Portal vein embolization is an interventional radiologic procedure used in the preoperative treatment of patients scheduled for major hepatic resection. The procedure induces hypertrophy of the non-diseased portion of liver…

Peripheral arterial disease is often chronic, acute critical ischemia is rare. In contrast to invasive cardiology, interventional radiology is mostly concerned with chronic arterial disease. Acute limb ischemia is often…

Management of aortic pathology was surgical and invasive until late 1980s. Stent grafts considerably lowered the invasiveness of the procedure for patients, suitable for endovascular management. Today, endovascular management of…

Percutaneous transthoracic needle biopsy and transthoracic radiofrequency ablation are interventional procedures, which represent an important alternative to more invasive surgical approaches in the diagnosis and treatment of pulmonary lesions. One…

Disorders of peripheral nerves are usually diagnosed by neurological examination and electrodiagnostic methods. However, we can investigate peripheral nerves also by imaging methods, particularly by ultrasonography. During ultrasonographic examination we…

The spine and the spinal cord receive blood from the network of arterial anastomoses, from the direct or indirect blood vessel connection of the spinal branching system. The anterior and…

The development of the spinal cord vascular system, vasculogenesis and later on angiogenesis, is influenced by various factors. The developmental process of arterial and venous system of the spinal cord…

Adolescence is a very lively period, full of constant changes. In this period we frequently come across deliberate self-harm. In the management of adolescents who self-harm it is important to…

A number of drugs have been withdrawn from the market or severely restricted in their use because of unexpected undesirable effects that became apparent only in the post market phase.…

BACKGROUNDS. Although head and neck cancers are not among the most frequent ones, they are important public health issue because of high mortality rates and their association with unhealthy lifestyle.…

Neuroendocrine tumors of the stomach are rare tumors representing less than 2% of polypoid lesions of the stomach. They are frequently discovered incidentally on endoscopic examination, but they can also…

Facial palsy causes substantive disfiguration and functional deficit of the affected side of the face. Treatment of facial palsy differs and depends on the underlying cause. When facial palsy is…

A careful clinical examination and patient's medical history contribute to the diagnosis of wrist disease. It is important to obtain disease-related information, accurately inspect and palpate all parts of the…

Eisenmenger syndrome is a clinical syndrome that develops as a consequence of advanced pulmonary arterial hypertension in a small number of patients with congenital heart disease and left-to- right shunts.…

Orbit represents a complex anatomic space affected by a wide variety of diseases being primarily orbital or spread into the orbit from the surrounding. Computed tomography and magnetic resonance are…

In the article we provide an overview of paediatric autonomic dysfunctions. In children, autonomic disorders are often overlooked since they can range from mild, not even by health care specialist…

This review article deals with measures of multimorbidity, which is defined as coexistence of two or more chronic medical conditions in an individual. This is the first Slovenian review of…

Graves’ disease is an autoimmune thyroid disorder and the most frequent cause of hyperthyroidism in Slovenia. Antithyroid drugs are usually used as the first line of treatment. However, in rare…

Tinea faciei is a superficial dermatophyte infection limited to the glabrous skin of the face. It is often seen in pediatric patients. Although the infective organisms and treatments are the…

Despite its potential to spread to the brain, metastatic melanoma has been rarely described within the hypothalamic-pituitary axis especially isolated metastases are extremely rare. Metastases to this area most frequently…

Detection and response to stimuli is the ability of every living being. When this process is interfered, we talk about sensory impairment. There is a wide range of possible causes…

Traumatic injury of the axillary artery or its branches with distal embolization to the hand arteries is a rare finding, which is found in volleyball, baseball, tennis and handball players.…

Head and neck cancer accounts for approximately  5 % of all cancers, which makes it the sixth most common form of cancerin terms of its frequency of occurence. In Slovenia…

Current therapeutic options for treating depression are limited to use of antidepressants that target the monoamine system (serotonin, dopamine, epinephrine). Despite their effectiveness in treating depression, they have several downsides.…