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Renal lithiasis from a nephrologist’s perspective
Serra, AMan has known urinary lithiasis since antiquity. In Portuguese medicine, this is a pathology seen predominantly from the urology perspective, but renal lithiasis is evaluated and treated preventively by nephrologists worldwide, and its study has contributed significantly to knowledge of how the renal tubule works. Nephrolithiasis is a relatively common disease in the adult population and, in Portugal, is observ...
Atypical renal presentation of antiphospholipid syndrome
Gaspar, A; Manso, RT; Pereira, F; Cunha, L; Inchaustegui, L; Serra, A; Rodrigues, B; Correia, PAntiphospholipid syndrome (APS) is a systemic autoimmune disease which can occur as a primary disease or in association with other autoimmune diseases, the most frequent being Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE). Although renal manifestations of SLE are well known, antiphospholipid syndrome renal manifestations such as antiphospholipid syndrome nephropathy and glomerulopathies have yet to be better characterized...
Consentimento informado livre e esclarecido para procedimentos cirúrgicos e pro...
Serra, A; Fernandes, F
Metabolic syndrome: a multifaceted risk factor for kidney stones
Domingos, F; Serra, AKidney stones and metabolic syndrome (MetS) are common conditions in industrialized countries. There is growing evidence of associations between kidney stone disease and MetS or some of its components. The link between uric acid stones and MetS is well understood, but the link with calcium oxalate (CaOx) stones, the most common kidney stone composition, is more complex, and MetS is frequently overlooked as a ri...
Ruptured aneurysm of the sinus of Valsalva into the right atrium.
Bonhorst, D; Serra, J; Quininha, J; Robles, M; Jara, A J; Gracias, R; Cruz, G; Serra, A; Bento, R; Rato, J A
Rotura de Aneurisma do Seio de Valsalva para a Aurícula Direita
Bonhorst, D; Serra, J; Quininha, J; Robles, M; Jara, AJ; Gracias, R; Cruz, G; Serra, A; Bento, R; Rato, JAOs autores apresentam um caso de rotura de aneurisma do seio de Valsalva, para a aurícula direita, com um quadro clínico atípico que levou a dificuldades de diagnóstico diferencial com insuficiência aórtica. Após confirmação hemodinâmica, atendendo à rápida deterioração do estado geral, procedeu-se a correcção cirúrgica de urgência. A propósito deste caso os autores procederam a uma revisão de patologia, etiopa...