Autoimmune thyroid disease (AITD) is a common organ-specific autoimmune disease. A strong influence of genetic and epigenetic modifications has been demonstrated to take part in the development and progression of autoimmune thyroid diseases. The linkage between the Vitamin D receptor (VDR) polymorphism and several autoimmune disorders, including the AITD.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFNowadays CT colonoscopy is one of the basic methods for colon disease diagnostic. In Georgia mentioned method is used rarely despite of its high diagnostic potential. The current research aims to populate CT colonoscopy to be widely used in diagnostic as well as preventive healthcare, develop radiological semiotics of colon specifications and pathology changes.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAbdominal hernias are the most common conditions requiring surgery. The objectives of abdominal hernial repair are to minimize recurrence of the disease. The prosthetic hernioplasty, which was introduced by Stoppa and Rives, became one of the widely accepted.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFInguinal hernia is the most common of all of all hernia surgical procedures. Surgery has generally been recommended for all inguinal hernias. The original method of reconstruction of the transverse fascia in patients with inguinal hernia was introduced.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe reform that started in 1995 in health care system still is in progress in our country. It is necessary to evaluate the advantages and disadvantages of past period in order to achieving the objectives. For this aim we used the statistical facts gathered during the reforms and according to those data we tried to analyse the existing situation of urgent surgical service.
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