Treatment of Helicobacter pylori in Children With Recurrent Abdominal Pain

Abstract

These results do not provide evidence for a causal relationship between RAP and H. pylori.

Impact of Endoscopy on Management of Chronic Abdominal Pain in Children

“…Currently, insufficient data exist to recommend histology as a tool to diagnose GERD [8]; however, most gastroenterologists would likely offer trials of PPIs in children with CAP and esophagitis. Similarly, although insufficient data exist to show a causeeffect relationship between CAP and H. pylori, the trend is to offer therapy to children when both conditions coexist, and EGD with biopsy remains the gold standard for diagnosis of H. pylori [9,10]. Our current study was not designed to investigate a possible causal association between reflux esophagitis or H. pylori and abdominal pain.…”

Childhood recurrent abdominal pain and Helicobacter pylori infection, Islamic Republic of Iran

“…Several studies have demonstrated that between a quarter and a third of children with RAP had positive H. pylori infection (9-11). However, other studies did not support a causal association (6,12,13).…”

Helicobacter pylori and recurrent abdominal pain in children: Is there any relation?

“…26 Secondly, studies carried out to investigate the response in symptoms after H. pylori eradication in children with RAP, show that bacterial eradication and healing of gastric inflammation did not lead to symptomatic relief of recurrent abdominal pain in children. 31,32 The European Pediatric Task Force 8 concluded that H. pylori infection is not related to GI symptoms in children. We do partly agree with their report on RAP, which recommends that RAP is not an indication for test-and-treat strategy for H.…”