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Descending Necrotizing Mediastinitis: Case analysis from the last years
Lourenço Marques, Davide; Bartolomeu, Francisca; Figueiredo, Hugo; Rato, Catarina; Paiva, Sofia; Miguéis, António; Miguéis, JorgeObjectives: To describe the experience of approaching cases of Descending Necrotizing Mediastinitis (DNM) over the last 3 years in a tertiary hospital, addressing therapeutic approaches, results and complications. Methods: A descriptive retrospective study from November 2019 to December 2022, evaluating 7 patients diagnosed with DNM. Analysis included age, gender, disease subtype, clinical presentation, infecti...
Bimodal hearing with OSIA® and BAHA® ATTRACT: advantageous or confusing? a clin...
Bartolomeu, Francisca; Marques, Davide; Paiva, Sofia; Moura, João Elói; Fonseca Neves, João; Barcelos, Hugo; Miguéis, JorgeMalformations of the external ear, which may be associated with concomitant malformations of the middle ear, cause conductive hearing loss. When the malformation prevents auditory rehabilitation with conventional hearing aids, bone conduction devices are an effective option. These devices, which include the Baha® Attract and the Osia®, use bone vibration to directly stimulate the inner ear, thus bypassing the f...
Hearing rehabilitation with bone conduction implant in patient with primary cil...
Lourenço Marques, Davide; Caiado, Ricardo; Paiva, Sofia; Elói, João; Miguéis, António; Miguéis, JorgePrimary ciliary dyskinesia (PCD) is a rare genetic disease characterized by an abnormality in the function or structure of the cilia, coursing with pulmonary, otological and nasosinusal manifestations. Hypoacusis affects 60% of patients with PCD and results mainly from otitis media with effusion (OME) and otological complications such as simple or cholesteatomatous chronic otitis media (COM). Clinical case: Fem...
Orbital complications in pediatric acute sinusitis: eight-year experience
Neves, João Fonseca; Simões, João Filipe; Paiva, Sofia; Maricato, Felisberto; Silva, Luís FilipeObjectives: Acute sinusitis accounts for up to 82% of orbital infection cases. Infection spreads very quickly, especially through the ethmoid sinus, and orbital complications may arise even under antibiotic therapy. The aim of this study was to describe an 8-year hospital experience with these children. Methods: All cases of acute sinusitis with orbital complications admitted to the Department of Otorhinolaryng...
Orbital complications in pediatric acute sinusitis: eight-year experience
Neves, João Fonseca; Simões, João Filipe; Paiva, Sofia; Maricato, Felisberto; Silva, Luís FilipeObjectives: Acute sinusitis accounts for up to 82% of orbital infection cases. Infection spreads very quickly, especially through the ethmoid sinus, and orbital complications may arise even under antibiotic therapy. The aim of this study was to describe an 8-year hospital experience with these children. Methods: All cases of acute sinusitis with orbital complications admitted to the Department of Otorhinolaryng...
Epidemiology and risk factors for otitis media in Cabo Verde
Lourenço Marques, Davide; Alveirinho Simão, Marco; Dias, Óscar; Paiva, Sofia; Silva, LuísOtitis Media (OM) is an inflammatory process of the middle ear with several subtypes - acute otitis media (AOM), otitis media with effusion (OME) and chronic otitis media (COM). Due to the lack of health care in developing countries, OM continues to be underdiagnosed. Objectives: to identify the frequency of the pathology and its subtypes and to recognize the main risk factors responsible for OM in the Cape Ver...
Design and power consumption analysis of a NB-IoT End device for monitoring app...
Paiva, Sofia; Branco, Sergio; Cabral, JorgeAs the number of connected things increases at a very fast pace, the Internet of Things (IoT) ecosystem expands and nowadays covers a vast number of application domains, providing a large portfolio of solutions that are based on an evolving system, from the physical sensors (end devices) to the Cloud. When designing battery-powered end devices, previous research has identified several challenges such as wireles...
Inner ear hypofunction by labyrinthine hemorrhage - Case report
Simões, João Filipe; Machado, Ana; Amorim, Ana; Paiva, Sofia; Silva, LuisSudden sensorineural hearing loss has a stablish etiology only in 10-15% of cases. Spontaneous intra-labyrinthine bleeding is a rare cause of sudden hearing and vestibular loss. The aim of this work is to provide useful and educational clinical information regarding this differential diagnosis, its treatment and prognosis. We present a case of sudden inner ear hypofunction caused by a labyrinthine hemorrhage, a...
Balneotherapy and otorhinolaryngology - A systematic review
Simões, João; Carrainho, Nuno; Paiva, Sofia; Paiva, AntónioIntroduction: Balneotherapy has been defined recently as the use of natural mineral waters for medical purposes such as prevention, treatment and rehabilitation. This study aims to present and discuss the benefits of balneotherapy in the pathology of the otorhinolaryngology field.Materials and Methods: We performed a systematic review based on the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analys...
Evaluation of the immune allergic status of children that underwent adenotonsil...
Silvestre, Natércia; Loureiro, Graça; Silva, Clara; Amorim, Ana Margarida; Paiva, Sofia; Paiva, AntónioObjectives: Evaluate the immune allergic status of children proposed for adenotonsillectomy due to recurrent infections and/or obstructive hypertrophy of the upper airway. To assess the relationship between the allergic status and indication for placement of transtympanic ventilation tubes (TTVT) in children with otitis media with effusion (OME).Methods: Preoperative assessment of the immune allergic status of ...