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Acute-on-Chronic Liver Failure: A Portuguese Single-Center Reference Review
Verdelho, M; Perdigoto, R; Machado, J; Mateus, É; Marcelino, P; Pereira, R; Fortuna, P; Bagulho, L; Bento, L; Ribeiro, F; Nolasco, F; Martins, AAcute-on-chronic liver failure (ACLF) is a syndrome characterized by an acute deterioration of a patient with cirrhosis, frequently associated with multi-organ failure and a high short-term mortality rate. We present a retrospective study that aims to characterize the presentation, evolution, and outcome of patients diagnosed with ACLF at our center over the last 3 years, with a comparative analysis between the...
New-Onset Seizures 15 Years After Renal Transplant
Costa, BM; Verdelho, M; Cotovio, P; Nolasco, F
Oxalate Nephropathy Following Roux‑en‑Y Gastric Bypass Surgery – Mini‑Review
Verdelho, M; Mendes, M; Ribeiro, F; Sousa Viana, H; Carvalho, F; Nolasco, FOxalate Nephropathy is characterised by the presence of tubular crystalline deposits of calcium oxalate, which can lead to both acute and chronic tubular injury and progressive renal failure. Enteric hyperoxaluria is the most common cause of moderate hyperoxaluria; it occurs in conditions associated with fat or bile acid malabsorption, which include jejunoileal bypass and other bariatric procedures such as Roux...
Renal Dysfunction in a Patient with a Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass Surgery
Viana, H; Verdelho, M; Mendes, M; Carvalho, F; Nolasco, F