Slovenian surgeons have successfully developed a new method of breast reconstruction for cancer patients, the Slovenian Press Agency (STA) reported on Tuesday. Surgeons in Ljubljana Central Hospital use a three-dimensional mould to form a new breast from the patient's abdominal fat, and then have the tissue implanted and fixated in the place of the removed breast. The mould making technique, developed by the Ljubljana Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, uses a laser to make an exact imprint of the healthy breast, which is then used to make a mirror-image three-dimensional mould for the reconstruction. That is the first in the world to help woman patients overcome embarrassment of losing their breast after mastectomy, according to the report. Speaking of the effect of the treatment, Uros Ahcan, head of plastic surgery ward in Ljubljana Central Hospital , said that the reconstructed breast is as symmetrical as possible with the healthy breast. The latest breast reconstruction … [Read more...]

A Slovenian citizen, suspected of being infected with Ebola, has passed his first medical test on Thursday after he was admitted to University Medical Centre Ljubljana (UKC) on Wednesday evening. The preliminary test results came back negative, UKC hospital announced hours after it said on Thursday morning that a patient with severe fever had been admitted upon returning from an Ebola-affected part of Africa. The medical test was done by the medical faculty's microbiology institute, which has state-of-the art testing equipment, according to Slovenian Press Agency. For now, the patient displays no signs of the Ebola disease beyond having fever, Franc Strle, chief of the infectious diseases department, was quoted as reporting. Further medical tests on the Ebola suspect will continue until Saturday, during which time the patient will remain in isolation before a diagnosis of the deadly virus is completely ruled out, said reports. Ebola virus disease, formerly known as Ebola hemorrhagic … [Read more...]