Pemphigus is an autoimmune bullous dermatosis of the skin and mucous membranes characterised by disruption of the cell adhesion mechanisms of the epidermis, particularly the desmosomes
The term 'appendicitis' (in English 'appendicitis') refers in the medical field to the inflammation - acute or chronic - of the vermiform appendix (also called the caecal appendix or just the 'appendix'), i.e. the tubular formation forming…
The Valsalva manoeuvre (MV), named after the physician Antonio Maria Valsalva, is a forced compensation manoeuvre of the middle ear, mainly used in medicine, especially in the field of cardiology, but also in the field of diving
The atrial flow regulator is an innovative, state-of-the-art, minimally invasive technique to treat heart failure that cannot be controlled with drugs and offer patients a better life expectancy and quality of life
Eisenmenger syndrome, is a rare complication of a congenital heart defect, will affect the hole that connects the heart chambers or major blood vessels
While the term 'ptosis' generally indicates the displacement of a physical structure due to the force of gravity, and can affect different parts of the body, eyelid ptosis is the most common
Murphy's maneuver is a maneuver used by the doctor in semiotics to investigate the presence of pain that originates in the gallbladder (also called gall bladder)