[The factors determining the course and outcome of chronic duodenitis in adolescents and young people].
Causes involved in progression of duodenal lesions have been analyzed in 55 adolescents with chronic duodenitis. Five-year follow-up revealed factors with potential influence on the outcome: sex, acid-peptic factor, mucosal contamination with Helicobacter pylori, an initial morphological form of duodenitis. The latter developed into peptic ulcer in 15% of the male patients. Progression of duodenitis was associated with emergence of chronic gastritis. Motor biliary function deteriorated in 39% of the female patients with duodenitis. The prediction of chronic duodenitis outcome in adolescents facilitates the choice of adequate preventive measures.
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D000293:Adolescent; D002908:Chronic Disease; D004382:Duodenitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D016481:Helicobacter Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy; D016480:Helicobacter pylori; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012737:Sex Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome