A5051217104- Gastrointestinal disorders and treatments
- Abdominal Surgery and Complications
- Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment
- Anorectal Disease Treatments and Outcomes
- Liver Disease and Transplantation
- Nutrition and Health in Aging
- Colorectal Cancer Surgical Treatments
- Esophageal and GI Pathology
- Gallbladder and Bile Duct Disorders
- Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Studies
- Clinical Nutrition and Gastroenterology
- Bariatric Surgery and Outcomes
- Appendicitis Diagnosis and Management
- Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection
- Pneumothorax, Barotrauma, Emphysema
- Abdominal Trauma and Injuries
- Venous Thromboembolism Diagnosis and Management
- Lymphoma Diagnosis and Treatment
- Vascular anomalies and interventions
- Biliary and Gastrointestinal Fistulas
- Omental and Epiploic Conditions
- Cystic Fibrosis Research Advances
- Pediatric Pain Management Techniques
- Medical Device Sterilization and Disinfection
- IgG4-Related and Inflammatory Diseases
Instituto Politécnico de Leiria
2013-2024
Hospital Universitario Santa Cristina
2021
Hospital Garcia de Orta
2018
Jersey Shore University Medical Center
2016-2017
Centro Hospitalar de Lisboa Central
2016
Hospital Ortopédico de Passo Fundo
2011
Chronic anal fissure is a frequent and disabling disease, often affecting young adults. Botulinum toxin lateral internal sphincterotomy are the main therapeutic options for refractory cases. minimally invasive safer compared with surgery, which carries difficult post-operative recovery fecal incontinence risk. The long-term efficacy of not well known.The aim this study was to evaluate safety in treatment chronic fissure.This retrospective at single center, including patients treated from...
Splenic rupture is a rare but serious complication after colonoscopy, with high global mortality (5%). Diagnosis requires index of suspicion because presentation can be subtle, nonspecific, and delayed from hours to days then not easily attributed recent endoscopy. Urgent splenectomy the most common treatment option. A 73-year-old woman was admitted emergency department 8 h following diagnostic colonoscopy. She presented abdominal pain syncope. The diagnosis splenic made urgently performed....
Chronic anal fissure is a linear ulcer in the canal that has not cicatrized for more than 8-12 weeks of treatment. Most fissures are idiopathic and located posterior midline. Squamous cell carcinoma anus commonly presents as bleeding pain. It may also present mass, nonhealing ulcer, itching, discharge, fecal incontinence fistulae. Not uncommonly, small early cancers misdiagnosed benign anorectal disorders like or hemorrhoids. The clinical suspicion squamous paramount importance patients with...
A 44-year-old man with no relevant past medical history was referred for colonoscopy because of recurrent hematochezia and iron deficiency anemia. He reported abdominal pain or weight loss. had been on oral therapy ferrous sulfate. hypertrophic lower left limb seen physical examination. Colonoscopy ([Video 1]) revealed ectasia congestion the submucosal mucosal vessels hemangiomas a continuous pattern, affecting rectum colon, normal in transverse colon ([Fig. 1]). These vascular lesions were...
Common variable immunodeficiency (CVID) is an disorder with a high incidence of gastrointestinal (GI) manifestations and increased risk gastric malignancy. We report case CVID mild anemia presenting multiple GI manifestations: low-grade dysplasia (LGD), enteropathy villous atrophy, refractory Giardia infection, nodular lymphoid hyperplasia, inflammatory bowel-like disease. The differential diagnosis celiac sprue could be challenging because flattening. Gastric LGD in patient for malignancy...
<b><i>Background and Aims:</i></b> Accurate determination of colonic polyp size is vital to an appropriate surveillance. The main aim this study was evaluate variation between the reported by endoscopist its pathological measurement. <b><i>Methods:</i></b> A retrospective analysis all adenomatous polyps resected in a 12-month period performed at our center. Endoscopic for each were compared, overestimation rates, underestimation...
It is referred the case report of an 82-year-old female was for evaluation progressive esophageal dysphagia a six month duration, with recent weight loss 10% normal corporal over period. The patient reported solid food that required liquids to facilitate progression and denied impaction.
Acute ischemia of the rectum or anal canal resulting in necrosis is extremely uncommon because both and have excellent blood supplies. We present a case with spontaneous without rectal involvement. Surgical debridement was accomplished, recovery uneventful. The patient elderly, probable atherosclerotic arterial disease, presented hypotension. Due to lack other precipitating factors, hypoperfusion hypothesis seems be most suitable this case. To best our knowledge, no similar cases been...
Case reportA 45-year-old male presented with recent melena.He referred anti-inflammatory drugs for a leg trauma.At physical examination, slight tachycardia and pallor was noted.Laboratory tests showed anaemia (9.2 g/dL).Esophagogastroduodenoscopy demonstrated 1.0 cm subepithelial lesion central ulceration blood oozing in the
Barbeiro, Sandra; Atalaia-Martins, Catarina; Marcos, Pedro; Gonçalves, Cláudia; Cotrim, Isabel; Vasconcelos, Helena Author Information
CASE REPORT A 55-year-old man with nasopharyngeal carcinoma and liver metastasis presented sudden abdominal pain after administration of water through the percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG). The PEG was placed 1 year prior at another hospital by pull technique confirmation used without intercurrence (Figure 1). Hepatomegaly related to already known time placement. After chemotherapy 6 months prior, patient resumed oral intake no longer used. At physical examination, he signs...
Aims Variceal hemorrhage is a potentially fatal complication of cirrhosis. The role endoscopy in secondary prophylaxis well-established, but the optimal timing remains matter consensus. A temporal limit 4 weeks has been suggested as quality criterion, its applicability complex. aims our study were to compare overall mortality and 12-month follow-up patients who initiated combined therapy for prophylaxis≤120 days and>120 days.
Sarcoidosis, a systemic granulomatous disorder with uncertain etiology, commonly involves the lungs and, to lesser extent, liver. A previously healthy 35-year-old Congolese female was admitted 7-month history of jaundice, itching, and weight loss. Despite markedly mixed hepatitis cholestatic pattern liver injury, function tests remained normal in admission laboratory work. Enlarged ethiological study negative for infections, autoimmunity, heavy metal poisoning, metabolic diseases. Imaging...
A 20-year-old man arrived at the emergency department with a 1-day history of melena and one episode lipothymia. He had no medical was not taking any medication. Significant findings on physical examination included an arterial blood pressure 90/40 mmHg, paleness his mucosae skin, rectal digital examination. Laboratory analysis revealed normocytic normochromic anemia (6.7 g/dL) elevated urea level (9.4 mmol/L).