Ultrasonographic parameters of the liver, spleen and kidney in a healthy paediatric population in Bosnia and Herzegovina: a prospective study
Aim To determine the normative range of ultrasound dimensions for the liver, spleen and kidneys in healthy children according to gender, age, body measurements, body surface area (BSA), and the influence of ethnicity on organ size.Methods The prospective study included children, ranging from full-term neonates to children aged 15, with normal ultra...
By Nina Мekić, Nermin Salkić, Amela Selimović, Majda Mehmedović, Aida Brčić, Zlatan Mehmedović, Amra Šerak, Dijana Dugonjić
Predictors for major adverse cardiovascular events among patients with acute coronary syndrome in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Aim Despite advancements in the diagnosis, treatment and monitoring of patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS), morbidity and mortality following ACS remain high. The aim of this study was to actively seek possible predictors of adverse outcomes after ACS aiming to identify high-risk patients promptly.Methods This retrospective cohort study inv...
By Namik Selimović, Amina Marić, Armin Šljivo, Aladin Altic, Irma Fajić, Lana Lekić, Azra Durak-Nalbantić
Is there any difference in Lactobacillus abundance between age groups during ovarian stimulation in fresh in vitro fertilization (IVF) cycles?
Aim To investigate an influence of age and body mass index (BMI) as determinants of infertility treatment success in vitro fertilization (IVF) procedures confirmed so far, on the amount of Lactobacillus spp. (LS) and Gardnerella vaginalis (GV) in the endometrium in fresh IVF cycles at the time of embryo transfer.Methods This a prospective single-ce...
By Haris Zukić, Devleta Balić, Džanan Osmanović
Association of X-ray disease stage with basic patient data, laboratory values and treatment modalities in patients with seropositive rheumatoid arthritis
Aim To investigate whether the radiographic progression of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) correlates with inflammatory markers and other laboratory values, and its association with treatment modalities.Methods This observational study included 125 patients with seropositive RA. Data were obtained from patients’ medical records from the year of 202...
By Alen Omanović, Nejra Mlačo-Vražalić, Akif Mlačo
The influence of anthropometric parameters on the concentration of globulin that binds sex hormones during the menopausal transition
Aim To determine the effect of body mass index (BMI) and waist-hip ratio (WHR) on the concentration of circulating sex hormone-binding globulin (SHBG) throughout 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). The proce...
By Dženana Softić, Lejla Mešalić, Delila Softić
Prognostic relevance of preoperative CA 19-9 values in stage III rectal adenocarcinoma: retrospective analysis and clinical implications
Aim To investigate prognostic significance of preoperative levels of the Carbohydrate anti-gen 19-9 (CA 19-9) in patients with stage III rectal adenocarcinoma who underwent a treatment at the Clinical Centre of the University of Sarajevo.Methods A retrospective cohort study included 84 patients who underwent radical anterior rectal resection due to...
By Edin Hodžić, Sadat Pušina, Adi Mulabdić, Mirhan Salibašić, Emsad Halilović, Mujo Kadrić
Paley cross union protocol for congenital pseudoarthrosis of the tibia
Aim Congenital pseudarthrosis of the tibia (CPT) is a rare, dysplastic condition causing significant disability in the lower limbs. A treatment aims to achieve long-lasting union, prevent limb length discrepancies, and prevent soft tissue lesions. Traditional surgery often yields satisfactory results, but amputation may be proposed in failed cases....
By Panji Sananta, Hasri Nopianto
Obesity and atherosclerosis in children
Atherosclerosis, one of the leading causes of death in developed countries is characterized by lumen reduction of blood vessels due to local thickening of internal blood vessels caused by plaque/atheroma. It begins in childhood, goes for a long time without manifesting symptoms, increasing with age it begins to seriously threaten health. The most i...
By Senka Mesihović-Dinarević
Use of tcdC gene sequencing to prevent misidentification of Clostridioides difficile ribotype 176 and 027
Aim To compare the sequences of the tcdC gene between Clostridioides difficile (C. difficile) strains identified as PCR ribotype 176 and the reference strain C. difficile PCR ribotype 027 and to evaluate the use of the Xpert C. difficile/Epi assay for their differentiation. Methods A total of 45 strains were grown from storage beads. DNA of su...
By Tatiana Havrilova, Elena Novakova, Vincent Lucansky, Andrea Stanclova, Martina Neuschlova
Diagnostic value of procalcitonin, C-reactive protein and leukocyte count in detecting acute appendicitis in paedi-atric patients - a single center experience
Aim To evaluate diagnostic reliability of accessible laboratory findings in recognition of acute appendicitis (AA). Methods A retrospective study included children aged 0-15 years with abdominal pain that lasted less than 5 days with at least two of the signs/symptoms - abdominal pain, tenderness of the lower right quadrant of the abdomen, "re...
By Sanimir Suljendić, Almira Ćosićkić, Azra Hadžić-Kečalović, Denis Žigić