Primary splenic angiosarcoma, a very rare mesenchymal tumour of endothelial cell origin, comprises 2.6% of all cases of angiosarcoma and 10% of all primitive splenic tumours. Clinical presentation is usually unspecific, with abdominal pain and anaemia. Rupture is a rare complication and should prompt emergency splenectomy. Prognosis is usually poor because of liver, lung or bone metastases. We describe the case...
PURPOSE: To investigate the impact of selective hepatic artery clamping (SHAC) in hepatocellular function. METHODS: Three groups of Wistar male rats were subjected to SHAC ischemia period of 60min: Group A continuous SHAC were subjected to SHAC ischemia period of 60min, Group B intermittent SHAC of 30min with 5min of reperfusion and Group C intermittent SHAC of 15min with 5min of reperfusion. Animals without SH...
to learn even from failure. With the goal of increasing efficiency by reducing session time and also due to theoretical considerations, a four-step model was designed, comprising the stages of objective-finding, problem-definition, action-planning and the action itself. Following these adaptations, our research involved an organisation that enabled us to bring managers and volunteers to work on a project. The o...
Introdução: Apesar do reconhecimento da sua elevada prevalência e seu adverso impacto clínico, a desnutrição permanece subvalori- zada no contexto hospitalar e agrava-se frequentemente no decurso do internamento. Objectivos: Caracterizar a progressão do estado nutricional e da composição corporal no período pós-operatório imediato de cirurgia electiva major e correlacioná-la com a evolução clínica. Material e m...
Introdução: Diversos estudos sugerem que a citrulinémia pode constituir um parâmetro objectivo e reprodutível da massa enterocitária funcionante. Objectivos: Analisar o valor da citrulinémia na avaliação da função intestinal na síndroma do intestino curto. Material e métodos: Realizou-se um estudo caso-controlo, incluindo 11 doentes com síndroma do intestino curto, resultante de enterectomia extensa e 11 indiví...
Depression is a disorder of mood that causes strong impact on the patient and his family's quality of life. The increasing number of cases and its social consequences have made depression a great public health problem. Some depressant patients develop suicide thoughts and may try suicide later. The disease occurs in all ages and its prevalence is of 7.4%. Women aged 15 to 29 are more likely to be affected, wher...
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