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 aim of the paper was to determine the efficacy, toxicity and progression free survival with anti-PD-1 immunotherapy pembrolizumab in BRAF wild type metastatic melanoma patients with good performance status (ECOG PS 0-1). From February 2017 to April 2018, 17 patients with BRAF mutant wild type metastatic melanoma were enrolled in the study. Only...

By Ivica Pejčić, Ivan Petković, Ana Cvetanović, Irena Conić

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

Oils from wild fruits have gained attention due to the presence of the wide variety of natural bioactive lipid components (essential polyunsaturated fatty acids, phytosterols, lipid-soluble vitamins), which have positive effects on human health. The present study describes the extraction of oils from fruits of different plant species, Sambucus nigr...

By Milica Stanković, Svetolik Maksimović, Vanja Tadić, Ivana Arsić

Asystole is a rare primary manifestation in the development of sudden cardiac death (SCD), and survival during cardiac arrest as the consequence of asystole is extremely low. The aim of our paper is to illustrate successful cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) in patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI) and rare and severe form of cardiac arr...

By Dejan Petrović, Marina Deljanin Ilić, Bojan Ilić, Sanja Stojanović, Milovan Stojanović, Dejan Simonović

TNF-alpha and LT-alpha are involved in the pathogenesis of established lymphoproliferative diseases. Both molecules bind to TNFRI and TNFRII. TNFRI is the major mediator of the TNF pro-apoptotic and proliferative effects and TNFRII might enhance these effects. TNF receptors I and II are normally present on hematopoetic cells. TNFR II is characteris...

By Tatjana Jevtović-Stoimenov, Danica Marković, Milena Despotović, Dušica Pavlović, Gordana Kocić

The aim of this study was to investigate the prognostic significance of troponin I, C-reactive protein and risk factors for the occurrence of complications after myocardial infarction. Troponin I and C-reactive protein values were analyzed in 38% of patients with complications (postinfarction angina, ventricular fibrillation, heart failure and fata...

By Enisa Hodžić, Edhem Hasković, Mirela Duraković, Muhamed Fočak

In Serbia, the first isolates ofC. difficilewere isolated in the Public Health Institute (PHI), Center for Microbiology in Niš, at the end of 2005.The National Reference Laboratory for Anaerobic Infections (NRLA) in PHI Niš confirmed the toxigenic strains that caused the first three registered hospital epidemics in Serbia, in 2006 at ...

By Predrag Stojanović, Branislava Kocić, Gorana Dragovac, Marina Randjelović, Vukica Pantović, Zorica Mitić, Kristina Stojanović

Open elbow dislocations with vascular injury are rare injuries and they most commonly occur after a fall from a high or in sports accidents. Close anatomic proximity of the joint to the neurovascular structures put them at risk of concomitant injury. The aim of this paper is to present the method of treatment of this severe injury.Herein we present...

By Predrag Stojiljković, Milan Jovanović, Ivan Golubović, Milan Mitković, Marko Mladenović, Aleksandar Tošić