Resumo As desigualdades sociais ocupam um lugar central nas discussões científicas, políticas e internacionais acerca do desenvolvimento humano. Em setembro de 2015, as Nações Unidas adotaram a Agenda 2030 para o Desenvolvimento Sustentável, na qual a problemática das desigualdades constitui uma preocupação transversal. Tendo como foco o Objetivo de Desenvolvimento Sustentável (ODS) 10 (Meta 10.2), procuramos e...
Resumo O presente artigo analisa a importância das revistas científicas na constituição e no desenvolvimento dos campos científicos. Analisa também um conjunto de questões de fundo que estas revistas enfrentam atualmente. Toma como caso de estudo a revista Sociologia, Problemas e Práticas . Esta revista surgiu no processo de institucionalização da área da sociologia em Portugal. Está agora a publicar o seu núme...
Abstract: Abdominal pain related to pancreatic disease is often extremely disabling. Endoscopic ultrasound (EUS)-guided celiac plexus block (CPB) is used to control pain associated with chronic pancreatitis. EUS-guided celiac plexus neurolysis (CPN) is typically used to reduce pain associated with pancreatic cancer and can be considered early at the time of diagnosis of inoperable disease. EUS-guided celiac ple...
Abstract: Pancreatic and peripancreatic collections (PPC) are a known complication of acute pancreatitis. They are categorized into four types of collection: (1) acute peripancreatic fluid collection, (2) pseudocyst, (3) acute necrotic collection and (4) walled-off necrosis. Most PPC resolve spontaneously or are persistent but asymptomatic. Intervention is needed in a minority of patients with infected or sympt...
Abstract: In the last 2 decades, endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) has become an important procedure for the diagnosis and management of several pancreatic diseases, including pancreatic cancer. This article presents two recently developed EUS-guided techniques for the management of pancreatic cancer: fine-needle tattooing and fiducial placement. Preoperative EUS-guided fine-needle tattooing of small pancreatic tumor...
Abstract: Endoscopic ultrasound-guided biliary drainage (EUS-BD) is an alternative to percutaneous and surgical drainage in bile duct obstruction when endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography fails. EUS-BD can be achieved with several techniques, including EUS-guided hepaticogastrostomy (HGS), anterograde transpapillary stent placement, choledochoduodenostomy (CDS), and rendez-vous technique. Lately, with...