YEREVAN, JULY 9, NOYAN TAPAN. There has been an increase in the number of intestinal and hepatic diseases among children in Armenia recently. Gayane Amarian, the assistant professor of the Department of Pediatrics and Infant Surgery of the State Medical University of Yerevan, informed a Noyan Tapan correspondent that mainly ulcer diseases and those of the upper parts of the alimentary canal, constipation, inborn diseases of the vessels of the liver, as well as liver cirrhosis are widely spread among children. Gayane Amarian mentioned that gastrological diseases are social diseases and that bad sanitary-hygienic conditions, as well as malnourishment give rise to the emergence of these diseases. According to her, there is a dispensary of gastrology and hepatism, which has been operating in the "Arabkir" medical complex since 2004, where at present 120 teenagers are taken account of. The dispensary control over these children and their medical examination, that is to say, laboratory examination is implemented within the framework of state order. Gayane Amarian stated that it is envisaged to work out certain programs in order to organize their treatment free of charge. Gayane Amarian also mentioned that a workshop dedicated to the modern methods of treatment of intestinal and hepatic diseases was held in the "Arabkir" medical complex from July 5 to 7 and about 100 pediatrists from the regions of the republic and Yerevan took part. The workshop was conducted by leading specialists, who were invited from seven European countries. It was also mentioned that concrete cases of this disease were discussed during the workshop as well.

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