MedEspera 2024: Recent submissions

  • Surgical treatment of patients with morbid obesity 
    Cibotaru Mihaela (Instituţia Publică Universitatea de Stat de Medicină şi Farmacie „Nicolae Testemiţanu” din Republica Moldova, 2024)
    Introduction. Class III obesity, formerly known as morbid obesity, is a complex chronic disease in which a person has a body mass index of 40 or higher or a BMI of 35 or higher and is experiencing obesity-related health ...
  • Surgical treatment of acromioclavicular joint injuries 
    Bolăndău, Luca; Tulbure, Vasile; Arabadji, Dionis; Ratcov, Serghei (Instituţia Publică Universitatea de Stat de Medicină şi Farmacie „Nicolae Testemiţanu” din Republica Moldova, 2024)
    Introduction. Acromioclavicular joint (ACJ) injuries represent a challenge for modern medicine. ACJ injuries represent >40% of all shoulder injuries with an incidence of 9.2/1000 people a year. This review presents the ...
  • The minimally invasive approach to mechanical jaundice 
    Cebanu Delia (Instituţia Publică Universitatea de Stat de Medicină şi Farmacie „Nicolae Testemiţanu” din Republica Moldova, 2024)
    Introduction. The current issue in hepatopancreatobiliary surgery involves the diagnosis and treatment of mechanical jaundice (MJ) resulting from cholestasis, caused by inflammatory processes, tumors, and iatrogenic injuries. ...
  • Revascularization of the lower extremities using transobturator bypasses 
    Visterniceanu Andrei (Instituţia Publică Universitatea de Stat de Medicină şi Farmacie „Nicolae Testemiţanu” din Republica Moldova, 2024)
    Introduction. Transobturator bypass is a surgical technique used as an alternative option for lower extremity revascularization. The passage of the vascular graft through the obturator foramen, thus bypassing the inguinal ...
  • Staged surgical correction in patients with "functionally" univentricular hearts 
    Ilescu Ana-Maria (Instituţia Publică Universitatea de Stat de Medicină şi Farmacie „Nicolae Testemiţanu” din Republica Moldova, 2024)
    Introduction. "Univentricular" heart is a term used to describe complex cardiac anomalies, which are characterized by the presence of a single ventricle with pumping function. Patients with univentricular heart face major ...
  • The use of platelet-rich fibrin in the regenerative treatment of refractory chronic ulcers of the lower limbs 
    Arsenov, Ana (Instituţia Publică Universitatea de Stat de Medicină şi Farmacie „Nicolae Testemiţanu” din Republica Moldova, 2024)
    Introduction. Chronic refractory ulcer is defined as a skin defect, with or without involvement of adjacent tissues that persists for more than 6 weeks and does not improve for more than 3 months following proper treatment. ...
  • The approach of hemorrhage of the superior digestive tract in emergency medicine department (2021-2022) 
    Munteanu, Artur; Munteanu, Ecaterina; Habach, Raed (Instituţia Publică Universitatea de Stat de Medicină şi Farmacie „Nicolae Testemiţanu” din Republica Moldova, 2024)
    Introduction. Although we are in the 21st century when medicine has seen great advances in various branches, even today we are faced with massive uncontrolled hemorrhages that shatter human lives. Bleeding management today ...
  • Relevance of color doppler examination in the assessment of thyroid nodules 
    Gaidova Ecaterina; Cojocaru C.; Bour A (Instituţia Publică Universitatea de Stat de Medicină şi Farmacie „Nicolae Testemiţanu” din Republica Moldova, 2024)
    Introduction. The utilization of color Doppler examination facilitates the exploration of changes in the frequency of ultrasonic waves reflected by the bloodstream. This method is employed in assessing the vascularity of ...
  • Infective endocarditis in a haemodialysis patient: a challenging clinical case 
    Dumitraș, Mariana; Rusu, Adriana; Guzun, Carolina (Instituţia Publică Universitatea de Stat de Medicină şi Farmacie „Nicolae Testemiţanu” din Republica Moldova, 2024)
    Introduction. Although haemodialysis is an irreplaceable treatment in the end-stage chronic kidney disease, it represents an important risk factor for haematogenous infections. Infective endocarditis is a rare and severe ...
  • The impact of delayed diagnosis in retroperitoneal duodenal trauma 
    Școlnic Scarlett-Florentina (Instituţia Publică Universitatea de Stat de Medicină şi Farmacie „Nicolae Testemiţanu” din Republica Moldova, 2024)
    Introduction. The issue of diagnosing traumatic retroperitoneal duodenal injuries is current and quite significant, considering the vague clinical signs, the ensuing complications, and the associated postoperative mortality. ...
