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Uma Emergência Rinológica: Pilha na Fossa Nasal
Ferreira, Joana; Aguiar, Cristina; Gerós, Sandra; Faria de Almeida, António; Alves, Sandra; Condé, ArturOs corpos estranhos nas fossas nasais são causas frequentes de recurso à urgência, sobretudo em idade pediátrica.Na maioria dos casos são inofensivos, podendo permanecer vários dias sem causar lesões. As pilhas sendo uma exceção,representam uma importante ameaça com necessidade de remoção urgente.Descreve-se o caso de uma criança com 4 anos de idade, observada no Serviço de Urgência com suspeita de corpoestranh...
Pediatric type I tympanoplasty: A study of factors affecting outcome
Valente, Pedro; Pinto, Isabel; Gerós, Sandra; Helena, Diamantino; Alves, Sandra; Castro, Eugénia; Condé, ArturAim: Assess the results of type I tympanoplasty in pediatric patients and identify possible prognostic factors that may influence the success of this intervention. Study Design: Retrospective. Material and Methods: Review of pediatric patients submitted to type I tympanoplasty, according to Portmann’s classification, in Centro Hospitalar Vila Nova Gaia/Espinho, between 2001 and 2019. Results: A total of 146 ...
Laryngeal and Ocular Kaposi's sarcoma: The initial manifestation of HIV
Silva, Joana; Penêda, José; Ferreira, Joana; Gama, Rita; Gerós, Sandra; Condé, ArturHuman immunodeficiency virus (HIV) manifestations are varied. While Kaposi's sarcoma (KS) remains the most common neoplasm in patients with Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS), it is rarely its initial manifestation. Laryngeal and ocular involvement in the absence of skin lesions occurs infrequently. We present the case of a 32-year-old patient with no known comorbidities, who had odynophagia of one...
The value of conservative management in pediatric deep neck space infections
Silva, Joana; Penêda, José; Ferreira, Joana; Gerós, Sandra; Alves, Sandra; Condé, ArturObjective: To evaluate the role of medical treatment in pediatric deep neck space infection management. Study design: retrospective study. Material & Methods: Pediatric patients with imagiologic evidence of parapharyngeal or retropharyngeal infection admitted to our institution between January 2007 and December 2017 were included. Statistical analysis was conducted in IBM SPSS version 24. Results and ...
Nasopharyngeal lymphomas: A case report
Ribeiro, Leandro; Robles, Raquel; Gerós, Sandra; Bernardo, Teresa; Faria e Almeida, António; Condé, ArturIntroduction: Lymphomas are the second most common malignant neoplasm of the head and neck. Most cases 60 to 70% are located in the Waldeyer’s Ring, especially in the tonsils. Despite being less frequent, nasopharyngeal lymphomas usually represent a diagnostic challenge as their clinical presentation may mimic other nosological entities, distinct from the underlying pathology. Methodology: Case study of Mantle ...
Cetuximab plus platinum-based chemotherapy in head and neck Squamous Cell Carci...
De Mello, Ramon Andrade; Gerós, Sandra; Alves, Marcos Pantarotto; Moreira, Filipa; Avezedo, Isabel; Dinis, JoseBackground: The use of cetuximab in combination with platinum (P) plus 5-fluorouracil (F) has previously been demonstrated to be effective in the treatment of metastatic squamous cell cancer of head and neck (SCCHN). We investigated the efficacy and outcome of this protocol as a first-line treatment for patients with recurrent or metastatic disease. We evaluated overall-survival (OS), progression-free-survival ...
Superior laryngeal nerve injury after thyroid surgery: One complication to reflect
Ribeiro, Daniela; Castro, Eugénia; Ferreira, Manuela; Bernardo, Teresa; Gerós, Sandra; Sousa, Manuel; Condé, ArturObjectives: To evaluate the incidence of injury to the Superior Laryngeal Nerve (SLN) in patients who underwent laryngeal electromyography (LEMG) after thyroid surgery, to compare these results with the video-laryngo-stroboscopy (VLS) and observe their clinical course.Study Design: Retrospective consultation of medical records.Material and Methods: Patients underwent LEMG in our service after thyroid surgery. C...
Quality scores of outpatient ENT surgery in Centro Hospitalar V. N. Gaia / Espinho
Correia, Valter Melo; Gerós, Sandra; Ferreira, Manuela; Condé, Artur; Silva, Agostinho PereiraObjectives: To present results of surgery performed at the ENT clinic in C.H. V.N. Gaia/Espinho and their quality scores.Methods: Pediatric Population underwent surgery in ENT clinic in CHVN G / E. between May 2009 and December 2010. We performed a retrospective analysis of data from medical records and telephone survey.Results: We analyzed a population of 121 patients, 40.5% of whom underwent adenotonsillectom...