JANUARY 2025
VOL. 358 No. 1
PERSPECTIVE
PRETERM BIRTH PREVENTION IN MULTIFETAL PREGNANCIES: A RETROSPECTIVE STUDY ON CERVICAL PESSARY EFFICACY
Larisa Melia, Revaz Sulukhia, Natia Jojua, Tinatin Gognadze, Nino Davidova.
Professor, the head of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology of European University, Tbilisi, Georgia.
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Gudushauri National Medical Centre, Tbilisi, Georgia.
Professor, Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University, Tbilisi, Georgia.
Dean of the medicine faculty of European University, Tbilisi, Georgia.
Head of the medical doctor program at European University, Tbilisi, Georgia.
Department of reproductology and gynaecology, Prof. Zhordania and Prof. Khomasuridze Institute of Reproductology, Tbilisi, Georgia.
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DIAGNOSTIC CHALLENGE: COEXISTING MULTIPLE MYELOMA AND EXTRAMEDULLARY PLASMACYTOMA WITH RENAL AND HEPATIC INVOLVEMENT
Ketevan Tsanava, Lali Khurtsia, Elene Shengelia, Gvantsa Qvariani, Luka Dangadze.
Internal Medicine Department, Academician Vakhtang Bochorishvili Clinic, Tbilisi, Georgia; European University, Affiliated Professor, Tbilisi, Georgia.
Infectious Diseases Department, Academician Vakhtang Bochorishvili Clinic, Tbilisi, Georgia; International Black Sea University, Assistant Professor, Tbilisi, Georgia.
Internal Medicine Department, Tbilisi Central Hospital, Tbilisi, Gerogia; ALTE University, Assistant, Tbilisi, Georgia.
Internal Medicine Department, Tbilisi Central Hospital, Tbilisi, Georgia; ALTE University, Invited Lecturer, Tbilisi, Georgia.
Urology Department, Academician Vakhtang Bochorishvili Clinic, Tbilisi, Georgia.
11-14
PREVALENCE, PATTERN, RISK FACTORS, AND MANAGEMENT OF ABDOMINAL AND INGUINAL HERNIAS IN KING FAHAD HOSPITAL AT AL-BAHA CITY, SAUDI ARABIA 2024
Alghamdi Thamer, Khallufah Ahmed, Alghamdi Adel, Mohammed Al Shareef, Alzahrani Alaa, Alzahrani Faisal, Alghamdi Khader, Alghamdi Anmar.
Consultant of general, visceral and Hepato-pancreato-biliary surgery, Saudi Arabia.
Medical student at Albaha University College of Medicine, Saudi Arabia.
Assistant professor of general surgery Al Baha University, Saudi Arabia.
15-21
TRANSMISSION OF RABIES VIRUS THROUGH A CONTACT LENS CONTAMINATED WITH SALIVA FROM AN INFECTED DOG (CASE REPORT)
Samsonia M.D, Kandelaki M.A, Giorgadze T.A.
Akaki Tsereteli State University, Faculty of Medicine, Kutaisi, Georgia.
Pharmaceutical company – Legion “Provisus”, Kutaisi, Georgia.
New York University School of Global Public Health, New York, NY, USA.
22-25
EFFICACY AND TOLERABILITY OF JANUS KINASE INHIBITOR TOFACITINIB IN JUVENILE LINEAR SCLERODERMA. CASE SERIES OF 5 PATIENTS
M.K. Osminina, N.S. Podchernyaeva, V. A. Seraya, S.K. Kurbanova, O.V. Batureva, S.N. Chebusheva, O. V. Shpitonkova, A.V. Polyanskaya, A.A. Skakodub, N.K. Ziskina.
Federal State Autonomous Educational Institution of Higher Education I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University, Russia.
Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation (Sechenov University), Russia.
26-30
OCULAR MANIFESTATIONS IN A PATIENT WITH HIDRADENITIS SUPPURATIVA: A CASE STUDY
Huda Saif Al Dhaheri, Mohammad Fareed Khan.
Department of Ophthalmology, Sheikh Shakhbout Medical City, Abu Dhabi, UAE.
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BETTER DIAGNOSIS OF STROKE USING DIFFERENT B-VALUES IN MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING
Hawar Sardar Hassan, Ahmed J. Allami, Duha Emad Taha, Hany Akeel Al-Hussaniy.
Department of Physiology, College of Medicine, University of Kirkuk, Kirkuk, 36001, Iraq.
Department of Dental Technology, Komar University of Science and Technology, Kurdistan-Region, Iraq.
