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However, its potential effects on esophageal motility and reflux parameters have not been comprehensively evaluated using combined diagnostic tools. This study aimed to assess whether H. pylori positivity, based on its histologically confirmed intragastric localization, is associated with alterations in endoscopic, manometric, and reflux monitoring findings in patients with typical GERD symptoms. Methods: This retrospective study included 213 patients with typical reflux symptoms who underwent upper gastrointestinal endoscopy with gastric biopsies, high-resolution esophageal manometry (HREM), and 24 h multichannel intraluminal impedance\u2013pH (MII-pH) monitoring. Based on histopathology, patients were classified into three groups: H. pylori-negative, antrum-predominant infection, and corpus-predominant infection. Clinical symptoms, endoscopic findings, reflux characteristics, and esophageal motility parameters were compared. Results: Of 213 patients, 90 were H. pylori-positive (60 antrum-predominant, 30 corpus-predominant). There were no significant differences between groups in terms of typical GERD symptoms, endoscopic esophagitis, DeMeester scores, acid exposure time, or mean nocturnal baseline impedance (MNBI). Nausea and chronic laryngitis were significantly more frequent in antral H. pylori-positive patients. Notably, contraction front velocity (CFV) was significantly lower in patients with antral H. pylori compared with H. pylori-negative individuals (p = 0.002), indicating subtle slowing of esophageal peristalsis. Although this reduction in CFV did not correlate with symptom severity or bolus clearance, it may represent early functional impairment of esophageal motility. Conclusions: Although H. pylori infection\u2014particularly when antrum-predominant\u2014is not associated with increased reflux burden or esophagitis, it may contribute to extra-esophageal symptoms and minor motility alterations such as reduced CFV. These findings suggest that routine H. pylori eradication in GERD patients may not be necessary solely based on reflux parameters. However, treatment decisions should be individualized based on symptom profiles and endoscopic findings, including the presence of peptic ulcers, premalignant gastric lesions, or a family history of gastric malignancy, in accordance with general H. pylori eradication criteria.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/jcm14196818","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,9,26]],"date-time":"2025-09-26T11:28:32Z","timestamp":1758886112000},"page":"6818","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":3,"title":["Effects of Intragastric Helicobacter pylori Distribution on Clinical Presentation, Upper Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, Esophageal Manometry, and pH\u2013Impedance Metrics"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"14","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-6174-0817","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Ay\u00e7a","family":"Ero\u011flu Haktan\u0131r","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Gastroenterology, Faculty of Medicine, Kocaeli University, Kocaeli 41001, Turkey"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-2864-7124","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Altay","family":"\u00c7elebi","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Gastroenterology, Faculty of Medicine, Kocaeli University, Kocaeli 41001, Turkey"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2025,9,26]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"553","DOI":"10.1016\/S2468-1253(23)00070-5","article-title":"Global prevalence of Helicobacter pylori infection between 1980 and 2022: A systematic review and meta-analysis","volume":"8","author":"Li","year":"2023","journal-title":"Lancet Gastroenterol. 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