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Celiac crisis (CC) is a rare life-threatening course of celiac disease, observed mainly in children. In adults, CK can be the first manifestation of the disease and, very rarely, a relapse that occurs in patients who do not follow the gluten-free diet (AGD). Triggers can be stress, surgery, childbirth, etc. A clinical observation of CC developed in a 49-year-old patient with previously established latent celiac disease with subtotal villous atrophy, stage Marsh III C is presented. The patient did not comply with AHD. After severe angina, she developed anorexia, diarrhea, emaciation, coagulopathy, bilateral pulmonary embolism, infarction pneumonia, and enterogenic sepsis. As a result of intensive therapy with prednisolone, Fraxiparine, antibiotics, fresh frozen plasma and strict adherence to hypertension, remission of the disease was achieved.

The article presents a clinical case of a 23-year-old patient with an extremely severe congenital form of chronic intestinal pseudoobstruction coupled with a neuromyopathy,colon malrotation, malabsorption, bacterial overgrowth syndrome, cholelithiasis and gastrostasis, which excluded bowel transplantation. Long-term treatment in the intensive care unit with combined, mainly parenteral nutrition for 6 months, using antibiotics, prokinetics, intestinal decompression allowed to achieve partial stabilization of the patients condition and transfer to home treatment with the continuation of adequate complex therapy.

Aim: To determine the frequency of celiac disease (CD) among gastroenterological patients and criteria for its active detection., Materials and Methods: 1.358 patients referred for gastroenterologist consultation from 2016 to 2019 was conducted, of which 140 had CD (339 males 24.9%; 1019 females 75.1%). The average age was 40.415.4 (1886 years). All patients were determined anti-TTG IgA, IgG, and analyzed the clinical symptoms and analysis. The results were subjected to statistical processing Statistica 13.3 (StatSoft Inc., USA)., Results: In patients without CD (1218 people), high level of anti-TTG IgA and IgG was observed in 59 (4.8%), an increase in anti-TTG IgA in 54 (4.4%), and anti-TTG IgG in 38 patients (3.1%). The CD diagnosis confirmed in 51 patients (4.2%). The main symptoms were diarrhea (88%), abdominal pain (60.7%), bloating (73.8%), nausea (40.3%), weight loss (44.3%). Anemia was determined in 31.6%, serum iron 33%, hypoproteinemia 12.6%, hypoalbuminemia 12%, hypokalemia 5.48%, hypocalcemia 21.9%. An increase in the level of AST 14.5%, ALT 14.6%. Comparative analysis showed that in the group with newly detected CD, anemia, malabsorption syndrome, increase AST, ALT were significantly more frequent than in patients with normal antibodies, which confirms the need to detect CD among patients with these laboratory abnormalities., Conclusion: The incidence of CD among patients with a gastroenterological symptoms was 4.2%. Analysis of clinical and laboratory data has shown that a comprehensive analysis of clinical symptoms and laboratory indicators at the stage of primary treatment will allow timely identification of CD patients and prescribe GFD.

Chronic intestinal pseudo-obstruction a rare violation of the motor skills of the gastrointestinal complex, similar to mechanical obstruction, but without a mechanical obstacle. The development of chronic intestinal pseudo-obstruction is caused by a disturbance on the part of the smooth muscles and the nervous system of the gastrointestinal system. Common symptoms include constipation, abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, bloating. Violation of peristalsis leads to food stagnation in the hinges of the small intestine, their dilation, the development of bacterial insemination syndrome. Eating disorders, bacterial contamination syndrome (CDDs) lead to impaired suction syndrome, cahexia. Treatment is aimed at providing adequate nutrition, the use of drugs that activate motor skills, suppress the growth of microbes in the small intestine, the implementation of intestinal decompression. Surgical treatment: resection of the affected segment of the gut. In the refractory course of the disease intestinal transplantation.

The article provides clinical observation of a patient who was diagnosed with celiac disease when he was 52 years (Marsh stage IIIB). Following gluten-free diet (GFD) clinical remission and restoration of small intestinal mucosa (SIM) structure occurred, however in 6 years ulcerative colitis developed and an impairment of SIM morphological structure was identified (Marsh stage IIIA). Ulcerative colitis and celiac disease remission is supported by GFD, anti-cytokine therapy (adalimumab) in combination with mesalazine.

