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ENDOMETRIOSIS - UNUSUAL AETIOLOGY OF INGUINAL SWELLING
Longras, Catarina; Figueiredo Braga, Sandrina; Carrilho, Celso; Mesquita, AmílcarA 42 years-old female presented with right inguinal swelling with one year of evolution. Magnetic resonance imaging was suggestive of inguinal endometriosis adherent to femoral vessels. Due to the rarity of this pathology (prevalence 0.3-0.6%), clinical suspicion is essential. Surgical excision is the treatment of choice.
RECURRENT INGUINAL LYMPHOCELE – A THERAPEUTIC CHALLENGE
Longras, Catarina; Figueiredo Braga, Sandrina; Carrilho, Celso; Mesquita, AmílcarRecurrent lymphocele after repair of crural hernia without resolution after several aspirations and injections of sclerosing agents. Reintervention with lymphatic marking (injection of patent blue dye at the interdigital level, Figure 1 a) Lymphatic marking through injection of patent blue dye at the interdigital level. b) Surgical approach of the inguinal region. Figure 1), followed by en bloc removal of the g...
PORTOMESENTERIC VENOUS GAS AND INTESTINAL PNEUMATOSIS – RADIOLOGICAL SIGNS OF M...
Longras, Catarina; Figueiredo Braga, Sandrina; Aleixo, Sara; Moreira, RicardoComputed tomography showing portal and mesenteric venous gas and intestinal pneumatosis, rare radiological signs that, together, favor the diagnosis of mesenteric ischemia (70% of cases). When present, mortality is around 40-90%. Surgical exploration is mandatory with assessment of the extent of intestinal ischemia and appropriate treatment.
PÉ DIABÉTICO: O PODER DIAGNÓSTICO DA RADIOGRAFIA CONVENCIONAL
Campos Pereira, Eva; Ferreira, Joana; Carrilho, Celso; Braga, Sandrina; simóes, João Correia; Longras, Catarina; Brito, Diana; Mesquita, Amílcarpé diabético é uma complicação da Diabetes Mellitus (DM) responsável por 1250 amputações (705 minor e 545 major) em 2015 em Portugal1,2. É uma consequência da vasculopatia, imunopatia e neuropatia3,4, sendo esta última o mecanismo mais importante da Neuroartropatia de Charcot (NC)5. Ainda com a fisiopatologia exata por definir, defendem-se atualmente duas correntes — a neurotraumática e a neurovascular — ou mes...
DIABETIC FOOT: THE DIAGNOSTIC POWER OF THE RADIOLOGICAL IMAGING
Pereira, Eva Campos; Ferreira, Joana; Carrilho, Celso; Braga, Sandrina; Correia Simões, João; Longras, Catarina; Brito, Diana; Marta, RicardoIntrodução: O pé diabético é uma complicação da Diabetes Mellitus (DM) responsável por 250 amputações em 2015 em Portugal1,2. É uma consequência da vasculopatia, imunopatia e neuropatia3,4, sendo esta última o mecanismo mais importante da Neuroartropatia de Charcot (NC)5. A radiografia convencional permite uma primeira abordagem imagiológica, identificando os “6 D’s”: Dense subchondral bones; Degeneration; Dest...
Gallbladder Agenesis: A Case Report of an intraoperative diagnosis
Carvalho, Ana Cristina Silva; Santos Costa, Carlos; Correia, Pinto; Magalhães, Jorge; Brito, Diana; Martins, Marta da Cruz; Longras, CatarinaIntroduction: Agenesis of the gallbladder is a rare congenital anomaly occurring in 10 to 65 per 100 000 people. Patients are usually asymptomatic and the diagnosis is made as an incidental finding during another abdominal surgery or at autopsy. The presence of biliary symptoms and a misleading ultrasound study can lead to unnecessary surgery. Case Presentation: We present a 43-year-old female proposed to lapar...