[Extra-lobar pulmonary sequestration with broncho-esophageal fistula].

abstract：:Parkinson's disease (PD) is a common disorder that causes a marked decrease in the quality of life of patients and implies high costs at the social, familiar and economic levels. The diagnosis is essentially achieved on clinical grounds and there is an extensive list of possible differential diagnoses, thus being fund...

journal_title：Acta medica portuguesa

authors： Massano J

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Some workers in the textile industry have respiratory symptoms related to their occupation. This study is aimed at evaluating the frequency of respiratory symptoms in textile industries in the North of Portugal. We evaluated 3529 workers from 20 factories (19 deal with synthetic fibres and cotton and the other deals w...

journal_title：Acta medica portuguesa

authors： da Costa JT,Barros H,Macedo JA,Ribeiro H,Mayan O,Pinto AS

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous system evaluation was performed in 21 patients with rheumatoid arthritis. Every patient had autonomic nervous system (ANS) dysfunction, the parasympathetic involvement being the most frequent. ANS dysfunction may explain some manifestations and may well be the expression of a la...

journal_title：Acta medica portuguesa

authors： Soares JD,Ferreira M,Póvoa P,da Silva JA,Santos MJ,Carlos AG

更新日期：1993-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:In this study, we reviewed a clinical series composed by all malignant lung lesions submitted to computed tomography-guided percutaneous thermal radiofrequency ablation, in our hospital, a rather recent technique that has been gaining scientific recognition. MATERIAL AND METHODS:For data purposes, all rad...

journal_title：Acta medica portuguesa

authors： Tavares E Castro A,Freitas S,Portilha A,Alves F,Caseiro-Alves F

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors present a retrospective study of medical records of patients with lung cancer, admitted at the Service 1 of Internal Medicine of Santo António dos Capuchos Hospital during a 12 year period (1978-1989). Of the 112 selected patients, 50% had histologic diagnosis, the remaining had strong clinical radiographi...

journal_title：Acta medica portuguesa

authors： Colaço MI,Estrada H,Moreno R,Veloso B

更新日期：1992-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Helicobacter pylori infection is a risk factor for gastric adenocarcinoma. Identification of individuals with this infection and its eradication may be considered as a primary prevention strategy to reduce the incidence of gastric adenocarcinoma; however, the magnitude of benefit and the effectiveness of this strategy...

journal_title：Acta medica portuguesa

authors： Libãnio D,Azevedo LF

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of immunodepression on several disease states have constituted an important area of research, leading to the identification of relevant associations between immunodepression and a vast set of comorbidities, including infectious diseases, cardiovascular diseases and cancer. Research on the effects of immuno...

journal_title：Acta medica portuguesa

authors： Sanches MM,Travassos AR,Soares-de-Almeida L

更新日期：2017-01-31 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Since dysphagia may be one of the brain post-stroke consequences, the objective of this study was to analyze the average recovery time of patients with cerebrovascular accident and dysphagia subjected to speech therapy in a hospital bed. MATERIAL AND METHODS:Systematic review performed following the 'Pref...

journal_title：Acta medica portuguesa

authors： Andrade JS,Souza WWOJ,Paranhos LR,Domenis DR,César CPHAR

更新日期：2017-12-29 00:00:00

abstract：:Twelve cases of extreme umbilical blood flow impairement (8 cases with loss of end-diastolic blood flow and 4 cases with reversed flow) found among 658 pregnancies studied by continuous Doppler between April 1st 1989 and March 31st 1990, are reported. The findings were associated to intra-uterine growth retardation (9...

journal_title：Acta medica portuguesa

authors： Graça LM,Clode N,Cardoso CG,Colaço A,Casal E,Jorge AF,Ferreira H,Pereira R,Martins C,Silva MO

更新日期：1991-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Portugal is experiencing the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic since March 2020. All-causes mortality in Portugal increased during March and April 2020 compared to previous years, but this increase is not explained by COVID-19 reported deaths. The aim of this study was to analyze and consider other criteria...

