INTRODUCTION The incidence of cricoarytenoid joint fixation in case of rheumatoid arthritis is 17 to 33%. In later stages of rheumatoid arthritis, a gradual fixation of cricoarytenoid joint develops and both halves of the larynx become less movable which calls for endotracheal intubation; while total fixation of this joint demands surgical tracheotomy. Hashimoto thyroiditis can display symptoms...

INTRODUCTION Transurethral, cystoscopically-guided needle core biopsy (TUcoreBxBT) seems to be a less invasive diagnostic method than transurethral resection (TURBT) offering a simple way to confirm cancer infiltration of the bladder. The aim of this study was to assess the technique of TUcoreBxBT in the diagnosis of bladder cancer infiltrating the detrusor muscle. MATERIAL AND METHODS In eve...

Leishmania parasites are the etiological agents of leishmaniosis, with severe course and often fatal prognosis, and the global number of cases has increased in recent decades. The gold standards for the diagnosis of leishmaniosis are microscopic examinations and culture in vitro of the different clinical specimens. The sensitivity of these methods is insufficient. Recent development in specific...

BACKGROUND The present study was performed to determine the effect of amifostine in the prevention of radiation-induced acute and late period morphologic damages in rat kidney via light and electron microscopic examinations. MATERIALS AND METHODS Control rats (n=6) received saline solution 30 min before sham irradiation; the radiotherapy alone group (n=12) received saline solution 30 min befo...

W/o/w emulsions have numerous advantages arising from their structure, achieving e.g. sustained drug delivery and simultaneous use of active ingredients incompatible with each other. They are widely used both in cosmetic and in pharmaceutical industry. Studying their complex structure is quite a difficult task, which entails great care. The presently available methods give information about the...

OBJECTIVES To assess knowledge and attitudes towards HIV and its testing among pregnant women and health professionals in Yunnan Province, south west China, to inform the introduction of voluntary counselling and testing (VCT) programmes. METHODS The study design was a cross sectional survey using self completion questionnaires. It was carried out in 12 hospitals in four high prevalence areas...

Central neurocytoma/extraventricular neurocytoma is a central nervous system (CNS) tumor composed of uniform round cells with neuronal differentiation. The typical lesions of central neurocytoma/extraventricular neurocytoma are at the interventricular foramen of the lateral ventricles (central neurocytoma) or brain parenchyma (extraventricular neurocytoma). Mature teratoma is a benign germ cell...

This study presents the investigation and comparison the influence of VOSO4 [V(IV)I, Na3VO4 and NaVO3 [V(V)] in the range of 0.5-20.0 microM on the rat hepatoma cell line H35-19. The cells were tested with crystal violet (N-hexamethylpararosaniline), and counted in a Bürker chamber to determine their rate of proliferation, while the survival level was established with neutral red and MTT [bromi...

We present the results of biochemical and electron microscopic (EM) examinations of the spinal cord myelin from SOD1G93A transgenic Sprague Dawley rats in the early and late symptom-free period of the disease (60 and 93 days of life) and after four-leg paralysis has occurred (120 days of life). Biochemical and ultrastructural changes of myelin started already in the symptom-free period and beco...

OBJECTIVE The aim of this study is to describe the first report of Ichthyobodo spp. infection in meagre (Argyrosomus regius) fry in a marine aquaculture facility in Turkey. METHODS The material of the study was composed of 30 meagre A. regius in 2-3 g weight taken from the fry adaptation unit of a fish farm in the Aegean Sea. In this study, parasitological and pathological examinations were p...