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TRAP sequence – A case of successful conservative management
Varejão, Ana; Dória, Mariana; Laranjo, Mafalda; Soares, Fátima; Sarmento Gonçalves, InêsTwin reversed arterial perfusion (TRAP) is a rare sequence that complicates monochorionic multiple pregnancies. This condition affects both fetuses - the acardiac twin and the pump twin. This report presents the case of a monochorionic multiple pregnancy complicated by TRAP diagnosed in the first trimester. After clarifying the couple and multidisciplinary discussion, conservative management was chosen because...
PRES in eclampsia – Two clinical cases
Varejão, Ana; Bem, Pedro; Laranjo, Mafalda; Sá Couto, AdelinaEclampsia is the convulsive manifestation of hypertensive disorders of pregnancy. Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome (PRES) is characterized by a variety of neurological signs and symptoms as well as characteristic neuroimaging findings reflecting subcortical vasogenic edema, particularly in the posterior regions and typically reversible within days or weeks. The authors present two clinical cases of ...
The influence of metabolic syndrome in the outcomes of colorectal cancer patients
Goulart, André; Varejão, Ana; Nogueira, Fernanda; Martins, Sandra; Mesquita-Rodrigues, António; Sousa, Nuno; Leão, PedroAims: Determine the influence of metabolic syndrome and its different components in the outcomes of colorectal cancer surgery at 30 days. Materials and methods: Prospective study that included all patients submitted to elective colorectal cancer surgery between August 2015 and August 2016 at Hospital de Braga. Clinical and laboratory parameters evaluated pre-operatively were: central obesity, blood pressure, fa...