Introduction. Hepatitis A virus is a major cause of acute viral hepatitis worldwide, with approximately 1.5 million cases annually. Clinical manifestations of the hepatitis A virus infection range from asymptomatic to acute liver failure. Cholestatic viral hepatitis A is a rare clinical manifestation characterized by a prolonged course, refractory ...

By Nemanja Đorđević, Predrag Čanović, Dejan Petrović, Nataša Minić, Željko Mijailović

Aim. The aim of the paper was to evaluate the AgNOR parameters for the discrimination of benign from malignant breast tumors via a new approach - the total AgNOR area/nuclear area (TAA/NA). Material and methods. Three groups, consisting of control (n = 14), benign (n = 18) and malignant (n = 28) participants were included in the study. The AgNOR st...

By Mehmet Koksal, Serap Dogan, Recep Eroz, Figen Ozturk, Ahmet Ozturk, Nurhan Cucer

Introduction. Aesthetic appearance is one of the major concerns in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) patients and its improvement is one of the main treatment's goals. Poor trunk appearance is associated with reduced quality of life in adolescents with idiopathic scoliosis. Aim. To review instruments that have been created to evaluate poor trun...

By Vesna Živković, Lidija Dimitrijević, Hristina Čolović, Dragan Zlatanović, Marija Spalević, Nataša Savić

Background and Aim: The aim of the present study was to compare the effect of volatile induction and maintenance of anesthesia (VIMA) and target controlled infusion (TCI) on cardiovascular stability in New York Heart Association (NYHA) grade II patients who underwent laparoscopic cholecystectomy. Patients and methods: In the present study, 90 patie...

By Biljana Stošić, Marija Stošić, Jelena Živadinović, Ines Veselinović

Introduction. Homocysteine is an amino acid that is formed in the metabolism of methionine as the quantitatively most important metabolite. Its chemical structure has been known for 90 years and its biological roles are still being investigated. Under normal conditions, homocysteine is present in plasma at the concentration of 5 - 9 mmol/l. When th...

By Bojana Miladinović, Vladana Živković, Dušanka Kitić, Maja Nikolić

Introduction. Since 1999 continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) has been used to measure the amount of glucose in the interstitial fluid. CGM is crucial when it comes to developing the ambulatory glucose profile and giving information on time spent in range (TIR), percentage of time spent above and below range, as well as variability. Discussion. It w...

By Milovan Stojanović, Milica Pešić, Stevan Ilić, Marina Deljanin-Ilić, Vojislav Ćirić

Introduction. Sleep disturbance is a frequent complaint of patients suffering from arterial hypertension (AH) for a long time. A hidden and uncontrolled increase in blood pressure (BP) makes the course of physiological processes more difficult, disrupts the regulation of biological rhythms, and increases the risk of cardiovascular complications eve...

By Mikhail Osadchuk, Inna Vasilieva, Ekaterina Mironova, Nikolay Korzhenkov, Maxim Trushin

Introduction. Traumatic injury to the cervical segment of the spinal cord causes disability and quadriplegia. Upper extremity mobility and restoration of hand function for people with quadriplegia is a priority. With coordinated electrical stimulation of peripheral muscles and nerves, known as functional electrical stimulation (FES), this is possib...

By Ranka Ogurlić, Anka Vukićević, Emira Švraka

Introduction. Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) represents a multisystemic disease characterized by antibody production, complement activation, and immune complexes deposition. Certain types of malignancies occur more often, and conversely, some of them occur less often in SLE patients. Mucosal melanoma of the anorectal region represents a rare fo...

By Aleksandar Popović, Ivan Petković, Andrija Rančić, Aleksandra Dimitrijević, Vesna Brzački, Stefan Stankov, Andrija Jović, Sonja Stojanović

Introduction. Lemon balm has been used for centuries due to its strong sedative, antimicrobial and spasmolytic effects. Besides different types of extracts and essential oils, hydrolates (by-products obtained during essential oil extraction) are preparations of aromatic medicinal plants with potential pharmacological activity. Aim. To estimate Meli...

By Nikola Stojanović, Sara Mladenović, Bogdan Stojiljković, Aleksandar Marković, Dragana Pavlović, Pavle Ranđelović, Jelena Zvezdanović, Ljiljana Stanojević