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Transnasal endoscopic orbital decompression in Graves’ disease: experience of 2...
Baptista, Luís André; Colaço, Tiago; Baptista, Margarida; Castelhano, Lu´ís; Correia, Filipe; Donato, Mariana; Oliveira, Vítor; Silva, DeodatoIntroduction and goals: Graves' orbitopathy is the most common extrathyroidal manifestation of Graves' disease and manifests as proptosis, exposure keratitis and compressive optic neuropathy. Its treatment, particularly when refractory to medical therapies, involves surgical decompression of the orbit. The objective of this work is to evaluate the effectiveness and safety of transnasal endoscopic decompression ...
Quality of Life of Children with Otitis Media and Impact of Insertion of Transt...
Lameiras, Ana Rita; Silva, Deodato; O´Neill, Assunção; Escada, PedroIntroduction: Quality of life is an important measure for health-outcome evaluation. Although otitis media is one of the most common childhood diseases, its impact on Portuguese children’s quality of life is unknown. The aim of this study is to determine the quality of life of Portuguese children with chronic otitis media with effusion and/or recurrent acute otitis media and the short-term impact of transtympan...
Validation of the Otitis Media-6 Questionnaire for European Portuguese
Lameiras, Ana Rita; Silva, Deodato; O'Neill, Assunção; Escada, PedroIntroduction: Otitis media is one of the most prevalent childhood diseases. The impact of otitis media on quality of life of Portuguese children is unknown, because of the unavailability of a tool validated in European Portuguese to assess this consequence of otitis media. The Otitis Media-6 questionnaire (Otitis Media-6) is the most frequently used tool to assess health-related quality of life in children with...
FÍSTULAS DE LÍQUOR NASOSINUSAIS: CASUÍSTICA DOS ÚLTIMOS 15 ANOS
Oliveira, Vitor Manuel; Pimentel, Joao; Silva, Deodato; Escada, PedroObjectivos: Revisão da casuística de fístulas de líquido cefalorraquidiano (LCR) nasosinusais e avaliação da experiência e tratamento endonasal endoscópico destes defeitos da base do crânio.Métodos: Foram recolhidas de forma retrospectiva informações dos doentes referenciados à consulta e urgência do departamento de Otorrinolaringologia do Hospital Egas Moniz - Centro Hospitalar de Lisboa Ocidental, com sintoma...
Sinonasal cerebrospinal fluid leaks: Report of the last 15 years
Oliveira, Vitor Manuel; Pimentel, João; Silva, Deodato; Escada, PedroObjectives: Review of the caseload of sinonasal cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) leaks and evaluation of the experience in endoscopic endonasal management of these skull base defects.Methods: We retrospectively collected data on all cases treated as suspected CSF leak, in Hospital Egas Moniz – Centro Hospitalar Lisboa Ocidental, a referral center, over a 15-year period between January 2000 and 2015.Results: 17 patient...
Evaluation of the prevalence and caracterization of rinosinusitis in primary he...
Barros, Ezequiel; Silva, Agostinho; Vieira, António Sousa; André, Carla; Silva, Deodato; Prata, João Branquinho; Ferreira, João Pinto; Santos, MargaridaObjective: To determine RS prevalence, diagnosed at the Portuguese Primary Health Care Centres (PHCC), and to assess diagnostic and treatment practices.Study Design: Epidemiologic, cross-sectional study.Material and Methods: A cohort of subjects attending general practice medical appointments, in selected PHCC, was evaluated.Results: Between May/2008 and June/2009, 1,201 subjects were included with a mean age o...
Prevention and treatment of functional endoscopic sinus surgery complications: ...
Pimentel, João; Cavilhas, Pedro; Oliveira, Filipa; Santos, Ricardo; Oliveira, Vítor; Silva, Deodato; Escada, Pedro; da Silva, MadeiraIntroduction: Since its introduction in the 1980s, functional endoscopic sinus surgery (FESS) met a great development and expansion to other surgical areas. Nevertheless, the modern technique did not overcome the risks and dangerousness of FESS, and its complications are still the number one reason for malpractice claims in otorhinolaryngology and head and neck surgery in the US. The objective of this work is t...