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Trauma Patient with Fat Embolism Detected on Computed Tomography
Sousa, Isabel; Janeiro, João; Campos, Paula; Távora, IsabelFat embolism is frequent following fractures of long bones, however the development of the clinical syndrome of fat embolism (characterized by progressive respiratory distress, mental status depression and petechial rash) is rare, but relevant because of its potential severity. We report a case of a trauma patient with multiple fractures of the right lower limb in whom an emergency computed tomography scan show...
Ainhum or Dactylolysis Spontanea: a Missing Toe
Sousa, Isabel; Fernandes, António; Távora, IsabelKeywords: Ainhum; Toes.; Palavras-chave: Ainhum; Dedos do Pé.
Emphysematous Cholecystitis: Imaging Diagnosis of an Emergent Condition
Sousa, Isabel; Fernandes, António; Távora, IsabelN/a.; N/a.
The treatment of liver metastases in patients with neuroendocrine tumors in 2012
Macedo, Daniela; Amaral, Teresa; Fernandes, Isabel; Sousa, Ana Rita; Costa, Ana Lúcia; Távora, Isabel; Quintela, António; Cortes, Paulo; Costa, LuisNeuroendocrine tumors (NETs) comprise a heterogeneous group of tumors that form a distinct entity. Approximately 75-80% of patients present with liver metastases at the time of their diagnosis, and 20%-25% will develop these lesions in the course of their disease. The presence of secondary deposits in the liver significantly increases the morbidity and mortality in these patients. The only potentially curative ...
Acute abdomen: transverse colonic volvulus.
Palma, Sónia; Leitão, João; Lopes da Silva, Helena; Távora, IsabelVolvulus of the transverse colon continues to be a rare medical problem in the bibliographic medical revisions of large bowel obstructions (1%), being frequently excluded of the differential diagnosis. However it is associated with higher morbid-mortality than the commonest cecal and sigmoid volvulus, making urgent a rapid diagnostic and chirurgical intervention. The authors present a case of this entity emphas...
Hematic polyserositis
Oliveira Pedro, Ana J.; Ribeiro, Susana; Alvoeiro, Lurdes; Branco, Rui; Neto, Fernando; Távora, Isabel; Coutinho, João; Pimentel, A.We present a case of a sixty-two years old retired stevedore male patient with a two years clinical course of hematic serosal effusion (pleural, pericardial and peritoneal). The effusions which did not recur after drainage had 70 to 80% of mesotelial cells. The peritoneal effusion was collected in cystic cavities.The hypothesis of cystic mesothelioma, supported by the inexistence of malignant mesothelial ce...