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Splenic artery aneurysms – a systematic review of the literature
Machado, Marta; Coelho, Andreia; Peixoto, João; Fernandes, Luís; Boal, Roberto; Basílio, Francisco; Carvalho, Patrícia; Guimarães, BeatrizINTRODUCTION: Splenic artery aneurysms (SAA) are the most frequent (50 to 75%) abdominal visceral arterial aneurysms. In autopsy studies, the overall incidence is 0.01%, increasing to 10.4% with age. Due to their rarity, there is a lack of data, so we aimed to perform a systematic review of available SAA data. METHODS: A systematic review was performed according to the PRISMA guidelines. A literature search was...
High-dependency unit care after carotid endarterectomy for asymptomatic stenosis
Guimarães, Beatriz; Coelho, Andreia; Dias-Neto, Marina; Castro-Ferreira, Ricardo; Peixoto, João; Fernandes, Luís; Boal, Roberto; Machado, MartaINTRODUCTION: Asymptomatic patients benefit from 3 to 6 hours of neurological and invasive blood pressure (BP) monitoring following carotid endarterectomy (CEA). Only a minority of patients will benefit from a prolonged stay in a high-dependency unit (HDU). The aim of this study was to externally validate previously described predictive variables of postoperative need for prolonged HDU stay. METHODS: To identif...
Ten-Year Experience of a Tertiary Center with Giant Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms:...
Basílio, Francisco; Coelho, Andreia; Peixoto, João; Fernandes, Luís; Boal, Roberto; Machado, Marta; Carvalho, Patrícia; Guimarães, BeatrizIntroduction: The risk of rupture for abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAAs) is primarily influenced by their diameter with the likelihood of rupture increasing exponentially as the aneurysm enlarges. Nowadays, giant AAAs are relatively rare in clinical practice due to earlier diagnosis and treatment. This study aimed to analyze the treatment and prognosis of giant aneurysms comparing with non-giant AAAs within our ...