A5016051678- Gallbladder and Bile Duct Disorders
- Pediatric Hepatobiliary Diseases and Treatments
- Intestinal Malrotation and Obstruction Disorders
- Pancreatitis Pathology and Treatment
- Bariatric Surgery and Outcomes
- Gastrointestinal disorders and treatments
- Urinary and Genital Oncology Studies
- Diverticular Disease and Complications
- Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Studies
- Tumors and Oncological Cases
- Metastasis and carcinoma case studies
- Gastrointestinal Bleeding Diagnosis and Treatment
- Gastroesophageal reflux and treatments
- Intestinal and Peritoneal Adhesions
- Abdominal Trauma and Injuries
- Esophageal and GI Pathology
Centro Hospitalar do Porto
2023-2024
Hospital Dr. Nélio Mendonça
2023-2024
Administração Regional de Saúde de Lisboa e Vale do Tejo
2024
Laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding (LAGB) has been a widely used surgical technique for the management of morbid obesity. This report presents case 70-year-old woman who developed small bowel obstruction (SBO) due to an incarcerated internal hernia, rare complication LAGB, caused by connecting tube. The condition was successfully managed with urgent laparoscopy. As use LAGB continues decline worldwide, such complications may become even rarer.
Bowel obstructions are one of the main causes hospital admissions for acute abdominal pain. In addition, bladder cancer is most common cancers in world. This said, bowel obstruction and very frequent diseases but same cannot be said about association between these two pathologies. We report a unique case an 80-year-old patient admitted to emergency room with caused by urothelial carcinoma adrenal metastasis. The underwent urgent laparotomy, intraoperative inspection peritoneal cavity...
Gastric antral vascular ectasia (GAVE) is a rare but significant cause of chronic gastrointestinal bleeding and anemia, particularly in elderly patients. We report the case 75-year-old female who presented with severe anemia secondary to GAVE. Despite multiple endoscopic interventions argon plasma coagulation (APC) treatments band ligation (EBL), patient's condition persisted, necessitating an gastrectomy intraoperative endoscopy delineate proximal resection margin. Postoperative outcomes...
Granular cell tumours (GCT) are uncommon, typically benign growths that can appear in various parts of the body, though they most frequently manifest oral cavity. The overall frequency GCT surgical samples is under 0.05%. Between 5% and 11% cases found within gastrointestinal system, with oesophagus, colon, stomach being commonly affected sites. This article presents a rare case appendiceal intussusception caused by an endometriosis nodule, which led to discovery granular tumour specimen.
Duodenal diverticula are anatomical outpouchings of the gastrointestinal tract, with a prevalence up to 27% in individuals over 50 years old. While often asymptomatic, complications such as diverticulitis, obstruction, and perforation can occur. Traumatic rupture duodenal diverticulum is extremely rare, only few cases documented literature. We report case 64-year-old female involved major traffic accident multiple injuries. Initially stable, she later developed abdominal tenderness...
Left-sided gallbladders are rare anatomical variations and a result of an abnormal embryological process. The most frequent cause for sinistroposition gallbladder is the presence situs inversus. We present case 51-year-old male referred to General Surgery consult due cholelithiasis with history occasional post-prandial abdominal pain in left hypochondrium nausea associated ingestion lipid-rich meals. ultrasound revealed filled calculous but without inflammatory signs or bile duct dilation,...
BACKGROUND: The objective of this paper was to evaluate the risk recurrent complications biliary lithiasis, in patients with non-severe acute gallstone pancreatitis (AGP) cholestasis at presentation. This is a secondary analysis prospective maintained database two centers.METHODS: Patients first episode mild and moderate AGP admitted between January 2014 December 2017 were included. Demographic variables standard clinical, radiological, biochemical parameters compared among according...