Carcinoma of the middle ear is a rare otologic disease. The development of malignancy is most commonly associated with chronic inflammation of the middle ear, although the mechanisms of this development have not been clarified yet. The symptoms of the carcinoma are not always specific and the cancer is frequently diagnosed in its advanced stage. Ea...

By Dragoslava Đerić

Hydrocephalus is a hydrodynamic disorder of the cerebrospinal cortex causing an enlargement of the ventricular system and increased pressure around the brain. Hydrocephalus can be divided into congenital and acquired, and, based on occurrence mechanism, into communicative (non-obstructive) and non-communicative (obstructive which can be congenital ...

By Vjeran Saratlić, Vesna Ivanišević

Introduction. Celiac disease is an autoimmune disease resulting from an inadequate immune response to gluten in genetically predisposed individuals as a result of consuming gluten and other related proteins present in wheat, rye, barley and oats. The only cure for this specific disease is a strict, carefully controlled and lifelong gluten-free diet...

By Biljana Stojanović-Jovanović, Stevan Jovanović, Biljana Vuletić

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

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, Biljana Milinković, Dejan Bokonjić, Bojan Joksimović

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

The aim of this paper is to give a brief overview of research and the newesttheoretical considerations on internet addiction classification and treatment.Over the past years we have been increasingly facing the so-called “newage” disease of internet addiction as a serious problem affecting numerouspeople, especially the young population...

By Vedrana Joksimović

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, Milorad Grujičić, Vlastimir Vlatković

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

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