[Frequency of relapse and gigantic stomach ulcers]. / Chasto retsidiviruiushchie i gigantskie iazvy zheludka.

Frequently recurrent stomach ulcers are ulcers that exacerbate 2-3 times per year. Indolent ulcers are ulcers for which there is no healing during three months of continuous treatment.

[Complicated form of chronic stomach ulcer]. / Oslozhnennaia forma khornicheskoi iazvy zheludka.

Stomach ulcer is one of the most important problems of gastroenterology. Complicated, often recurring, giant and refractory stomach ulcers are most complex in the pathogenetic and treatment regard. The chronic and often recurring course of the disease, high percent of complications including such severe ones as perforation and bleeding, malignization, penetration and stenosis quite often result in a partial or complete disability in patients. As is well known, it is generally the most active and capable part of population that suffers from this disease.

[Pathogenetic and surgical aspects of treating gastroesophageal reflux and hiatal hernia]. / Patogeneticheskie i khirurgicheskie aspekty lecheniia gastroézofageal'noi refliuksnoi bolezni i gryzh pishchevodnogo otverstiia diafragmy.

Gastroesophageal reflux is a diesease caused by a disorder of the esophagus motor function, weakening of the barrier lower esophageal sphincter function, slowing-down of gastric evacuation, and as result, prolonged contact of the gullett mucosa with the acidic gastric content.