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Endoscopic Sleeve Gastroplasty as Facilitatorfor Renal Transplantation in Patie...
Patrício Correia, Vítor; Pereira, Teresa; Miranda, Carlos; Lalanda, Raquel; Nogueira, Helena Filipa; Marques, Pedro; Costa Gomes, Olavo; Craciun, AnaIntroduction: Obesity is a major barrier to kidney transplantation, associated with increased perioperative complications and reduced graft survival. Traditional bariatric surgeries have shown effectiveness in weight reduction but present challenges in pharmacokinetics and nutritional status. Endoscopic sleeve gastroplasty has emerged as a less invasive alternative, potentially suitable as a bridge to renal tra...
MESENTERIC LYMPHATIC MALFORMATION – AN ACUTE ABDOMEN CASE
Lalanda, Raquel; González, Suárez; Correia, ArmandoMesenteric lymphatic malformations are rare and benign entities more frequent in children. Unlike adults, children can present more frequently with symptoms of acute abdomen. A 14-year-old-child with pica eating disorder presents to the ER with acute abdomen. It was discovered a huge intra-abdominal mass and performed a resection with segmental enterectomy and anastomosis. The pathology revealed a mesenteric ly...