A clinical observation of a patient with celiac disease, aged 23, with severe form of osteoporosis, accompanied by atraumatic fractures bones, lameness, late onset of menstruation and pathology of pregnancy is described. It is emphasized that only a timely diagnosis celiac disease and timely prescribed treatment make it possible to avoid severe complications.

AbstractThe article presents the results of examination of 32 patients with common variable immune deficiency (barn) with involvement in the patho- logical process of the digestive system. The features of the clinical picture, the content of immunoglobulins in the blood serum, morphological structure of the mucosa and small intestine as well as treatment. Special attention is paid to the small intestine in the pathogenesis of the barn.

The paper describes a 56-year-old female patient who in December 2015 lost her appetite and 20 kg of weight, had diarrhea, rapidly increasing weakness, dizziness, joint pains, fever, swelling of the feet, and convulsions. Blood tests revealed anemia, elevated erythrocyte sedimentation rate, and hypoproteinemia. Computed tomography showed enlarged mesenteric and retroperitoneal lymph nodes. The doctor suspected lymphoma and referred her to the Moscow Clinical Research Center. The diagnosis of Whipple's disease was established by carrying out a small intestinal (duodenal) mucosal biopsy with the PAS reaction. A fat-free diet and antibiotic therapy with co-trimoxazole 2.0 g/day and ciprolen 0.3 g/day were prescribed for the patient. Fever and diarrhea disappeared, appetite appeared, weight gained, and blood counts normalized over 1 month of treatment. The patient was discharged with a recommendation to continue antibiotic treatment until the histopathological signs of the disease ceased.

The paper presents the All-Russian consensus on the diagnosis and treatment of celiac disease in children and adults, which has been elaborated by leading experts, such as gastroenterologists and pediatricians of Russia on the basis of the existing Russian and international guidelines. The consensus approved at the 42nd Annual Scientific Session of the Central Research Institute of Gastroenterology on Principles of Evidence-Based Medicine into Clinical Practice (March 2-3, 2016). The consensus is intended for practitioners engaged in the management and treatment of patients with celiac disease. Evidence for the main provisions of the consensus was sought in electronic databases. In making recommendations, the main source was the publications included in the Cochrane Library, EMBASE, MEDLINE, and PubMed. The search depth was 10 years. Recommendations in the preliminary version were reviewed by independent experts. Voting was done by the Delphic polling system.

Protein-losing enteropathy (PLE) is a rare complication of intestinal diseases. Its main manifestation is hypoproteinemic edema. The diagnosis of PLE is based on the verification of protein loss into the intestinal lumen, by determining fecal α1-antitrypsin concentration and clearance. The localization of the affected colonic segment is clarified using radiologic and endoscopic techniques. The mainstay of treatment for PLE is a fat-free diet enriched with medium-chain triglycerides. Surgical resection of the affected segment of the colon may be the treatment of choice for severe hypoproteinemia resistant to drug therapy.

The paper presents a variety of clinical manifestations of malabsorption syndrome (MAS) in celiac disease, collagenous sprue, Whipple's disease, Crohn's disease, intestinal lymphangiectasia, amyloidosis, common variable immune deficiency, and treatment of short bowel syndrome. It shows the specific features of the pathophysiology, diagnosis, and treatment of MAS in small bowel diseases.

The paper describes a rare case of celiac disease in the absence of serum anti-tissue transglutaminase (anti-tTG) antibodies. A 51-year-old patient has been suffering from diarrheas for 20 years. He has lost 15 kg gradually; weakness progressed; muscle cramps, leg edemas, and signs of dynamic pseudoobstruction appeared. Morphological examination revealed small intestinal mucosal (SIM) villous atrophy (Marsh IIIC stage). IgA anti-tTG and IgG anti-tTG antibodies were 0.086 and 0.178, respectively. The patient was prescribed a gluten-free diet, water electrolyte solutions to correct metabolic disturbances, and prednisolone. During a control examination after 6 months, the patient had no complaints and gained 22 kg, and the SIM villus height was increased. The specific feature of the case is specific negative serological tests for celiac disease.

