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SUBMITTER: Doulberis M
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7230908 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Mar
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Doulberis Michael M Srivastava Simone S Polyzos Stergios A SA Kountouras Jannis J Papaefthymiou Apostolis A Klukowska-Rötzler Jolanta J Blank Annika A Exadaktylos Aristomenis K AK Srivastava David S DS
Journal of clinical medicine 20200330 4
Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) emerges as an important global burden and <i>Helicobacter pylori</i> infection (<i>Hp</i>-I) has been suggested as a risk <b>factor of</b> NAFLD, although controversy exists. This retrospective study aimed to investigate a potential impact of active <i>Hp</i>-I on NAFLD severity in morbidly obese patients, subjected to bariatric surgery and gastric biopsy for documentation of <i>Hp</i>-I. Of 64 eligible participants, 15 (23.4%) were diagnosed with active ...[more]