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Polydactyly is a medical term referred to having extra finger or toe. It is an inborn condition connected with disturbances of the limb formation due to genetic or external influences. Influences in early pregnancy are the most significant, as the digits are already recognizable at 41-43 days of gestation and are completely formed at 53 days.

The medical term, "pulmonary hypertension" comprises of an increasing pressure in the lung vasculature or pulmonary circuit. This pathological process is peculiar to the progressing increase of vascular resistance. These changes can often lead to failure of the right ventricular and consequently the untimely death of a patient.

ENT diseases include pathologies of the ear, throat and nose. Otolaryngologists are also engaged in the treatment of diseases of the salivary glands, trachea and other organs located in the head and neck. To receive high quality medical services,many patients suffering from hearing and speech disorders, oncological diseases or...

Due to the COVID-19 epidemic, the attention of the global medical community is aimed at preventing the spreading of infection and developing treatment methods. At the same time, the most effective models of health care systems, which allow for achieving high recovery rates, are studied. Today, Germany is the undisputed leader in this sphere.

What is an abdominal aortic aneurysm? Is it a dangerous disease? Does it require emergency care or will it be enough to just observe it? Let’s also talk about the abdominal aortic aneurysm definition, its causes, symptoms, diagnostics and treatment. Abdominal aortic aneurysm – is a disease when the diameter of a certain aortic site expands and becomes 2 or more times bigger than the normal width of the aorta.

According to the World Health Organization, osteochondroma is an osseous projection covered by a cartilage layer that arises on the external bone surface. Such neoplasms generally arise in the immature skeleton, i.e. in children and young adolescents. Debate still continues as to the benign or potentially malignant (pseudotumoral)...

The American Society of Clinical Oncology publishes a Clinical Cancer Advances report annually. CAR T-cell therapy was presented as one of the main achievements of the year in the report for 2018. This therapy was a breakthrough in oncology, mainly in the treatment of hematologic diseases. Today, some countries use CAR T immunotherapy not only in clinical trials, but also in practical medicine.

Kidney cancer is one of the most common types of malignant tumors. More than 250,000 cases are diagnosed in the world every year. According to statistics, it usually develops in people aged between 60 and 65 years of age. The disease is most often detected at its early stages, but stage 4 cancer is diagnosed in every sixth patient.