The paper gives a case history of a patient with common variable hypogammaglobulinemia (CVHGG). Its clinical picture was characterized by frequent inflammatory airway diseases, pansinusitis, and periodic rises in temperature up to febrile ones. The diagnosis was established on the basis of the decreased serum concentrations of immunoglobulins (IG) A, M, and G, the unusual small intestinal (SI) wall relief created by large lymphoid follicles, as well as the characteristic sign of CVHGG, namely, the lack of plasma cells in the lamina propria of the SI mucosa. Antibacterial therapy was noted to have a good effect that confirmed the leading role of excessive bacterial growth in the pathogenesis of chronic diarrhea and fever, which are the major clinical manifestations of CVHGG in this patient.

Hypogammaglobulinemic sprue (HGGS) belongs to orphan (rare) diseases. Its basis is a concurrence of primary immunodeficiency and celiac disease. The clinical picture of HGGS is characterized by recurrent bacterial infection foci, chronic diarrhea, and severe malabsorption syndrome (MAS). Immunological changes are exhibited by a decrease in the serum levels of γ-globulins (GG), immunoglobulins (Ig) A and G, and, to a lesser extent, IgM and B lymphocytes. The peculiarity of the morphological pattern of HGGS is the atrophy of the gastric mucosa and small bowel mucosal villi, which is accompanied by lymphocytic infiltration, formation of lymphoid follicles in the proper mucosal plate, and a drastic drop in plasma cells. It is precisely these signs that serve as a basis for identifying HGGS as an independent nosological entity. Its management is to be on a life-long gluten-free diet (GFD), to administer GG or Ig monthly, to correct metabolic disturbances, and to treat focal infections. The paper describes a case history of a female patient with HGGS. The disease was characterized by recurrent lung and kidney inflammatory foci concurrent with chronic diarrhea and grade 3 MAS. There was a dramatic reduction in GG, IgG, and IgA levels. Clinical remission and small intestinal mucosal structural recovery occurred due to GFD.

The paper describes a patient who has developed Whipple's disease in the presence of infantile cerebral palsy and hepatitis B virus cirrhosis. After 5-year treatment with co-trimoxazole (480 mg b.i.d.), the clinical manifestations subsided and PAS-positive macrophages were no longer detectable in the small intestinal mucosal biopsy specimens. Subsequent worsening of the patient's condition was associated with the progression of liver cirrhosis.

Aim: To define the value of a new enzyme immunoassay in determining the level of anti-deamidated gliadin peptide (DGP) antibodies (Abs) in the diagnosis of celiac disease., Subjects and Methods: One hundred and twenty-four patients treated at the Department of Intestinal Pathology, Central Research Institute of Gastroenterology, were examined. Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) was employed to determine Abs to tissue transglutaminase (tTG) and DGP of the IgA and IgG classes in the sera of all the patients. The diagnosis of celiac disease was verified by the histological examination of small bowel mucosa biopsy specimens., Results: The examinees were divided into 3 groups: 1) 27 patients first diagnosed with celiac disease; 2) 40 patients keeping a gluten-free diet (GFD); 3) 57 patients with other gastrointestinal diseases (a comparison group). In the patients first diagnosed with celiac disease, the detection rate of elevated titers of anti-tTG and anti-DGP Abs in the IgA class was equal and constituted 92.5%; that in the IgG class was 96.2 and 55.5%, respectively. The comparison group showed an increase in the DGP levels in the IgA and IgG classes in 4 (7%) patients and a rise in tTG concentrations in the IgA and IgG classes was seen in only 2 (3.5%) patients., Conclusion: In the patents first diagnosed with celiac disease, the detection rate of elevated levels of anti-DGP Abs in the IgA and IgG classes is 92.5 and 96.2%, respectively, and significantly indifferent from that of IgA and IgG anti-tTG Abs. The patients keeping GFD displayed a reduction in anti-DGP Abs. The high detection rate of IgA anti-DGP Abs in the patients first diagnosed with celiac disease allows this method to be recommended for immunological diagnosis of this disease in adults.

