Germinal mutations in the base excision repair (BER) gene MUTYH (MYH) have recently been described in association with predisposition to multiple colorectal adenomas and cancer. In contrast to the classic dominant condition of familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP) due to germinal mutations in the APC gene, the MYH polyposis is an autosomal recessive disease. The identification of individuals affected by MYH poly...
Os Autores descrevem a experiência, em oclusão intestinal, da Unidade de Urgência Cirúrgica dos Hospitais Civis de Lisboa (UUC-HCL), no período de 10 anos, decorrido entre Novembro de 1981 e Novembro de 1991, estimando que esta entidade patológica tenha constituído cerca de 15% da casuística de cirurgia geral daquele Serviço. Os dados referentes aos 3679 doentes, operados de urgência por oclusão intestinal, for...
The authors describe the most relevant aspects of the occurrence, distribution and relative importance of the main diseases of the Pancreas in Portugal, comparing their incidence and mortality rates with other European countries in recent years. The main risk factors associated with pancreatic cancer are referred, stressing the appropriate preventive measures. Hospital management and cost-efficiency analysis of...
The results of 3679 patients, with intestinal obstruction, submitted to emergency surgery at the UUC-HCL between November 1981 and November 1991, were analysed in a general way, with the use of a graphic presentation. In the mechanical group, hernia (1604 cases), adhesions and bands (568 cases) and cancer (713 cases) were the most common pathologies; intestinal ischaemia (143 cases) was the most frequent form i...
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