[Morphological changes of gastric mucosa in duodenal ulcer disease in elderly and senile patients].

Morphological investigation of gastric mucosa was done in 85 patients of various age with duodenal ulcer disease using visual-analogue scale of the modified classification of the Sidney system (1996). In all the patients there was revealed chronic gastritis, possessing age morphological peculiarities. The frequency of infectionizing with Helicobacter pylori is reduced with the age increased.