9 documents found, page 1 of 1
The reality of an Obesity Surgical Treatment Center in Portugal
Lopes, AR; Bernardo, J; Furtado, T; Sousa, C; Lemos, AIntroduction: Obesity surgery is used as the most effective treatment for morbid obesity, with better cost-benefit, less morbidity and mortality. The present study aimed to analyze the results of a surgical center for obesity treatment and integrate them with the most recent scientific evidence. Methods: Retrospective cross-sectional observational study involving 270 patients aged 18 years or older, who underwe...
Food Intake in Pregnant Women with Gestational Diabetes Mellitus
Lemos, A; Lopes, AR; Bernardo, J; Furtado, T; Sousa, CRationale: The aim of the present study was to verify the fulfillment of the nutritional requirements of macronutrients of pregnant women diagnosed with Gestational Diabetes Mellitus (GDM) at Lusíadas Lisboa Hospital. Inadequate glycemic control in GDM increases the risk of maternal, fetal and neonatal consequences, in this sense, nutritional therapy is essential during the follow-up of these pregnant women. Me...
NMR metabolomics of human lung tumours reveals distinct metabolic signatures fo...
Rocha, CM; Barros, AS; Goodfellow, BJ; Carreira, IM; Gomes, AA; Sousa, V; Bernardo, J; Carvalho, L; Gil, AM; Duarte, IFLung tumour subtyping, particularly the distinction between adenocarcinoma (AdC) and squamous cell carcinoma (SqCC), is a critical diagnostic requirement. In this work, the metabolic signatures of lung carcinomas were investigated through (1)H NMR metabolomics, with a view to provide additional criteria for improved diagnosis and treatment planning. High Resolution Magic Angle Spinning Nuclear Magnetic Resonanc...
Short-term versus long-term changes in the benthic communities of a small coast...
Félix, PM; Chainho, P; Costa, Jl; Correia, MJ; Chaves, ML; Medeiros, JP; Cabral, HN; Wouters, N; Bernardo, J; Costa, AM; Cristo, M; Silva, G; Azeda, CThe characteristic high variability and low predictability of coastal lagoons, due to strong changes in marine and freshwater inputs, make these ecosystems an interesting casestudy. The small Melides landlocked coastal lagoon in SW Portugal is a paradigmatic example, with a biological community highly stressed by these phenomena. Benthic macroinvertebrate samples were collected in 1998/99 and 2009 and each year...
Deciduoid Pleural Mesothelioma - a Rare Entity in a Young Woman
Santos, C; Gamboa, F; Fradinho, F; Pêgo, A; Carvalho, L; Bernardo, JDeciduoid Mesothelioma is a rare variant of epithelioid mesothelioma; it was initially thought that it only occurred in the peritoneum of young women and had nothing to do with asbestos exposure. However, since these early findings it has also been observed in the pleura and the pericardium, with possible association to asbestos. In general the prognosis is poor compared to epithelioid mesothelioma. 45 cases ha...
Organizing pneumonia due to actinomycosis: an undescribed association
Alfaro, TM; Bernardo, J; Garcia, H; Alves, F; Carvalho, L; Caseiro-Alves, F; Robalo-Cordeiro, COrganizing pneumonia is a pathologic entity characterized by intra-alveolar buds of granulation tissue that can extend to the bronchiolar lumen. It is a non-specific finding reflecting a pattern of pulmonary response to aggression that can be cryptogenic or associated with several causes. Pulmonary actinomycosis is a rare infectious disease, of bacterial aetiology, and of difficult diagnosis. This disease usual...
Sarcoidose: Uma forma rara de apresentação
Cemlyn-Jones, J; Gamboa, F; Teixeira, L; Bernardo, J; Robalo-Cordeiro, CThe clinical presentation of sarcoidosis is diverse and in over 90% of patients there is pulmonary involvement. The most common features of the radiographic findings at the time of diagnosis are bilateral hilar lymphadenopathy and pulmonary infiltration. The authors report the case of a young female patient who presented with multiple bilateral nodular shadows on chest radiograph. Surgical biopsy revealed non-n...
Surgery for bronchiectasis
Prieto, D; Bernardo, J; Matos, MJ; Eugénio, L; Antunes, MJOBJECTIVE: The incidence of bronchiectasis has declined markedly in developed countries. However, a reasonable number of patients still need surgery, despite aggressive physiotherapy and antibiotic therapy. We have reviewed our patients to clarify the benefits from surgery and to analyse the complications. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Between 1988 and 1999, we have operated on 119 patients with bronchiectasis, 71 fema...
Excision of pulmonary metastases of osteogenic sarcoma of the limbs
Antunes, MJ; Bernardo, J; Salete, M; Prieto, D; Eugénio, L; Tavares, POBJECTIVE: The combination of surgery and chemotherapy improves the prognosis of patients with osteogenic sarcoma of the limbs without detectable metastases at presentation. However, lung metastases are a frequent complication. To evaluate the role of the resection of pulmonary metastases of osteogenic sarcoma of the limbs, we have reviewed our experience with this type of surgery, combined with a multidrug che...