title: [The problem of chronic gastritis].
abstract: Scientific review and own data about chronic gastritis problem: prevalence, short history data, question of aetiology and pathogenesis, clinical features, methods of instrumental and laboratory diagnostics including developed by the author, interrelation between chronic gastritis, gastric ulcer, gastric cancer and functional gastric dyspepsia syndrome are represented. Issues of chronic gastritis classification, principles of treatment and its efficiency are shown.
authors.forename: Ia S
authors.initials: IaS
authors.lastname: Tsimmerman
mesh_terms: D002908:Chronic Disease; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D016099:Endoscopy, Gastrointestinal / Q000379:methods; D005756:Gastritis / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D015995:Prevalence; D011860:Radiography, Abdominal / Q000379:methods; D012307:Risk Factors; D012426:Russia / Q000453:epidemiology