Biliary atresia

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Dr. Arjeta Bebeci

Biliary atresia is one of the main causes of cholestatic jaundice in neonates. It is a rare disease of the liver and biliary ducts that is encountered in newborns. Symptoms of the disease appear around two to eight weeks after birth. Hepatocytes produce bile which helps in the digestion of fats an...  read full article

Hypothyroidism - Decrease in Thyroid Function

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Dr. Shk. DASHAMIR GJERGJI

The thyroid gland is a small gland weighing 15 grams located in the front part of the neck and produces two hormones T3 (Triiodothyronine) and T4 (Thyroxine). The role of thyroid hormones is to recognize and act on their receptors in cells in order to regulate the metabolism of every cell...  read full article

Epilepsy in children

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Dr. Shk. Artan Haruni

The treatment of Epilepsies is done with antiepileptic drugs (AED). Only two-thirds of children with Epilepsy may have complete control of seizures from medication. After 1993, we have an expansion in the production of new generation antiepileptics which, compared to the old generation of antiepileptics, are more effective and have fewer side effects...  read full article

Genetic counseling and testing

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Dr. Riselda Tahiraj

Cancer can be present in a family due to common environmental exposure (diet, environment, lifestyle, and workplace exposures). The referred cases may occur as a result of the interaction of genes, gene-environment interaction, or both. Sporadic cancer has an average risk of occurring...  read full article

Ultrasound during pregnancy

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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...  read full article

Pre-implantation genetic screening

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Dr. Elton Peci

PGD and PGS are terms used to describe testing an embryo for a specific genetic disease that it may inherit from the parents. PGD is usually the diagnosis of a single genetic defect in an embryo for couples who have only one genetic mutation and want to ensur...  read full article

Hyperbaric Medicine

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Dr. Tauland Qyrdedi

Hyperbaric Medicine, also known as Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT), is the medical use of oxygen at a pressure higher than atmospheric pressure (1 atm). This therapy is carried out in a hermetically sealed chamber within which patients can inhale 100% oxyge...  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

Gastroesophageal Reflux

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Altin CEKODHIMA

Gastroesophageal reflux occurs when stomach contents flow back into the esophagus during or after eating. The esophagus is the food tube that connects the mouth to the stomach. The circular muscles at the end of the esophagus open and close to allow food to pass into the stomach...  read full article

Freezing of embryos

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Dr. Elton Peci

With cryopreservation, we will understand the preservation of embryos formed during the in vitro fertilization process at very low temperatures (cryo). Cryopreservation is an alternative that has further increased the chances of success for pregnancy after a single IVF cycle. The first baby born after being frozen a...  read full article

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