ASSOCIATION OF INFECTIOUS FACTORS WITH BILIARY TRACT DISEASES
In order to study the relationship of biliary tract disease with markers of infection Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) performed an ultrasound scan of the gallbladder, clinical examination and collection of serum for detection of antibodies to H. pylori in 586 patients aged 18 to 85 years; Esophagofibregastroduodenoscopy performed in 297 cases; target biopsy from antrum division of stomach mucosa with followed definition of H. pylori contamination by morphological method performed in 147 patients. Serological and morphological indicators of H. pylori contamination in patients with cholecystitis and cholelithiasis were higher than in healthy individuals.