A surgical procedure is a stressful event that triggers an inflammatory response. An exces­sive pro-inflammatory response is associated with a worse prognosis, while on the other hand an excessive anti-inflammatory…

Teaching about medical ethics and deontology, included in curriculums of most important medical faculties in Europe and USA, has a long and successful tradition in Slovenia too. Con­sidering that we…

The incidence of colorectal cancer (CRC) in Slovenia is increasing, the steepest rise occur­ring over the age of 50. Adenoma is regarded as a precancerous lesion, which develops because of…

In 71 women with clinically confirmed early spontaneous abortions we wanted to find the ultrasound detectable morphological abnormalities of uterus and ovaries and to establish the frequency of these anomalies.…

Background: A tympanic membrane temperature measurements are in routine use also in neonates. Aim of our research was to evaluate the correlation between temperature measu­rements in the ear, axilla and…

Background. Rectal cancer is a highly treatable and often curable disease when localised. The prognosis is clearly related to the degree of tumour penetration through the bowel wall and presence…

Tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) is a pleiotropic cytokine which, as a part of complex cytokine system, controls the synthesis and expression of other cytokines and their receptors through the activation…

Digestive system arises from the primitive endodermally lined gut tube, which is bounded cranially by the oropharyngeal membrane and caudally by the cloacal membrane. The gut is divided into foregut,…

Hand hygiene among health care workers (HCW) is the most important, the easiest and the cheapest preventative measure against nosocomial infections. Hand disinfection is more effec­tive, faster and less harmful…

This review discusses interactions in the complex microbial population and explains some views on communication within the population of medically important microbes. Interactions between various microbes can help them survive…

Pneumonia may be a risky disease in spite of its contemporary treatment with antibiotics. It is the fifth cause of death in the population. The morbidity rate of aspiration pneumonia…

VDD pacing systems are an alternative to DDD pacing systems in patients with atrioven­tricular (AV) block and normal sinus node function. Our study compared atrial sensing, ventricular stimulation threshold, AV…

Periodontal disease is the most widespread disease of all chronic inflammatory diseases. The initiation and development of inflammation in the periodontal tissue is influenced by the number and type of…

Abstract. Glucagonoma is a rare neuroendocrine tumor with pancreatic alpha cell differen­tiation. This tumor is characterized by hypersecretion of a peptide hormone glucagon, which can be detected in this type…

Acute hepatic porphyrias are rare disorders of heme metabolism and can potentially be let­hal. Diagnosis is based on the clinical presentation and laboratory analysis of urine. Adequate and early treatment…

The cardiovascular system is the first major organ system that develops and starts functio­ning in a growing embryo, because diffusion alone can no longer supply it with enough oxygen and…

Doping involves the use of substances and methods prohibited by international and natio­nal sports institutions. The use of certain substances and methods is harmful to the human body, therefore all…

Actinomycosis is a rare, slowly progressive infection caused by Gram-positive anaerobic bac­teria from the Actinomyces genus. The disease is characterized by the formation of abscesses surrounded by dense fibrosis that…

It has been more than 20 years since extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy came into clinical use. The physical principles of shockwave formation and the effects of shockwaves in lithotripsy are described…

The healing process after tooth extraction ends approximately 60 days after extraction. The stability of the alveolar-bone height and the density of the reformed bone show the success of the…

Oncologists in foreign countries have been gradually abandoning routine check-ups of cancer patients in long-term remission because, even today, there is insufficient evidence of the effect of such check-ups on…

In the present study the effects of either H1 antagonist chloropyramine or H2 antagonist famotidine were investigated in isolated Langendorff's rat hearts. Ischemia lasted 60 minutes. Perfusion with either 10…

We present a patient with acute myocardial infarction, by whom recurrent attacks of ventricular fibrillation 15 days after the infarction appeared. All attacks had to be terminated by defibrillation. Various…

The histomorphometric analysis represents invasive diagnostic method for osteoporosis and other metabolic bone diseases. The manual, semiautomatic and automatic histomorphometric method were compared by analysing the undecalcified bone samples. Validity…