journal_title：Acta medica portuguesa

authors： Nogueira PJ,Nobre MA,Nicola PJ,Furtado C,Vaz Carneiro A

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a case of a 25-year-old women admitted to the emergency room of Santa Maria Hospital with pancytopenia and fever. We describe the diagnostic work-up, laboratory findings, therapy, outcome and follow-up after discharge Lastly, we discuss aplastic anemia as a rare systemic lupus erythematosus complication, wit...

journal_title：Acta medica portuguesa

authors： Alvarez A,Fonseca T,Carvalho L

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Escherichia coli endocarditis is a rare condition, even though bacteriemia by such agent is common. The infection, normally from a urinary origin, may, in fact, progress without major hemodynamic disturbance and minimal symptoms, regardless its ability of destruction of heart's valvular apparatus. We present a case re...

journal_title：Acta medica portuguesa

authors： Teixeira T,Vieira M,Bastos M,Santos JA

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Outpatient antimicrobial therapy programs have been in place for more than four decades. They provide safe and effective treatment for a selected group of patients while reducing costs. In Europe in general, and in Portugal in particular, these programs are still a relatively new phenomenon. The aim of thi...

journal_title：Acta medica portuguesa

authors： Rigor J,Ferreira PM,Murteira F,Figueiredo C,Vieira N,Oliveira R,Couto R,Mota M

更新日期：2019-09-02 00:00:00

abstract：:Modern medicine has many roots on greco-roman practice of the medical art. The authors analyse the work De Medicina by Aulus Cornelius Celsus. They look upon the nature of the medical knowledge, the principles of ethics, causality and describe the mental disorders (phrenitis, depression, third insanity, seizure disord...

journal_title：Acta medica portuguesa

authors： Trancas B,Borja Santos N

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ankle injuries are the most frequently encountered injuries in clinical practice. They are often managed by general practicians, and not only by orthopaedic or physiatric physicians. This injury is usually non-complicated, but some care should be taken to assure an adequate management and to exclude severe lesions. Th...

journal_title：Acta medica portuguesa

authors： Moreira V,Antunes F

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The use of adequate assessment tools in health care is crucial for the management of care. The lack of specific tools in Portugal for assessing the performance of children who use cochlear implants motivated the translation and adaptation of the EARS (Evaluation of Auditory Responses to Speech) test batter...

journal_title：Acta medica portuguesa

authors： Alves M,Ramos D,Oliveira G,Alves H,Anderson I,Magalhães I,Martins JH,Simões M,Ferreira R,Fonseca R,Andrade S,Silva L,Ribeiro C,Ferreira PL

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The isolation of nontuberculous mycobacteria was considered for many years as a result of contamination or transient colonization. The role of these bacteria in human disease was recognized only after 1950. They were present almost exclusively in patients with underlying pulmonary pathology and were rare. The prevalen...

journal_title：Acta medica portuguesa

authors： Sarmento e Castro RS,Vasconcelos O,Horta AA,Rodrigues F,Pereira MF,Rocha-Marques A

更新日期：1999-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Temporal arteritis is a chronic vasculitis of medium and large-size vessels and involves particularly extracranial branches of the aortic arch arteries. Authors report the case of a 73-year-old woman who presented to the hospital after looking for medical counselling three times because of unexplained fever, fatigue, ...

journal_title：Acta medica portuguesa

authors： Lemos J,Vaz A,Mós M,Ribeiro P,Monteiro A,Henriques P

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Testicular microlithiasis is a rare entity, usually asymptomatic and bilateral. There are however reports that until 40% of the cases may be related with testicular tumours. We report an 11-year-old boy, with a four-month history of left testicular mass. Sonography showed increased volume of left testis and bilateral ...

journal_title：Acta medica portuguesa

authors： Coelho R,Brito MJ,Casella P,Bragança G,Machado MC

更新日期：2005-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In Portugal the screening for phenylketonuria (PKU) and congenital hypothyroidism (CH) was begun towards the end of 1979, and by 1990 59 cases of PKU and 227 cases of CH had been detected. The early initiation of treatment and the observed mental and motor development, point towards a normal development in these child...

