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Complete Ureteral Duplication: Outcome of Different Surgical Approaches
Rodrigues, Isabel; Estevão-Costa, José; Fragoso, Ana CatarinaIntroduction: The surgical management of complete ureteral duplication anomalies is not consensual.Objective: To characterize the pediatric population who underwent surgery for complete ureteral duplication and assess the outcomes of different approaches.Material and Methods: Clinical records from patients treated between January 2008 and June 2014 were retrospectively reviewed. Epidemiology, diagnosis, clinica...
Pyogenic Granuloma in a Patient on Gefitinib
Massa, António Fernandes; Antunes, Ana; Varela, PauloN/A; N/D
Pediatric Multiple Sclerosis in Portugal: A Multicentre Study
Correia, Ana Sofia; Augusto, Luís; Meireles, Joana; Pinto, Joana; Sousa, Ana PaulaIntroduction: Multiple sclerosis is most often diagnosed among young adults but less frequently it may present during childhood or adolescence. In Portugal, there has been only one previous single-center, pediatric multiple sclerosis study. The main objective was the evaluation of the demographic, clinical, laboratorial and neuroradiological characteristics of patients with pediatric-onset multiple sclerosis in...
Assisted Reproductive Technology in Female Transplant Recipients: Experience of...
Vale-Fernandes, Emídio; Póvoa, Ana Margarida; Soares, Sandra; Calejo, Lucinda; Xavier, Pedro; Sousa, Sónia; Beires, Jorge; Montenegro, NunoDiseases in end stage typically occur with hypothalamic-pituitary-ovarian axis disorders, with consequent anovulation and infertility. The solid organ transplantation increased survival of patients with end-stage organs disease and the vast majority of women improve their reproductive capacity after transplantation. Although adoption can always be a possibility, the transplanted infertile woman has the right to...
Haemorrhagic Gingival Hypertrophy: A Striking Presentation of Acute Myelomonocy...
Silva, Pedro Eduardo; Monteiro, Alexandra; Santos Castro, AntónioKeywords: Gingival Hypertrophy; Leukemia, Myelomonocytic, Acute.; Palavras-chave: Hipertrofia Gengival; Leucemia, Mielomonocítica, Aguda.
Duration of Atrial Fibrillation Episodes and Implications for the Thromboemboli...
Neves, David; Cunha, Pedro Silva; Oliveira, MárioIntroduction: Atrial fibrillation is the most common chronic arrhythmia in clinical practice, which is associated with a well known increased thromboembolic risk. The use of oral anticoagulants in this context is well established. However, there are some gaps in information that warrant further studies, such as the duration of an atrial fibrillation event that is long enough to increase the risk of embolic phen...
HIV/AIDS Indicators for Clinical Care Quality Assessment: Relevance and Utility...
Catumbela, Emanuel Castro Cassoco; Santos, Cristina; Freitas, Alberto; Costa, Carlos; Sarmento, António; Costa Pereira, AltamiroIntroduction: After conducting a systematic review of quality indicators for assessing HIV/AIDS clinical care, we aimed to assess the clinical relevance and practice utility of those indicators from the point of view of HIV/AIDS physician experts.Material and Methods: This is an observational, cross-sectional study, in which we selected, by convenience, physicians who work in an Infectious Disease Department of...
Musculoskeletal Injuries in Competitive Rowers
Bernardes, Francisco; Mendes-Castro, Alfredo; Ramos, José; Costa, OvídioIntroduction: The objective of this study was the assessment of the injuries occurred over the competitive rowing lifetime of Portuguese senior rowers.Material and Methods: We sent a questionnaire to all Portuguese senior rowers medalled in the national championships during the 2013-2014 season. We analysed biometric variables, anatomic location, type and circumstances of injury occurrence, type of treatment pr...
Pulmonary Embolism in Portugal: Epidemiology and In-Hospital Mortality
Gouveia, Miguel; Pinheiro, Luís; Costa, João; Borges, MargaridaIntroduction: In Portugal, the epidemiology of acute pulmonary embolism is poorly understood. In this study, we sought to characterize the pulmonary embolism from the hospital data and evaluate its in-hospital mortality and respective prognostic factors.Material and Methods: The study used diagnostic related groups data from National Health System hospitals from 2003 to 2013 and National Statistics Institute po...
Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Band: Complications, Removal and Revision in a ...
Mendes-Castro, Alfredo; Montenegro, Joana; Cardoso, Jorge Félix; Simões, Gisela; Ferreira, Catarina; Preto, John; Carneiro, SilvestreIntroduction: Our objective is to determine which complications lead to reoperation, and the outcomes of reoperation using laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding, laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass and laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy at Centro Hospitalar de São João.Material and Methods: Observational study. Patients included were aged 18 to 65 years at first gastric banding, underwent removal from March 21...