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Unseen Impact: A Bullet Lodged in an Unexpected Location
M. Castro, Patricia; Silva, Cátia; Ponce, Paulo; Martins, Daniel
Tracheal Surgery - a 10-year Center Experience
M. Castro, Patricia; Silva, Cátia; Lima, António; Miranda, José; Guerra, MiguelBackground: Tracheal surgery is a specialized field in which many disciplines work jointly due to the variety of indications and the extended topography. The main indications for surgery include inflammatory (generally post-intubation), congenital or post-traumatic stenoses, benign or malignant neoplasms and tracheal lacerations, whether iatrogenic or traumatic. The purpose of this study is to review the manage...
Third-Degree Atrioventricular Block And Asystole After Lung Resection: A Rare C...
M. Castro, Patricia; Rei, Joana; Silva, Cátia; Miranda, José; Guerra, MiguelSurgical resection remains the optimal therapeutic option for early-stage operable NSCLC. Despite significant advances in recent years related to anesthetic and surgical techniques, cardiopulmonary complications remain major causes for postoperative morbimortality. In this paper we present a case of a patient who developed complete AV block followed by asystole after lung resection surgery. The patient un...
Spreading Through Air Spaces And Thinking About Lung Metastases
M. Castro, Patricia; Rei, Joana; Silva, Cátia; Miranda, José; Guerra, MiguelIntroduction: Spread through air spaces (STAS) is a novel pattern of invasion in primary lung cancers, which was introduced in the 2015 World Health Organization classification. Several studies have validated STAS to be a predictor of clinical outcome in lung adenocarcinoma. However, little is known about STAS as a mode of intraparenchymal diffusion of pulmonary metastases (PMs). Objectives: The aim of this stu...