%0 Editorial
%T Relationship between Helicobacter pylori infection and colorectal polyp/colorectal cancer.
%A Liu Y
%A Yang DQ
%A Jiang JN
%A Jiao Y
%J World J Gastrointest Surg
%V 16
%N 4
%D 2024 Apr 27
%M 38690050
暂无%R 10.4240/wjgs.v16.i4.1008
%X Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) plays an important role in the development of gastric cancer, although its association to colorectal polyp (CP) or colorectal cancer (CRC) is unknown. In this issue of World Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Zhang et al investigated the risk factors for H. pylori infection after colon polyp resection. Importantly, the researchers used R software to create a prediction model for H. pylori infection based on their findings. This editorial gives an overview of the association between H. pylori and CP/CRC, including the clinical significance of H. pylori as an independent risk factor for CP/CRC, the underlying processes of H. pylori-associated carcinogenesis, and the possible risk factors and identification of H. pylori.