Publications by authors named "C Vieira-Leite"

Background: Stenting may be a safer alternative to endarterectomy for treating carotid artery stenosis (CAS), but its long-term efficacy is uncertain. There is a lack of long-term and noncontrolled clinical trial data that reflects "real-world" CAS. This study aimed to analyze the long-term efficacy and safety of our center's CAS procedure.

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Partial thrombosis of corpus cavernosum is an uncommon condition that needs a high level of suspicious to be diagnosed. Imaging techniques may be very useful, and MR is the state-of-the-art technique. We present a case of a young male who presented to the emergency department with perineal and painful mass.

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Lipomatous pseudohypertrophy of the pancreas is a rare entity characterized by a replacement, focal or diffuse, of the normal pancreatic tissue by mature fatty tissue. Its definitive diagnosis is made based on histopathologic analysis. Nevertheless, typical imaging findings can allow a non-invasive diagnosis and help its clinical approach.

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Bronchobiliary fistulas are a rare entity of difficult diagnosis. The utility of magnetic resonance image (MRI) with hepatospecific contrast agents to demonstrate such condition is seldom described in the literature. This case reports a patient with pulmonary infection with a past history of hepatic surgery for hydatid disease in whom the presence of bile in the sputum rose the suspicious of a bronchobiliary fistula.

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