Urinary bladder stones

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Dr. Shk. Rezar Rusi

Urinary bladder stones are solid masses of mineral salts, located in the bladder. Stones form when urine, staying long in the bladder, concentrates making possible the crystallization of mineral salts. This stagnant and concentrated urine is often a result of the inability to completely empty the bladder...  read full article

HPV (Human Papilloma Virus)

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Dr. Ilda Ndreko

In this group, more than 150 types of viruses are included. Among these, over 30 types infect the genital area. Each virus is assigned a number, called the HPV type. Only 80 of them have had their sequences fully studied. HPV contains DNA that colonizes the mucosal or cutaneous epithelium and causes hyperproliferation, leading to the formation...  read full article

Achilles tendon rupture

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Dr. Ledian Fezollari

The Achilles tendon is at the back of the heel. The Achilles tendon is one of the strongest tendons in our body and serves to carry out the lifting on the toes or to carry out the pushing during walking. It can be torn from sudden forces on the foot or ankle...  read full article

Blood infection

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Dr. Shk. Sotiraq Lako

"You have a blood infection", has become a daily occurrence for us. And it is very difficult to then explain to the patient that "circulating blood does not get infected". The river does not get infected, the pond does. If there are pathogens in the blood (viruses - viremia, bacteria - bacteremia, fungi - fungemia, etc.), it does not mean that the blood is infected...  read full article

Menopause

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Dr. Elton Peci

Menopause is that period of a woman's life in which menstruation stops and never comes again. Menopause is part of the natural aging process in women. In this phase, the ovaries no longer produce oocytes (eggs) and the hormones estrogen and progesterone, and pregnancy becomes impossible for the woman...  read full article

Genital Herpes

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Dr. Kozeta Mustafaraj

Genital herpes is primarily caused by the Herpes Simplex virus type 2 (HSV2) but in some cases can be caused by type HSV 1 (through oro-genital contact). Regardless of the type, the characteristics for both types remain indistinguishable from one another. Transmission of this virus is only through humans...  read full article

Down Syndrome - Prenatal Screening and Diagnosis

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Dr. Elton Peci

Prenatal diagnosis is an integral part of maternal-fetal medicine which aims at the prenatal identification of various fetal diseases. Initially, its object was genetic diseases, chromosomal abnormalities, and fetal malformations. Later, its objectives were expanded with the detection of pre-eclampsia...  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

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

Pancreatic cancer

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Altin CEKODHIMA

Pancreatic cancer is a tumor of the pancreas. The pancreas is an organ that is located deep in the abdomen between the stomach and the spine. The pancreas is surrounded by the liver, small intestine, and other organs. It is about 15 cm long and has the shape of a banana. The wide part of the pancreas is the head, the middle part the body, an...  read full article

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