ALBERTA GASTROENTEROLOGISTS SYMPOSIUM - A DEBATE OF THE PROPOSAL THATPATIENTS WITH DUODENAL-ULCER IN 1992 SHOULD BE TREATED WITH ANTIBIOTICS

It has become clear that Helicobacter pylori is associated with duoden al ulcer disease and antral gastritis. Furthermore, it has been demons trated that eradication of H pylori can, in some instances, reduce the incidence of duodenal ulcer relapse. Nevertheless, the most appropria te therapy, as well as its duration and frequency of administration, r emain undetermined. Whether all patients with the organism, a subset o r none should be treated remains a debatable question. This timely top ic was debated by Dr Eoin A Lalor (protagonist) and Dr Noel Hershfield (antagonist) at the Alberta Gastroenterologists Symposium from Novemb er 1 to 3, 1991.