Publications by authors named "Vojko Dukic"

To evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of pretreatment surgical magnetic resonance images (MRI) in the assessment of patients with laryngeal tumors. The prospective study included 34 patients (mean age 62.2 ± 5.

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Background/aim: Over the last years numerous studies have been performed dealing with mutual relations among gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) and numerous diseases of the upper airways. The aim of the present study was to establish possible causal relationship between GERD and posterior laryngitis (PL).

Methods: The study included 103 patients with gastrointestinal complaints.

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Carotid body tumors are rare, but represent the most common form of head and neck paraganglioma. We present 17 surgically treated patients. The present study reviews our experience in the diagnosis and treatment of these uncommon lesions.

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Head-neck cancer is an area requiring more attention to a highly demanding therapy which has not been fully developed yet. Despite advances in diagnosis and treatment, including improvements of surgical techniques, radio- and chemotherapy and prevention strategies, the survival rates of patients with recurrent head-neck cancer are low. New drugs, including those targeting the epidermal growth factor receptor, p53 gene, RAS protein post-translation modification, the proteosome, vascular endothelial growth factor, cyclooxigenase-2 and other molecular pathways, are promising agents for management of head-neck cancer.

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Introduction: Recent literature data suggest that permanent or reversible hearing loss may occur after general anesthesia. The etiology varies, while hearing loss following middle ear surgery is attributed to exposure to nitrous oxide (N,0). The objective of our study was to measure, using tympanometry, the middle air pressure change caused by nitrous oxide during general anesthesia and to establish its emetogenic effects during the postoperative period.

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Background/aim: Study of the association between Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) and the tumors of the nasopharynx renders an opportunity to introduce causal treatment Already have been proven the anti-EBV (anti-Epstein-Barr nucleus antigene) antibodies in the blood serum of the patients infected with EBV, while over 91% of the patients with nasopharyngeal malignant tumors also have a detectable anti-EBV marker. The aim of this research was to determine if there were anti-EBV antibodies in the serum of the patients with the already verified nasopharyngeal malignant tumors, and, if there were, to determine the quantitative ratio to the values in the serum of the healthy controls.

Methods: The study involved 74 individuals in the period from 1994-2001 divided into four groups: group A counting 11 patients with undifferentiated carcinome of nasopharyngeal type (UCNT); group B counting 25 patients with UCNT X-ray treated at least three years before the onset of the study; group C including 28 healthy subjecets (blood donors), and the group D with 10 patients with planocellular nasopharyngeal carcinoma.

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Background/aim: According to the data from immunological, biological and molecular researches, there is a close association between the undifferentiated carcinoma of nasopharyngeal type (UCNT) and Epstein-Barr virus (EBV). To use IgA EA antibody as a serological marker in our patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma from a clinical viewpoint.

Methods: 91 patients were followed in the period from 1989-1998.

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Background: At the Clinical Center of Serbia (CCS), which includes 21 Institutes and 6 Centers, approximately 10% of the total annual budgetary funds is spent on the drugs. During the studied period, it was estimated that 0.5% of the above amount has been spent at the Institute for Otorhinolaryngology and Maxillofacial surgery (Institute for ORL and MFS), Clinical Center of Serbia.

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In the period 2000-2002, 40 patients with odontogenic sinusitis were examined at the Institute for ENT and Maxillofacial Surgery, Clinical Centre of Serbia. Oroantral communication was detected in 40% of the patients, oroantral fistula in 35%, sinus foreign bodies in 15% and other conditions in 10% of the cases. The extraction of the upper lateral teeth was the cause of odontogenic sinusitis in 65% of the cases.

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Malignant tumors of the oral cavity grow rapidly, frequently and early metastazing to the surrounding regional lymph nodes. The aim of this study was to evaluate the correlation between clinically confirmed local and regional spread and intraoperatively and histopathologically verified local spread. A series of 74 patients with carcinoma of the tongue and floor of the mouth were analyzed.

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The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of topical administration of corticosteroid beclomethasone dipropionate on common nasal symptoms in moderate allergic and non-allergic hyperreactive eosinophilic rhinitis, and in allergic and non-allergic hyperreactive eosinophilic rhinitis associated with bilateral moderate nasal polyposis. The study was prospective and controlled. During the study 106 patients were examined, out of whom 66 were treated, while 40 had no therapy.

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