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Evolution of nutritional status and body composition after major elective surgery
Costa, Beatriz Pinto; Miranda, Andreia; Serôdio, Marco; Fernandes, Miguel; Sousa, F. CastroIntroduction: Despite recognition of its high prevalence and adverse clinical impact, malnutrition remains undervalued and often aggravates during the hospital stay. Objective: To characterize the progression of nutritional status and body composition in the early postoperative period of major elective surgery and to correlate results with the clinical evolution. Material and methods: Prospective study includin...
Value of Citrullinemia on Intestinal Function Evaluation in Short Bowel Syndrome
Costa de Almeida, Beatriz Pinto; Serôdio, Marco; Simões, Marta; Veríssimo, Carla; Grazina, Manuela; Sousa, F. CastroIntroduction: Several studies suggest that citrullinemia may represent an objective and reproducible parameter of the enterocyte mass and function. Objectives: To study the value of citrullinemia in intestinal function evaluation of short bowel syndrome. Material and methods: A case-control study, including 11 patients with short bowel syndrome subsequent to massive enterectomy and 11 healthy controls, was unde...
Lesão Iatrogénica Biliar - Resultados de Inquérito Nacional 2005-2007
Bessa, Inês; Vilaça, Jaime; Sousa, F. Castro; Ribeiro, VítorThe number and severity of bile duct injuries has increased since the introduction of laparoscopic cholecystectomy. This study determines their incidence, clinical presentation and management in the setting of Portuguese public hospitals, by means of a national inquiry promoted by the HPB chapter of the Portuguese Surgical Society. A 37% response rate was obtained from 29 hospitals having performed collectively...
Estudo da cinética da regeneração hepática no homem pós-hepatectomia por método...
Martins, C.; Abrantes, A. M.; Cardoso, D.; Oliveiros, B.; Tralhão, J. G.; Botelho, M. F.; Sousa, F. CastroResumo da comunicação apresentado ao XII Congresso Nacional de Medicina Nuclear, 12-14 Novembro 2009, Mealhada
Estudo do efeito da clampagem peroperatória selectivo da veia porta na função h...
Portela, I.; Abrantes, A. M.; Martins, C.; Laranjo, M. A; Oliveiros, B.; Cardoso, D.; Gonçalves, C.; Ribeiro, A. B. Sarmento; Tralhão, J. G.Resumo do poster apresentado ao XII Congresso Nacional de Medicina Nuclear, 12-14 Novembro 2009, Mealhada
Preditive factors of postoperative mortality after hepatic resection for hepato...
Costa, B. Pinto; Sousa, F. Castro; Serôdio, M.; Carvalho, C.Recently, mortality associated with hepatic resection suffered a considerably reduction. To determine the prognostic factors of mortality after hepatic resection for hepatocellular carcinoma, a retrospective study of 69 cases operated between 1990 and 2008 was undertaken. Patients ́ mean age was 61,8 years-old and 93% were male. Chronic liver disease was present in 73% of cases. Mean Charlson’s Index and M.E.L....
Germline MUTYH (MYH) mutations in portuguese individuals with multiple colorect...
Isidro, Glória; Laranjeira, Francisco; Pires, Ana; Leite, Júlio; Regateiro, Fernando; Sousa, F. Castro; Soares, José; Castro, Clara; Giria, JoãoGerminal mutations in the base excision repair (BER) gene MUTYH (MYH) have recently been described in association with predisposition to multiple colorectal adenomas and cancer. In contrast to the classic dominant condition of familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP) due to germinal mutations in the APC gene, the MYH polyposis is an autosomal recessive disease. The identification of individuals affected by MYH poly...
Pulmonary function after laparoscopic cholecystectomy in the elderly
Milheiro, A.; Sousa, F. Castro; Oliveira, L.; Matos, M. JoãoThe results of laparoscopic cholecystectomy in a group of 52 patients older than 69 years (group 1) were compared with the results of the same operation in a group of 338 younger patients (group 2). In group 1, 23 per cent of patients had acute cholecystitis and 13 per cent were operated on after an episode of acute pancreatitis. In group 2, 8 per cent of patients had acute cholecystitis and 4 per cent were ope...