The endemic Helicobacter pylori population in Southern Vietnam has both South East Asian and European origins.

Background: The burden of Helicobacter pylori-induced gastric cancer varies based on predominant H. pylori population in various geographical regions. Vietnam is a high H.

Improving Efficacy of Endoscopic Diagnosis of Early Gastric Cancer: Gaps to Overcome from the Real-World Practice in Vietnam.

Objective: To identify factors associated with increased proportion of early gastric cancer to total detected gastric cancer among patients undergoing diagnostic esophagogastroduodenoscopy.

Methods: A nationwide survey was conducted across 6 central-type and 6 municipal-type Vietnamese hospitals. A questionnaire regarding annual esophagogastroduodenoscopy volume, esophagogastroduodenoscopy preparation, the use of image-enhanced endoscopy, and number of gastric cancer diagnosed in 2018 was sent to each hospital.

Early Diagnosis of Infection in Vietnamese Patients with Acute Peptic Ulcer Bleeding: A Prospective Study.

. To investigate infection rate and evaluate a combined set of tests for diagnosis in Vietnamese patients with acute peptic ulcer bleeding (PUD). .