Calcaneus Fracture - Heel Bone

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Dr. Ledian Fezollari

Fractures of the heel bone, or calcaneus, can be a debilitating injury. They most often occur during high-energy impacts - such as a fall from a height or a motorcycle accident. Because of this, calcaneus fractures are often severe and can result in long-term problems...  read full article

Full-time embryologist?

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Dr. Elton Peci

There are several centers in Tirana that offer In Vitro Fertilization, however, not all of them have a full-time embryologist, meaning present every day of the month. This is explained by the fact that Albania does not train embryologists, and consequently, those aspiring to become embryologists must study abroad. For this reason, the majority.....  read full article

Electroencephalogram

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Dr. Shk. Artan Haruni

The Electroencephalogram EEG, or as it is commonly referred to in everyday language (Ezheja), is an examination used to detect the brain's electrical activity through a system of electrodes, which transmit signals they receive from the scalp and send them to a computerized system. This signal is analyzed and converted...  read full article

Echinococcosis Disease

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Dr. Viktor QERESHNIKU

In our country, the usual carrier of the disease Echinococcosis is the infected dog, but the dog itself does not get sick from echinococcosis. It serves for the transmission of the disease to humans and livestock. Usually, the treatment of the disease in humans requires surgical intervention, while livestock los...  read full article

Thyroid tumors

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Dr. Riselda Tahiraj

Thyroid Carcinomas (TC) are rare (3.6% of all human tumors) but are the most common endocrine malignancies. Their incidence has increased in recent decades, attributed to the detection of carcinomas < 1cm through the use of neck ultrasound. The male-to-female ratio is 4/1. The average age at diagnosis is...  read full article

Amniocentesis

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Dr. Elton Peci

For prenatal diagnosis, examination of fetal tissues / cells is required. This can be achieved through invasive procedures such as amniocentesis or chorionic villus sampling (CVS). Initially, any invasive prenatal diagnostic procedure should be preceded by genetic counseling...  read full article

History and development of the ICSI technique

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Dr. Marsel Haxhia

Since the birth of Louise Brown in June 1978, IVF has been proven to be an effective treatment for infertility due to the female factor, especially tubal infertility (Edwards et al., 1980). In subsequent years, IVF was also successfully used in couples with unexplained infertility, with infertilit...  read full article

Disc hernia and physiotherapy

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Dr. Fitim Sinani

We all have a car that we drive, and we even have knowledge about some of its parts. Thus, you might have heard about the shock absorbers (both rubber and metal) that are placed in the tire part and whose function is to prevent the car's weight from falling entirely on the tire, but rather this weight is cushioned, meaning it is eased. Likewise, i...  read full article

Ozone therapy

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Dr. Ilir Agastra

Ozone is a molecule with three Oxygen atoms. Its name comes from Greek where the word "ozein" means "to smell, has aroma". Ozone was discovered by a German chemist (Ch.F. Schonbein) in 1848. At room temperature, it is a colorless gas with a characteristic smell (similar to the one felt afte...  read full article

Hemoglobinopathies

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Dr. Shk. Sotiraq Lako

Hemoglobinopathies are inherited diseases, caused by the defective production of hemoglobin protein chains. This includes a large group of diseases, but the main and most common in our country are Sickle Cell Disease and Thalassemias. They are most prevalent in the Mediterranean, South America, India, Africa, Caribbean...  read full article

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