Am. Choudhary et al., Helicobacter pylori-related gastric outlet obstruction - Is there a role for medical treatment?, J CLIN GAST, 32(3), 2001, pp. 272-273
The role of Helicobacter pylori in the pathogenesis of duodenal and gastric
ulcer and ulcer recurrence is widely known. Bleeding, perforation, and gas
tric outlet obstruction represent the most serious, potentially life-threat
ening complications of ulcer disease. At present, the effect of H. pylori e
radication on complicated ulcer disease has not been fully established. Cas
e reports exist on the resolution of gastric outlet obstruction after eradi
cation of H. pylori. We report the first case of H. pylori-related gastric
outlet obstruction successfully treated with parenteral antibiotics.