Department of Radiology, Anwar-Sheka Medical city, Sulaimani, Kurdistan Region, Iraq.
Department of Pharmacy, Al-Nisour University College, 10001, Baghdad, Iraq.
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INNOVATIONS IN DERMATOLOGIC SURGERY AND MELANOMA PATHOGENESIS: FROM THE PERSONALISED SURGERY TO THE CONCEPT OF GENOMIC MAPPING/ TARGETING VIA NITROSAMINES IN DRUGS: SPOTLIGHT ON CONTAMINATION OF ANGIOTENSIN CONVERTING ENZYME INHIBITORS (ACES) AND ANGIOTENSIN RECEPTOR BLOCKERS (ARBS)
Tchernev G, Broshtilova V3, Kordeva S.
Onkoderma- Clinic for Dermatology, Venereology and Dermatologic Surgery, General Skobelev 26, 1606 Sofia, Bulgaria.
Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Medical Institute of Ministry of Interior, General Skobelev 79, 1606, Sofia, Bulgaria.
Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Military Medical Academy, 1606, Sofia, Bulgaria.
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CONGENITAL HYPOTHYROIDISM: FROM THEORY TO PRACTICE- A CLINICAL CASE
Yu.V. Boldyreva, I.A. Lebedev, E.V. Zakharchuk, E.A. Babakin, I.A. Aptekar.
Associate Professor of the Department of Biological Chemistry of the Tyumen State Medical University, Russia.
Doctor of Medical Sciences, Professor of the Department of Osteopathy and Traditional Medicine of the Tyumen State Medical University, Russia.
Assistant of the Department of Neurology with a course of neurosurgery of the Tyumen State Medical University, Russia.
Associate Professor of the Department of Pathological Physiology of the Tyumen State Medical University, Russia.
Associate Professor, Acting Head of the Department of Osteopathy and Traditional Medicine at Tyumen State Medical University, Russia.
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COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF ENAMEL SURFACE WEAR INDUCED BY TWO CONCENTRATIONS OF ZIRCONIA PARTICLE TOOTHPASTE UNDER TWO ELECTRIC TOOTHBRUSHING MODALITIES
Zana Lila, Sokol Krasniqi, Afrim Gjelaj, Jacques Veronneau.
Department of Prosthodontics, Medical Faculty, University of Prishtina “Hasan Prishtina”, Pristina, Kosovo.
Department of Orthodontics, Medical Faculty, University of Prishtina “Hasan Prishtina”, Pristina, Kosovo.
Faculty of Mechanical Engineering University of Prishtina, Prishtina, Kosovo.
Centres Dentaires Véronneau, Quebec, Canada.
50-56
VALID AND INFORMED CONSENT IN ORTHOPAEDIC SURGERY: A MULTICENTRE, REGIONAL SERVICE EVALUATION OF CURRENT UK PRACTICE
Rebecca Mills, Mohammad Zain Sohail, Hammad Sadique, Oliver Adebayo, Kanatheepan Shanmuganathan, Georgios Mamarelis, Shahanoor Ali, Ahmed Sanalla, Frank Acquaah, Abid Ali, Sadhin Subhash.
Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals Trust, UK.
Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital, Stanmore, UK.
Royal London Hospital, UK.
Southend University Hospital, UK.
Broomfield Hospital, Chelmsford, Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust, UK.
Percival Pott Rotation, North Central and East London, UK.
Colchester Hospital, East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust, UK.
James Paget University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, UK.
Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, UK.
Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust, Harlow, UK.
Lister Hospital, East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust, UK.
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PROPORTION OF HEART FAILURE PATIENTS RECEIVING GUIDELINE RECOMMENDED DOSES OF BETA BLOCKERS IN GEORGIA: A STUDY ON TITRATION AND TOLERABILITY
George Shaburishvili, Nikoloz Shaburishvili, Solomon Zeikidze.
David Agmashenebeli University of Georgia.
Ilia State University, Tbilisi, Georgia.
70-77
STUDY OF THE ASSOCIATION BETWEEN ASTHMA, WEIGHT STATUS AND NUTRITIONAL INTAKE: RESULTS OF A TUNISIAN PILOT SURVEY
Chaima Jemai, Haifa Zaibi, Tesnim Farhat, Nesrine Dhieb, Achwak Mehrez, Mouna Djebbi, Zohra Hadj Ali, Yosra Htira, Faika Ben Mami.
Department of Cardiology, National institute of nutrition of Tunis, Tunisia.
Department of Pneumology, Charles Nicolle Hospital, Tunisia.