The paper describes a clinical case of celiac disease with grade 3 malabsorption, which is associated with recurrent aphthous stomatitis and schizophrenia. On readmission after 8 months of strict adherence to his gluten-free diet, the patient was observed to be in clinical remission and to have normalized laboratory indices and immunological tests. The signs of recurrent stomatitis disappeared. However, the symptoms of the mental disease remained.

Aim: To elaborate recommendations for rehabilitation of patients with gluten-sensitivity celiac disease (GCD) on the basis of a long-term follow-up., Subjects and Methods: Eighty-seven patients with GCD were followed up for as long as 31 years. Of those, 72.4% of the patients kept strictly to their gluten-free diet (GFD) throughout the follow-up; 9.2% did not follow the diet periodically; and 18.4% did not at all. The sera from 71 patients were tested for IgA and IgG anti-gliadin antibodies (AGAb) and anti-tissue transglutaminase antibodies (ATTGAb) at as long as 19-year follow-up. AGAb and ATTGAb were estimated by enzyme immunoassay (IMMCO Diagnostics). All the patients underwent endoscopic and histological examinations of the small bowel mucosa (SBM)., Results: To support the validity of keeping to the GFD, the time course of clinical, laboratory, and morphological changes were analyzed in 63 and 24 GFD followers and non-followers, respectively. The GFD non-followers were more frequently found to have diarrheic syndrome, symptoms of malabsorption syndrome, lower serum concentrations of hemoglobin, total protein, iron, and calcium; no SBM structural recovery was seen in any patient. When the GFD was long adhered to, there was also a reduction in detection rates and AGAb and ATTGAb concentrations., Conclusion: The adherence to the GFD was ascertained to contribute to fuller rehabilitation in the patients. However, even the patients who had strictly kept to their GFD showed periods of an exacerbation and incomplete SBM structural recovery. Therefore, the rehabilitation system for patients with GCD must involve diagnostic, therapeutic, and organizational measures that promote not only rapid clinical recovery, but also better quality of life in these patients.

Aim: To study the role of biliary acids (BAs) in the pathogenesis of chronic diarrhea (CD) in patients undergoing cholecystectomy (CE)., Subjects and Methods: Twenty-five patients with post-CE diarrhea were examined. A comparison group consisted of 11 patients with diarrhea-predominant irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). The results of an examination of 15 healthy individuals were taken as normal values. Daily fecal BAs were determined by an enzyme spectrophotometric technique., Results: In the patients after CE, daily fecal BA losses were found to be thrice as large as that in the healthy individuals. In the comparison group of patients with IBS, fecal bile excretion was not greater than the normal values. Stool normalization with a simultaneous decrease in fecal BA losses was seen in 92% of the post-CE patients receiving a course of therapy with adsorbents and astringents., Conclusion: Post-CE CD is a type of postcholescystectomy syndrome.

The article presents a clinical case of a 33-year-old Armenian man, who suffered from two rare diseases: Familial Mediterranean fever and celiac. The diagnosis of Familial Mediterranean fever: abdominal-feverish form, is confirmed by genetic markers. The morphological study of duodenal mucosa's specimens confirms the celiac.

Chronic diarrhea syndrome results from excess colonic bile acids. Fibroblast growth factor 19 (FGF19), produced in the ileum is response to bile acid absorption, regulates hepatic bile acids synthesis. Bile acid malabsorption can be found in various gastrointestinal conditions: the greatest losses bile acids with excrements were marked at patients with surgical resection of terminal ileum. The maintenance in daily colonic excess bile at patients with postholecystectomy exceed more than in three times the indicators noted at control subjects, but at the patients with irritable bowel sindrom did not exceed the norm. Effective remedies in treatment chologenic diarrhea were bile acid sequestran.

