@Article{, title={Association of Helicobacter Pylori and Nasal Polyposis}, author={Ahmed Muhamad AI –Abbasi}, journal={Iraqi Postgraduate Medical Journal المجلة العراقية للاختصاصات الطبية}, volume={11}, number={1}, pages={92-96}, year={2012}, abstract={ABSTRACT :BACKGROUND:Helicobacter pylori is recognized as an important human pathogen by virtue of its association withpeptic ulcer disease , gastric cancer , gastric lymphoma and high prevalence of infectionworldwide. Recently this organism was detected in tonsil and adenoid tissue afteradenotonsillectomy , as well as in mucosa of patients with chronic rhinosinusitis , but itsassociation with simple nasal polyposis has not been investigated yet in our country .OBJECTIVE:To investigate a possible contribution of Helicobacter pylori (H.pylori) in the etiopathogenesis ofsimple nasal polyps .Study Design: Prospective clinico –pathological investigation.METHODS :Twenty eight patients with nasal polyposis were studied for the presence of Helicobacter pylori inthe nasal polyp specimens by histopathological examination of serial sections stained by modifiedGiemsa stain .RESULTS:Helicobacter pylori was detected in 10 (35%) of total 28 simple nasal polyps specimens.CONCLUSION:This study found a significant percentage 10/28 patients (35%) with Helicobacter pylori infectionin nasal polyps and to confirm the role of Helicobacter pylori in the etiopathogenesis of nasalpolyposis , extensive epidemiological studies would be necessary

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