Renal function in patients with chronic hepatitis B during antiviral therapy
Aim To analyse the impact of the length of antiviral therapy with tenofovir disoproxil fumarate (TDF) on the renal function in patients with chronic hepatitis B (CHB).Methods A cross-sectional study included 75 patients with CHB treated with tenofovir, who had a normal renal function at the beginning of the treatment. Renal function was determined ...
By Nerma Čustović, Lejla Alić, Ismar Rašić, Aida Saray, Amila Mehmedović, Nadža Zubčević
Appropriateness of colonoscopy at a tertiary care centre – are we overdoing gastrointestinal endoscopy?
Aim To evaluate the pattern of indications and a spectrum of colonic pathology, and to determine appropriateness of indications for colonoscopy in order to improve patient selection for colonoscopy.Methods This retrospective study includes 294 patients who were referred to the Gastroenterology Department from a primary carephysician in order to app...
By Nerma Čustović, Lejla Džananović, Ismar Rašić, Nadža Zubčević, Lejla Šaranović-Čečo, Jasmina Redžepagić