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A 5-year follow-up of the benefits of an exercise training program in liver rec...

Background: Supervised (SE) and home-based exercise (HBE) training regimes are effective on reconditioning patients with familial amyloidotic polyneuropathy (FAP) after liver transplantation, but research of the long-term retention of the benefits attained in patients with FAP has not yet been conducted. Purpose: In this 5-year follow-up study, we aimed to determine whether the exercise training gains in body c...

Central Pontine and Extrapontine Myelinolysis: Experience from a Single Liver T...

Introduction: Central pontine and extrapontine myelinolysis(CPEPM) is a rare demyelinating syndrome. It has been observedto be more prevalent in liver transplant recipients, withworse prognosis. Rapid corrections of hyponatremia and immunosuppressiveagents, such as calcineurin inhibitors, havebeen pointed as possible causes for the development of thispathology.Methods: The authors report a review of five patien...

Tuberculosis in Liver Transplant Recipients: A Report of Eight Cases During a F...

Introduction: Tuberculosis incidence in Portugal ranged from 20 to 22 cases per 100 000 inhabitants between 2010 and 2014. Tuberculosis incidence in liver transplant recipients is not precisely known, but it is estimated to be higher than among the general population. Tuberculosis in liver transplant recipients is particularly challenging because of the atypical clinical presentation and side effects of the ant...

Biliary Anastomosis in Liver Transplantation: With or Without T-Tube?

Introduction: Biliary complications occur in 10-30% of liver transplants. The aim of this study was to compare the incidence of these complications in liver transplants when the T-tube was or was not used during the biliary anastomosis.Material and Methods: Analysis of 2 groups of patients undergoing liver transplantation between 2008 and 2012. Patients were divided considering if the T-tube was used (G1) or if...

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Sarcopenia in liver transplant due to familial amyloidotic polyneuropathy (FAP)...

Introduction: Loss of muscle mass and function is a common occurrence in liver transplant Familial Amyloidotic Polyneuropathy (FAP) patients. Sarcopenia is associated with morbidity and mortality before and after liver transplantation. However, the ability of skeletal muscle mass to recover after transplant remains questionable and thus the importance of clinical exercise prescription. Methods: Participants wer...

Thyroid Metastasis as the Initial Presentation of an Asymptomatic Clear Cell Re...

Introduction: Clear cell renal carcinoma metastases to the thyroid gland are rare and only diagnosable after an immunohistochemistry analysis of the histological sample. The purpose of this article is to report a case of thyroid metastasis as the initial presentation of a clear cell renal carcinoma.Case Report: Male patient with a solid nodule in the left lobe of the thyroid, 5.3 cm in diameter, suspicious of m...

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Dr. Rui Câmara Pestana (1921-2015)

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