We described a patient 40 years old, admitted to the clinic with periodic attacks of pain in the right upper quadrant. With ultrasound it was confirmed chronic acalculous cholecystitis, and at endoscopy and multiple biopsies revealed atrophy of the mucosa of the duodenum (DM), corresponding to celiac disease (stage III in the Marsh classification). Titer of antibodies to gliadin (AGA) and tissue transglutaminase (AtTG) were higher: 60 and 110 units/ml, respectively, at a rate of 10 units/ml. The patient was assigned a lifetime adherence to a gluten-free diet, serologic test and a control endoscopy with biopsy at 6 months. The important role of the doctor-endoscopist in the diagnosis of latent forms of celiac disease. The significance of DM atrophy in the pathogenesis of patients with chronic cholecystitis.

In this article presented results of examination and treatment of 207 patients with glutensensitive celiac disease. And also you can find comprehensive method for the treatment of patients with varying severity of disease. The fundamental method of therapy glutensensitive celiac disease is strict lifelong adherence to a gluten-free diet (GFD), which eliminated protein cereal--gluten contained in wheat, rye and barley. Recently, there is large number of products which include the "hidden gluten". Its elimination from the diet of GFD is mandatory for patients with celiac disease. In the presence of diarrhea and malabsorption syndrome are used adsorbents, astringents, enzymes, intestinal antiseptic, probiotics. With the purpose of correction of metabolic disorders intravenous electrolyte mixture containing potassium, calcium and magnesium. To eliminate protein deficiency drugs used solid protein mixture of pure amino acids, gluten-free mixes for enteral feeding. Clinical examination of patients with celiac disease is aimed at monitoring compliance with GFD, early detection of cancer, autoimmune and other related diseases.

Unlabelled: Violation of reproductive function in patients with celiac disease can manifest as delayed puberty, infertility, amenorrhea, premature menopause, spontaneous abortion, low birth weight. The aim of the study was to establish the frequency and nature of reproductive function violation in patients with CD in the Russian Federation., Materials and Methods: The study included 132 women (average age 38,5 +/- 1,17 years) with CD observed in CSRIG in the period from 2000 to 2010. Comparison group consisted 105 women (average age 38,7 +/- 1,6 years) with predominantly functional bowel disorders (irritable bowel syndrome, functional constipation, functional bloating, inert colon). Were took into account information regarding obstetric history, physical and laboratory signs of malabsorption syndrome (MS) study of antibodies to alpha-gliadin immunoglobulin (IG) A class (AGA) and tissue transglutaminase (AtTG)., Results: The average age of onset of menses was 14,3 +/- 1,4 years, and in the control group - 13,0 +/- 1,3 years (p > 0.05), half of patients with C (43.9%) had menstruation begun at age 15 years and older, while 7.6% of the women--aged 17 and older. In the comparison group menses beginning after 15 years was only at 13.3% of women. In 61.3% of patients with CD was irregular menstrual cycle while in the comparison group such violations were noted in 13.3% (p < 0.001). Prolonged periods of amenorrhea we observed in women with newly diagnosed GC 3 times more likely than the comparison group: 43.9% and 11.4% respectively (p < 0.01). They also had nearly 3 times more likely to occur spontaneous miscarriage: at 46.9% and 14.3% respectively (p < 0.01). The frequency of dead children birth was about the same: 2.3% and 1.9% respectively (p > 0.05). The frequency of reproductive disorders increased with the growth of the severity of MS. In 43% of women after 6-8 months of strict adherence to a gluten-free diet (GFD) had disappeared amenorrhea and there were regular menses. Three women of childbearing age, strictly abided the GFD and had a history of repeated spontaneous abortion during the year managed to get pregnant and give birth to healthy full-term baby., Conclusions: Reproductive disorders in women with celiac disease are significantly more likely than at women with functional bowel disease. One of the reasons of reproductive disorders in patients with CD can be malabsorption of necessary nutrients in the small intestine. The presence of reproductive disorders should be considered as a risk factor for celiac disease, so these women should be screened for celiac disease.

Unlabelled: The aim--to study fatty acid composition of lipids in blood serum of patients with celiac disease, their role in metabolic processes and methods of therapy., Materials and Methods: The study included 28 patients with celiac disease with malabsorption syndrome III degree: 20 women and 8 men aged 17 to 45 years. Was determined: steatorrhea with help of chemical quantitative method of Van de Kamer, fatty acids in blood serum lipids by thin layer and gas chromatography., Results: There was a substantial steatorrhea in patients with celiac disease with malabsorption syndrome III in severity. Most patients with celiac disease were found to decrease the essential fatty acids, the most significant--arachidonic acid, which leads to disruption of the synthesis of prostaglandins, prostacyclin, a tendency to thrombosis. Parenteral administration of the drug essentiale helps normalize the fatty acid composition of serum.

