The international surgical journal with global reach

This is the Scientific Surgery Archive, which contains all randomized clinical trials in surgery that have been identified by searching the top 50 English language medical journal issues since January 1998. Compiled by Jonothan J. Earnshaw, former Editor-in-Chief, BJS

Effect of eradication of Helicobacter pylori on incidence of metachronous gastric carcinoma after endoscopic resection of early gastric cancer: an open-label, randomised controlled trial Lancet 2008; 372: 392¿397

Published: 1st January 2008

Authors: Fukase K, Kato M, Kikuchi S, Inoue K, Uemura N, Okamoto S et al et al.

Conclusion

A total of 544 patients were included. After three years, a second cancer developed in 9 patients who had eradication therapy, and 24 controls: odds ratio 0.35, 95 per cent confidence interval 0.16 to 0.77, P=0.009

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