Médecine et Santé Tropicales
MENURisk factors associated with gastroduodenal lesions in a Douala referral hospital (Cameroon) Volume 26, issue 1, Janvier-Février-Mars 2016
Authors
Introduction
1 Service de médecine interne de l’hôpital Général de Douala, BP 4856, 999 Douala, Cameroun
2 Faculté de médecine et des sciences pharmaceutiques, BP 2701, 999 Douala, Cameroun
3 Faculté de médecine et des sciences biomédicales et Yaoundé, Cameroun
4 Service de gastro-entérologie de l’hôpital central de Yaoundé, Cameroun
* Correspondance
- Key words: gastroduodenal lesions, endoscopy, Helicobacter pylori, peptic ulcer, Cameroon
- DOI : 10.1684/mst.2015.0521
- Page(s) : 104-9
- Published in: 2016
The causes of gastroduodenal lesions are multifactorial, and few studies have assessed the impact of each of these factors in Africa. The aim of this study was to identify factors associated with the occurrence of gastroduodenal lesions in Cameroon.