Aim: To study condition of the stomach, gall-bladder, pancreas, liver in celiac disease (CD) and contribution of their dysfunction to clinical presentation of CD symptoms., Material and Methods: A total of 215 CD patients entered the study (191 females and 24 males) aged under 20 years (n=100), 20 to 50 (n=74) and over 50 years (n=41). The control group consisted of 25 healthy volunteers. Acid-forming function of the stomach, blood serum gastrin level were studied. Bile for biochemical test was obtained at duodenal intubation using 40 ml of 40% glucose solution or 25% magnesium solution as food stimulators, and intravenous injection of cholecystokininpancreosimin. Cholic acid was assayed in bile portions B and C. Two-channel probe was used to obtain duodenal content before meal and after intravenous injection of pancreosimin for tripsin, amylase and lipase assay. Clinical and biochemical blood tests were made as well as puncture biopsy of the liver with histological study of biopsy material., Results: CD patients were found to have high basal and stimulated acid-forming function, high gastrin concentration in the blood. The morphological examination detected lymphocytic gastritis. There were an inert type of pancreatic enzyme secretion, gall-bladder hypokinesia or atony. Gall-bladder contracted only after intravenous injection of cholecystokinin. Changes in the liver were characterized by hypertransaminasemia, steatohepatitis., Conclusion: Changes in the stomach in patients with new-onset CD promote formation of ulcer. Decline in excretory pancreatic function, slow enzyme secretion, marked hypokinesia of the gall-bladder, hyperenzymemia and steatohepatitis as manifestations of hepatic pathology result in dramatic disorder of digestion and absorption of food substances.

Gluten-sensitive enteropathy (Celiac Disease)--is an autoimmune inflammatory disease, with hyper Regenerative atrophy of the mucous membrane of the small intestine, that is precipitated by the ingestion of gluten, a component of wheat rye, barley, protein. Exclusion of dietary gluten results in healing of the mucosa of the small intestine. The main method of treatment and prevention of complications of celiac disease is strict lifelong adherence to gluten-free diet (AGD), which reduces the quality of life of patients. The labeling of all foods and greater variety of gluten-free products, reducing their cost, psychological support doctors and nutritionists will improve their quality of life.

Aim: To study the mechanisms of chronic diarrhea in patients with celiac disease and the syndrome of short small intestine., Materials and Methods: The study included 24 patients: 9 with celiac disease with malabsorption syndrome of II and III degree, 15 patients with the syndrome of short small intestine and 9 healthy volunteers. Study of microflora in the small and large intestine was performed by seeding serial dilutions of the contents of upper small intestine and feces, followed by qualitative and quantitative view of selected microorganisms. Value of free and conjugated bile acids were determined by electrophoresis followed by densitometry., Results: 2/3 of the examined patients revealed bacterial colonization of the small intestine. Were inoculated staphylococci, E. coli, enterococci. Was found a significant change in the ratio of bile acids: a significant increase in free, damaging the mucous, and a decrease in conjugated involved in the digestion of lipids. Unabsorbed lipids were one of the causes of diarrhea in the examined groups of patients. Sequential antibiotic drugs and probiotic promoted the normalization of the stool, microflora of the small and large intestine.

The incidence of celiac disease in the elderly patients in recent years is increasing and is 7.2% of all examinees. More than half of patients with onset of the disease is characterized by severe malabsorption syndrome III degree and is diagnosed in a short time from the first signs of illness. The rest of celiac disease occurs in small symptom long form, so that the diagnosis was first established over 10 years and over from the beginning of the disease. Late diagnosis of celiac disease in the elderly patients, and hence non-gluten-free diet increases the risk of complications such as cancer.

