Chen DF, Hu L, Yi P, Liu WW, Fang DC, Cao H. Detection of
Helicobacter pylori from gallbladder mucosa in patients with chronic cholecystitis.
Shijie Huaren Xiaohua Zazhi 2004;
12:1814-1817. [DOI:
10.11569/wcjd.v12.i8.1814]
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Abstract
AIM: To study whether Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) located in gallbladders of chronic cholecystitis.
METHODS: Using Warthy-Starry (W-S) stain and immunohistochemical stain with anti-H. pylori antibody, we screened paraffin specimens in 524 cases of cholecystitis. Helicobacter pylori urease gene A (HPUA) and Helicobacter pylori urease gene B (HPUB) were analyzed by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) in the fresh tissue specimens in 81 cases of cholecystitis.
RESULTS: H. pylori-like bacteria were found in 13.55% of gallbladders in cholecystitis patients using W-S stains; Meanwhile, positive bacteria for H. pylori antibody were also found in 7.1% of gallbladder in patients with cholecystitis using immunohistochemistry. Both of HPUA and HPUB were positive in 11 of 81 gallbladders by PCR, only 4 cases positive for HPUA, and 7 cases with HPUB positive.
CONCLUSION: H. pylori certainly exists in gallbladders in some patients with chronic cholecystitis.
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