The authors report on a young female patient with Cogan’s syndrome. Diagnosis, differential diagnosis and treatment of this rare disease are presented.… Preberite več >>
The authors report on a young female patient with Cogan’s syndrome. Diagnosis, differential diagnosis and treatment of this rare disease are presented.… Preberite več >>
Malignant tumors are the second most common cause of death in children under 15 years, after injuries. While cancer of the epithelial origin is most common in adults, leukemia and embryonal tumors of mesenchymal tissue occur most frequently in children. The fact that the latter respond better to chemotherapy and that the bone marrow of children regenerates mor easily, account … Preberite več >>
Work is a very important factor in the development of one’s personality. The loss of ability to work is therefore painfully reflected in the disease itself. Gainful employment or some other kind of unvocational work often constitutes – especially in patients with psychoses – the ultimate link between the patient and his/her social environment. The number of individuals with disabilities … Preberite več >>
The methods hitherto used to substitute the missing information about the position or weight transfer in spinal cord injured patients are presented, with a special emphasis being placed on the information transfer in prosthetics and functional electric stimulation. The method of information transfer through the skin receptors is described in more detail. A spinal cord injured patient must be able … Preberite več >>
The methods of urinary bladder augmentation and substitution are described. Either partial or radical cystectomy is used, depending on the extent of the underlying disease. The authors describe postoperative complications and outline their treatment.… Preberite več >>
The article shows that with introduction of new, refined methods of treating urolithiasis the number of patients treated by classical procedures has been notably reduced. The dihidrotestosteron theory of the benign prostatic hypertrophy is presented, and the new conservative methods of treating this condition are outlined. The authors emphasize the therapeutic value of the new techniques of nonimplantabile and implantabile … Preberite več >>
The paper reviews the most common sexually transmitted infections, and stresses some problems generally connected with these disorders. They represent an important medical issue worldwide. Neisseria gonorrhoeae and Treponema pallidum, the two most common causative organisms in the past, have surrendered their leading position to chlamydias, papilloma viruses and herpes viruses. The incidence of sexually transmitted diseases keeps increasing despite … Preberite več >>
The article provides basic information about the incidence and etiopathogenesis of endometriosis, and describes its mycroscopic and macroscopic appearance. Clinical picture and the available treatment modalities are presented. The authors point to the risk of ovarian malignant changes, stressing that 4.5 per cent of women with endometriosis develop ovarian cancer.… Preberite več >>
The third phase of the peritoneal cavity development with fusions of peritoneal layers is described. The fixation and relations among abdominal organs are presented and compared with the first two phases of the development.… Preberite več >>
Influence of lithium on peripheral nervous function was evaluated by measuring of electrophysiological parameters in two groups of psychiatric patients (20 lithium treated and 20 affective-psychotic patients without the lithium treatment) and a group of 20 healthy volunteers. Lower amplitudes of M waves (p < 0.015) and sensory neurograms (p < 0.020) on stimulation of the median nerve have been … Preberite več >>
In late pregnancy and during delivery, blood fibrinolytic activity significantly changes. Those changes may be caused by changed levels of oxytocin and prolactin during and after delivery. Changes in oxytocin and prolactin levels and in individual components of fibrinolytic system were determined in blood of fifteen women, who had vaginal delivery (group V) and in fifteen women, who delivered by … Preberite več >>
Finger nailfold skin blood flow was monitored by laser-Doppler flowmeter in 18 healthy volunteers after the occlusion of digital arteries. The primary aim of the study was to characterize the microcirculatory pattern of postocclusive reactive hyperaemia. Laser-Doppler flowmetry revealed two parts of the hyperaemic response. The first part was characterized by maximum laser-Doppler flow and large amplitude of the oscillations … Preberite več >>