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Large congenital pulmonary airway malformation with mucinous cell clusters – a ...
Magalhães, Tiago; Costa, Rita; Rocha, Gustavo; Salgueiro, Elson; Soares, HenriqueWe report the clinical case of a 38 weeks gestational age neonate, antenatally diagnosed with a left large macrocystic pulmonary malformation conditioning dextrocardia. At birth, he presented with respiratory distress requiring non-invasive ventilation with high-flow nasal cannula (HFNC). A left inferior lobectomy was performed via thoracotomy on day 21 of life. Histological features of the lesion were compatib...
A Unique Shunt For Treatment Of A Postoperative Chylothorax
Costa, Rita; Magalhães, Tiago; Rocha, Gustavo; Fernandes, Pedro; Salgueiro, ElsonPostoperative chylothorax can be a serious complication. We report on the case of a neonate who had a postoperative chylothorax immediately after esophageal surgery that did not respond to conservative measures or the first two attempts of surgical management of chylothorax. Lastly, a successful pleuroperitoneal shunt was placed and the patient was discharge at 3-months-old. A pleuroperitoneal shunt is usually ...
PULMONARY SEQUESTRATION SUPPLIED BY THE CIRCUMFLEX ARTERY – A RARE CASE REPORT
Pissarra, Diana; Salgueiro, Elson; Oliveira, Ana Catarina; Malangatana, Graciete; Pinho, Paulo; Casanova, JorgePulmonary sequestration (PS) is a rare congenital malformation, even more when its arterial supply is a coronary artery. We present a case of a 68-year-old man admitted in the emergency room with an acute coronary syndrome and no evidence of significant coronary disease. Instead, he had an abnormal branch from the circumflex coronary artery nourishing a mass in the left lower pulmonary lobe. A coronary steal ph...
THORACIC SURGERY IN A COVID-19 FRONTLINE HOSPITAL. ARE THE PATIENTS SAFE?
Costa, Rita; Pissarra, Diana; Salgueiro, Elson; Maciel, João; Fernandes, Pedro; Casanova, Jorge; Pinho, PauloIntroduction and Objectives: COVID-19 pandemic forced a change in health care resources and provision due to the emergence of a new group of patients, requiring extraordinary protective measures and the adoption of new organization for the treatment of urgent or priority COVID-19 negative patients. We reviewed our practice during the first pandemic period to evaluate our surgical outcomes and identify if patien...
A DECEITFUL RIGHT ATRIAL MASS
Máximo, José; Costa, Rita; Salgueiro, Elson; Pinho, PauloThis large atrial mass was removed from a 33-yearold patient admitted to the emergency department for severe venous congestion. Its hard texture, grayish discolouration and wall infiltration prompted radical excision and partial atrial reconstruction. Histopathology was compatible with a thrombus, discarding malignancy.