Introduction: Identifying and preserving the recurrent laryngeal nerve is essential in thyroid surgery. Nerve Intraoperative Monitoring aids with this task and helps predict post-operative prognosis. Case Description: A 64-year-old male undergoes a Total Thyroidectomy with central and left lymphadenectomy for papillary thyroid cancer with intra-operative neuro-monitoring. Discussion: One of the most dread...
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Introduction: Biliary complications occur in 10-30% of liver transplants. The aim of this study was to compare the incidence of these complications in liver transplants when the T-tube was or was not used during the biliary anastomosis.Material and Methods: Analysis of 2 groups of patients undergoing liver transplantation between 2008 and 2012. Patients were divided considering if the T-tube was used (G1) or if...
.; Introdução: Nos doentes com metástases hepáticas de carcinoma colo-rectal (MHCCR) inicialmente ressecáveis, nenhum estudo, até à data, concluiu claramente que a administração de quimioterapia prévia à cirurgia permita ganho significativo na sobrevivência. O objectivo deste estudo é avaliar, retrospectivamente, o papel da quimioterapia “neo-adjuvante” em doentes com MHCCR ressecáveis de início, tratados num ú...
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Background: Results of liver transplantation for hepatocellular carcinoma are comparable to those of liver transplantation for other diseases. Although it is commonly done in the various liver transplant Centres in Portugal , until now no study analyzed the global results of this therapeutic strategy in our Country. Objectives: To evaluate the global results of liver transplantation for hepatocellular carcinoma...