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COVID-19 Vaccination in Liver Cirrhosis: Safety and Immune and Clinical Responses.
Canha, Inês; Silva, Mário Jorge; Silva, Maria Azevedo; Sarmento Costa, Mara; Saraiva, Rita Ornelas; Ruge, André; Machado, Mariana VerdelhoIntroduction: Three years after the beginning of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, the safety and efficacy of COVID-19 vaccination in liver cirrhosis (LC) patients remain controversial. We aimed to study the safety, immunological, and clinical responses of LC patients to COVID-19 vaccination. Methods: Prospective multicentric study in adults with LC eligible for COVID-19 vaccination, without prior known infection. Patie...
A Rare Cause of Dysphagia by Extrinsic Compression
Sarmento Costa, Mara; Oliveira Dias, João; Vaz Silva, Patrícia; Agostinho, Cláudia; Souto, Paulo; Figueiredo, Pedro Narra
Role of Intestinal Ultrasound in the Evaluation of Postsurgical Recurrence in C...
Macedo, Cláudia Patricia; Sarmento Costa, Mara; Gravito-Soares, Elisa; Gravito-Soares, Marta; Ferreira, Ana Margarida; Portela, FranciscoEndoscopy remains the exam of choice in the evaluation of activity in Crohn's disease (CD) after surgery (ACD-AS). However, intestinal ultrasound (IUS) may represent a noninvasive alternative. The objective of this study is to determine the diagnostic accuracy of this modality compared to endoscopy. Material and Methods: This is a crosssectional study, comprising a period of 14 months, carried out in patients w...
Gastric Parasitic Infection: Thinking outside the Box
Sarmento Costa, Mara; Almeida, Nuno