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

The investigation of hemoglobin A1C is presently accepted as a tool for the evaluation of the glycemic control in the diabetic patients. However, due to the high cost, it is limitedly used in many developing countries. The old classical approach, fasting blood glucose determination, is still the standard method in those countries. There are many re...

By Viroj Wiwanitkit

Myocarditis is defined as inflammation of the heart muscle according to clinical, immunohistological and pathological criteria. Myocarditis can manifest a wide spectrum of symptoms ranging from mild dyspnea or chest pain, and sometimes without a specific therapy it can lead to cardiogenic shock and death, too. According to the evidence, the inciden...

By Dejan Simonović, Marina Ilić

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

Cervical tuberculosis is a rare disease with a high complication rate. Tuberculosis of the cervical spine is reported in about 6-9% of all cases of spinal tuberculosis. Early diagnosis and treatment of spinal tuberculosis is essential in order to prevent neural deficit. Management strategies for spinal tuberculosis range from ambulatory chemotherap...

By Saša Milenković, Jordan Saveski, Ilir Hasani, Neda Trajkovska, Venko Filipče

The paranasal sinus mucocele is an epithelized cystic lesion containing fluid and is characterized by non-neoplastic expansion of the paranasal sinus due to its capacity to erode the overlying bone. Etiology of these lesions is still under debate. In this report, we described a case of a patient with frontal recess mucocele, associated with contral...

By Aleksandar Perić, Milan Erdoglija, Nenad Mladenović, Biserka Vukomanović Đurđević

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