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VENASEAL: A GOOD SOLUTION IN THE TREATMENT OF SEVERE SUPERFICIAL VENOUS INSUFFI...
Machado, Marta; Machado, Miguel; Matos, Arlindo; Machado, RuiIntroduction: Chronic venous disease is a prevalent condition that worsens with age and is associated with poor quality of life.The treatment of varicose veins (VV) has multiple alternatives, and different practices across Europe.The aim of this article is to analyze the treatment of very elderly patients with severe forms of chronic venous disease using the VenaSeal technique. Method, Material and Results: Rep...
HILAR RENAL ARTERY ANEURYSM – EX-VIVO RECONSTRUCTION AND AUTOTRANSPLANTATION
Pinto Sousa, Pedro; Matos, Arlindo; Almeida, Rui; Sá Pinto, PedroRenal artery aneurysm (RAA) is a rare entity with an estimated prevalence of 0.09%. The majority present asymptomatically and the diagnosis is made incidentally during an imaging test. Indications to treat have been subject of intense debate, nevertheless, there seems to be some consensus that RAA’s greater than 2 cm in diameter, expanding, with thrombus or in pregnant women should be treated. Treatment options...
TREATMENT OF BILATERAL COMPLEX BILATERAL ANEURYSMS OF THE RENAL ARTERY BY EX-VI...
Machado, Marta; Machado, Rui; Mendes, Daniel; Matos, Arlindo; Pinto, Pedro; Ramos, Miguel; Príncipe, Paulo; Almeida, RuiObjective: To analyze the experience in the treatment of bilateral complex arterial aneurysms of the renal arteryIntroduction: Renal artery aneurysms are a rare clinical entity and the epidemiology, pathophysiology and best treatment are not clearly defined in the literature.Material and Methods: Retrospective analysis of the database of patients with the diagnosis of renal artery aneurysms. A total o...
CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY: GUIDELINES VERSUS REAL-WORLD PRACTICE
Teixeira, Gabriela; Sá Pinto, Pedro; Silva, Ivone; Gonçalves, João; Teixeira, Sérgio; Rego, Duarte; Ferreira, Vítor; Antunes, Inês; Veiga, CarlosIntroduction: A number of guidelines for the management of carotid disease are available to help clinicians in therapeutic decision and provide useful guidance for the best care of the patients. They stated that carotid endarterectomy (CEA) has some benefit in symptomatic patients with carotid stenosis of 50-69% and is highly beneficial in stenosis of 70-99%, with mortality/ stroke rate less than 6%. The ...
SUPERFICIAL FEMORAL ARTERY ANEURYSMAL DEGENERATION — SIXTEEN YEARS AFTER SUPERF...
Teixeira, Gabriela; Martins, Joana; Matos, Arlindo; Antunes, Inês; Veiga, Carlos; Mendes, Daniel; Veterano, Carlos; Rocha, Henrique; Castro, JoãoSuperficial femoral artery (SFA) aneurysms are rare clinical disorders, with few case reports and small series published concerning atherosclerotic aneurysms. We report a clinical case a giant aneurysm of the SFA, in a patient previously submitted to extensive SFA endarterectomy and vein angioplasty.A 73-year-old man presented at a routine vascular surgery consultation. The patient had been submitted to a right...
Treatment of ischemic priapism with Grayhack surgery - case report
Ferreira, Vítor; Matos, Arlindo; Carvalho, La Fuente; Azevendo, Nuno; Reis, Daniel; Loureiro, Luís; Loureiro, Tiago; Borges, Lisa; Silveira, DiogoIschemic priapism is a persistent erection unrelated to sexual stimulation characterized by reduced or absent intracavernous blood flow. We present a clinical case of a 30 year old man with priapism with 48 hours of progression. He underwent surgical drainage of the corpora cavernosa, instillation of ephedrine, and creation of a cavernous-spongeous shunt without improvement. On the duplex ultrasound there was n...
Evaluation of different end-of-life management alternatives for used natural co...
Demertzi, Martha; Dias, Ana Cláudia; Matos, Arlindo; Arroja, Luís ManuelAn important aspect of sustainable development is the implementation of effective and sustainable waste management strategies. The present study focuses on a Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) approach to different waste management strategies for natural cork stoppers, namely incineration at a municipal solid waste incinerator, landfilling in a sanitary landfill, and recycling. In the literature, there are no LCA stud...
Study of retention-treatment basins in highways: case study of A24 (northern Po...
Bentes, Isabel; Monteiro, Marisa; Duarte, António A. L. Sampaio; Pinto, Jorge; Matos, Cristina; Matos, ArlindoIn runoff water from highways are diluted several pollutants, that can affect groundwater resources, that depend on the traffic, as well as, on the automobile wear, type of road, infrastructure installed and waterproofing area. These discharges have impacts on the environment. To mitigate such impacts usually there are used retention/treatment basins. In this paper there was analyzed runoff water quality and th...