[Clinical characteristics of gastritis due to excessive alcohol drinking. Observation of 117 patients at Dorohoi Hospital].

UNLABELLED: The aim of the study was to assess the symptoms manifested in patients with gastritis (gastropathies) due to excessive alcohol consumption.

MATERIAL AND METHOD: The study sample consisted of 117 cases admitted in the Town Hospital Dorohoi, Botoşani County, between 2002-2006.

RESULTS

Data were collected using special epidemiological questionnaires and statistical records of the hospital and Public Health Office. Anamnesis, clinical examination, following by endoscopy and histological and radiological examination completed the diagnosis. Although interventions regarding prevention methods were permanently applied, their efficiency was suboptimal for most of the patients suffering from chronic gastritis and excessive alcohol consumption.