78-85
HEALTH RISK-FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH LEAD EXPOSURE IN THE KVEMO KARTLI REGION OF GEORGIA
Robizon Tsiklauri, Tamar Jankhoteli, Maiko Chokheli, Ani Khachidze, Lela Kazarashvili, Nino Chkhaberidze, Ketevan Kavtaradze, Emzari Chachua, Mariam Vardoshvili.
National Centre of Disease Control and Public Health, 99, Kakheti av., Tbilisi, Georgia.
86-94
SEMANTICS AND DYNAMICS OF HEADACHE IN PATIENTS WITH CHIARI MALFORMATION TYPE I AFTER DECOMPRESSION SURGERY: EXPERIENCE FROM AZERBAIJAN
Najafbayli N.V.
Department of Neurosurgery, Azerbaijan Medical University, Azerbaijan.
95-100
EXPLORING THE ROLE OF C-REACTIVE PROTEIN IN PREECLAMPSIA AMONG HYPERTENSIVE PREGNANT WOMEN
Hussamaldin Mohamed, Abdelmushin Abdelgadir, Ashraf Ismail, Osman Elsadig, Kiran Gopinath, Mosab Omer, Ayman Alfeel, Elryah. I. Ali, Mohamed M. Almaki, Ammar Abdelmola, Hussam Ali Osman, Huda Al-Obaidi, Abdelgadir Elamin Eltom, Marwan Ismail.
Clinical Scientist, Al Qasimi Women and Children Hospital, Purelab, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates.
Department of Biology Faculty of Science University of Hail, Saudi Arabia.
Cardiology Fellow, Al Qassimi Hospital, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates.
Primary Health Care Corporation, Al Wakrah, Qatar.
Department of Medical Laboratory Sciences, College of Health Sciences, Gulf Medical University.
Faculty of medical laboratory sciences, Clinical chemistry department, Shendi university.
Department of Medical Laboratory Technology, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Northern Border University, Arar, Saudi Arabia.
Jazan University college of nursing and health sciences department of medical laboratory technology.
Department of Medical Laboratory Technology, College of Nursing and Health Sciences, Jazan University, Gizan,45142, Saudi Arabia.
Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, Liwa College, Abu Dhabi, UAE.
101-105
THE IMPACT OF BARIATRIC SURGERY ON TYPE 2 DIABETES MELLITUS REMISSION IN THE GEORGIAN POPULATION
Tamar Shervashidze, Rusudan Kvanchakhadze, David abuladze, Liana Jashi, Miranda Shervashidze, Ilona Sakvarelidze, Manana Makharadze, Iamze Taboridze.
David Aghmashenebeli University of Georgia, Georgia.
Davit Abuladze Georgian-Italian Clinic, Georgia.
Avicena" Batumi Medical University, Georgia.
Batumi Shota Rustaveli State University, Georgia.
Tbilisi Humanitarian Teaching University, Georgia.
106-112
TEN-YEAR TRENDS IN REVASCULARIZATION, IN-HOSPITAL TREATMENTS, AND OUTCOMES IN PATIENTS WITH STEMI
Wilfredo Chaviano-de la Paz, Dayani Arteaga-Guerra, Luis Enrique Remedios Carbonell, Raikel Fardales Rodriguez, Maidelis Prieto-Guerra, Michel Guillermo-Segredo, Maikel Santos-Medina, Geovedys Martinez-Garcia, Miguel Alejandro Rodríguez-Ramos.
Cardiology Department, General Hospital Camilo Cienfuegos, Sancti-Spiritus, CUBA.
Emergency Department, General Hospital Camilo Cienfuegos, Sancti-Spiritus, CUBA.
Cardiology Department, General Hospital Hermanos Ameijeiras, La Havana, CUBA.
Cardiology Department, General Hospital Ernesto Guevara, Las Tunas, CUBA.
Cardiology Department, General Hospital Enrique Cabrera, La Havana, CUBA.
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FORMATION OF ARTIFICIAL BURNS IN WISTAR RATS TO EVALUATE THE EFFECTS OF DIFFERENT DRUGS
Kubaevskaya D. M, Olennikov P. A, Ishmaev S. A, Balakireva E. V, Labazanov D. U, Boguslavets S. L, Beskadarov V. I, Zhidkov S. A, Budeykina I. N, Komolov D. A.
NWSMU named after I.I.Mechnikova, Saint-Petersburg, Russia, Military Medical Academy named after S. M. Kirov, Saint-Petersburg, Russia, Saint-Petersburg State Pediatric Medical University, Russia.
