Treatment Strategies for Symptom Resolution, Healing, and Helicobacter pylori Eradication in Duodenal Ulcer Patients

The introduction of anti-Helicobacter pylori therapy has increased the number of options available for the management of patients with duodenal ulcer disease. The aim of this paper is to summarize current knowledge and use it to form a strategy relevant to the management of patients with duodenal ulcer disease. Four key aspects are addressed. (i) Selection of duodenal ulcer patients for anti-H. pylori treatment. As the subgroup of patients who …