title: [Clinical course of hepato-gastro-duodenal diseases].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To characterize clinical course of hepatogastroduodenal diseases (HGDD).
  
  
  METHODS
  897 patients with HGDD were examined aged 15 to 82 years.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Three groups of patients were recognized: with predominant symptoms of pains in epigastric and hepatic area; with motor-evacuatory disturbances of the stomach and duodenum; with prevailing symptoms of asthenovegetative and depressive disorders.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Distribution of the patients by type of clinical course provides algorithm of examination and helps to formulate optimal therapeutic policy.
authors.forename: A V
authors.initials: AV
authors.lastname: Shcherbatykh
authors.forename: S M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Kuznetsov
authors.forename: S V
authors.initials: SV
authors.lastname: Afanas'ev
mesh_terms: D015746:Abdominal Pain / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000150:complications; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004378:Duodenal Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008107:Liver Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013272:Stomach Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis