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Lobar Lung Transplantation: A Single-Center 10-Year Experience
Cruz, Z; Neri, F; Roxo, M; Figueiredo, C; Moita, C; Costa, AR; Santos Silva, J; Reis, J; Maciel Barbosa, J; Calvinho, P; Semedo, LBackground: The shortage of donors for lung transplants is the main limitation of the preceding. Lobar transplantation is an alternative especially useful in patients with short stature and small thoracic cavities. The aim of this study was to perform a descriptive analysis of Portuguese patients who underwent lobar lung transplantation. Methods: A retrospective study was conducted, and patients submitted to lo...
Extracorporeal Life Support Use in Limited Lung Function: a Narrative Review
Santos Silva, J; Cabral, D; Calvinho, P; Olland, A; Falcoz, PEBackground and objective: In thoracic surgery, different modalities of extracorporeal life support (ECLS) can be used for cardiorespiratory support in complex scenarios. Decades of learning in clinical practice and physiology associated with technological development led to a great variety of ECLS technologies available. Thoracic surgery procedures with difficult or impossible single lung ventilation may still ...
Major Pulmonary Surgery in Patients with Compromised Lung Function
Gonçalves Pereira, R; Branco, J; Narciso Rocha, F; Figueiredo, C; Costa, AR; Santos Silva, J; Eurico Reis, J; Calvinho, PIntroduction: The risk stratification of lung resection is fundamentally based on the results of pulmonary function tests. In patients considered to be at risk, major surgery is generally denied, opting for potentially less curative therapies. Objective: To evaluate the postoperative outcomes of major lung surgery in a group of patients deemed high risk. Methods: We performed a retrospective review of clinical ...
Cervical Mediastinoscopy: Safety Profile, Feasibility and Diagnostic Accuracy i...
Santos Silva, J; Costa, AR; Calvinho, P
A Disease With Many Faces
Caires, N; Campos Silva, S; Moreira, MI; Gerardo, R; Borba, A; Santos Silva, J; Barata, R; Pinto, E; Cardoso, JCan you diagnose this man with progressively worsening shortness of breath, mucous productive cough, weight loss, fatigue and a history of suspected pulmonary tuberculosis? http://bit.ly/2VUdnTr.