[State of the microcirculation and its relation to gastric function and structural changes in the gastroduodenal zone in recurrent peptic ulcer].

A total of 108 patients with peptic ulcer were entered into the study. Examination of the microcirculation in the eye conjunctiva and microvessels of biopsy specimens of the mucous membrane taken from ulcerous areas revealed that disease relapses were marked by pronounced disorders of the end blood flow. The extent of the disorders was found to be determined by the activity and localization of the pathological process, structural alterations in the mucous membrane of the gastroduodenal area, and by gastric functions.