Association of Helicobacter pylori infection with colorectal polyps and malignancy in China

Gastric Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infection is related to chronic gastritis, gastroduodenal ulcer, and gastric malignancies; whether this infection is related to colorectal polyps and colorectal cancer (CRC), remains debatable.To investigate the relationship between gastric H. pylori infection and the risk of colorectal polyps and CRC.We retrospectively analyzed 3872 patients with colorectal polyps who underwent colonoscopy and...