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Pneumatose Cólica Associada a Volvo da Sigmóide

Transverse coloplasty pouch and colonic J-pouch for rectal cancer: a comparativ...

OBJECTIVES: The introduction of the colonic J-pouch has markedly improved the functional outcome of restorative rectal cancer surgery. However colonic J-pouch surgery can be problematic and may present some late evacuatory problems. To overcome these limitations a novel pouch has been proposed: the transverse coloplasty pouch. The purpose of our study was to compare the functional outcomes of these two differen...

Úlcera Péptica Sangrante: Que Lugar para as Colas?

Síndrome de Mirizzi

Severe acute liver failure as the initial manifestation of haematological malig...

Acute liver failure is rarely secondary to lymphoma or leukaemia and it is extremely uncommon as the initial presentation of malignancy. We report a case of a young adult patient with severe acute liver failure referred for liver transplant, in which a Burkitt acute lymphoblastic leukaemia was diagnosed by bone marrow examination. A complete recovery and long remission were obtained with chemotherapy.

Oesophageal lichen planus

Lichen planus is a common skin and mucosal disease, with very rare symptomatic oesophageal involvement. We report a case of painful dysphagia due to oesophageal lichen planus in a 60-year-old woman who also had oral, cutaneous and genital lichen planus lesions. Steroid treatment produced considerable improvement of all lesions and a rapid symptomatic remission.

Coexistence of hepatic and pancreatic disease in the chronic alcoholic. Unusual...

In all that has been written there is still some controversy about the importance of the simultaneous pathologycal involvement (functional and/or morphologic) of the pancreas and liver on the same alcoholic patient. Thus, and with the intention of reaching an agreement on the matter, we studied on one hand, on a functional basis, the exocrine pancreas in a group of alcoholic cirrhotics (n = 75) and, on the othe...