The latest recommendations in the prophylaxis and treatment of bleeding from esophagogastric varices
Esophagogastric varices develop in 50-60% of patients with liver cirrhosis, and 30% of them have one episode of variceal hemorrhage within two years of variceal diagnosis. The aim of the paper was to present the latest attitudes in the treatment of esophagogastric varices. Literature review. Prevention of first bleeding from esophageal varices (EV)...
By Ivan Grgov, Daniela Benedeto-Stojanov, Biljana Radovanović-Dinić, Milica Grgov, Saša Grgov, Tomislav Tasić
A Thirty-Seven-Year Follow-Up of Peutz–Jeghers Syndrome across Three Generations / Tridesetsedmogodišnje praćenje Pojc-Jegersovog sindroma kroz tri generacije
Abstract Peutz-Jeghers syndrome (PJS) is a rare genetic disorder with autosomal-dominant pleiotropic inheritance, variable penetrance and characteristic signs of the disease that predisposes persons to increased risk of developing cancer, particularly in the gastrointestinal tract and the breast. Due to genetic nature of disease, in the famili...
By Marijola Mojsilović, Vuka Katić, Ivan Ilić, Biljana Radovanović, Bratislav Petrović, Miodrag Lazić, Marijana Krstić