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Primary Thyroid Lymphoma: Two Clinical Cases with Different Presentation
Gaspar, Daniela; Vicente, João; Gomes, Aline; Oliveira, Ana; Pereira, JorgePrimary thyroid lymphoma (PTL) is a rare malignancy representing less than 5% of all thyroid cancers. It predominantly affects females and is strongly associated with Hashimoto thyroiditis, with an almost 60-fold increased risk in these patients. In this report, the authors present two clinical cases of Primary Thyroid Lymphoma, each with distinct clinical presentations. They highlight the diagnostic challenges...
An assessment of the processing and physicochemical factors contributing to the...
Cadavez, Vasco; Gonzales-Barron, Ursula; Pires, P.; Fernandes, E.; Pereira, Ana Paula; Gomes, Aline; Araújo, José Pedro; Lopes-da-Silva, M.F.Complete microbiological, physicochemical and environmental longitudinal data were obtained from factory surveys in order to elucidate risk factors leading to the survival of Enterobacteriaceae, Staphylococcus aureus and Listeria monocytogenes in salpicão sausage. A total of six batches were surveyed from two factories; one added nitrite and polyphosphates in their formulation (Factory II). The addition of poly...
Relating physicochemical and microbiological safety indicators during processin...
Gonzales-Barron, Ursula; Cadavez, Vasco; Pereira, Ana Paula; Gomes, Aline; Araújo, José Pedro; Saavedra, Maria José; Estevinho, Leticia M.Linguiça is a Portuguese traditional fermented sausage whose microbiological quality and safety can be highly variable. In order to elucidate risk factors and the particularities of the manufacturing technology that explain the between-batch variability in total viable counts (TVC), Enterobacteriaceae, Staphylococcus aureus and Listeria monocytogenes in the product; microbiological and physicochemical character...
Microbial quality indicators and physicochemical properties of a Portuguese tra...
Cadavez, Vasco; Gonzales-Barron, Ursula; Pereira, Ana Paula; Gomes, Aline; Lopes-da-Silva, M.F.; Rodrigues, Paula; Estevinho, Leticia M.; Dias, TeresaLinguica is a traditional Portuguese dry1ermented sausage whereby chopped pork is macerated with water, wine, salt, garlic and pepper, and undergoes processes of maturation, smoking and drying. While they are highly appreciated, their production is subject to extensive process variability and quality. The objective of this study was to investigate the interrelationship between quality indicator microorganisms s...
Levels of hygiene and safety quality indicators along the processing stages of ...
Gonzales-Barron, Ursula; Pereira, Ana Paula; Gomes, Aline; Lopes-da-Silva, M.F.; Rodrigues, Paula; Estevinho, Leticia M.; Cadavez, Vasco; Dias, TeresaWhile Portuguese fermented sausages are highly appreciated, research has shown that their microbiological quality is inconsistent due to the high variability in the production process and insufficient hygiene quality. Linguica is a dryfermented sausage, which has been found to harbour food-borne pathogens. Hence, the objective of this study was to investigate the changes in the levels of total viable counts (TV...
Relating microbiological and physicochemical patterns of a traditional Portugue...
Pereira, Ana Paula; Gomes, Aline; Cadavez, Vasco; Fernandes, Conceição; Rodrigues, Paula; Estevinho, Leticia M.; Gonzales-Barron, Ursula; Dias, TeresaLinguiça is a Portuguese popular ready-to-eat dry fermented sausage. Despite the high diversity of sausages produced in Portugal, all of them are made from cut pork meat macerated with water, wine, salt, garlic, pepper, and undergoes processes of maturation, smoking and drying. During the fermentation and drying of sausages, L. monocytogenes tends to decrease considerably. However, despite the various hurdles i...
Microbiological and physicochemical aspects of “salpicão”, a traditional dry sa...
Pereira, Ana Paula; Gomes, Aline; Cadavez, Vasco; Estevinho, Leticia M.; Gonzales-Barron, Ursula; Dias, TeresaCounts of total viable mesophilic bacteria (TVC), lactic acid bacteria (LAB), Microccocaceae, Enterobacteriaceae, Salmonella spp. and Listeria monocytogenes, in traditional Portuguese dry sausages from two industrial producers, were compared in batter and final product. During the production process, the TVC increased significantly, most likely due to the multiplication of fermentative flora. Enterobacteriaceae...
Contaminación por Staphylococcus aureus en el procesamiento de un embutido ferm...
Cadavez, Vasco; Pereira, Ana Paula; Gomes, Aline; Lopes-da-Silva, M.F.; Estevinho, Leticia M.; Gonzales-Barron, Ursula; Dias, TeresaLinguiça is a Portuguese dry-fermented sausage, which has been found to harbour food-borne pathogens in the past. Hence, the objective of this study was to investigate the levels of total viable counts (TVC), Enterobacteriaceae, and S. aureus at the key production stages of linguiça by depicting their changes using principal component analysis. Unlike Enterobacteriaceae counts, which decreased from raw meat to ...
The current role of surgery in the treatment of gastroduodenal ulcer
Gomes, Aline; Sá, M.; Marques, M. C.; Pinheiro, L. F.Surgery for gastroduodenal ulcer disease has been declining in the past few decades and the role of surgery in the treatment of gastroduodenal ulcer has been referred to the treatment of this complications. In this paper, the authors proposed to study the current role of surgery in the treatment of this disease between January 2001 and December 2010. During this period 134 patients were operated, all for compli...
Abdominal compartment syndrome: survey on the awareness of Portuguese general s...
Costa, Sílvia; Gomes, Aline; Graça, Susana; Ferreira, António; Fernandes, Gonçalo; Esteves, Joana; Costa, Alexandre; Fernandes, Paula; Castelões, PaulaThe Abdominal Compartment Syndrome (ACS) is a clinical entity recognized for over a century, but only recently its risk criteria, monitorization and treatment have been defined by the World Society of the Abdominal Compartment Syndrome (WSACS). The general surgeon's involvement is vital since this syndrome is common in surgical patients and because its treatment may culminate in a laparostomy. 250 questionnaire...