Melanoma

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Daniela Xhemalaj

Melanoma is a unique and dangerous form of moles. Melanoma is the most serious and deadliest type of skin cancer. Although they make up the smallest percentage of skin cancers, they cause the highest number of deaths...  read full article

Hemostasis

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Dr. Shk. Sotiraq Lako

Hemostasis is a complex process, that is normally activated immediately after the damage of the blood vessel (vessels) wall and ensures the cessation of bleeding (hemorrhage) and then the restoration of circulation in this vessel (vessels) after the damage is repaired...  read full article

Multiple pregnancy

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Dr. Elton Peci

The incidence of multiple pregnancies has been on the rise in recent decades. For example, in the period 1980 – 2005, the incidence of twins in the USA has doubled, while the incidence of triplets has increased 6 times. The first reason is that increasingly more females are planning pregnancy after the age of 30...  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

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

Breast tumors in young women

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Dr. Riselda Tahiraj

Breast cancer is rare in young women, with 6%-7% of new cases diagnosed in women under 40 years old. The risk of breast cancer increases with age. Breast cancer is a leading cause of death in women under the age of 40, and diagnosis is often not made in time. The clinical course of young women with breast cancer usually involves...  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

Teratogenicity and medications

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Dr. Ilda Ndreko

Changes (damages) in the blood vessels (microangiopathy) - cause a hypoxic condition (insufficient oxygen supply) in tissues, which in turn leads to spontaneous skin damage, hinder the normal healing of wounds and infections...  read full article

Ozone therapy in disc herniation

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Dr. Ilir Agastra

Back pain is one of the most common human complaints. It is estimated that about 80% of Americans have back problems at least once in their life. In the USA, the annual cost of back pain is 20-100 billion dollars. This cost is 2-3 times higher than that of caring for heart diseases...  read full article

Ozone therapy in ischemic stroke

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Dr. Ilir Agastra

Stroke is divided into ischemic (87%) and hemorrhagic (13%). Ischemic stroke occurs immediately after the blockage (embolization) of the cerebral artery. In the USA, there are about 750,000 new cases per year, while in Russia, there are about 400,000. The mortality rate in the first month is 15-30%. The surviving part poses a significant problem for the patient, family, society...  read full article

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