[Injuries of the neck: wartime and peacetime experiences].

Introduction: There are many diagnostic and therapeutic dilemmas as well as variations in the treatment of neck trauma.

Aim: Our own experiences offer a protocol of treatment for neck trauma.

Patients And Methods: During the 1991-2003 period, 139 patients with neck trauma were treated at Dr.

External laryngotracheal trauma.

Differences in acute external injuries of the larynx and cervical trachea between peace-time and war trauma were studied. Twenty-six patients with peace-time injuries and 39 patients with war injuries were retrospectively analyzed. The incidence of peace-time laryngotracheal injuries was 0.

[Interleukin-2 receptor blockers in renal transplantation].

The last two decades have witnessed significant advances in the renal transplantation immunosuppressive protocols. The introduction of mycophenolate mofetil, tacrolimus, sirolimus and polyclonal antibodies has significantly improved graft survival. However, intensification of immunosuppression results in complications such as malignant diseases, opportunistic infections and metabolic disturbances with consequential increase in cardiovascular mortality.

Medical students' opinions on physicians' strike: cross sectional questionnaire study.

Aim: To investigate what Zagreb Medical School students think about general physicians' strike in Croatia, which began in February 2003.

Methods: We surveyed 771 students using a specially designed anonymous self-report questionnaire. In addition to questions on demographic data (student's sex, year of studies, average grade, and whether at least one parent was a physician), the questionnaire contained 19 items divided in three subscales, each assessing different aspects of student opinion on the strike.

Head and neck squamous cell carcinoma skin metastases below of the diaphragm.

Cutaneous metastases from carcinoma are relatively uncommon in clinical practice. Metastasis to skin sites from squamous cell carcinoma of the mucosa of the head and neck are also very rare. However, skin metastases may be the first clinical evidence of the malignant disease or its loco-regional recurrence.

Status of women in small academic medical communities: case study of the Zagreb University School of Medicine.

Aim: To analyze the proportion of women among student and teaching bodies of the Zagreb University School of Medicine between 1950 and 2000.

Methods: The data on medical school graduates from the Zagreb University School of Medicine between 1950 and 2000 were collected from the archive of the School. The data on the School's teaching staff between 1950 and 2000 were collected from the Archive of the Zagreb University.

What do medical students want from their professional and private life?

Aim: To analyze medical students wishes regarding their professional and private life and whether their wishes change over the years of medical studies.

Methods: We surveyed 886 of 1,686 students at the Zagreb University School of Medicine during the academic year 2000/2001. The students were asked to complete an anonymous questionnaire with two groups of 5 wishes, one group pertaining to professional and the other to personal life.