Eczemas

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Dr. Ardiana Sinani

Eczema (dermatitis or skin inflammation) affects about one in every five individuals at least once in their lifetime. The causes are numerous, ranging from contact with any kind of chemical product on the skin (building materials, various chemical cleaners), cosmetic products (shampoo, creams, makeup, etc....  read full article

Embryo selection

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Dr. Marsel Haxhia

During in-vitro fertilization (IVF) there are three important facts in achieving pregnancy: the rate of embryo division, morphological quality, and the number of embryos transferred. After egg retrieval, egg maturation and its morphology are good initial predictors for the possibility of having embryos after injectio...  read full article

Nuchal Translucency

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Dr. Ilda Ndreko

Nuchal translucency is an ultrasonographic manifestation of the physiological accumulation of fluid in the skin behind the fetal neck during the first trimester of pregnancy. NT increases in fetuses with chromosomal anomalies, cardiac defects, and other genetic syndromes. Screening with NT detects 80% of fetuses with trisomy 21 and aneuploidy...  read full article

Clubfoot - Twisted foot or Pes equinovarus

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Dr. Ledian Fezollari

Parents now immediately know if their newborn has a clubfoot. Some know even before the child is born, if an ultrasound is done during pregnancy after week 16. A clubfoot occurs in approximately one in every 1,000 births, slightly more often in boys than in girls...  read full article

Morphological ultrasound

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Dr. Elton Peci

Now most pregnant women undergo an obstetric ultrasound check between weeks 18-22 of pregnancy. The purpose of the check in weeks 18-22 is to see if the child is developing normally. Usually, this is called the fetal morphology ultrasound check or the fetal anomaly check...  read full article

Pre-Implantation Genetic Diagnosis

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Dr. Marsel Haxhia

Pre-implantation Genetic Testing as part of Assisted Reproduction Techniques (ART) is a technique used to identify genetic defects in embryos created before pregnancy begins. This is done with the help of Artificial Insemination or commonly known as IVF....  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

Knee prosthesis

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Dr. Ervin PRIFTAJ

Knee replacement is a surgical procedure that enhances the quality of life and eliminates pain in many patients with severe knee osteoarthritis. Pain and the decline in quality of life are the two main factors for undergoing this procedure (according to the Arthritis Foundation in the USA). Generally, patients underg...  read full article

IVF or ICSI?

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Dr. Marsel Haxhia

Which technique should be used during In-Vitro Fertilization: "Classic" Fertilization or Microinjection (ICSI)?! Most likely many are wondering if we are not talking about the same thing? In-Vitro Fertilization is one and what is the difference between these two terms. The moment has come when we talk about In-Vitro Fertilizatio...  read full article

Idiopathic scoliosis

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Dr. Ledian Fezollari

Skoliosis is called the deformation that comes as a result of a lateral curvature of a segment of the spinal column relative to its longitudinal axis, which makes it appear in the form of "S" or "C" that normally should be straight and have the form of "I". Scoliosis can cause the vertebrae (rings) to rotate, which cause...  read full article

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