Úlcera duodenal no complicada y complicada con sangrado: ¿cuál es la importancia del tratamiento contra Helicobacter pylori?

Worldwide Helicobacter pylori remains the main etiology for peptic ulcer disease despite progressively decreasing prevalence of the infection. Duodenal ulcers are frequent complications of H. pylori infections. Because of the magnitude and consistency of this association, the need for eradication of Helicobacter pylori in these cases has been clearly established by the American College of Gastroenterology guidelines and by the Maastricht III consensus. With the eradication treatment healing can be achieved and complications of ulcers such as bleeding can be avoided. It is important to establish an antibiotic treatment appropriate to the population’s resistance profile and to confirm eradication of infection in order to eliminate the risk of relapse and complications due to ulcers.