The paper describes a clinical case of gluten-sensitivity celiac disease (GSCD) and recurrent lower extremity vein thrombosis in a female patient. According to the data available in the literature, GSCD is associated with increased risk for thrombosis. Hyperhomocysteinemia and protein S, folates, and vitamin B, 2 deficiencies may be responsible for thrombophilia in GSCD. Moreover, GSCD may be associated with antiphospholipid syndrome.

It is established that a heightened nitrogen balance is defined by a dysabsorbtion syndrom. Proved that the optimal quota of protein at albuminous insufficiency is about 135 g/day. Parenteral introduction of aminoacidic mixes (Infesol) led to clinical improvement, normalization of an aminoacidic spectrum of blood. Use of mixes for an enteral nutrition (Nutridrink) provides a reduction of symptoms of albuminous deficiency.

High concentration of Ab Gl, Ab tTG, Ab Em and Ab Rt and increased amount of immunocompetent cells in the SIM in coeliac disease is an index of the developing specific immune response to gliadin and tissue antigens. High specificity and sensitivity of Ab tTG and Ab Em were determined in celiac disease.

Aim: To review diagnostic approaches in chronic diseases of the small intestine., Material and Methods: A total of 1096 patients with chronic diseases of the small intestine were admitted to the clinic of the Central Research Institute of Gastroenterological Diseases in 1987-2006., Results: Most of the patients (90.5%) had celiac disease, hypolactasia and other types of disaccharidase deficiency, yersiniosis ileitis, Krohn's disease, postresection syndrome of a short small intestine, mesenterial ischemia and endocrine enteropathy. Rare diseases (general variable hypogammaglobulinemia, lymphoma, Wipple's disease and diverticulosis of the small intestine) were diagnosed in 5.8% cases. Primary amyloidosis of the small intestine, eosinophilic gastroenteritis, arteriomesenterial obstruction, primary intestinal pseudoobstruction, hypogammaglobulinemic spru, primary intestinal lymphangiectasia, tuberculosis, total polyposis, Peutz-Eggers and Cronkhite-Canada syndromes, collagenic sprue, erosive-ulcerative jejunoileitis, adenocarcinoma and heavy alpha-chain disease were detected in 3.7% examinees. These diseases were encountered in one to 5 cases for the latest 20 years., Conclusion: Clinical diagnosis of small intestinal diseases is based on the syndromes of chronic diarrhea, defective absorption, enteral protein loss, small intestinal obstruction and intestinal hemorrhage. Differential diagnosis of the nosological entities employs x-ray, endoscopic, histological, immunological and other methods. Most of the small intestinal diseases including rare can be diagnosed in any gastroentorological department.

Aim: To characterize cholagenic diarrhea as a nosological entity with its specific features of etiology, pathogenesis, clinical picture and treatment., Material and Methods: A total of 167 patients with chronic diarrhea (CD) participated in the trial. Of them, 25 patients have undergone resection of the small intestine, 98--cholecystectomy for cholelithiasis, 44 had concurrent hypokinesia of the gall bladder caused by celiac disease (n = 30) or biliary dyskinesia (n = 14). The examination included estimation of cholic acid in the duodenal content (40% glucose solution or cholecystokinin were used as stimulators); 24-h fecal mass; fecal mass for 24 hours, fat, potassium and sodium content in the feces; electromotor activity (EMA) of the gall bladder, small intestine and colon., Results: Duodenal intubation with 40% glucose in patients with extensive resection of the small intes- tine detected a fall in cholic acid content in vesical bile to 408 +/- 58.39 mg compared to normal (910 +/- 97.29 mg%). In intravenous administration of cholecystokinin cholic acid concentration rose insignificantly (547.0 +/- 94.7 mg%) and was accompanied with bile loss with feces, polyfecalia, steatorrhea and high sodium concentration in feces. In celiac disease patients bile with high cholic acid concentration was secreted only in administration of cholecystokinin (1673 +/- 175.9 mg/%, normal 1701 +/- 140.6 mg/%). In patients after cholecystectomy colon EMA was primarily slow-wave and middle-amplitude, typical for hypermotor dyskinesia., Conclusion: CD develops after extensive resection and in inflammatory ileac diseases, suppression of contractile function of the gall bladder and after cholecystectomy. CD after cholecystectomy can be considered as a variant of postcholecystectomy syndrome. The treatment of CD should include drugs binding excessive bile acids in the colon, in hypokinesia of the gall bladder the treatment should include stimulators of its contractile function.