121-122
IMMUNE RESPONSE OF CULTURED MONOCYTES OF ATHEROSCLEROTIC PATIENTS RECEIVING STATIN THERAPY
Tatiana V. Kirichenko, Irina Yu. Yudina, Maria V. Lukina, Tatiana B. Andrushchishina, Natalia V. Elizova, Alexander M. Markin, Yuliya V. Markina.
Petrovsky National Research Centre of Surgery, 119435, Moscow, Russia.
Petrovsky Medical University, 117418, Moscow, Russia.
I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University, 119048, Moscow, Russia.
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DIAGNOSTIC MANAGEMENT OF PATIENTS WITH ONYCHOMYCOSES
Yurko K.V, Chekhovska G.S, Gradil G.I, Katsapov D.V, Merkulova N.F, Mohylenets O.I, Bodnia I.P, Burma Ya.I, Tsyko O.V, Onikiienko O.L, Gargin V.V.
Kharkiv National Medical University, Kharkiv, Ukraine.
Private Institution of higher education "Kharkiv Institute of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences", Kharkiv, Ukraine.
Kharkiv International Medical University, Kharkiv, Ukraine.
129-133
VARIATION OF ASTIGMATISM BETWEEN TEMPORAL AND SUPERIOR APPROACH IN PHACO SURGERY
Alyaa Abdulameer, Marwa Abdulzahra, Zainb Adel hashim.
College of medicine, Al-Qadisiyah University, Al-Qadisiyah, Iraq.
134-137
INTEROPERABILITY IN PERUVIAN BLOOD BANKS: PERCEPTION AND CHALLENGES FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF AN INTEGRATED INFORMATION SYSTEM
Encarnación David Velásquez-Pasapera, Sofía Romero-Mederos, Jose Antonio Paredes-Arrascue.
Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Peru.
138-142
POLYPHARMACY, DRUG RELATED NITROSAMINE CONTAMINATION (BISOPROLOL/ PROPAFENONE) AND THE LINK TO LICHEN PLANUS/ SUBSEQUENT DEVELOPMENT OF KERATINOCYTE AND MUCOSAL CANCER/ ORAL LEUKOPLAKIA: PRESENTATION OF THE FIRST CASE AND UPDATE ON THE NEW PATHOGENETIC VISION
Tchernev G, Broshtilova V, Kordeva S.
Onkoderma- Clinic for Dermatology, Venereology and Dermatologic Surgery, General Skobelev 26, 1606 Sofia, Bulgaria.
Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Medical Institute of Ministry of Interior, General Skobelev 79, 1606, Sofia, Bulgaria.
Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Military Medical Academy, 1606, Sofia, Bulgaria.
143-150
“SCREAM” OF CYSTOLITHOTOMY IN HISTORY OF ART: PATIENT PERSPECTIVE
Ayhan Verit, Fatma Ferda Verit.
Fatih Sultan Mehmet Hospital, Department of Urology, Univ. of Health Sciences, Istanbul, Turkey.
Istanbul Cerrahpaşa Unv. Department of Gynecologic Oncology, Istanbul, Turkey.
151-153
EFFICIENT RECONSTRUCTION METHOD SELECTION IN LOWER LIP CANCER
M.A. Rustamzade, N.M. Amiraliyev, K.N. Amiraliyev.
Department of Oncology, Azerbaijan Medical University, Baku, Azerbaijan.
154-157
OBESITY AND THYROID FUNCTION IN OBESE WOMEN: A PILOT STUDY
Chaima Jemai, Radhouane Gharbi, Hajer Kandara, Ines Kammoun, Manel Jemel, Olfa Berriche, Faten Mahjoub, Henda Jamoussi.
Faculty of medicine of Tunis, Tunisia.
National institute of nutrition of Tunis, Department C, Tunisia.
National institute of nutrition of Tunis, Department B, Tunisia.
Obesity research unit of Department A (UR18ES01), Tunisia.
158-162
ANATOMICAL FEATURES OF THE OSTIOMEATAL COMPLEX AND THEIR IMPACT ON COMPLICATIONS IN DENTAL IMPLANTATION
Nazaryan R.S, Sosonna L.O, Iskorostenska O.V, Storozheva M.V, Fomenko Yu.V, Heranin S.I, Ohurtsov O.S, Nikonov A.Yu, Alekseeva V.V.
Kharkiv National Medical University Kharkiv, Ukraine.
V. Karazin Kharkiv National University Kharkiv, Ukraine.
Kharkiv International Medical University, Kharkiv, Ukraine.
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