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Late sequelae of congenital cytomegalovirus infection - The urgency of a neonat...

Abstract Introduction: Congenital cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection is the main cause of sensorineural deafness in children. In Portugal, routine screening of the infection during pregnancy is not performed. It is acknowledged that late sequelae may occur in children with congenital infections, even when they are asymptomatic at birth. The aim of this study was to investigate early and late sequelae in children o...

Colitis due to Cytomegalovirus and Herpes Simplex Type 2 as a Complication of a...

Abstract Introduction: The first presentation of ulcerative colitis may be an acute flare in about 15% of patients, requiring hospital admission. In acute severe steroid-refractory ulcerative colitis, cytomegalovirus (CMV) should be sought because it is a frequent cause of refractory disease. Herpes simplex colitis constitutes a rarer event in ulcerative colitis patients and it is usually associated with immuno...

Palliative Biliary Drainage Using Endoscopic Ultrasound-Guided Rendezvous Proce...

Clinical Performance of New Software to Automatically Detect Angioectasias in S...

Abstract: Background: Video capsule endoscopy (VCE) revolutionized the diagnosis and management of obscure gastrointestinal bleeding, though the rate of detection of small bowel lesions by the physician is still disappointing. Our group developed a novel algorithm (CMEMS-Uminho) to automatically detect angioectasias which display greater accuracy in VCE static frames than other methods previously published. We ...

Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection for the Treatment of Superficial Epithelial Ga...

Background: The emergence of endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) made possible en bloc resection of neoplastic gastric lesions, regardless of lesion size, with reduced rates of complications and recurrence. This technique has become the preferred method for curative resection, instead of conventional endoscopic mucosal resection and surgery, when distant metastases have negligible risk. In Western countries ...

Cross-Sectional Study to Assess Endoscopic Ultrasound Practice in Portugal

Background: Despite the increasing number of national departments performing endoscopic ultrasound (EUS), there are no official data regarding clinical EUS practice in Portugal. Objectives: We aimed to evaluate the current practice of EUS in Portugal. Methods: By email, we invited 1 physician of each one of the 26 national Gastroenterology Departments which perform EUS to complete a survey questionnaire availab...

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Acute Treatment of Malignant Colorectal Occlusion: Real Life Practice

Introduction: Colorectal cancer presents itself as acute bowel occlusion in 10-40% of patients. There are two main therapeutic approaches: urgent surgery and endoluminal placement self-expandable metallic stents (SEMS). Aims and Methods: This study intended to better clarify the risk/benefit ratio of the above-mentioned approaches. We conducted a retrospective longitudinal multicenter study, including 189 patie...

Será uma refeição ligeira fator de erro na avaliação da dureza hepática por ela...

Introdução: A elastografia hepática transitória (EHT) é um método não invasivo de avaliação de fibrose utilizado na doença hepática, principalmente na infeção crónica pelo vírus da hepatite C (VHC). Está demonstrada a sua acuidade na identificação de doentes com fibrose avançada ou cirrose. No entanto, existem fatores capazes de interferir na medição da dureza hepática (DH) para além da fibrose. A ingestão alim...

Efeito do treinamento com pesos na pressão arterial de repouso em idosas normot...

INTRODUÇÃO: O treinamento com pesos (TP) tem sido amplamente empregado em adultos idosos com objetivo de minimizar ou reverter os efeitos deletérios do processo de envelhecimento no sistema neuromuscular. No entanto, os potenciais benefícios do TP para a pressão arterial e frequência cardíaca de repouso de adultos idosos ainda permanecem controversos. OBJETIVO: Analisar o efeito de oito semanas de TP na pressão...