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Transplantação pancreática

A clinic case of simultaneous pancreas/kidney transplantation on a type 1 diabetic patient is described. A six years follow-up was made with both organs functionating and a good quality of live.Then the authors make a review of the available surgical techniques, indications and complications of this form of treatment. A comparison between the Portuguese and the International experience was discussed.

Crescimento fetal e controlo glicémico em grávidas diabéticas tipo 1

INTRODUCTION: Conflicting results have been reported with respect to the relationship between direct or indirect measures of glycemic control in mothers with type 1 diabetes and macrosomia. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the frequency of LGA babies in type 1 diabetic pregnancies and analyse the influence of some maternal characteristics and glucose control in oversized babies. MATERIAL AND METHODS: A retrospective stud...

Carcinoma anaplásico da tiróide: análise retrospectiva de 12 casos

Anaplastic thyroid tumor is a rare tumor and constitutes 5 to 10% of thyroid carcinomas. Is one of the most aggressive solid tumors and the prognosis is always fatal with a mean survival of 3 to 7 months. The current therapeutics are scarce and inefficacious. A retrospective analysis was performed in 12 clinical cases of anaplastic thyroid tumor observed at the Department of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metaboli...

Kidney transplantation and diabetes: posttransplantation malignancy

Disfunção tiroideia no recém-nascido

The authors refer to congenic hypothyroidism, hypotyroxinemia in premature new-borns, thyroid dysfunction, congenic thyrotoxicosis, breastfeeding, composed anti-thyroid drugs and children nutrition based on iodine. Concerning to the fetus and new-born thyroid dysfunction, it's very important to make an early diagnosis in order to avoid later complications. Several studies revealed that the different types of co...

Hiperosmolaridade Diabética: análise retrospectiva de 60 casos

AIMS AND METHODS: Our aims were to determine the frequency of diabetic hyperosmolality (DH) in our Department, its causes, therapeutic implications and evolution. A five-years retrospective study was performed in 60 patients regarding age, sex, type and duration of diabetes mellitus (DM), previous antidiabetic therapy, underlying diseases, biochemical data, precipitating factors, therapeutic management and outc...

Efeitos da amiodarona na tiroide: aspectos actuais

Amiodarone is a benzofuranic-derivate iodine-rich drug widely used for the treatment of tachyarrhythmias. In 14-18% of amiodarone-treated patients, there is overt thyroid disfunction, either amiodarone-induced hyperthyroidism (AIT) or amiodarone-induced hypothyroidism (AIH). Both AIT and AIH, may develop in apparently normal thyroid glands or in glands with preexisting, clinically silent abnormalities. In this ...