Non<i>‐Helicobacter pylori</i> Related Duodenal Ulcer Disease in Children

Abstract

'Idiopathic' (H. pylori-negative, NSAIDs-negative) duodenal/gastric ulcers are present in symptomatic children. Clinical or endoscopic characteristics are insufficient markers to identify those 'idiopathic' ulcers. Investigating the 'risk factors' for those ulcers will be helpful in reducing the morbidity in these children.