PERINATOLOGIYA I PEDIATRIYA.2015.2(62):71-73;doi10.15574/PP.2015.62.71

The value of the genealogical history in the development of gastrointestinal bleeding in children with peptic ulcer

Sokolnyk S. O.

Bukovinian State Medical University, Chernivtsi, Ukraine

Purpose — to analyze the genealogical history of the children of Chernivtsi region with complicated gastrointestinal bleeding ulcer.

Patients and methods. The study involved 78 children with complicated gastrointestinal bleeding and uncomplicated peptic ulcer disease and 50 healthy children aged 7–18 years living in Chernivtsi region and the city of Chernivtsi. On the basis of the genealogical history of the child is targeted genealogical index.

Results. The risk of gastrointestinal bleeding with ulcers increase of 9.8 times in the presence of this complication with relatives of the proband. The high rate of the genealogical index of peptic ulcer in a child can be regarded as a predictor of bleeding and its recurrence.

Conclusion. Patients with gastrointestinal bleeding against the backdrop of a peptic ulcer is observed adverse genealogical history. Value laden history of bleeding is increased in the presence of peptic ulcer disease in the two lineages.

Key words: children, gastrointestinal bleeding, peptic ulcer, genealogical history, genealogical index.