BCG vaccine

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Dr. Dukagjin Zeqiraj

The BCG vaccine is a weakened bacterial vaccine, the only one of its kind used in Kosovo. The vaccine is known as BCG based on its contents and the names of those who discovered it: B-Bacillus, C-Calmette, G-Guerin, which prevents or fights Tuberculosis. The vaccine is primarily administered to children, specifically newborns, on the 3rd to 7th day after birth...  read full article

Ovarian Cysts

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Dr. Kozeta Mustafaraj

Cysts are sacs filled with fluid inside or on the surface of the ovary. A woman has 2 ovaries, each of them the size and shape of an almond, located on each side of the uterus. The egg cell develops and matures in the ovary and is released every month in a cyclic manner during the reproductive life...  read full article

Osteoarthritis and ankle arthroplasty

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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...  read full article

In Vitro Fertilization

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Dr. Marsel Haxhia

Fertilization of mammalian eggs in vitro has a history that goes back to the beginning of the 20th century. Analyses of rodent embryos in short-term cultures opened a new research perspective in human embryos in vitro. This phase of research made in 1930 Pincus and his colleagues, Enzmann and Saunder...  read full article

Male Infertility

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Dr. Elton Peci

The problems that cause infertility in males are very common. Male infertility accounts for 25-50% of infertility cases. The problems that can cause male infertility can be divided into two major groups: problems that affect sperm production by the testicles and problem...  read full article

Benign prostatic hyperplasia

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Dr. Viktor QERESHNIKU

The prostate is a gland of the male sexual apparatus located below the urinary bladder and in front of the rectum. Traditionally, the prostate gland presents 4 lobes, but more often the subdivision according to McNeal is used, which states that the prostate consists of: Peripheral zone that constitutes about 70% of the prostate tissu...  read full article

Idiopathic scoliosis

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Dr. Ledian Fezollari

Skoliosis is called the deformation that comes as a result of a lateral curvature of a segment of the spinal column relative to its longitudinal axis, which makes it appear in the form of "S" or "C" that normally should be straight and have the form of "I". Scoliosis can cause the vertebrae (rings) to rotate, which cause...  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

Genital Herpes

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Dr. Kozeta Mustafaraj

Genital herpes is primarily caused by the Herpes Simplex virus type 2 (HSV2) but in some cases can be caused by type HSV 1 (through oro-genital contact). Regardless of the type, the characteristics for both types remain indistinguishable from one another. Transmission of this virus is only through humans...  read full article

Amniocentesis

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Dr. Elton Peci

For prenatal diagnosis, examination of fetal tissues / cells is required. This can be achieved through invasive procedures such as amniocentesis or chorionic villus sampling (CVS). Initially, any invasive prenatal diagnostic procedure should be preceded by genetic counseling...  read full article

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