Aim Vascular pathologies have been already explored for the most of their aspects. It is a group of pathologies with unclear ethology and with an evolution in time not easy to forecast. Treatment guidelines are conflicting. The aim of this study was to describe cases in their most practical and technical aspect, especially in complicated conditions...

By Gianpaolo Santini, Pasquale Quassone, Luca Tarotto, Francesco Arienzo, Giuseppe Sarti

Aim To present haemoglobin and ferritin parameters in donors to highlight the importance of serum ferritin testing for the purpose of evaluating iron depots in order to make recommendations for preserving a population of blood donors.Method A prospective study was conducted on 80 blood donors divided in two groups: group I (regular donors, n =40) a...

By Elma Ćatović-Baralija, Gorana Ahmetović-Karić, Sabaheta Hasić, Nesina Avdagić, Nermina Babić

Aim To investigate the effects of surgical reduction of complex acetabular fractures on spine balance, postural stability and quality of life.Methods Twenty-six patients with acetabular fractures surgically treated by open reduction and internal fixation were divided intotwo groups according to the amount of reduction. Group A consisted of 18 patie...

By Vitaliano F. Muzii, Giuseppe Rollo, Guido Rocca, Rocco Erasmo, Gabriele Falzarano, Francesco Liuzza, Michele Bisaccia, Giuseppe Pica, Raffaele Franzese, Luigi Meccariello

Aim In the scientific literature there are no papers that clarify which method of surgical fixation in transverse metacarpal fractures has the best functional outcomes. The aim of this study was to compare the hand strength obtained using two different methods in the treatment of these fractures.Methods A total of 52 patients who presented a transv...

By Andrea Pasquino, Alessandro Tomarchio, Enio De Cruto, Jacopo Conteduca, Damiano Longo, Valentina Russi, Giuseppe Pica, Luigi Meccariello, Giuseppe Rollo

Aim Children with congenital heart diseases are at the greater risk of respiratory tract infection such as pneumonia. Recurrent pneumonia is one of the most major challenge for paediatric physicians. The aim of this study is to investigate risk factors of congenital heart diseases to recurrent pneumonia children.Methods This was a retrospective stu...

By Sri Endah Rahayuningsih, Rahmat Budi Kuswiyanto, Filla Reviyani Suryaningrat, Heda Melinda Nataprawira, Abdurachman Sukadi

Aim There are more and more herbal preparations that are used for the purpose of treatment and improvement of the clinical manifestation of vaginitis not only by patients themselves, but also by healthcare professionals. Plant species, St. John’s wort, chamomile, calendula, yarrow, shepherd’s purse and tea tree oil are all well known fo...

By Kemal Durić, Selma Kovčić Hadžiabdić, Mahira Durić, Haris Nikšić, Alija Uzunović, Hurija Džudžević Čančar

Aim Neuroendocrine neoplasms (NENs) are a heterogeneous group of tumours with varying clinical expression and behaviour. Because of indolent behaviour of NENs, reviewing and evaluation of epidemiological characteristics is a challenge. The aim of this study was to assess prevalence of NENs at tertiary hospitals considering age, gender, location, an...

By Maja Konrad Čustović, Ermina Iljazović, Azra Sadiković, Zinaida Karasalihović

Aim Uncommon and rare hip diseases are sources of pain and functional limitation particularly in young patients. Some of these conditions may be nowadays treated by arthroscopy due to the expertise and technical tips that high-volume hip arthroscopies have achieved during the last decades ensuring a wider range of indications for such a procedure. ...

By Christian Carulli, Alberto Schiavo, Alberto Rigon, Wondi De Marchi, Matteo Innocenti, Luigi Meccariello, Massimo Innocenti

Aim To illustrate the surgical treatment of bilateral post-traumatic scaphoid fracture.Methods We came across a young student, who sustained bilateral, undisplaced scaphoid waist fractures following a fall during afootball match. Despite careful clinical and radiographic evaluation by four views at the Accident and Emergency (A&E) Department, w...

By Dariush Ghargozloo, Alessandro Tomarchio, Mauro Ballerini, Gianpaolo Chitoni

Aim To evaluate the relationship between numerical and categorical immunohistochemical score of Ki-67 and human epidermal growth factor of receptor 2 (HER2) with clinicopathological parameters of breast cancer (BC).Methods The study included 311 patients with invasive BC diagnosed at the Department of Pathology, School of Medicine inSarajevo, Bosni...

By Mirsad Dorić, Suada Kuskunović-Vlahovljak, Edina Lazović Salčin, Svjetlana Radović, Nina Čamdžić, Mirsad Babić, Haris Čampara