Doctors from Clinical Center Tuzla on WoCoVA 2016

The 4th World Congress on Vascular Access WoCoVA 2016, which was held on 22-24 June in Lisbon , Portugal, gathered a large number of vascular access professionals from all disciplines from countries around the world ( Australia, the US, Canada, china, Japan, Iraq, india, Brazil, Great Britain, Russia, Italy, Sweden, germanny, Switzerland, Czech Republic etc.).…

Endoclip therapy in the gastroinetstinal tract

The endoscopic hemoclip method in interventional gastrointenstinal endoscopy is routinely used for managing bleeding, mostly from the proximal part of gastrointestinal tract. On Thursday, 16 June 2016, a team of doctors from University Clinical Center Tuzla for the first time performed interventional endoclipping method after colonic polypectomy. “Thanks to the purchase of rotatable clips, which…

Three stem cell transplants done at the Department of Hematology

During the 16 and 17 June 2016, the transplant team of the Department of Hematology, University Clinical Center Tuzla performed three hematopoietic stem cell transplants to treat cancer. Allogeneic transplantation from HLA-matched sibling (patient’s brother) was performed to a 53- year-old patient, who suffered from acute lymphoblastic leukemia and was hospitalized in Sarajevo. The patient…