Penetrating injuries of the knee joint are among the most difficult groups of bone - joint system injuries. They are characterized by extensive destruction of all anatomical structures of the knee joint.  This paper presents two patients with penetrating wounds of the knee joint, of which one was injuried by shrapnel bomb, while another was wo...

By Zoran Golubović, Zoran Popović, Saša Milenković, Predrag Stojiljković, Goran Stevanović, Zoran Radovanović, Ivan Golubović, Milan Trenkić, Stevo Najman, Slađana Petrović

Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) is the most common primary malignant brain tumor in adults and carries the poorest prognosis despite aggressive multimodal therapy. The majority of GBMs develop de novo (primary) with a short clinical history, while secondary GBMs develop through progression from preexisting lowergrade precursor gliomas and show distin...

By Irena Dimov, Desanka Tasić, Ivan Stefanović, Dragan Dimov

Nurses among other medical professions are expected and need to communicate in English. The present study will report the views of nurses and students of nursing on the efficacy of English programs at Iranian medical universities in three major areas: general usage, medical usage, and research usage. This descriptive study included 130 students of ...

By Nematullah Shomoossi, Mostafa Rad, Mohammad Hasan Rakhshani

This paper describes the utility of flexible bronchoscopy in a sick child diagnosed with dermatomyositis, celiac disease. Mucus plug is a common medical cause of lung atelectasis. Due to deteriorated respiratory condition, the child was highly febrile, cyanotic, liver 6-7 cm, palpable under the right rib arch. We described a child with dermatomyosi...

By Amina Selimović, Milan Rančić, Ermina Mujičić, Senka Mesihović Dinarević, Aida Hasanović, Siniša Ristić, Zoran Svetozarević

Gestational trophoblastic disease (GTD) is a group of rare tumors that involve abnormal growth of cells inside a woman's uterus. The aim of the paper was to report the incidence of GTD in the University Hospital Center during a ten-year period. The retrospective analysis involved all medical records of women who were treated for GTD in our clinic. ...

By Biljana Lazović, Vera Milenković

Helicobacter pylori infection is one of the most common bacterial infections in humans, being present in over a half of the world population. Helicobacter pylori infection, by itself, does not necessarily produce the symptoms of gastrointestinal tract diseases, but certainly presents a risk for their development. The clinical outcome of Helicobacte...

By Marina Dinić, Dobrila Đorđević, Gordana Tasić, Branislava Kocić, Milena Bogdanović

Web Technology in Health Information System The paper gives a concise review of the implementation of the web-based systems in teleradiology, radiological information system, hospital information system and in other modern medical information systems. The paper presents PACS (Picture Archiving and Communication System) and DICOM (Digital Imaging an...

By Rade Babić, Zoran Milošević, Gordana Babić

Iron deficiency anaemia (IDA) is the most common nutritional disorder in the world and is more prevalent among the female population in developing countries compared to developed countries. IDA in India accounts for more than 51% among the adult women population. This condition in females with gynaecological ailments not only delays the elective su...

By Nirmala Lakkawar, Santoshi Sankaran, Thirupurasundari Rangaswamy

Progress in medical care witnessed nowadays has resulted in the increase of the survival rate of infants affected or at risk of some psychomotor development disorders. High psychomotor risk may be associated with perinatal risk factors, preterm delivery as well as hereditary diseases. Each child with the so-called positive perinatal family history ...

By Marta Szmaj

The naturally occurring polyamines, spermine, spermidine and the diamine putrescine are widespread in nature. They have been implicated in growth and differentiation processes. In 1967, we reported that cancer cells are rich in polyamines. Subsequently, it has been shown that polyamines are released from cancer cells and may be detected in body flu...

By Uriel Bachrach