About the constitutional features of gastric and duodenal ulcer in children

Abstract

Peptic ulcer disease is a fairly rare pathology of childhood. Therefore, it is important to analyze some features of peptic ulcer of the stomach and duodenum in children, depending on the body type.Purpose. To analyze some features of peptic ulcer of the stomach and duodenum in children, depending on the body type.Material and methods. We examined 58 children aged 12–18 years with a diagnosis of peptic ulcer of the stomach and/or duodenum, who underwent endoscopic examination, H. pylori was detected in the biopsy and aero test.Results. Peptic ulcer disease was more often detected in asthenic children (67.2%), less often in hypersthenic (17.3%) and normosthenics (15.5%). Various research methods in asthenic children (97.4%) revealed the presence of H. pylori more often than in hyperor normosthenic children.Conclusion. Children with an asthenic type of constitution are more prone to Hp-associated forms of gastric and duodenal ulcers than hypersthenics or normosthenics.