9 articles in this issue
Igor Kocijancic
Chest ultrasonography (CHUS) is a useful imaging tool for thoracic soft tissues, pleural space and adjacent processes in the lung parenchyma. Unlike conventional radiography, CT or MRI, this non-ionizing imaging method is operator created and is very usef... see more
Špela Zemljic-Jokhadar, Vlasta Dragoš, Mirjana Liovic
Epidermolysis bullosa is a hereditary skin fragility disorder, which is linked to mutations in 18 genes that are expressed in the skin. Today we distinguish 4 main EB types, which include about 30 different disease subtypes with a variety of clinical simp... see more
Ana Kisovar, Vladimir Senekovic, Nenad Danojevic, Maja Šoštaric
Background: Rotator cuff tears are among the most common causes for an arthroscopic shoulder surgery. Movement of the limb is essential for successful recovery and paramount for well controlled postoperative pain (POP). The efficacy of the interscalene br... see more
Saša Staparski Dobravec, Zala Kumše Gale, Irena Makivic
Barbara Bobik, Štefan Grosek, Lilijana Kornhauser Cerar
Apnoea (or apnoeic attacks, pauses) of prematurity is one of the most common diagnoses in neonatal intensive care units. Apnoeic attacks are transient in nature and are caused by a disruption in the adaptation of the respiratory centre and respiratory sys... see more
Irena Zupanic Pajnic
This review article presents mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) analyses in forensic genetics. Typing of nuclear DNA in old and poorly preserved biological samples is often unsuccessful and instead of nuclear DNA, mtDNA polymorphisms can be used for human identifi... see more
Peter Spazzapan, Tomaž Velnar, Zoran Rodi, Nataša Kos; Andreas Kupsch; Roman Bošnjak
Spasticity is characterised by an abnormal increase in muscle tone, which may affect normal movements and the patients’ quality of life. Only a few paediatric neurosurgeons are being concerned with this pathology, mainly because decades ago the neurosurge... see more
Franc Beigot
Introduction: Mercel cell carcinoma (MCC) is a rare, aggressive and often lethal neuroendocrine skin cancer. The cancer of these cells was first described by Toker in 1972. It can clinically look like benign skin lesion. Removing the tumor in the family m... see more
Matjaž Klemenc, Matjaž Bunc, Igor Kranjec
Over the past 40 years, we have witnessed a remarkable development of interventional cardiology. The steadily increasing number of interventions in the coronary arteries quickly led to the need for a preset, structured recording of work in catheterization... see more