Schizophrenia and bipolar disorder are mental disorders that pose a real problem to the public health care system. Early diagnosis and treatment is instrumental in a relatively good management and…

Choanal atresia is a rare congenital malformation which occurs in every 5000 to 8000 live newborns. Clinically, it may present as an isolated form or in association with other malformations. In…

The etiology and pathophysiology of spontaneous cervical artery dissection are largely unknown. Its etiology is likely multifactorial, and primary arteriopathy is most probably involved. An association with migraine has also…

Keratoacanthoma is an epidermal malignancy, which histopathologically resembles to squamous cell carcinoma. Multiple keratoacanthomas are a heterogeneous group of inherited or acquired disorders. Several different mechanisms may be responsible for their development, including…

Despite profound advances in the treatment of ischemic heart disease with medications or invasive procedures during the past 30 years, ischemic heart disease remains the main cause of mortality and morbidity…

In view of increased prevalence of heart failure and the persistent unacceptably high morbidity and mortality associated with this condition despite current pharmacological treatments, novel therapeutic approaches have been sought.…

In order to make a diagnosis in a patient with a gynecologic disease, detailed history taking and clinical examination are the first steps to patient management, while cytological diagnostic methods (including…

The treatment of liver injuries is a special challenge for surgeons. We have modern treatment techniques, but severe liver injuries still represent a high percentage of the overall mortality rates. Blunt…

Amphetamine consumption is highly spread throughout the world, especially in the Unites States of America, Australia and Asia. In Slovenia, the consumption of amphetamines and methamphetamines is not so spread and, further…

It has been a century since the Brazilian physician Carlos R. J. Chagas first described the basic morphology and life cycle of the American trypanosome, a parasite which causes Chagas disease. Chagas…

BACKGROUND. Impacted maxillary canines occur in 2% of the population. Extraction of a deciduous canine is a possible preventive measure and is most successful in patients under 13 years of…