The higher prevalence of adenomatous colon polyps/carcinoma in HP-positive patients compared to HP-negative patients was not statistically significant. Larger studies are needed to examine further the potential association between HP infection and colorectal adenoma/carcinoma.

This analysis suggests that prothrombin gene mutation G20210A should be studied in the workup of intraabdominal venous thrombosis following laparoscopic surgery.

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