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POPLITEAL VEIN ANEURYSM – REPORT OF 2 CASES
Pereira, António Miguel; Moniz, Luis; Formiga, Ana; Bilhim, Tiago; Neves, JoséThe popliteal vein aneurysm (PVA) is a rare condition that is associated with an important risk of deep venous thrombosis (DVT) and pulmonary embolism (PE). Since anticoagulation alone does not prevent those complications surgery is advocated by most authors as the mainstay of treatment. We present 2 cases that illustrate the pleomorphic character of this disease – the first of which presented as an almost asym...
Partial splenectomy in blunt abdominal trauma
Sampaio, Clara; Aniceto, João; Moniz, Luis; Oliveira Martins, FranciscoThe spleen is the most commonly injured intra-abdominal organ in blunt trauma1. The diagnosis of splenic trauma can be delayed because 40% of patients can be asymptomatic in the initial evaluation. We present two cases of a 32 and 39-year-old women with a Grade IV splenic lesion for a blunt abdominal trauma. A partial splenectomy was performed in both cases.; O baço é o órgão intra-abdominal mais frequentemente...
VARICOSE VEINS SURGERY OF LOWER LIMBS CAN WE PRESERVE GREAT SAPHENOUS VEIN?
Alves, Carlos Pereira; Neves, José; Pinheiro, Vasco; Moniz, Luis; Toscano, Francisco; Figueiredo, Joana; Matias, Rosa; Sampaio, Clara; Marques, A.Introdução: A avaliação por eco-Doppler mostrou a grande veia safena como uma veia interfascial e não superficial. O Eco-Doppler mostrou também veias varicosas com junção safeno femoral competente, bem como veias varicosas que envolvem somente veias colaterais ou veias colaterais mais segmentos da grande veia safena. Consequentemente foram definidos dois padrões principais de refluxo venoso: o refluxo axial com...