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Hobnail hemangioma (HH) was known in the past as targetoid hemosiderotic hemangioma (THH). We present a case that meets the criteria of HH in a 34-year-old woman. The lesion presented as a reddish papule on her left hip. It changed periodically during menstruation and the changes included. The biopsy showed the charact…

In the present case, ultrasound examination ruled out the presence of hematosalpinx or other gynecological tumors. This was of great importance to the surgical intervention, especially for avoiding laparotomy. Dilatation of the vagina and uterus, due to imperforate hymen with retrograde menstruation should be considere…

The Clinician's Workstation (CWS) has provided the full-functionality of an on-line electronic patient record for outpatient pediatric clinics over the past 3 years. The implementation of the CWS built upon a substantial effort in integration of data from various sources. This paper addresses the subsequent design issu…

UNLABELLED: Aim of the study was to evaluate the results of the patients with "congenital pseudartrosis of tibia" treated by vascularized fibular graft transferred from the contralateral calf. MATERIAL AND METHODS: The cohort consist of four patients (2 boys and 2 girls) aged 5.75 y (range 4-8 years) in the time of th…

Objective. The aim of this study was to determine whether pregnancy increases the recurrence risk of cutaneous malignant melanoma (CMM) in women with a history of stage I CMM. Methods. The electronic medical databases of Medline and Embase were explored. All 1084 obtained articles were screened on title and abstract us…

Invited for this month's cover are collaborators from the Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Nanyang Technological University, and Politecnico di Milano. The cover picture shows the 2 D layered nature of lead-free perovskite having a functional organic cation. Read the full text of the article at 10.1002/cplu.2016…

Statistical results of a study monitoring the occurrence of obesity in the Czech population between 1985 and 2000 were published by the Czech Society of General Practice, in the recommended diagnostic and treatment guidelines for general practitioners under the heading 'Obesity'. In these recommended guidelines, a coll…

BACKGROUND: The exact definition of natural history is important in ulcerative colitis for both clinicians and patients, because it may play a role in the development of treatment strategies for physicians and in the future prospect for patients. In this study, we review the clinical evolution of patients with ulcerati…

INTRODUCTION: Gastric cancer is still one of the most common fatal types of cancer in the world. The abnormalities in purine metabolism are a characteristic feature of many human tumors. Little is known about the correlation between the activities of key enzymes of purine nucleotide pathway and some clinical indicators…

Digital graphical methods allow extensive manipulation of pictures literally beyond any limits. By such methods, it is possible to change original information obtained by morphological observation, even to fraudulently produce distorted results or forgeries. For this reason, basic rules were proposed defining what is a…

Arterial hypertension belongs to the most important factors of origin and lasting of tinnitus. We have studied 18 subjects suffering from tinnitus without the history of diagnosed or treated arterial hypertension. ABPM method was used for diagnosing arterial hypertension. 12 patients (66%) fulfilled the criteria for ar…

AIM: To reveal the effect of diet, bowel functions and toilet habits on the development of anal fissure. METHODS: One hundred patients complaining of anal fissure were included to the case group; and one hundred age- and gender-matched patients referred for other reasons except for anorectal complaints were included t…

The intention of authors of this article was not to interprete or even to criticise the official documents of the Europen Commission. We just want to put a flash onto unsolved problems in higher education which seem to hamper the ongoing process of harmonisation of higher education internal structure within the Europea…

We investigated 77 patients (61 men, 16 women) with clinical signs of PAOD, without previous arterial intervention, using the color dupplex sonography and angiography. An average age was 63.5 +/- 11 years. We followed the risk factors of the atherosclerosis (smoking, diabetes mellitus, arterial hypertension, hyperlipid…

BACKGROUND: Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) belong to most frequently used drugs worldwide. NSAIDs belong to the family of drugs that represent the biggest drug risk as to the number of adverse drug reactions (ADRs), as well as to the number of deregistered drugs. METHODS: We analysed the whole consumpt…

UNLABELLED: The aim of this study is presentation of 3 cases reconstructive surgery of the skull base after craniocerebral injury. INJURIES AND METHODS: Extensive injuries of the skull base result in communication with paranasal cavities. DIAGNOSTICS: The most serious part of the operation is the isolation of the liq…

OBJECTIVE: An early identification of eventual intrauterine growth retardation (IUGR) and fetus development using an ultrasound method. BACKGROUND: Preeclampsia (PIH) complicates from 5 to 10% of pregnancies and it is a leading cause of maternal and fetal mortality and morbidity. METHODS: The study was conducted duri…

The authors present their experience with treatment of 74 patients operated on for hepatocellular carcinoma. Resection could be performed only in 44 patients. In 19 cases, a catheter for regional chemotherapy was implanted. Tumor destruction with alcohol was performed 4 times and radiofrequency thermal ablation 5 times…

INTRODUCTION: The study concentrates on nine neoclassical facial references, canons. SAMPLE AND METHODS: These neoclassical canons are studied and compared in two groups of young Caucasian population as follows: 160 students were studied, namely 60 primary school boys at the age of seven and 100 young men at the age r…

Disorders of haemostasis and haemocoagulation are often seen in cancer patients as a part of the paraneoplastic syndrome. This study describes a novel compound that activates coagulation and also inhibits fibrinolytic system and fibrin degradation products in the gastric juice of 33 patients with gastric cancer. Simila…