Understanding the bacterial etiology of otitis media (OM) is important when designing and evaluating the best course of treatment. This study analyzed middle ear fluid (MEF) and nasopharynx (NP) samples collected from 49 children with OM undergoing myringotomy in the northwestern Portuguese district of Braga. A correlation between species in the NP and MEF was observed following pathogen detection by culture an...
Introduz-se o conceito de paradigma humanista e contextualiza-se a sua importância estratégica no âmbito do desenvolvimento e consolidação da Ciência da Informação no contexto das novas politicas e sistemas de Governança Pública.Considera-se que a relação entre os serviços públicos e os cidadãos tem sido sustentada em pilares muito frágeis e superficiais, estando, na maioria dos países, circunscrita aos diverso...
O painel que agora se propõe pretende refletir sobre a visão que a sociedade tem da biblioteca pública e a perceção sobre o serviço que ela presta, com o objetivo de auxiliar a definição de um modelo flexível de biblioteca pública.Para atingir o resultado pretendido, os proponentes irão implementar um conjunto de questionários a aplicar a profissionais, utilizadores e não-utilizadores de bibliotecas públicas em...
Introduction: The nasal adenocarcinoma (AD) represents about 20% of cases of sinonasal malignancy. Endoscopic surgery (FESS) has gained preponderance for its treatment. In advanced stages, the craniofacial resection remain as an option, however the combined approach can be considered.Objective and Methods: Retrospective analysis, between 2002 and 2014, of 14 AD cases diagnosed and treated in our department.Resu...
O presente trabalho de investigação apresenta como tema “A Ação Psicológica e os Assuntos Civis na Campanha Militar no Teatro de Operações (TO) de Moçambique (1964-1975)”, um assunto com reconhecido interesse para o Exército Português. O objetivo principal é analisar a Ação Psicológica (APsic) e os Assuntos Civis (AssCiv) na Campanha Militar no TO de Moçambique (1964-1975) do ponto de vista das Forças Terrestre...
Peripheral facial palsy is a frequent entity, including in pediatric age group. In most cases the etiology is unknown, so Bell’s palsy is the most common diagnosis. Cholesteatomas are rare causes of facial palsy, and congenital cholesteatomas represent a very small percentage in the set of several possible causes.Cholesteatomas, although histologically benign, present destructive characteristics and can lead to...
Objectives: Evaluate the case series regarding sinonasal inverted papilloma surgery.Study Design: restrospective.Materials and Methods: We analyzed the clinical records of patients with histological diagnosis of inverted papilloma between January 1990 and January 2014, relevant demographic, clinical, imaging and surgical data were collected.Results: 24 cases operated, corresponding to 19 patients. The recurrenc...
Introduction: Tonsillectomy is one of the most frequent procedures in the pediatric population. Because there are several surgical techniques and they are associated with different morbidity, the decision on wich to use continues to engender significant debate. The aim of this work is to compare the postoperative morbidity between two different tonsillectomy techniques: traditional and harmonic scalpel dissecti...
Introduction: The PFAPA (periodic fever, aphtous stomatitis,pharyngitis, cervical adenitis) syndrome is characterizedby recurrent episodes of high fever, aphtous stomatitis,pharyngitis and cervical adenitis occurring mostly in childrenyounger than five years. The etiology is unknown and thediagnosis is clinical and made by exclusion. This paper aimsto review literature - clinical, diagnosis and treatment -compl...
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