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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...
Management of temporal bone trauma – literature revision and algorithm proposal
Rebelo, Diliana; Rato, Catarina; Silva, Luís; Miguéis, António; Miguéis, JorgeIntroduction: Temporal bone trauma frequently occurs in the context of high-kinetic-energy trauma, often associated with multiple bodily injuries. Objective: To present a brief literature review on temporal bone trauma and propose a protocol for approaching these situations in a tertiary hospital. Description: Initial assessment following high-kinetic-energy trauma requires a summary ABCDE observation to ensure...
When pets go wild: Integrating DNA metabarcoding and morphological analyses to ...
Galão, Alexandra; Soto, Elena; Nunes, João; Pedroso, Nuno; Rocha, Ricardo; Rato, CatarinaOceanic island ecosystems are particularly vulnerable to the impacts of introduced mammalian predators. Among these, free-ranging cats (Felis catus) are especially detrimental, and have been linked to the extinction and population decline of numerous insular taxa. Yet, a more holistic understanding of the impacts of free-ranging cats has been hampered by an incomplete understanding of their diet and population ...
The relevance of Evolutionary Significant Units for the conservation of island-...
Rato, Catarina; Oliveira, Paulo; Menezes, Dília; Funk, Stephan M.; Rebelo, Rui; Nogales, Manuel; Rocha, RicardoWithin vertebrates, reptiles are good island colonisers, often leading to considerable levels of intraspecific diversity among populations inhabiting different islands/archipelagos. This study explores the mitochondrial phylogeographic structure of Tarentola boettgeri, a gecko species endemic to the Macaronesian archipelagos of Selvagens and the Canary Islands. Our research introduces a novel monophyletic group...
Insights into the habitat associations, phylogeny, and diet of Pipistrellus mad...
Nóbrega, Eva K.; Toshkova, Nia; Gonçalves, Angelina; Reis, André; Soto, Elena J.; Ruiz, Sergio Puertas; Mata, Vanessa A.; Rato, Catarina; Rocha, RicardoAround 60% of all bat species occur in islands, and nearly one in four is an insular endemic. Bats are often the only native terrestrial mammals in oceanic islands, and despite increasing anthropogenic pressures, little is known about the distribution, natural history, and population status of most insular bat populations. The sub-tropical archipelago of Madeira is composed of the volcanic islands of Madeira, P...
Significative Inactivation of SARS-CoV-2 3CL- Protease by Camellia sinensis Gal...
Paiva, Lisete; Rato, Catarina; Baptista, JoséABSTRACT: Since the last decade of the 19th century, the Camellia sinensis tea plant is commercially produced in one unique place in Europe, the volcanic São Miguel Island of the Azores Archipelago (Portugal) [1,2]. The molecular constituents of C. sinensis, in particular the galloylated theaflavins, mainly theaflavin-3,3’-di-O-gallate (TF-3,3’-DG), have been reported to inhibit SARS-CoV-2 3-chymotrypsin-like p...
New sinonasal entities: clinical update and critical review
Rato, Catarina; Carção, André; Neves, Marta; Duarte, Delfim; Lopes, GustavoIntroduction: The World Health Organization (WHO) recently published the 4th edition of the Classification of Head and Neck Tumors with several updates in the categorization of sinonasal tumors. Objectives: To perform a critical review of emerging sinonasal entities and discuss the updates of the classification. To summarize the main implications of it in clinical practice. Material and methods: Comprehensive r...
N-ERD in Hospital Pedro Hispano: A single center experience and state-of-the-art
Rato, Catarina; Gonçalves, Ana Isabel; Lopes, Gustavo; Duarte, Delfim; Cruz, SaraIntroduction: Many questions related to the natural history of NSAID (non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs)-exacerbated respiratory disease (N-ERD) remains unanswered. Objectives: To know and to understand the timeline and course of N-ERD. Material and Methods: Retrospective study, performed between 2014 and 2019, of N-ERD cases followed in one ENT department. Results: Twenty-one patients were selected. The me...
Pediatric otorhinolaryngological surgery - Pediatric walking clinic
Rato, Catarina; Pereira, Diogo; Cavalete, Sónia; Pé D'arca, Sandra; Silva, Ana Paula; Cruz, Sandra; Duarte, Delfim; Vilhena, DitaObjectives: To present the Pediatric Walking Clinic project. To discuss the results of the assessment of the patient satisfaction with the service provided. Methods: Implementation of the Pediatric Walking Clinic project, which consists in patient’s single visit to the hospital, two weeks before surgery, to perform otorhinolaryngology, anesthesiology and nursing consultations. A parent satisfaction survey was a...
Lateralization in escape behaviour at different hierarchical levels in a Gecko:...
García-Muñoz, Enrique; Rato, Catarina; Jorge, Fátima; Carretero, Miguel A.At the individual level, to be behaviourally lateralized avoids costly duplication of neural circuitry and decreases possible contradictory order from the two brain hemispheres. However, being prey behaviour lateralized at higher hierarchical levels could generate different negative implications, especially if predators are able to make predictions after multiple encounters. These conflicting pressures, namely ...