Susceptibility patterns and virulence genotypes of affecting eradication therapy outcomes among Egyptian patients with gastroduodenal diseases.

Background: () is a significant human pathogen that is responsible for a variety of illnesses, including mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue lymphoma, gastric cancer, peptic ulcers, and gastritis.

Aim: To investigate the frequency of infection and its resistance patterns among Egyptian patients and to determine the influence of virulence genetic determinants on the eradication success of 14-d triple therapy regimen.

Methods: infections were investigated in 72 patients with gastroduodenal complications suggestive of infection.

Laparoscopic ultrasound with radiofrequency ablation of hepatic tumors in cirrhotic patients.

Background: The optimal treatment for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is surgical resection. However, only a small percentage of patients are operative candidates due to associated liver cirrhosis. Recent advances in laparoscopic ultrasound and laparoscopy have greatly improved the accuracy in detecting intrahepatic tumor nodules, many of which were missed by preoperative imaging modality.