The objective of this study was to compare clinical, laboratorial, maternal and perinatal results between HELLP Syndrome and severe Preeclampsia. An observational study comparing women with HELLP Syndrome (n=71) to women with severe preeclampsia (n=253) was done. The authors analyzed the early course of the pathologies and the outcomes in both groups. HELLP syndrome occurred in 28% of all the cases and was more...
Ovarian cancer is the leading cause of death from gynaecological malignancy in developed countries. Synchronous endometrioid endometrial and ovarian cancer in patients appears with different clinical characteristics compared to patients with isolated endometrial cancer. A 34-year-old woman with lower abdominal pain of 1 year duration presented at the emergency department. On gynaecological examination, she had ...
A biópsia hepática percutânea guiada por imagem é uma ferramenta útil que permite obter um diagnóstico histológico fiável sem necessidade de intervenção cirúrgica. Não é contudo um procedimento isento de complicações. No caso particular dos doentes com contexto oncológico conhecido o diagnóstico e estadiamento preciso é indispensável para seleção da terapêutica adequada. Nestes doentes deve dar-se preferência à...