Detection of peripheral arterial disease in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus in family medicine clinic
Introduction. Peripheral arterial disease (PAD) is a progressive, occlusive and atherosclerotic vascular disease and patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM) are at increased risk of developing this disease. The aim of the study was to determine the frequency of PAD in patients with type 2 DM by measuring the ankle-brachial index (ABI) in the fa...
By Biljana Lakić, Saša Turajlić, Verica Petrović
Neoadjuvant therapy for HER2-positive breast cancer
The human epidermal growth receptor 2 (HER2, c-erb-B2) is present in 15-20% of breast cancer at the time of diagnosis. Overexpression of HER2 receptor is associated with more aggressive form of breast cancer. Trastuzumab is a human monoclonal antibody that blocks the signaling pathways of cell proliferation by binding to the HER2 receptor. Due to t...
By Dragana Jokanović, Slađana Popović, Olivera Čančar
Intrusion of deciduous and permanent teeth: Causes, clinical characteristics and outcome
Introduction. Tooth injuries are very common in children. They occur during intense physical and mental development, which complicates the clinical presentation, diagnosis, therapy and prognosis of the injured teeth. Tooth intrusion (Intrusion dentis) is an injury to the surrounding tissue characterized by axial tooth movement towards the jawbone t...
By Milica Šipovac, Jelena Galović, Ljubica Pavlović-Trifunović, Mirjana Perin, Bojan Petrović
Characteristics of urinary tract infections in children up to 7 years of age
Urinary tract infection (UTI) is defined as a presence of significant bacteriuria in a properly collected urine sample, followed by various clinical manifestations - from asymptomatic bacteriuria to acute pyelonephritis. It is most common in infancy and particularly in females. There is a higher risk of UTI in children with underlying urological an...
By Vojo Kulić, Veselinka Šupić
Gluteal compartment syndrome caused by traumatic rupture of the superior gluteal artery
Introduction. We report a case of a sixty-year-old man diagnosed with glutealcompartment syndrome caused by traumatic rupture of the superior glutealartery associated with fracture of the inferior pubic ramus and blunt trauma.Case report. A patient was injured falling from a height of four meters. Signsof compartment syndrome and sciatic nerve comp...
By Djemil Omerović, Ismet Gavrankapetanović, Faris Gavrankapetanović, Amel Hadžimehmedagić, Faruk Lazović, Amir Ahmetović
Renal biopsy in diabetic patients (experience of Nephrology Department of Clinic for Internal Diseases UCC Banjaluka)
Introduction. Apart from diabetic nephropathy diabetic patients may experience a nondiabetic kidney disease and the kidney biopsy is the best way to diagnose it. The aim of the study is to show the frequency und type of nondiabetic kidney disease diagnosed by kidney biopsy in diabetic patients.Methods. We presented the results of renal biopsy in di...
By Gordana Basta Jovanović, Aleksandra Salapura, Dragan Vojvodić
Large ovarian cyst in children: differential diagnostic problem – case report
Introduction. Ovarian cysts occur when a portion of the ovary is filled with liquid. The most common cysts are functional, and their size is usually between 2 and 6 cm, although cases of the large-size cysts have been described, as well.Case Outline. This paper reports a case of a 16-year-old girl admitted with a large tumorous mass of unclear etio...
By Mirko Raković, Zoran Rakonjac, Mirko Šatara, Slavko Grbić
Spermiogram changes in patients with mumps orchitis
Introduction. Mumps is a systemic viral infection characterized by swelling of salivary glands, especially the parotid glands. Gonads, meninges, pancreas and other organs may also be affected. The aim of this study was to analyze clinical and ultrasound characteristics of mumps orchitis, as well as to analyze spermiogram in patients treated for mum...
By Tatjana Roganović, Vladimir Krivokuća
Crimean Congo hemorrhagic fever - description of family epidemic
Background. Crimean Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) is an acute, viral, natural, focal zoonosis, which is under natural conditions transferred to man by the bite of certain species of ticks. There is also inter-human transmission of infection. A clinical picture is characterized by temperature and severehemorrhages of different localization and diff...
By Radoslav Katanić, Nataša Katanić, Dijana Mirić, Bojana Kisić, Dragica Odalović, Andrijana Odalović, Bojana Kisić
Impact of obesity and gender on the progression of hip and knee osteoarthrosis: An epidemiological study in the general population
Introduction. Obesity is one of the most important risk factors for osteoarthritis (OA) of the knee. However, notwithstanding numerous studies on this topic, the link between obesity and OA of the hip and between OA and gender is still not clear enough. The aim of the study was to investigate the association between obesity, gender and degenerative...
By Žani Banjanin, Jadranka Pešević Pajčin, Radmila Ubović, Janja Bojanić, Nina Rodić Vukmir