[Helicobacter pylori and gastroduodenal lesions in 547 symptomatic young adults].

Objectives: Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) is involved in the pathogenesis of gastric inflammatory disorders. Both antral chronic gastritis and H.

[Abdominal paraesophageal bronchogenic cyst].

We report a case of abdominal paraesophageal bronchogenic cyst in a 19 year-old patient who complained of dysphagia. Based on this exceptional finding, the authors state overview the pathogenic theories and the histologic features which distinguish para-esophageal bronchogenic cysts from duplications. Preoperative diagnosis is difficult, but endoscopic ultrasound seems to be the imaging method of choice.

[Follicular gastritis in adults. Relations with Helicobacter pylori, histological and endoscopic aspects].

Follicular gastritis (FG) is characterized by lymphoid follicle hyperplasia in the gastric mucosa. The aim of this prospective study was to determine the prevalence of FG in adults, their relation to Helicobacter pylori infection, and their histological and endoscopic features. Of 445 patients (379 men, 66 women), 36.