Analysis of Lower Extremity Amputations from the SerbVasc Registry.

Background: Peripheral arterial disease (PAD) and diabetes are the major causes of lower extremity amputations (LEAs) worldwide. Morbidity and mortality in patients with LEAs are high with an associated significant burden on the global health system. The aim of this article is to report the overall morbidity and mortality rates after major and minor LEAs from the Serbian Vascular Registry (SerbVasc), with an analysis of predictive factors that influenced adverse outcomes.

The influence of various morphologic and hemodynamic carotid plaque characteristics on neurological events onset and deaths.

A group of 72 patients with 111 asymptomatic carotid stenoses (ACS), mean age 65.42 +/- 9.21, and a group of 36 patients with 58 symptomatic carotid stenoses (SCS), mean age 67.

[Delayed-pressure urticaria--analysis of 28 patients].

Twenty eight patients (18 men and 10 women) with delayed pressure induced urticaria were analyzed. The average age was 35.5 years, and the illness lasted 1-20 years, 4.

[Vitamin E in the treatment of cutanea tarda porphyria].

The results of the treatment with vitamin E of seven patients with late skin porphyria are presented Vitamin E was given in the daily dose from 60 to 90 IU. The treatment resulted in the decrease of urine porphyrine and regression of skin changes. Side effects of vitamin E have not been observed and the pathophysiologic mechanism of its effect is reported.

[Megacolon congenitum (Hirschsprung's disease) in adults].

Hirschsprung's disease is rare in adults and represents a unique problem in the diagnosis and therapy. The permanent symptoms of the disease are persistent chronic constipation and meteorism. The degree of constipation depends on the length and narrowing of the aganglionary segment, diet and compensatory capacities of the bowel.

[Treatment of porphyria cutanea tarda using plasma exchange].

Results in the treatment of 5 patients with porphyria cutanea tarda by plasma exchange are presented. The procedure was applied every second or third day, 2-4 procedures in total. Saline solution, 5% or 12% albumin were used as plasma substitutes.