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

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

Spermine Oxidation Products Induce Mitochondrial Alterations on Tumor CellsCytotoxic products of polyamines generatedin situby an enzyme-catalyzed reaction may be useful as a new avenue in combating cancer. This study demonstrates that multidrug resistant (MDR) cancer cells (colon adenocarcinoma and melanoma) are significantly more sensitive than t...

By Enzo Agostinelli

Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is defined by the presence of either obsession or compulsion that is severe enough to be time consuming or to cause marked distress or significant impairment. At some point during the course of the disorder, the person recognizes that the obsessions and compulsions are excessive or unreasonable. Twenty-one patien...

By Lydia Sushevska, Nichola Olumchev, Mirjana Saveska

Perforation of peptic ulcer (PPU) is the most frequent complication of peptic ulcer disease. PPU is a serious complication which demands urgent diagnostic procedures, reanimation and surgical intervention. The aim of this study was to establish the frequency of PPU, diagnostic and therapy procedures, time and kind of surgical methods, as well as mo...

By Ivana Đorđević, Aleksandar Zlatić, Irena Janković

Abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) is a complex disease defined as a pathologic dilatation of the infrarenal aorta that is often accompanied by significant superimposed atherosclerosis, inflammation and thrombosis. AAAs are a significant cause of morbidity and mortality in the United States and worldwide. While some patients may present with lower bac...

By Philip Tsao, Ivana Burazor

Surgical treatment of the patients with gynecologic diseases is warranted only when all the conservative treatment approaches have been exhausted. Surgical treatment is a stress for the patient, and associated risks and complications may be life-threatening. Surgery may be performed after the patient has been informed and her written consent obtain...

By Goran Lilić, Radomir Živadinović, Aleksandra Petrić, Vekoslav Lilić

Scanty information is available regarding the clinical characteristics, quality of life (QoL) profile and manometric findings in unselected newly diagnosed cases of achalasia. Fifty-six consecutive cases of newly diagnosed achalasia have been characterized regarding the symptoms when a standardized protocol was applied, to which was added a more de...

By Srđan Kostić, Magnus Ruth, Ann Kjellin, Lars Lundell, Erik Svartholm, Mats Andersson, Hans Lönroth

High performance liquid chromatography with diode array detection (HPLC -DAD) was used to study the autoxidation of gallic acid in alkaline aqueous solutions and the influence of Mg(II) ion on this process. At pH 10, one main autoxidation product was determined, and based on the data obtained in this study its structure was proposed to some kind of...

By Goran Nikolić, Aleksandar Veselinović, Žarko Mitić, Slavoljub Živanović

A war wound is damage to the body having great kinetic energy, inflicted by firearms, (blast, projectile, burn) and sustained in wartime. It is characterised by massive destruction, primary contamination and modified reactivity of the body. The aim of this retrospective study was to show how to primarily treat the injured extremities, with and with...

By Predrag Grubor, Milan Grubor, Ivan Golubović, Predrag Stojiljković, Zoran Golubović