[Clinicopathologic and endoscopic characteristics of chronic gastritis in flight personnel].

Surveyed 119 men in flight personnel. All were performed esophagogastroduodenoscopy and morphological study of biopsy material. Level of specific antibodies to Helicobacter pylorus (Hp) by enzyme immunoassay was determined, performed breathing Helika-test; Hp was determined by cytological method. Performed acidogastrometry. In 8 patients revealed erosive antral gastritis, 99--chronic gastritis, 12 patients have no stomach or duodenal ulcers. All patients with erosive gastritis were infected with Hp. antibodies to Hp were detected in all patients with chronic gastritis, and Helika-test and cytology for Hp were negative in 18.2% of patients in this group.