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A Stab Wound to the Axilla Illustrating the Importance of Brachial Plexus Anato...
Casal, D; Cunha, T; Pais, D; Iria, I; Almeida, MA; Millan, G; Videira e Castro, J; Goyri-O'Neill, JBACKGROUND:Although open injuries involving the brachial plexus are relatively uncommon, they can lead to permanent disability and even be life threatening if accompanied by vascular damage. We present a case report of a brachial plexus injury in which the urgency of the situation precluded the use of any ancillary diagnostic examinations and forced a rapid clinical assessment. CASE PRESENTATION: We report a ca...
Stab Injury to the Preauricular Region With Laceration of the External Carotid ...
Casal, D; Pelliccia, G; Pais, D; Carrola-Gomes, D; Almeida, MA; Videira e Castro, J; Goyri-O'Neill, JBACKGROUND: Open injuries to the face involving the external carotid artery are uncommon. These injuries are normally associated with laceration of the facial nerve because this nerve is more superficial than the external carotid artery. Hence, external carotid artery lesions are usually associated with facial nerve dysfunction. We present an unusual case report in which the patient had an injury to this artery...
HIV-Associated Facial Lipodystrophy: Experience of a Tertiary Referral Center W...
Martins de Carvalho, F; Casal, D; Bexiga, J; Sousa, J; Martins, J; Teófilo, E; Maltez, F; Germano, I; Videira e Castro, JObjectives: HIV-associated lipodystrophy is a common comorbidity in HIV-infected patients, having a profound impact on every aspect of patients' lives, particularly when involving the face. Hence, it is of the utmost importance to evaluate the result of any potential therapies that may help solve HIV-associated facial lipodystrophy. The aim of this article was to evaluate the outcome of patients undergoing faci...
Síndroma de Stevens-Johnson e Necrólise Tóxica Epidérmica. Um Estudo Retrospect...
Moniz, P; Casal, D; Mavioso, C; Videira e Castro, J; Almeida, MAA Síndroma de Stevens-Johnson (SSJ), a Síndroma de Sobreposição (SS) e a Necrólise Tóxica Epidérmica (NTE) são emergências médicas raras, mas com elevadas morbilidade e mortalidade. A literatura referente às características destas doenças em Portugal é muito escassa. Procedeu-se à análise dos registos clínicos dos 20 doentes internados na Unidade de Queimados (UQ) do Hospital de São José nos últimos 15 anos com...
Macromastia: a Risk Factor for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome?
Silva Guerra, A; Marques Correia, C; Videira e Castro, J; Almeida, MAPURPOSE: To evaluate the prevalence of carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) in a cohort of women with macromastia and to assess the evolution of the CTS signs and symptoms after breast surgery. POPULATION: A series of 123 women was evaluated. CTS was defined by co-existence of symptoms, two physical findings and electrophysiological evaluation. One year after reduction mammaplasty, the 22 patients who had been diagnose...
A Posterior Interosseous Nerve Syndrome Associated With Spontaneous Rupture of ...
Casal, D; Moniz, P; Videira e Castro, J; Almeida, MAPosterior interosseous nerve entrapment syndrome and spontaneous rupture of the extensor pollicis longus tendon are rare conditions. The authors describe the bizarre combination of a spontaneous rupture of the extensor pollicis longus tendon in a 82-year-old lady with a posterior interosseous nerve syndrome. As far as the authors know, this is the first description of such an association in the literature. Surg...
Serial and multiple tissue expansion in burn sequela.
Videira e Castro, J; Mavioso, C CThe authors present the case of a 16 year old female with 3rd degree burn sequelae. They describe the surgical steps during the three years of treatment with serial and multiple tissue expansion. From the 9 tissue expanders used with reference capacities of 3350cc, 10350 were achieved. The conclusions point out the utility of this technique, using re-expansion and supraexpansion as one, should be associated wit...
Expansão Tissular Seriada e Múltipla nas Sequelas de Queimaduras
Videira e Castro, J; Mavioso, CThe authors present the case of a 16 year old female with 3rd degree burn sequelae. They describe the surgical steps during the three years of treatment with serial and multiple tissue expansion. From the 9 tissue expanders used with reference capacities of 3350cc, 10350 were achieved. The conclusions point out the utility of this technique, using re-expansion and supraexpansion as one, should be associated wit...