HELICOBACTER-PYLORI INFECTION AND EXTRADIGESTIVE DISEASES

In the past year, several studies have been carried out on the associa tion between Helicobacter pylori infection and various extradigestive diseases, such as cardiovascular, immunological and a variety of other pathologies. In particular, the correlation between H. pylori and isc haemic heart disease is still debated whereas the association with aut oimmune diseases is supported by a growing body of evidence. Finally, various Helicobacter species have been detected in human bile; this im portant finding could revise diagnostic and therapeutic approaches to various idiopathic diseases of the biliary tract. Curr Opin Gastroente rol 14 (suppl 1):S65-S69 (C) 1998 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.