  • Drug-drug interactions among hypertensive patients 
    Boico, Irina; Mazur-Nicorici, Lucia (Instituţia Publică Universitatea de Stat de Medicină şi Farmacie „Nicolae Testemiţanu” din Republica Moldova, 2024)
    Introduction. Hypertension has increased prevalence and concurrent comorbidities, because these patients are treated with a complex therapeutic regimen comprising multiple different drugs. A drug interaction is a reaction ...
  • Erectile dysfunction in patients with periodontal disease 
    Gamureac, Oxana (Instituţia Publică Universitatea de Stat de Medicină şi Farmacie „Nicolae Testemiţanu” din Republica Moldova, 2024)
    Introduction. Erectile dysfunction (ED) is the inability to achieve or maintain an erection for a sufficient duration for sexual intercourse. Periodontal disease is primarily the result of infection and inflammation of the ...
  • Infective endocarditis caused by Staphylococcus aureus 
    Coneschi-Covalciuc, Vladislava; Ciobanu, Miruna Olguța (Instituţia Publică Universitatea de Stat de Medicină şi Farmacie „Nicolae Testemiţanu” din Republica Moldova, 2024)
    Introduction. Infective endocarditis (IE) is an infection of the endothelium of the heart that can occur in 1-6% of patients. The clinical presentation may present as an acute, subacute, or chronic condition reflecting the ...
  • From oxidative stress to bone healing: a biochemical insight into the fracture recovery process 
    Dănilă, Alexandru (Instituţia Publică Universitatea de Stat de Medicină şi Farmacie „Nicolae Testemiţanu” din Republica Moldova, 2024)
    Introduction. Within bone tissue, osteoclasts release oxidative stress (OS) compounds, vital for calcified tissue breakdown and bone healing after fractures. However, imbalances between oxidant compounds like reactive ...
  • The involvement of micro-RNAs in cardiovascular pathologies 
    Bairamculov, Azamat (Instituţia Publică Universitatea de Stat de Medicină şi Farmacie „Nicolae Testemiţanu” din Republica Moldova, 2024)
    Introduction. Micro-RNAs are short molecules of ribonucleic acid with significant regulatory functions in controlling gene expression within eukaryotic cells. These small molecules play a crucial role in post-transcriptional ...
  • Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease pathogenic mechanisms and non-invasive diagnosis 
    Uncu, Ana (Instituţia Publică Universitatea de Stat de Medicină şi Farmacie „Nicolae Testemiţanu” din Republica Moldova, 2024)
    Introduction. Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) affects a quarter of the world's population and is one of the most common liver diseases. It can progress to liver cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). ...
  • Congenital anomalies in newborns: syndactyly 
    Zveaghinteva, Ludmila (Instituţia Publică Universitatea de Stat de Medicină şi Farmacie „Nicolae Testemiţanu” din Republica Moldova, 2024)
    Introduction. The name of “hand” comes from the Latin “manus”, derived from “manipulus”. The hand is the most perfected segment of the human locomotor system and is a complex organ made up of 27 bones, 27 joints and 19 ...
  • Hormonal disturbances in the polycystic ovary syndrome 
    Colin, Mihai; Stratulat, Silvia (Instituţia Publică Universitatea de Stat de Medicină şi Farmacie „Nicolae Testemiţanu” din Republica Moldova, 2024)
    Introduction. Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is an endocrine pathology that affects women of reproductive age. Hormonal disturbances in the PCOS are the central cause of heterogenous clinical presentation involving ...
  • Vitamin D metabolism in hepatorenal syndrome 
    Harees, Noushad Juguma (Instituţia Publică Universitatea de Stat de Medicină şi Farmacie „Nicolae Testemiţanu” din Republica Moldova, 2024)
    Introduction. Hepatorenal syndrome (HRS) is a consequence of liver cirrhosis, which is the final stage of chronic liver disease with irreversible damage and the existence of regenerating nodules. Renal function is disturbed ...
  • What do students know about sexually transmitted diseases and methods of contraception? A survey study about knowledge and sexual risk behaviours among university students 
    Jurca, Denisa-Amalia (Instituţia Publică Universitatea de Stat de Medicină şi Farmacie „Nicolae Testemiţanu” din Republica Moldova, 2024)
    Introduction. Sexual life is of considerable importance, particularly in youngsters, not only because of its Sexual life is extremely important, especially for young people, not just because it affects intellectual development ...

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