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…

A number of drugs have been withdrawn from the market or severely restricted in their use because of unexpected undesirable effects that became apparent only in the post market phase.…

BACKGROUND. Various types of hypothyroidism require different doses of levothyroxine in order to establish euthyroid state. However, previous studies frequently did not define the type of hypothyroidism and the factors…

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.…

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…

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…

Interventional radiology is a part of radiology that uses diagnostic radiologic methodsto guide minimally invasive treatment procedures. The article describes the development of interventional radiology that emerged from diagnostic radiology…

Caroli disease was first described in 1958. It is characterized by dilatation of intrahepatic bile ducts. There are two variants of the disease: Caroli disease and Caroli syndrome. In the…

Subungual melanoma typically presents with dark, longitudinal lines under the fingernail. The disease is commonly initially misdiagnosed, which leads to delays in correct diagnosis and treatment. Diagnosis is especially difficult…

Intra-abdominal infections encompass all forms of bacterial peritonitis, intra-abdominal abscesses and infections of intra-abdominal organs. They are subcategorized in two groups: uncomplicated and complicated. Complicated infections often result in peritonitis,…

Commonly used metallic osteosynthetic materials include titanium alloys, stainless steels and cobalt-chromium-based alloys. As a result of high modulus of elasticity of metal implants versus bone, the implant compensates a…

Mitral regurgitation is defined as a systolic retrograde blood flow from the left ventricle to the left atrium. Moderate or severe mitral regurgitation can be found in 10% of people…

Streptococcus dysgalactiae subsp. equisimilis (group C/G beta-hemolytic streptococcus) is increasingly being recognized as an important bacterial pathogen in humans. It is part of the normal bacterial microbiota of the human…

First issue of 2015 was released. It features the following articles: Breast Cancer in Female Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Patients: A Comparison of Pathohistological Characteristics and Stage in Regard to…

Juvenile myoclonic epilepsy is one of the most common epilepsy syndromes, which accounts for nearly 10% of all epilepsies. It has been classified as part of »Idiopathic generalized epilepsy with…

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In the last few decades, remarkable progress has been made in the management of Parkinson's disease, based mainly on recent discoveries in the fields of pathophysiology and biochemistry. The author briefly…

Coronary artery disease (CAD) is the main cause of (premature) mortality in Slovenia and elsewhere in developed countries. The CAD diagnostic process is stepwise. An increase in the accuracy of…

Perilunate dislocations and fracture dislocations are rare, yet very grave wrist injuries that may easily be missed at the time of injury. They occur after high-energy trauma to the wrist.…

Hepatopulmonary syndrome is caused by intrapulmonary vasodilation that leads to abnor­mal arterial gas exchange in the setting of liver disease or portal hypertension. Hepatopulmonary syndrome results in hypoxemia due to…

The beneficial effect of ultraviolet (UV) radiation on the course of some skin diseases is well known for a long time. The progress in technology and development of irradiation units…

Functional hyperandrogenism is a common endocrinological disorder of premenopausal wo­men characterized by hyperandrogenism, hirsutism with or without androgenic alopecia and chronic anovulation. The controversy regarding the pathophysiological mechanism underl­ying the…