Functional dyspepsia: from pathogenesis to therapeutic aspects

Functional dyspepsia (FD) is one of the most common gastroenterological diseases. The article presents modern views on the pathogenesis of the disease. It is shown that disorders of motor skills (retardation of voiding function, disturbance of relaxation accommodation) and stomach sensitivity (visceral hypersensitivity to stretching) are considered to be one of the main pathophysiological mechanisms of FD. The authors present a modern algorithm of treatment of patients with FD, based on the clinical recommendations of the Rome Consensus IV revision (2016) and the Russian Gastroenterological Association (2017). The strategy of differentiated use of pharmaceuticals for different variants of FD is considered

Diabetes mellitus as a cause of inefficiency of eradication therapy of Helicobacter pylori infection: a systematized literature review

Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a moderately common issue both in the world and in the Russian Federation. Consequently, an interdisciplinary approach to studying the characteristics of the course and therapeutic management of gastroenterological pathology in this group of patients, in particular, Helicobacter pylori infection, which is associated with a whole range of diseases of the upper gastrointestinal tract, is of special interest. The article provides a systematic review of foreign and domestic studies of the efficacy and safety of various eradication regimens for Helicobacter pylori infection in patients with diabetes. In general, it was shown that the weighted average efficiency of eradication in people with diabetes was 17.7–23.8% lower than in people, who did not suffered from that disease

Primary biliary cholangitis – a new nosological unit in the classification of liver diseases (literature review and own clinical observation)

Identification of changes in biochemical parameters of liver functional activity during screening studies requires additional examination of the patient in order to determine the genesis of the disease. In recent years, in routine practice, the most frequently used is an isolated definition of the level of transaminases (ALT, AST), which does not allow timely detection of latent cholestasis syndrome. Primary biliary cholangitis (PBC), previously referred to as primary biliary cirrhosis, is a relatively rare chronic autoimmune cholesthetic liver disease, predominantly affecting middle-aged women and prone to progressing liver cirrhosis. The recommendations of AASLD and EASL note the need for long-term monitoring of patients with ongoing UDCA therapy and regular diagnostic studies to identify signs of disease progression. A clinical example of successful treatment of a patient with PBC with the Russian drug Exhol® is described