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Aortoesophageal fistula following TEVAR: Celerity of a multidisciplinary approa...
Henrique, Alberto; Quintas, Anita; Aragão Morais, José; Oliveira Martins, Francisco; Garcia, Rita; Bento, Rita; Pais, Fábio; Ferreira, Maria EmíliaINTRODUCTION: Secondary Aortoesophageal fistula (AEF) is a rare but serious complication following thoracic endovascular aneurysm repair (TEVAR), which may lead to fatal outcomes. CASE REPORT: We present the case of a 62-year-old patient developing a secondary AEF one-month after TEVAR. The patient was managed in a staged approach: first, an oesophagus defunctionalisation by cervical oesophagus stapling, follow...
Partial splenectomy in blunt abdominal trauma
Sampaio, Clara; Aniceto, João; Moniz, Luis; Oliveira Martins, FranciscoThe spleen is the most commonly injured intra-abdominal organ in blunt trauma1. The diagnosis of splenic trauma can be delayed because 40% of patients can be asymptomatic in the initial evaluation. We present two cases of a 32 and 39-year-old women with a Grade IV splenic lesion for a blunt abdominal trauma. A partial splenectomy was performed in both cases.; O baço é o órgão intra-abdominal mais frequentemente...