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Prediction of Hepatocellular Carcinoma in a Portuguese Population after Hepatit...
Mascarenhas, André; Serrazina, Juliana; Bronze, Sérgio; Cortez-Pinto, Helena; Presa, José; Barreira, Ana; Carrola, Paulo; Vara-Luiz, FranciscoIntroduction: Chronic infection with hepatitis C virus (HCV) causes 25% of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) cases worldwide, a major cause of morbimortality even after sustained virologic response (SVR). Universal screening to all patients with advanced liver fibrosis is currently recommended. A risk-based strategy could improve the detection rate of early HCC and diminish the surveillance burden. Although severa...
Fatal case of progressive Mpox in a patient with AIDS: viral enteropathy and ma...
Caria, João; Vara-Luiz, Francisco; Maia, Inês; Joosten, Anneke; Val-Flores, Luís; Pinheiro, Hélder; Póvoas, Diana; Germano, Nuno; Maltez, FernandoWe report a fatal case of disseminated mpox infection that progressed over more than three months in an HIV-infected patient with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). Mucocutaneous, pleuropulmonary, central nervous system, and gastrointestinal involvement was documented. This course of disease resembles progressive vaccinia, a formerly reported disease caused by uncontrolled replication of smallpox vaccin...
Clinical nutrition in Portuguese gastroenterology departments : a multicentric ...
Vara-Luiz, Francisco; Glória, Luísa; Mocanu, Irina; Curado, António; Medeiros, Isabel; Duarte, Maria Antónia; Banhudo, António; Ferreira, SusanaBackground: Hospital nutrition is a major public health problem, as up to 50% of hospitalized patients suffer from undernutrition. Adequate nutritional support (NS) decreases morbidity/mortality, shortens the length of stay, and reduces costs. We aimed to evaluate the engagement of Portuguese gastroenterology departments in NS, especially in artificial nutrition (AN). Methods: Cross-sectional multicentric study...
Pyogenic liver abscess and delayed massive gastrointestinal bleeding following ...
Vara-Luiz, Francisco; Barbosa, Fábio Pé D’Arca; Albuquerque, Ana; Fernandes, Eduardo; Marques, Ana Valada; Spencer, Vanda; Nunes, GonçaloA liver abscess (LA) is the most common type of visceral abscess. While biliary tract disorders are its most common etiology, clinicians should also consider less frequent causes such as iatrogenic complications due to certain interventions. One of these unusual causes is related to endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) with endoscopic sphincterotomy (ES), a usually safe procedure that carries s...