Browsing by Author "Vasiljevic, N. (9744452100)"

Aim: The aim of the present study was to investigate the association of the body mass index (BMI) and waist circumfe rence (WC) with the radiographic severity of knee osteoar thritis (rKOA) Methods: A cross-sectional study had been applied during this research which included 150 patients diagnosed at the General Hospital in Užice and Health Center in Arilje (Serbia). The study included patients over the age of 50, diagnosed with OA according to The European League Against Rheumatism (EULAR) criteria. Data on social-demographic characteristics, health habits, and personal and family histories of the partici - pants were collected through a specific questionnaire designated for this research. The severity of the disease was assessed pursuant to radiological changes using the Kellgren-Lawrence grading scale (K-L). The state of nou - rishment was assessed according to the BMI and WC. Results: According to multivariate logistic regression analyses, after adjustment for age, sex, marital status, formal education, present occupation, smoking, al - cohol consumption and physical activity; higher grades of rKOA (grade III and grade IV) were significantly related to BMI (p = 0.038) and WC (p < 0.001). The association was much stronger for obesity defined as BMI ≥30 kg/m2 (p = 0.002) and for abdominal obesity - WC > 102 cm in men and > 88 cm in women (p = 0.009). Conclusion: This study showed that obesity defined as BMI ≥30 kg/m2 and abdominal obesity are strongly related to K-L of rKOA, with the associations being of very similar extent.

This is a case of invasive endometrial carcinoma with ovarian metastases incidentally detected in a 30-year-old infertile woman. The patient was asymptomatic. Carcinoma was discovered during hysteroscopy. She was submitted to surgical treatment involving total hysterectomy, bilateral salpingo- oophorectomy and dissection of the pelvic and paraaortal lymph nodes. Postoperative irradiation therapy was performed. Since treatment the patient has been well.

A case of 56-year old women with double primary invasive cervical carcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma and endometrioid adenocarcinoma is presented. The patient was subjected to radical abdominal hysterectomy with pelvic and paraaortic lymphadenectomy. Surgery was followed by radiotherapy. Since the treatment the patient has been doing well and is free of any signs of relapse of the disease.