The article describes the clinical picture of different options of celiac disease. The disease has mostly a subdued and oligosymptomatic form and is associated with different autoimmune diseases. The screening celiac disease diagnostics (detection of gliadin, endomysium and tissue transglutaminase anti-antibodies) is used to detect the celiac disease in patients belonging to the risk group. The morphologic study of the small intestine mucous membrane is the most reliable diagnostics method. A strict life-term gluten-free diet is the key method for celiac disease treatment. In case of severe malabsorption syndrome, metabolic disorders are corrected.

Aim: To examine incidence of celiac disease in patients with iron deficiency anemia (IDA) of unclear origin., Material and Methods: A total of 331 IDA patients were examined for celiac disease (CD). The diagnosis was made on the basis of histological findings upon examination of the biopsy of small intestinal mucosa, detection of antibodies to alpha-gliadine (AGA) and tissue transglutaminase (TTG)., Results: The cause of anemia was revealed in 270 (81.5%) of 331 patients. The rest 61 patients (18.4%) had anemia of unknown cause. A rise of AGA was detected in 33 (54.0%) of 61 patients, TTG--in 29 (47.5%) patients. CD was diagnosed in 29 (47.5%) patients. Four of 61 patients (6.5%) had no symptoms of malabsorption., Conclusion: All the patients with IDA of unclear genesis must undergo serological tests for CD. In high titers of antibodies to AGA and TTG, retrobulbar duodenal biopsy is indicated with histological study of small intestinal mucosa.

The objective of this research was to study the frequency of celiac disease in patients with chronic diarrhea. The biopsy materials of the small intestine and levels of antibodies to alpha-gliadin of class A immunoglobulins (IgA) and tissue transglutaminase were studied in 206 patients with chronic diarrhea. Morphologic celiac-specific symptoms were discovered in 35 (16.9%) patients. Symptoms of the total atrophy were discovered in 28 patients (13.5%); those of subtotal one were found in 7 (3.4%) patients. The increase of antibody levels to IgA alpha-gliadin and tissue transglutaminase was discovered in all 35 patients. Their average level made up 123.7 21.2 units per milliliter and 48.7 11.3 units per milliliter, respectively. It was possible to observe the typical celiac form only in 4 (11.4%) patients; the latent form was found in 30 (85.7%) patients, and the torpid (refractory) form was discovered in 1 (2.8%) patient. The frequency of celiac disease in patients with chronic diarrhea is equal to 16.9%. Patients with the latent form of the disease prevail among patients with celiac disease. Immunological screenings with the subsequent morphologic study of the mucous coat of the small intestine should be prescribed to all patients with the chronic diarrhea syndrome to enable the early diagnostics of celiac disease.

Aim: To study prevalence of celiac disease (CD) among patients with chronic diarrhea (ChD)., Material and Methods: Serum levels of IgA-antibodies to gliadin, endomysium, reticulin and tissue transglutaminase were examined in 206 patients with CD. Biopsies were obtained from a distal portion of the duodenum or a proximal portion of the jejunum., Results: CD was diagnosed in 35 (16.9%) of 206 patients with ChD. The disease was typical in 5 (2.4%) patients and was latent in 30 (14.5%) patients. Antibodies to gliadin, endomysium, reticulin and tissues transglutaminase in diagnostically significant titers were detected in the serum of all the examinees with CD. Formation of the antitissue antibodies occurred because of destructive-dystrophic alterations of the connective tissue of the lamina propria mucosae pointing to the autoimmune nature of a pathological process in celiac disease., Conclusion: To diagnose CD in ChD patients, it is necessary to supplement standard examination with duodenobiopsy, tests for antibodies to gliadin, tissue transglutaminase and to tissue structures--endomysium and reticulin.

The purpose of the paper was studying the features of course and treatment of common variable hypogammaglobulinemia (CVHG), proceeding with intestinal function disorders functions.