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Randomised Clinical Trial of Prostatic Artery Embolisation Versus a Sham Proced...
Martins Pisco, J; Bilhim, T; Vasco Costa, N; Torres, D; Pisco, J; Campos Pinheiro, L; Gouveia Oliveira, ABackground: Prostatic artery embolisation (PAE) has been associated with an improvement of lower urinary tract symptoms associated with benign prostatic hyperplasia (LUTS/BPH), but conclusive evidence of efficacy from randomised controlled clinical trials has been lacking. Objective: To assess the safety and efficacy of PAE compared with a sham procedure in the treatment of LUTS/BPH. Design, setting, and partic...
Recurrent Stroke in a Young Woman with a Single Pulmonary Arteriovenous Fistula...
Sousa, S; Vasco Costa, N; Carmona, C; Coimbra, E; Pita, FINTRODUCTION: Cryptogenic stroke is present in about 40% of ischemic stroke patients. Extracardiac shunt related to pulmonary arteriovenous fistula (PAVF) could be a rare potential risk factor for embolic stroke. Most PAVFs are multiple, congenital, and associated with hereditary conditions. On the other hand, isolated PAVFs are rare conditions and an uncommon cause of cryptogenic stoke. CASE REPORT: We describ...
The Utility of Apparent Diffusion Coefficient Values in the Risk Stratification...
Lopes Dias, J; Magalhães Pina, J; Vasco Costa, N; Carmo, S; Leal, CPurpose: To evaluate the relationship between mean apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) and post-surgical Gleason scores. To determine the diagnostic accuracy of multiparametric magnetic resonance imaging (mp-MRI) on a 1.5 T magnet in distinguishing low, intermediate and highgrade prostate tumors. Material and methods: This is a retrospective institutional-review-board-approved, singlecenter study including 30 ...
Malformação Artério-Venosa Renal e Tratamento por Embolização - Caso Clínico e ...
Pegado, P; Lopes Dias, J; Vasco Costa, N; Bilhim, TAs malformações vasculares do rim são processos patológicos que envolvem as veias e as artérias renais incluindo-se neste grupo as malformações arterio-venosas e as fístulas arterio-venosas. Estas lesões podem apresentar-se clinicamente por um grande espectro de sinais e sintomas que variam desde a hipertensão, a hematúria ou por massas renais. A presença de um shunt arterio-venoso caracteriza quer as malfomaçõ...