Breast cancer and Graves' disease
Introduction. Numerous clinical trials have proven the connection between two glandular organs, in this case, the breast and the thyroid gland. The occurrence of breast cancer (BC) is increased in patients with autoimmune thyroid disease (Hashimoto's thyroiditis and Graves' disease). Patients with Graves' disease have a significantly smaller number...
By Tijana Veljković, Dragana Bubanja, Nataša Zdravković, Željko Todorović, Radiša Vojinović, Mladen Maksić
The importance of deconditioned patient rehabilitation after hospital treatment of COVID-19 infection: A case report
Introduction. The COVID-19 pandemic caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus has led to significant public health problems, severe complications, and functional impairment in persons who have recovered from this disease. Case report. A 60-years-old male deconditioned patient was transferred from Corona 4 Center to the Center for Physical Medicine and Rehabil...
By Vesna Grbović, Aleksandra Jurišić-Škevin, Nataša Marković, Kristina Mladenović, Marina Petrović-Stanković, Kristina Mitrović, Dejan Aleksić, Stefan Simović, Željko Todorović, Nataša Zdravković-Petrović
Dominant symptomatology and clinically significant endoscopic findings in patients with dyspepsia
Introduction. The role of esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGDS) is reflected in the evaluation of various symptoms and signs of numerous organic disorders such as ulcer disease, reflux disease, diverticula, achalasia and tumors of the upper gastrointestinal tract, but also in the exclusion of the same conditions in patients, the basis of which is a fun...
By Marija Marković, Mladen Maksić, Jelena Živić, Nebojša Igrutinović, Željko Todorović, Nataša Zdravković
Fecal calprotectin: A marker of Crohn's disease activity
Introduction. Crohn's disease (CD) is a chronic inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) with periods of remission and exacerbation. Numerous studies have been conducted in order to identify the ideal marker when it comes to the inflammatory bowel diseases. In the literature, fecal calprotectin is mentioned as a marker of inflammation. Elevated levels of c...
By Mladen Maksić, Tijana Veljković, Mirjana Cvetković, Marija Marković, Saša Perić, Olivera Marinković, Nataša Zdravković