Biliary gastritis: modern methods of diagnosis and therapy

According to the prevalence, chronic biliary gastritis is among the most common etiological variants of chronic gastritis along with Helicobacter pylori associated gastritis and NSAID gastropathy. This review has been prepared to systematize data on the causes, pathogenetic mechanisms and methods of the diagnosis and therapy of chronic biliary gastritis. The widespread prevalance of biliary gastritis in clinical practice with insufficient understanding of the pathogenesis, the lack of diagnostic standards and unified treatment methods make the coverage of this problem very relevant. The review also systematizes known information about risk factors and pathogenetic mechanisms of biliary gastritis, discusses methods of the diagnosis and treatment of this disease, in particular, the use of ursodeoxycholic acid and cytoprotectors as pathogenetic therapy. The authors note that the treatment of biliary gastritis should be comprehensive and aimed not only at relieving dyspeptic symptoms and improving the life quality of patients, but also at preventing and inhibiting atrophic changes in the gastric mucosa. KEYWORDS: biliary gastritis, duodenogastric reflux, reactive gastritis, bile reflux gastropathy, reactive gastropathy, ursodeoxycholic acid, cytoprotectors. FOR CITATION: Livzan M.A., Gaus O.V., Mozgovoi S.I., Telyatnikova L.I. Biliary gastritis: modern methods of diagnosis and therapy. Russian Medical Inquiry. 2022;6(5):244–251 (in Russ.). DOI: 10.32364/2587-6821-2022-6-5-244-251.