[Liver and COVID-19: possible mechanisms of damage].

The global epidemic of a new coronavirus infection caused by SARS-CoV-2 is a major threat to human health. In the clinical picture, along with acute respiratory distress syndrome, liver lesions are also noted. The following mechanisms are currently being considered: direct damaging effects of SARS-CoV-2, immuno-mediated inflammation, hypoxia, drug exposure, and reactivation of pre-existing liver disease.

[Esophageal disorders in patients with irritable bowel syndrome].

Aim: To study the whole range of esophageal disorders in patients with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) using high-tech methods.

Materials And Methods: 102 IBS patients (47 males, mean age 40.8, diagnosis of IBS was established according to Rome III criteria) with esophageal symptoms (heartburn, belching, globus sensation and noncardiac chest pain) were examined in gastroenterology department.

[Emotional and personality features of patients with irritable bowel syndrome and bowel inflammatory diseases].

Objective: To conduct a comparative analysis of the emotional and personality characteristics of patients with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) in remission with IBS-like symptoms.

Patients And Methods: This study carried out based at a specialized gastroenterology clinic in the period from 2010 to 2015 included 125 patients with IBS (IBS-D - 46, IBS-C - 20, IBS-M - 59) and 37 patients with IBD in remission: Crohn's disease (CD) - 11 and ulcerative colitis (UC) -26 patients. The levels of depression (Beck questionnaire), urgent and personal anxiety (Spielberger questionnaire), the degree of alexithymia (Toronto scale) as well as the severity of psychopathology and behavioral symptoms (PBS) were estimated.