H pylori eradication before long-term PPI therapy
Should Helicobacter pylori be eradicated before a long-term treatment with proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) is started?
Should Helicobacter pylori be eradicated before a long-term treatment with proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) is started?
Should patients with symptoms of gastroesophageal reflux disease be tested for Helicobacter pylori before starting proton pump inhibitors (PPIs)?
How to perform endoscopic surveillance in patients with Barrett esophagus?
When should we check if Helicobacter pylori eradication therapy was successful? In particular, should we do it in patients with dyspepsia?
What should be the frequency of follow-up visits in a patient with compensated cirrhosis?
What is the placebo effect versus the antibiotic effect size in trials on the treatment of dyspepsia?
What would you recommend to your patients to reduce liver fibrosis?
Do noninvasive techniques for the diagnosis of liver fibrosis play a role in the treatment of liver disease?
Is Helicobacter pylori infection associated with a high risk of transmission to other persons or reinfection after successful treatment? Should family members of the patients be screened for H pylori infection?