journal_title：Acta medica portuguesa

authors： Osório RV,Vilarinho L,Soares JP

更新日期：1992-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The oncocytic tumors of the adrenal gland are rare. To date there's only 147 cases published. The authors present a case of a 34 year-old man admitted to the hospital with lumbar pain and fever. At medical examination a mass was found in the left upper quadrant of the abdomen. The hormonal measurements of the adrenal ...

journal_title：Acta medica portuguesa

authors： Capela A,Martinho A,Paixão Duarte F,Garcia H,Rocha Pires F,Theias Manso R,Aparício S,Costa AM

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors report a case of seronegative polyarthritis resistant to the anti-inflammatory therapy in a 16-year-old male with intermittent diarrhea. A stool examination showed the presence of cysts of Giardia lamblia and an immunological study detected a partial serum IgA deficiency, including its secretory fraction. ...

journal_title：Acta medica portuguesa

authors： Susano RC,de Quirós JF,Caminal L,Ferro J,Busono C,Gómez C

更新日期：1993-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to evaluate the association between maternal nutritional factors and intrauterine growth retardation (IUGR). We studied 1233 mothers who delivered single term newborns: 144 IUGR-birth weight less than one 10th percentile for sex and gestational age and 1119 controls-birth weight between the 1...

journal_title：Acta medica portuguesa

authors： Teles TP,Rodrigues T,Barros H

更新日期：1994-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Schistosomiasis is a major cause of liver damage and portal hypertension, especially in tropical countries, affecting about 200 million people in the world. We report the cases of two patients presenting persistent alterations of serum liver enzymes. We enhance the importance of considering the history of past travels...

journal_title：Acta medica portuguesa

authors： Fernandes N,Macedo G,Queiroz H,Ribeiro T

更新日期：1998-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The contribution of carotid and vertebral angiography for surgical planning, particularly for the infratemporal approach, in 24 jugulotympanic paragangliomas with otoneurological symptoms is discussed. These symptoms included peripheral facial palsy, sensorineural hypoacusis, labyrinthine and nervous syndrome of the j...

journal_title：Acta medica portuguesa

authors： Maurício JC,Goulão A,Cannas J

更新日期：1990-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Evaluate costs and benefits of rituximab in combination with cyclophosphamide/vincristine/prednisolone chemotherapy regimen (R-CVP), in previously untreated patients with indolent non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL), compared to CVP alone from a Portuguese National Health System (NHS) perspective. METHODS:Cost-effect...

journal_title：Acta medica portuguesa

authors： Braga P,Carvalho S,Gomes M,Guerra L,Lúcio P,Marques H,Negreiro F,Pereira C,Silva C,Teixeira A

更新日期：2010-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hidrosadenitis supurativa is a chronic inflammatory disease with great physical and psychological impact. Although conservative treatments may be effective in mild forms of the disease, extensive surgical resection and reconstruction are necessary in more severe forms of the disease. The purpose of this paper is to de...

journal_title：Acta medica portuguesa

authors： Ribeiro LM,Guerra AS

更新日期：2018-01-31 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors, using the Cancer Registry data of S. Antonio General Hospital in Oporto, selected the cancer cases from 1981 to 1993. Distribution according to age, sex, topography and morphology is presented. Seven point nine percent of the 12,124 cases mentioned in the Registry were skin cancers (n = 883). They were mo...

journal_title：Acta medica portuguesa

authors： Amado J,Oliveira M,Velho GC,Costa V,Torres FO,Massa A

更新日期：1998-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Among others complications due central venous catheters (CVCs), the blood infection (BI) deserves particular attention. The purposes of this study were to analyze the clinical and epidemiological characteristics of adult patients using CVC; to know the yeast colonization index; and to link it to risk factors for BI. Y...

journal_title：Acta medica portuguesa

authors： Ramos RT,Leite GM,Martinez HV,Sibin KC,Germano A,Svidzinski T

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The percentage of citizens who were not registered with a family physician in Portugal reached 16.6% in 2011. In 2012 the Ministry of Health implemented several measures aiming at improving access to family physicians. One clear objective was that all individuals would be registered with a family physician...

journal_title：Acta medica portuguesa

authors： Moura A,Barros PP

更新日期：2018-12-28 00:00:00