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Treatment of Postoperative Leaks of the Upper Gastrointestinal Tract with Colon...
Sousa,Paula; Castanheira,António; Martins,Diana; Pinho,Juliana; Araújo,Ricardo; Cancela,Eugénia; Ministro,Paula; Silva,AméricoIntroduction: The use of self-expandable metal stents (SEMS) for the treatment of postoperative leaks of the upper gastrointestinal tract is already established. However, there are discrepancies between the relatively small caliber of the esophageal stents available and the postsurgical luminal size, which may determine an inadequate juxtaposition. As colonic stents have a bigger diameter, they might be more ad...
Acute neurologic disorder in Crohns disease: A rare life-threatening complication
Machado,Joana; Ministro,Paula; Cancela,Eugénia; Araújo,Ricardo; Castanheira,António; Silva,AméricoClinicians should consider and approach inflammatory bowel diseases as a multisystemic disease. Though neurologic complications related to inflammatory bowel diseases are not rare, they are frequently underdiagnosed when compared with other organ complications. We report on a 40-year-old patient with severe Crohns disease and an acquired demyelinating polyneurophathy, malnourished, on biological therapy, who w...
Tubular adenoma of the appendix: An unusual condition
Machado,Joana; Castanheira,António; Ministro,Paula; Araújo,Ricardo; Cancela,Eugénia; Silva,Américo
Lower gastrointestinal bleeding: An unusual cause
Machado,Joana; Ministro,Paula; Cancela,Eugénia; Silva,Américo