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CHYLOPERITONEUM AFTER GASTRECTOMY: IS IT A MANAGEABLE NIGHTMARE?
Castro, Bárbara; Ortigosa, Catarina; Tavares, Amélia; Viveiros, Fernando; Oliveira, ManuelChylous ascites is a serious and rare complication after gastrectomy for gastric cancer. Most cases improve with conservative treatment, but substantial morbidity and mortality can be associated. We describe the case of a 48-year-old-male submitted to partial gastrectomy with D2 lymphadenectomy for gastric adenocarcinoma. Three days after starting a liquid diet, it was diagnosed a chyle fistula. Conservative tr...
Radiation Enteritis – a case report and literature review
Liberal, Maria Sameiro; Leite, Mariana; Tavares, Amélia; Carrapita, Jorge; Costa, Alexandre; Cidade, Costa; Pereira, Bela; Maciel, JorgeChronic radiation enteritis is an uncommon clinical entity whose incidence has been gradually increasing even with the constant development of techniques that minimize radiotherapy damaging effects. There are different medical approaches concerning its control, however one third of patients need surgical treatment during the course of the disease. The criteria for the suitable timing and the adequate procedure ...
Bariatric surgery: epidemic of the XXI century.
Tavares, Amélia; Viveiros, Fernando; Cidade, Cassilda; Maciel, JorgeObesity is a chronic and endemic disease in developed countries, there is an inverse relationship between the socio-economic level and the prevalence of this disease. Their costs are responsible from 2 to 7% of the total health costs. The prevalence of obesity in the world is so high that the World Health Organization considered this disease as the global epidemic of the XXI century. In Portugal it's estimated ...