INTRODUCTION The positive effect of thymectomy in patients with myasthenia gravis (MG) has been known for more than a century. The occurrence of thymoma is often associated with the development of myasthenia gravis. These are usually the most severe forms of MG, with a very rapid course and a...

INTRODUCTION Epilepsy is a chronic disease of the central nervous system characterized by repetitive, sudden and reversible episodes of brain dysfunction, which occur in a stereotyped pattern. These episodes are termed as the epileptic seizures, and they arise spontaneously as a result of abrupt...

INTRODUCTION Despite the previous research, the cause of sarcoidosis remains unknown, and its course is unpredictable [1]. Although the most common type of sarcoidosis is acute pulmonary sarcoidosis, where spontaneous regression may occur, chronic pulmonary sarcoidosis and extrapulmonary...

INTRODUCTION The first patients with acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) were described in 1981, and two years later, the cause of the disease was identified - human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) [1]. At the end of 2020, around 37.7 million people were infected with HIV worldwide, of whom...

INTRODUCTION Kidney transplantation is the therapeutic method of choice in end-stage kidney disease. Living donor transplantation is a better option than cadaver transplantation due to a longer period of preoperative preparation, shorter duration of ischemia and longer graft survival....

INTRODUCTION Uterine rupture is a life-threatening complication of pregnancy which is associated with a high incidence of maternal and neonatal morbidity and mortality [1]. In developed countries it occurs rarely and is most commonly a complication of a previous caesarean section, or less...

INTRODUCTION Modern orthopedics is more and more frequently faced with the problem of treating bone defects of varying size and etiology. These defects occur in several ways and can be found as defects in various tumor-like lesions, after resection of parts of bone due to benign or malignant...

INTRODUCTION The cardiovascular system consists of a group of tissues and organs whose function is to distribute the liquid medium - blood to peripheral tissues and organs, so as to carry out the exchange of substances and gases and enable metabolism. One of the most important cardiovascular...

Time is that wherein there is opportunity, and opportunity is that wherein there is no great time. Hippocrates Assistant professor Mlađan Golubović, MD, PhD Assistant Editor-in-ChiefSerbian Journal of the...

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