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Persistent Fever after COVID-19 Vaccination in a Patient with Ulcerative Coliti...

Abstract The development of vaccinations has been game-changing in the ongoing effort to combat the COVID-19 pandemic. Until now, adverse effects are being reported at low frequency, including thrombocytopenia and myocarditis. Careful monitoring for any suspicious symptoms and signs following vaccination is necessary. We report a case of hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) after mRNA COVID-19 vaccine in a ...

Portuguese Society of Gastroenterology Consensus on the Diagnosis and Managemen...

Hemorrhoidal disease (HD) is a frequent health problem with considerable repercussions on patients’ quality of life. However, much of the clinical practice related to HD is based on knowledge without scientific evidence and supported largely by empirical experience of the physician who deals with this pathology. As in other countries, the goal of this consensus is to establish statements supported by solid scie...

Refractory Chronic Pouchitis and Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia Successfully Treat...

Treatment of Postoperative Leaks of the Upper Gastrointestinal Tract with Colon...

Introduction: The use of self-expandable metal stents (SEMS) for the treatment of postoperative leaks of the upper gastrointestinal tract is already established. However, there are discrepancies between the relatively small caliber of the esophageal stents available and the postsurgical luminal size, which may determine an inadequate juxtaposition. As colonic stents have a bigger diameter, they might be more ad...

Acute neurologic disorder in Crohn’s disease: A rare life-threatening complication

Clinicians should consider and approach inflammatory bowel diseases as a multisystemic disease. Though neurologic complications related to inflammatory bowel diseases are not rare, they are frequently underdiagnosed when compared with other organ complications. We report on a 40-year-old patient with severe Crohn’s disease and an acquired demyelinating polyneurophathy, malnourished, on biological therapy, who w...

Tubular adenoma of the appendix: An unusual condition

Lower gastrointestinal bleeding: An unusual cause

Portuguese consensus on the best practice for the management of inflammatory bo...

Introduction: The treatment of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) has focussed on the management of symptoms but is becoming more resolute on changing the course of the disease and its complications in the long-term. In order to minimize the development of complications and to improve outcomes for these patients it is important to develop other strategies to manage IBD and to optimize current clinical practice. O...

Terapêutica de Manutenção da Remissão na Colite Ulcerosa Moderada a Grave

INTRODUÇÃO: A Colite Ulcerosa (CU) é uma doença inflamatória crónica com grande impacto na qualidade de vida. As formas mais extensas de CU conferem um maior risco de mortalidade e de carcinoma colo-rectal. Na doença moderada a grave, corticodependente ou corticoresistente, recomenda-se a utilização de um imunossupressor com o objectivo de induzir e manter a remissão e de poupar os corticosteróides. OBJECTIVOS:...