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Mycotic Aneurysm in an Immunocompromised Patient with Pneumonia and Spondylodis...
Figueiredo, Adriana; Fidalgo, Helena; Tavares, Carolina; Gueifão, Inês; Gonçalves, Daniela; Alves, Gonçalo; Camacho, Nelson; Ferreira, Maria EmiliaBACKGROUND: Mycotic aneurysm is a rare entity with rapid progression, which can be fatal without adequate treatment. The incidence of rupture is greater than that of degenerative aneurysms and is associated with a high mortality rate. CASE REPORT: We report the case of a 58-year-old man with a known history of HIV infection with good immunovirological staging, treated squamous cell carcinoma of the anal canal a...
Chronic Limb-Threatening Ischemia Under the Age of 50 – a Single-Center 12-Year...
Gueifão, Inês; Quintas, Anita; Soares Ferreira, Rita; Pais, Fábio; Ribeiro, Tiago; Cardoso, Joana; Fidalgo, Helena; Ferreira, Maria EmiliaINTRODUCTION: Premature peripheral artery disease (PAD), defined as occurring before or at the age of 50, is a poorly studied subset of PAD due to its low incidence. It has been associated with a higher risk of progression to chronic limb-threatening ischemia (CLTI), major adverse limb events and mortality. Etiology is multifactorial, with genetics and environmental causes at play, with the most common risk fac...
A Giant Arteriovenous Malformation of the Abdominal Wall
Figueiredo, Adriana; Gueifão, Inês; Fidalgo, Helena; Tavares, Carolina; Amaral, Carlos; Ferreira, Rita; Borges, Nuno; Ferreira, Maria EmiliaINTRODUCTION: Arteriovenous Malformations (AVMs) are high-fow anomalous connections between the arterial and venous systems composed of dysplastic vessels resulting from aberrant angiogenesis. They are congenital and when symptomatic they rarely manifest before adolescence. Depending on the location, size, stage and severity of the symptoms, treatment options vary from conservative management to surgical resect...
Chronic limb-threatening ischemia under the age of 50 – a single-center 12-year...
Gueifão, Inês; Quintas, Anita; Soares Ferreira, Rita; Pais, Fábio; Ribeiro, Tiago; Cardoso, Joana; Fidalgo, Helena; Ferreira, Maria EmíliaINTRODUCTION: Premature peripheral artery disease (PAD), defined as occurring before or at the age of 50, is a poorly studied subset of PAD due to its low incidence. It has been associated with a higher risk of progression to chronic limb-threatening ischemia (CLTI), major adverse limb events and mortality. Etiology is multifactorial, with genetics and environmental causes at play, with the most common risk fac...
Intravascular Lithotripsy For Severe Peripheral Artery Calcification – A 3-Year...
Gueifão, Inês; Correia, Ricardo; Quintas, Anita; Ribeiro, Tiago; Cardoso, Joana; Fidalgo, Helena; Figueiredo, Adriana; Ferreira, Maria EmíliaIntroduction: Severe arterial calcification is a challenging limitation in endovascular procedures leading to worse success rates and outcomes. Conventional balloon angioplasty may provide limited luminal gain, calling for adjunctive strategies of plaque modification, such as intravascular lithotripsy (IVL). The aim of this study is to describe our institutional experience with IVL in the treatment of periphera...
Mycotic aneurysm in an immunocompromised patient with pneumonia and spondylodis...
Figueiredo, Adriana; Fidalgo, Helena; Tavares, Carolina; Gueifão, Inês; Gonçalves, Daniela; Alves, Gonçalo; Camacho, Nelson; Ferreira, Maria EmílaBACKGROUND: Mycotic aneurysm is a rare entity with rapid progression, which can be fatal without adequate treatment. The incidence of rupture is greater than that of degenerative aneurysms and is associated with a high mortality rate. CASE REPORT: We report the case of a 58-year-old man with a known history of HIV infection with good immunovirological staging, treated squamous cell carcinoma of the anal canal a...
Targeted therapy with sirolimus in vascular malformations – a case report
Gueifão, Inês; Amaral, Carlos; Soares Ferreira, Rita; Quintas, Anita; Ferreira, Maria EmíliaBACKGROUND: Vascular malformations are a heterogeneous group of vascular development disorders with historically few treatment options. Recent studies have shown the potential benefit of mTOR inhibitors—such as sirolimus—in their treatment, particularly in low-flow malformations. However, reports on their efficacy in highflow malformations are scarce and controversial. We report the case of a patient with a com...
A giant arteriovenous malformation of the abdominal wall
Figueiredo, Adriana; Gueifão, Inês; Fidalgo, Helena; Tavares, Carolina; Amaral, Carlos; Ferreira, Rita; Borges, Nuno; Ferreira, Maria EmíliaINTRODUCTION: Arteriovenous Malformations (AVMs) are high-flow anomalous connections between the arterial and venous systems composed of dysplastic vessels resulting from aberrant angiogenesis. They are congenital and when symptomatic they rarely manifest before adolescence. Depending on the location, size, stage and severity of the symptoms, treatment options vary from conservative management to surgical resec...
Secondary aortoenteric fistula after endovascular aortic aneurysm repair – a na...
Gueifão, Inês; Quintas, Anita; Alves, Gonçalo; Ribeiro, Tiago; Pais, Fábio; Henrique, Alberto; Ferreira, Maria EmíliaINTRODUCTION: Endovascular aortic repair (EVAR) has become the technique of choice in most vascular centres for abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAA). However, due to its low incidence, literature regarding secondary aortoenteric fistula (AEF) as an EVAR complication is still scarce. We aim to summarise the latest evidence on the topic through a narrative review. METHODS: We conducted a MEDLINE literature search and...