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Dr. Shk. Sotiraq Lako
Hemoglobinopathies are inherited diseases, caused by the defective production of hemoglobin protein chains. This includes a large group of diseases, but the main and most common in our country are Sickle Cell Disease and Thalassemias. They are most prevalent in the Mediterranean, South America, India, Africa, Caribbean...
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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...
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Dr. Ervin Jonuzi
Osteoarthritis of the hip joint is one of the most common pathologies that orthopedists encounter in their practice. Arthroplasty, or total hip replacement is the "final solution" for advanced osteoarthritis. The first attempts made for total knee replacement have their own root...
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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. Shk. Rezar Rusi
Compared to other cancers, testicular cancer is rare, but it usually affects ages between 15 and 35 years. Testicular cancer has a high chance of being treated even in cases where it has spread beyond the testicles. Depending on the type and stage of the cancer, the treatment varies. Signs and symptoms of cance...
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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...
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Dr. Arjeta Bebeci
Breast cancer is a cancer that develops in glandular tissue, it is divided into two main types: 1) Ductal carcinoma (which develops in the lactiferous ducts), most breast cancers are of this type. 2) Lobular carcinoma develops in the breast lobule, the part that produces milk...
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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. Ilda Ndreko
Infections in prepuberty are not rare, therefore doctors who deal with the examination of children should be familiar with these clinical conditions. Doctors need to have the correct information regarding the wide range of variation in the appearance of the genital organs. Physiological changes occur from maternal estrogens that lead t...
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Dr. Ledian Fezollari
Parents worry about flat feet, but ... flat feet are normal in infants, children, and adults. Special shoes, inserts, wedges, or exercises do not create an arch in a child with a flexible flat foot. One in five children never develops an arch. Most adults with flat fee...
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