External fixation is one of the most commonly used methods for the treatment of open tibial fractures. In everyday practice, for fixation of open tibial fractures we use the external fixator by Mitković. External fixator is unilateral and easy to use. This retrospective study included 59 patients with 59 open tibial fractures, of which 37 (62.71%) ...

By Saša Milenković, Milan Mitković

The aim of this study was to evaluate the risk factors that influence the perforation, regardless of the presence of H. pylori infection, in a sample of Iraqi patients with peptic ulcers, admitted to Al-Kindy Teaching Hospital. A total of 90 patients who had perforated peptic ulcer participated in this study. The diagnosis was based on history, cli...

By Ibtesam Khalid Salih, Ali Malik Sheya’a, Qays Ahmed Hassan, Ayad Khani Mykhan

Penis size is a major body image concern for the majority of men in western nations, while in gay culture the penis has become a body part linked to sexual attractiveness and viability. The aim of this study was to reveal influence of the perceived penis size on sexual behaviour, condom use, sexually transmitted infections and men’s sexual po...

By Milan Bjekić, Sandra Šipetić-Grujičić, Hristina Vlajinac, Ivana Dunić

The aim of this study was to analyze the dermoscopic features in patients with pathohistologically confirmed basal cell carcinoma (BCC). Our retrospective study included 54 patients with 76 BCCs in total, diagnosed in 2016 and 2017. All lesions were classified into four clinical types: nodular, pigmented, superficial and infiltrative. Digital dermo...

By Danica Tiodorović, Andrija Jović, Danijela Popović, Hristina Kocić, Aleksandra Ignjatović, Jovana Antonijević, Filip Veličković

The identification of the high-risk human papilloma viruses (HPVs) as a cause of cervical cancer offered the possibility for the development of a HPV vaccine. Twenty years after this identification of the HPV types, the first HPV vaccine came to the market. There are three HPV vaccines today on the market, all containing the virus-like particles (V...

By Holger Stark, Aleksandra Živković

The purpose of our study was to determine the effects of co-treatment with vitamins C and E on gentamicin-induced nephrotoxicity and to quantify renal structural changes through morphometric analysis. Experiments were done on 24 Wistar rats divided into three groups of 8 animals each. The GM group animals were treated with gentamicin in the dose of...

By Nenad Stojiljković, Sonja Ilić, Milica Veljković, Pavle Randjelović, Dragan Radovanović, Jovan Todorović, Nikola Stojanović

Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) can stimulate immune responses and lead to the release of proinflammatory factors and antimicrobial peptides as LL-37, mannose-binding lectin (MBL) and M –ficolin.The aim of this study was to determine the level of changes in serum levels of the three mentioned factors in people with gastritis and their associa...

By Mehdi Soltanzadeh-Yamchi, Mehdi Shahbazi, Javad Shokri-Shirvani, Soheil Ebrahimpour, Mousa Mohammadnia-Afrouzi, Soraya Khafri

Seromas belong to common postoperative complications in breast surgery, with the prevalence rate from 3% to 60%.Our aim in this paper was to establish the factors most significant in the occurrence of seroma after radical surgery for breast cancer.The study employed a prospective non-randomized design and took place at the General Surgery Clinic, C...

By Miodrag Djordjević, Toplica Bojić, Lidija Djordjević, Dragana Budjevac, Nebojša Djordjević, Nebojša Ignjatović, Ivan Pešić, Ana Cvetanović, Mladjan Golubović, Jovan Janić, Jovan Janić, Jovan Janić

Summary The aim of our study was to determine the factors influencing galectin-3 levels in patients with acute coronary syndrome and decreased left ventricular ejection fraction. We collected material from 37 successive patients with acute coronary syndrome and decreased left ventricular ejection fraction, of which 19 patients had atrial fibrillati...

By Olivera Andrejić, Rada Vučić, Svetlana Apostolović, Milan Pavlović, Dragana Stokanović, Valentina Nikolić, Tatjana Jevtović-Stoimenov, Stefan Momčilović

Bronchial asthma (BA) is a chronic inflammatory disease of the airways in the pathogenesis of which oxidative stress has a very important role. Single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in catalase gene may result in decreased antioxidative defense capacity, and thus a higher risk for BA development. Since oxidative stress has an important role in the...

By Milena Despotović, Tatjana Jevtović Stoimenov, Ivana Stanković, Jelena Bašić, Branka Đorđević, Dušica Pavlović