MODERN PROBLEMS OF TREATMENT OF PEPTIC ULCER OF THE STOMACH AND DUODENUM (LITERATURE REVIEW)
Peptic ulcer of the stomach and duodenum continues to be one of the most common problems in gastroenterology and surgery. The estimated prevalence of peptic ulcer in the general adult population is 5-15%. Peptic ulcer of the stomach and duodenum is a socially significant chronic disease that affects a person at any age. Two important factors causing gastric and duodenal ulcers are Helicobacter pylori and nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs. With regular exacerbations, peptic ulcer disease is accompanied by pain and dyspeptic syndromes, neurotization and asthenization of the personality, which often causes disability and deterioration in the quality of life. The lack of any new antimicrobial agent for H. pylori remains a problem in current treatment, due to increasing antibiotic resistance, and new treatments are in fact old.