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A Potential Link Between Prolonged Cork Exposure and Intestinal-Type Sinonasal ...
Alpuim Costa, D; Monteiro, A; André, T; Esteves, S; Sargento, I; Ferreira, M; Alexandre, T; Clara, A; Freire, J; Moreira, AIntroduction: intestinal-type sinonasal adenocarcinoma (ITAC) is a rare epithelium tumor of the nasal cavities and paranasal sinuses. Exposure to wood and leather dusts is a strong etiological factor related to its development. Prolonged cork exposure has rarely been associated. Materials and methods: thirty-seven-year (1981-2018) retrospective cohort analysis of all consecutive patients with sinonasal cancer (...
Factors associated with the aggressiveness of care at the end of life for patie...
Martins-Branco, D; Lopes, S; Canario, R; Freire, J; Feio, M; Ferraz-Goncalves, J; Sousa, G; Lunet, N; Gomes, BIntroduction. There is growing concern about the aggressiveness of cancer care at the end of life (ACCEoL), defined as overly aggressive treatments that compromise the quality of life at its end. Recognising the most affected patients is a cornerstone to improve oncology care. Our aim is to identify factors associated with ACCEoL for patients with cancer dying in hospitals. Methods. All adult patients with canc...
Resistant starch reduces large intestinal pH and promotes fecal lactobacilli an...
Metzler-Zebeli, BU; Canibe, N; Montagne, L; Freire, J; Bosi, P; Prates, José A M; Tanghe, S; Trevisi, PABSTRACT - Dietary resistant starch (RS) may have prebiotic properties but its effects on fermentation and the microbial population are inconsistent. This meta-analysis aimed to quantify the relationship between RS type 2 (RS2) and intestinal short-chain fatty acids (SCFA) and pH as well as certain key bacterial taxa for intestinal health in pigs. From the 24 included articles with sufficient information about ...
Effects of age on spiritual well-being and homonegativity: religious identity a...
Moleiro, C.; Pinto, N.; Freire, JThe present study explored the effects of age on spiritual well-being and internalized homonegativity among Portuguese lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) persons. A set of questionnaires were filled out by 471 LGB participants using the Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Identity Scale; the Spiritual Well-being Scale; and the Multidimensional Measurement of Religiousness and Spirituality. While most participants had been...
Trousseau's Syndrome Due to Asymptomatic Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma
Murinello, A; Guedes, P; Rocha, G; Serrano, A; Figueiredo, A; Damásio, H; Freire, J; Cunha, F; Alves, LOs autores relatam um caso de Síndrome de Trousseau, manifestado por trombose venosa migratória e embolia pulmonar, num doente de 58 anos assintomático até à data de internamento. O estudo desencadeado revela adenocarcinoma do pâncreas com metástases hepáticas, e a situação torna-se ainda mais grave após a ocorrência de um acidente vascular cerebral isquémico, aparentemente em relação com a paragem por 24 horas...
Abcesso Prostático
Borges, N; Cabral-Ribeiro, J; Freire, J; Azevedo, TO abcesso da próstata é actualmente uma entidade pouco frequente, resultado de uma melhoria na terapêutica antibiótica. No entanto deve ser considerado em doentes com factores de risco (infecções urinárias complicadas) que no decurso de um quadro infeccioso, apresentam agravamento marcado da sintomatologia ou resposta inadequada à terapêutica. Apresentamos um caso clínico de um doente de 47 anos com diabetes me...