The authors report on a young female patient with Cogan's syndrome. Diagnosis, differential  diagnosis and treatment of this rare disease are presented.

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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 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…

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…

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…

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…

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…