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Clinical Impact of Preoperative Biliary Drainage in Patients with Ductal Adenoc...
Amaral, Maria João; Freitas, João; Amaral, Mariana; Serôdio, Marco; Oliveira, Rui Caetano; Donato, Paulo; Tralhão, José GuilhermeOur aim was to study the association between preoperative biliary drainage (PBD) and morbidity following cephalic pancreaticoduodenectomy (CPD) for pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) and its prognostic impact, which is still controversial in the literature. A retrospective study was conducted, which included 128 patients who underwent CPD for PDAC, divided into two groups: those who underwent PBD (group 1)...
Tumor Stroma Area and Other Prognostic Factors in Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcin...
Amaral, Maria João; Amaral, Mariana; Freitas, João; Oliveira, Rui Caetano; Serôdio, Marco; Cipriano, Maria Augusta; Tralhão, José GuilhermePancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) has a dense stroma, responsible for up to 80% of its volume. The amount of stroma can be associated with prognosis, although there are discrepancies regarding its concrete impact. The aim of this work was to study prognostic factors for PDAC patients submitted to surgery, including the prognostic impact of the tumor stroma area (TSA). A retrospective study with PDAC patie...
Pancreatic Cancer Biomarkers: Oncogenic Mutations, Tissue and Liquid Biopsies, ...
Amaral, Maria João; Oliveira, Rui C.; Donato, Paulo; Tralhão, José GuilhermePancreatic cancer is one of the most fatal malignancies, as approximately 80% of patients are at advanced stages by the time of diagnosis. The main reason for the poor overall survival is late diagnosis that is partially due to the lack of tools for early-stage detection. In addition, there are several challenges in evaluating response to treatment and predicting prognosis. In this article, we do a review of th...
ABDOMINAL WALL CATASTROPHE, THERAPEUTIC STRATEGY – A CASE REPORT AND REVIEW OF ...
Amaral, Maria João; Serôdio, Marco; Ramos, Sara; Manso, António; Alexandrino, Henrique; Tralhão, José GuilhermeA complete abdominal wall defect (AWD) is life-threatening, has a functional and cosmetic impact on patients’ quality of life and represents a significant challenge for surgeons, requiring a multidisciplinary treatment strategy. The goals of the reconstructive surgery in the management of these defects are to provide stable coverage of the abdominal contents, restore function and achieve complete wound closure....
Ruptured Hemorrhagic Hepatic Cyst: An Unusual Case Report
Amaral, Maria João; Serôdio, Marco; Koch, Maria João; Almeida, Rui; Campos, José Carlos; Tralhão, José GuilhermeBackground: Hemorrhagic rupture of a hepatic cyst is rare. To date, very few cases have been reported in the literature. Case Report: A patient with a history of a suspected liver hydatid cyst presented to the emergency department with abdominal pain and fever. She was admitted with the presumptive diagnosis of acute cholecystitis. During hospitalization, the patient presented with hemodynamic instability and a...
Avaliação dos custos da terapêutica antiinflamatória no tratamento da patologia...
Ramos, Francisco de Sousa; Amaral, Maria JoãoSubmitted by Maury Lima (maury.lima@ipea.gov.br) on 2020-04-02T14:16:30Z No. of bitstreams: 1 Avaliação dos custos.pdf: 210845 bytes, checksum: 7b0f61da692c8b5714811c180aea8c9a (MD5); Approved for entry into archive by Norma Stenzel (norma.stenzel@ipea.gov.br) on 2020-04-02T21:35:34Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 1 Avaliação dos custos.pdf: 210845 bytes, checksum: 7b0f61da692c8b5714811c180aea8c9a (MD5); Made availab...
Promoting reflective assessing practices through narratives: An action research...
Cardoso, Ana Paula; Amaral, Maria João; Oliveira, NatérciaThis project aims at describing the use of Action Research in the development of more structured assessment practices in Early Childhood Portuguese contexts. The teacher had always observed young learners’ activities and progress, and registered them in the form of “critical incidents”. This reflective process structured through this type of narratives helps “tune” the Class Curriculum firstly designed without ...
O melhor de nós: ignorância? Confusão? Medo? Coragem? Determinação? Solidarieda...
Amaral, Maria JoãoAlguns meses após ter aceite o convite para participar nos Encontros de Didáctica promovidos pela ASA-CRIAP, dei-me conta que, desta vez, me sentia muito mais insegura do que em anteriores situações semelhantes. Não sabia por onde começar, pois não encontrava as receitas que provavelmente trouxeram alguns professores a estar presentes neste fórum. Nunca fui muito adepta de receitas, nem mesmo na cozinha...! Sen...