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Arterio-ureteral fistula: A case-based review of significant hematuria

BACKGROUND: Arterio-ureteral fistula (AUF) is a rare but life-threatening cause of hematuria. Most AUFs are secondary to malignancy or extensive pelvic/ vascular surgery CASE REPORT: A case of an 84-year-old patient who developed significant hematuria 4 months after pelvic surgery due to urothelial carcinoma is presented. CONCLUSION: Active surveillance of patients with predisposing risk factors and sensitivity...

Calciphylaxis: a rare cause of limb ulcer – a case report

BACKGROUND: Calciphylaxis is a rare disease with a poor prognosis predominantly found in end-stage renal disease patients treated with dialysis. This pathology most commonly presents with painful non-healing ulcers, predisposing to high risk of sepsis and death. The authors present a case of bilateral leg ulcers due to calciphylaxis. CASE REPORT: A 40-year-old female patient presented with painful ulcers in bot...

Pseudoaneurysm after partial nephrectomy managed by selective angiographic embo...

INTRODUCTION: Partial nephrectomy is considered the gold standard treatment for many renal tumors when technically feasible. Renal artery pseudoaneurysm and arteriovenous fistulas are rare life-threatening complications that occur more frequently after laparoscopic rather than open partial nephrectomy. CASE REPORT: The authors present a case of a 67-year-old female patient with persistent hematuria due to a ren...

Simultaneous iatrogenic pseudoaneurysm and arteriovenous fistula after coronary...

Fat embolism in the femoral veins

Correlation of ulcerated plaque image with intraoperative findings

Anatomical variation of the carotid bifurcation

RETROPERITONEAL CYSTIC LYMPHANGIOMA: CASE REPORT OF A RARE ENTITY

Cystic lymphangioma is a rare and benign malformation of the lymphatic system, with retroperitoneal location accounting for only 1% of all lymphangiomas. Clinical presentation is frequently nonspecific. Authors present a case report of a 38 years old woman with persistent abdominal pain refractory to treatment that required imaging investigation (abdominal ultrasound and thoraco-abdominopelvic computed tomograp...

Implementação de um Modelo de Inspeção dos Imóveis da Força Aérea

A Força Aérea (FA) possui um parque de imóveis vasto e disperso territorialmente, exigindo um grande esforço na componente de manutenção e conservação. O atual processo de inspeção de imóveis tem um forte caráter reativo, apresentando algumas falhas que comprometem a afetação dos recursos, tanto humanos como económicos. Assim e para dotar a FA com ferramentas que agilizem e tornem a inspeção de imóveis mais efi...

Predatory pelagic fishes of the Bijagós Archipelago (Guinea-Bissau) show high o...

Knowledge of trophic interactions between the key components of marine communities is required to understand food-web dynamics and develop ecosystem-based management approaches. In West Africa, where fisheries sustain the livelihoods of a significant part of the human population, this understanding is even more urgent, especially in the face of rapidly expanding fisheries and some stock collapses in the region....