Aim To examine and quantify patients’ satisfaction and correlate with the objective clinical presentation after the treatment and to present a comprehensive literature review on tarsoconjunctival/Hughes flap technique.Methods A review of more than 159 peer-review articles and a combined retrospective-prospective two-centres case series of 17p...

By Nina Jovanović, Patricia Reisz-Majić, Sunita Mehic-Fazlić, Selma Terzić, Jasmina Alajbegović Halimić, Admira Dizdarević

Aim To describe results of spinal cord stimulation technique when the conventional multidisciplinary treatment of neuropathic ormixed pain failed.Methods The research was conducted at the Institute for Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation “Dr. Miroslav Zotović”, Banjaluka.Ten patients, who had chronic pain resistant to other therapeutic...

By Tatjana Bućma, Ostoja Savić, Tatjana Boškić, Lena Arambašić Topić, Igor Sladojević, Snježana Novaković Bursać

Aim To assess trends in thrombolysis rates and door-to-needle times in University Hospital Mostar.Methods Data from the University Hospital Mostar Registry were used. Information on the number of ischaemic stroke patients, intravenous thrombolysis rates and „door-to-needle times“ (DNT) were collected between January 2013 and December 20...

By Marija Bender, Stjepan Čović, Matea Baranik, Sandra Lakičević, Inge Klupka-Sarić

Aim Thyroidectomy is the most common operation in the field of endocrine surgery. The aim of this study was to compare the use of LigaSure vessel (LS) and harmonic scalpel (HS) in 1653 total thyroidectomies between January 2008 and March of 2023, with regards to analysis of surgical bleeding complications duration the hospital stay and operative su...

By Charalampos Kaplanis, Marina Michalaki, Konstantinos Bouchagier, Ioannis Maroulis, Dimitrios Filis, Vasileios Leivaditis, Ioannis Panagiotopoulos, Nikolas Drakos, Angelos Samaras, Andreas Antzoulas, Francesk Mulita, Dimitrios Kehagias, Christos Tsilivigkos, Fotios Iliopoulos, Konstantinos Tasios, Levan Tchabashvili, Vasileios Papanikos, Elias Liolis, Georgios-Ioannis Verras, George Theofanis

Aim To determine the value of angles between the left coronary artery main trunk (LMT) and its branches, the anterior interventricular branch (LAD) and the circumflex branch (CX), and their possible relationship with the LMT length. Methods A total of 29 cadaveric hearts were used. The left coronary artery and its branches were dissected. The heart...

By Almira Lujinović, Lejla Dervišević, Zurifa Ajanović, Dina Kapić, Azra Metović, Esad Ćosović, Maida Šahinović, Jasmin Mušanović, Jelena Kovačević-Prstojević, Esad Pepić

Aim To investigate the relationship between C-reactive protein, anthropometric parameters, and lipids in women in the menopausal transition. Methods This cross-sectional study included 150 women divided into three groups: premenopausal (n=50), perimenopausal (n=50), and postmenopausal (n=50). All women were interviewed, body mass index (BMI) and wa...

By Dženana Softić, Lejla Mešalić

Aim To report a novel surgical technique of capsular reconstruction of post-traumatic instability of the first metatarsophalangeal joint (MTPJ). Methods The clinical case is related to a 24-year-old male athlete whose clinical symptoms began with pain and spontaneous dislocation of the left first MTPJ during a kickboxing fight. He received conserva...

By Gianni Caizzi, Michele Coviello, Andrea Franchini, Flavia Riefoli, Florianna Palmiotto, Biagio Moretti

Aim To determine the effect of Clitorea ternatea flower extract (CTFE) in the gel dosage form on the expression of GPx and platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF) in ultraviolet (UV) - B irradiation-induced collagen loss rat model.Methods This is experimental research with post-test control group design. Twenty healthy male Wistar rats were divided i...

By Rizka Sofyanti Putri, Agung Putra, Dr Chodidjah, Dewi Masyitah Darlan, Setyo Trisnadi, Siti Thomas, Nur Dina Amalina, Rizky Candra Irawan

Aim To determine differences between reviparin and dalteparin treatment in patients with extracapsular hip fractures treated with intramedullary nailing and their effects on perioperative blood loss and early postoperative recovery.Methods Retrospective comparative study included 68 patients with extracapsular hip fracture who were divided into dal...

By Mirza Sivro, Faruk Lazović, Ðemil Omerović, Tarik Kapidžić, Adnan Papović, Mirza Omerčević, Harun Selimović

Aim To examine a relation of thyroid function, neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) with left ventricular function measured through the left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) in patients with acute myocardial infarction treated with percutaneous coronaryintervention (PCI).Methods This prospective research involved 160 consecutive patients with acut...

By Mirela Halilčević, Edin Begić, Amela Džubur, Alen Džubur, Buena Aziri, Azra Durak-Nalbantić, Alden Begić, Ammar Brkić, Ena Gogić, Orhan Lepara