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Dr. Rezarta Kapaj
Breast cancer, being the most common cancer among women, draws attention to an important concept, the concept of “high-risk breast”. The interest in further information on this topic has been increasing, not only among doctors but also among patients. Genetic analysis is the most...
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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...
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Dr. Elton Peci
Myomectomy is the term for the surgical procedure that performs the removal of uterine fibroids while preserving the uterus. This procedure can be done through open surgery (laparotomy - opening the abdomen) or through closed surgery (laparoscopy - which does not require opening the abdomen or hysteroscopy...
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Dr. Ilda Ndreko
Extended pregnancy or post-term is defined as a pregnancy that lasts more than 42 weeks or 294 days, starting from the first day of the last cycle in a woman who has a regular menstrual cycle. When we have the first day of the last uncertain, irregular menstruation, a woman who uses oral contraceptives or who has bleedin...
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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...
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Dr. Florentina Robelli
Glaucoma is a term that describes a group of eye disorders that have the common characteristic of increased pressure of the eye fluid (aqueous humour), which is called intraocular pressure. The intraocular pressure of the eye is measured in millimeters of mercury column. The normal values of intraocular pressure are 12-22 mmHg...
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Dr. Aida Keci
NSAIDs (Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs) are medications that lower temperature, reduce pain and inflammation, some of which are available even without a prescription. Among the most well-known are Aspirin, Ibuprofen, Ketoprofen, and Naproxen. All of these can be taken even without the need for ...
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Dr. Shk. Sotiraq Lako
Starting from a case in our clinical practice {the patient was using Aspirin as a “blood thinner” and was concerned that their Prothrombin Level (INR was increasing) was not decreasing}. It is difficult to explain that by using Aspirin as an antiplatelet, we do not expect the Prothrombin Level (INR) to change...
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Dr. Shk. Gjergji Bizhga
Most middle ear diseases are caused by the disruption of two main functions - damage to the ventilation function of the middle ear and inflammation. The ventilation damage related to the Eustachian tube is based on the inflammation of the mucosa in the nasopharynx leading to the inflammation of the mucosa of the middle ear...
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Dr. Elton Peci
Ultrasound, or otherwise called ultrasonography, is a method for obtaining images of internal organs by sending high frequency sound waves into the body. These waves are recorded and presented as an image in real time. In the echo procedure, there is no ionizing radiation...
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