Functional dyspepsia: approaches to Helicobacter pylori eradication therapy.

At the present, Helicobacter-associated gastritis is not considered to be an important cause of dyspeptic symptoms. Therefore, patients with dyspeptic symptoms and proven Helicobacter-gastritis are diagnosed as having functional dyspepsia, provided that Helicobacter-associated lesions like ulcers or malignancies are absent. It is controversial whether or not to treat a patient with functional dyspepsia with Helicobacter gastritis. Conclusive …