Keratoconus (keratikonus, KC) – is a degenerative disease of non-inflammatory origin. The cornea of the eye becomes thinner and takes the form of a cone. There is no reliable information about the reasons for these changes. Still, during the research, it was found that the activity of enzymes that destroy collagen fibers-proteases...
Medical tourism gives the opportunity to undergo an inaccessible in your home country examination and receive the necessary treatment. It is worthwhile to investigate basic principles of the foreign healthcare system work and terms of providing medical care for foreigners in advance. This will allow you to select a suitable clinic and doctor...
HoLEP is a modern and completely safe surgery used to cure BPH (benign prostatic hyperplasia). The surgery allows the removal of adenomatous nodes quickly and...
Heart diseases and myocardial infarction are one of the main causes of death, and every year the number of people suffering from heart disease increases. According to WHO statistics for 2012, mortality from cardiovascular diseases was about 36% of all deaths. Myocardial infarction is an extreme manifestation of a lack of blood supply...
A stroke is a significantly severe neurological disease. It can be hemorrhagic and ischemic. A hemorrhagic stroke happens in 15% of cases, but it is more severe. It occurs due to ruptured blood vessels, which result in a hemorrhage in the brain. Fatality amounts to 70% in the absence of timely surgical treatment. Ischemic stroke...
Bone marrow transplant is one of the options associated with transplanting hematopoietic stem cells. Historically, the first surgery of this group, which includes: bone marrow transplantation, cord blood transplantation, peripheral blood stem cell transplantation.
Leukemia is a deadly dangerous oncological disease that often attacks children unlike other cancer types. This pathology is impossible to treat with surgery as there is no a single localized tumor that can be removed. Malignant cells quickly spread throughout the body affecting the nearby and distant tissues and organs.
Eye tumors are rare, but they pose a serious threat. This disease can lead to eye loss and even death. If treatment is started on time eye cancer can be cured. Moreover, foreign ophthalmologists offer their patients' treatment strategies that will allow them to get rid of the tumor and at the same time preserve vision. This task is achieved by...