Infección por helicobacter pylori y su relación con el cáncer gástrico en pacientes mayores de 50 años. Hospital Teodoro Maldonado Carbo ; enero 2016 a enero 2017.

Abstract

Introduction: Gastric cáncer is a type of malignant cell growth produced with the capacity of invasión and destruction of other tissues and organs, particularly the esophagus and small intestine, causing about one million deaths in the world annually. Helicobacter pylori infection is a known risk factor for the development of gastric pathologies and metaplasia in the same tissue. Materials and Methods: This is a non-experimental, retrospective, descriptive study with a sample of 250 patients older than 50 years ; who were registered with the diagnosis of gastritis by Helicobacter pylori infection admitted in Teodoro Maldonado Carbo Hospital. Results: A prevalence of 64% of cases of gastric cancer developed from H. pylori infection was found, which determines a direct association between both. The age range in which these cases were mostly observed was 50 to 54 years, with 34% of the sample. The male sex was predominant in these cases, with 69% of the sample of the study period. The evolution time proved to be directly associated with the development of gastric cancer (p <0.001). Conclusions: Male patients have a higher risk of developing gastric cancer after infection by H. pylori, the association between the development of this pathology and the age between 50 to 54 years of the patients was confirmed. The association between the development of the pathology and the time of evolution of the infection greater than 10 years was demonstrated, as well as the non-compliance of the treatment.