital, 18511, Wadi Aldawaser, Saudi Arabia
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- Wadi Aldawaser Armed Forces Hospital, 18511, Wadi Aldawaser, Saudi Arabia
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- Wadi Aldawaser Armed Forces Hospital, 18511, Wadi Aldawaser, Saudi Arabia
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- Gastroenterology Surgical Center 1 Mansoura University, Mansoura, 35516, Egypt
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Quinino RME, Barbosa ALC, de Araújo Barros Xavier M, de Lima França R, de Freitas MPC, Goldenberg A. Analysis of the Immunohistochemical Expression of Ghrelin in the Gastric Mucosa and Correlation with Weight Loss After Sleeve Gastrectomy. Obes Surg 2022; 32:3687-3695. [PMID: 36151347 DOI: 10.1007/s11695-022-06286-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2021] [Revised: 09/14/2022] [Accepted: 09/15/2022] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Sleeve gastrectomy is one of the main techniques used to treat severe obesity. The study of the immunohistochemical expression of ghrelin in the gastric mucosa has already been related to weight loss and can be a promising method to predict the surgical outcome. PURPOSE To analyze the immunohistochemical expression of ghrelin in the gastric mucosa and its correlation with weight loss, comorbidities, and inflammatory changes after sleeve gastrectomy. METHODS Thirty-five patients submitted to sleeve gastrectomy were evaluated, 29 of whom were female (82.9%), with a mean age of 35.2 years and an average body mass index of 38.1 kg/m2. Endoscopic samples of the mucosa were collected, whose ghrelin expression was evaluated in a semi-quantitative way through the stained antibody area. These data were correlated with weight loss at 3, 6, and 12 months and with the control of comorbidities, and inflammatory alterations. RESULTS The average total weight loss (TWL%) was 17.7, 26.4, and 32.1%, respectively, at 3, 6, and 12 months. A negative correlation was found between the immunohistochemical expression of ghrelin in the endoscopic biopsy of the fundus and weight loss at 3 (s = - 0.536; p = 0.001) and 6 months (s = - 0.339; p = 0.047). CONCLUSION The immunohistochemical expression of ghrelin in the mucosa of the gastric fundus was negatively correlated with early weight loss after sleeve gastrectomy.
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- Reynaldo Martins E Quinino
- Department of Integrated Medicine at the Universidade Federal Do Rio Grande Do Norte, Rua Raimundo Chaves 1652, Casa i 13 Natal, Candelária, RN, 59064-390, Brazil. .,Department of Digestive System Surgery at Hospital, Universitário Onofre Lopes, Av. Nilo Peçanha, 620 Natal, Petrópolis, RN, 59012-300, Brazil.
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- Surgery Service for Obesity and Associated Diseases at Hospital, Universitário Onofre Lopes, Av. Nilo Peçanha, 620 Natal, Petrópolis, RN, 59012-300, Brazil
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- Hospital Universitário Onofre Lopes, Av. Nilo Peçanha, 620 Natal, Petrópolis, RN, 59012-300, Brazil
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- Department of Surgery, Escola Paulista de Medicina, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, R. Napoleão de Barros, 715 Vila Clementino, São Paulo, SP, 04024-002, Brazil
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Lewit RA, Jancelewicz T, Cavender CP, Smith W, Gray E, Burton ET, Weatherall YZ. Prevalence of Upper Gastrointestinal Inflammation in Teens With Obesity Prior to Sleeve Gastrectomy. J Surg Res 2022; 273:119-126. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2021.12.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2021] [Revised: 10/23/2021] [Accepted: 12/15/2021] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Response to Letter to the Editor: The Association of Helicobacter pylori, Eradication, and Early Complications of Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy. Obes Surg 2022; 32:2081-2082. [DOI: 10.1007/s11695-022-06046-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2022] [Revised: 03/24/2022] [Accepted: 03/27/2022] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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The Association of Helicobacter pylori, Eradication, and Early Complications of Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy. Obes Surg 2022; 32:1617-1623. [PMID: 35278191 DOI: 10.1007/s11695-022-05996-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/28/2021] [Revised: 03/05/2022] [Accepted: 03/09/2022] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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PURPOSE Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (SG) is a common and effective bariatric surgery, with low postoperative complication rates. It is important to define modifiable risk factors for complications. The possible association of Helicobacter pylori (HP) on SG outcomes is still being investigated. We aimed to examine HP prevalence in SG specimens, the association to early (30-day) complications, and impact of preoperative HP eradication on outcomes. MATERIALS AND METHODS This is a retrospective analysis of all consecutive patients who underwent SG between January 2012 and December 2020 in a single bariatric center. Data were retrieved from our prospectively maintained patient registry database. The 30-day outcomes were compared according to the HP status of the resected specimen: positive and negative, with or without preoperative HP eradication therapy. RESULTS There were 1985 patients; of them, 179 patients were HP positive and 1806 were HP negative in resected specimens. The overall early complication and major (Clavien-Dindo ≥ 3) complication rates were 8.6% and 3.2% (p = 0.48 and p = 0.21), respectively. A total of 111 patients were HP positive on preoperative endoscopic biopsy and received eradication therapy. All were HP negative on preoperative urea breath test, and 65.45% had HP negative resected specimens. HP eradication did not affect overall and major complications (p = 0.68 and p = 0.48, respectively). CONCLUSION The presence of HP does not seem to affect the early outcomes of SG. HP eradication does not change the early postoperative course either. Therefore, the role of routine preoperative HP screening may be limited, and eradication can be completed following SG.
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