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Clinical evaluation protocol for chronic rhinosinusitis with polyposis during t...
Marques Gomes, Pedro; Cabral, Diogo Cunha; Carção, André; Barreto, Joana; Gonçalves, Ana Isabel; Azevedo, Paula; Penêda, José; Duarte, DelfimIntroduction: Chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyposis is a common pathology in Otorhinolaryngology, and the therapeutic options, in a simplified way, are medical and/or surgical. Medical therapeutic options, in addition to topical and oral corticosteroid therapy, include the use of biological agents. Three biological agents were recently approved for the treatment of chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polypo...
SNOT-22 in the evaluation of septoplasty + turbinoplasty short-term results: A ...
Medeiros, Nuno; Penêda, José; Lima, Nuno; Larangeiro, João; Condé, ArturObjective: Analise the short-term results of septoplasty associated with inferior turbinoplasty using the SNOT-22 questionnaire Materials and Methods: Prospective study which included 50 patients who answered SNOT-22 pre and post-operatively (6 months). Patients also were asked to classify their health improvement on a 1-5 scale (1- much better; 5- much worse). Demographic and clinically relevant variables wer...
Laryngeal and Ocular Kaposi's sarcoma: The initial manifestation of HIV
Silva, Joana; Penêda, José; Ferreira, Joana; Gama, Rita; Gerós, Sandra; Condé, ArturHuman immunodeficiency virus (HIV) manifestations are varied. While Kaposi's sarcoma (KS) remains the most common neoplasm in patients with Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS), it is rarely its initial manifestation. Laryngeal and ocular involvement in the absence of skin lesions occurs infrequently. We present the case of a 32-year-old patient with no known comorbidities, who had odynophagia of one...
The value of conservative management in pediatric deep neck space infections
Silva, Joana; Penêda, José; Ferreira, Joana; Gerós, Sandra; Alves, Sandra; Condé, ArturObjective: To evaluate the role of medical treatment in pediatric deep neck space infection management. Study design: retrospective study. Material & Methods: Pediatric patients with imagiologic evidence of parapharyngeal or retropharyngeal infection admitted to our institution between January 2007 and December 2017 were included. Statistical analysis was conducted in IBM SPSS version 24. Results and ...