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Referral to Liver Transplant
Sousa Cardoso, Filipe; Sousa, Mónica; Bagulho, Luís; Mendes, Milena; Mateus, Elia; Glória, Helena; Lamelas, Jorge; Bicho, Luís; Mega, RaquelPublisher Copyright: © 2025 The Author(s).; Introduction: The referral of patients with cirrhosis to liver transplant (LT) is a multi-stage, complex process. There is a lack of data on potential challenges to this process. We aimed to characterize challenges faced by Portuguese referring clinicians. Methods: This was a cross-sectional survey from Curry Cabral Hospital, Lisbon, Portugal. The survey was open for ...
The Impact of Donor Risk Index, Recipients' and Operative Characteristics on Po...
Cardoso, Filipe S.; Bagulho, Luis; Coelho, João S.; Lamelas, Jorge; Mateus, Élia; Mendes, Milena; Glória, Helena; Ribeiro, Vasco; Mega, RaquelPublisher Copyright: © 2022; Background and Aims: The donor risk index (DRI) quantifies donor-related characteristics potentially associated with increased risk of early graft failure. We aimed to assess the impact of the DRI, recipient and perioperative factors on post liver transplant (LT) outcomes. Methods: This was a single-center retrospective cohort study including all adult (≥18 years) patients who under...
Inflammatory Myofibroblastic Tumour of the Common Bile Duct
Almeida E Sousa, Matilde; Carvalho, Ana; Mega, Raquel; Bilhim, TiagoInflammatory myofibroblastic tumour is a rare entity of indeterminate biological potential with a reduced tendency for recurrence and metastasis. Although it can arise from multiple organs, the bile duct is a very rare site of origin. We report the case of a 75-year-old asymptomatic male with elevated gamma-glutamyl transferase [1575 U/L (12 - 64 U/L)] and alkaline phosphatase [271 U/L (40 - 150 U/L)]. Computed...