RECURRENT INGUINAL LYMPHOCELE - A THERAPEUTIC CHALLENGE.

Recurrent lymphocele after repair of crural hernia without resolution after several aspirations and injections of sclerosing agents. Reintervention with lymphatic marking (injection of patent blue dye at the interdigital level, Figure 1 a) Lymphatic marking through injection of patent blue dye at the interdigital level. b) Surgical approach of the inguinal region.

CLOVES Syndrome Diagnosis and Treatment in an Adult Patient.

CLOVES syndrome is a rare, nonheritable sporadic overgrowth disorder. In the world 130-200 cases have been reported. This is the first case of CLOVES described in Portugal, which had been not been diagnosed for the last 36 years.

DEEP VEIN ULTRASOUND-GUIDED THROMBOLYSIS.

Catheter directed thrombolysis is a minimally invasive procedure that results in a significant reduction in venous obstruction after deep vein thrombosis. The technique implies the performance of phlebographies to monitor the thrombolysis progression. The objective of this paper is to describe the use of vascular ultrasound to follow the thrombus lysis and to adjust the catheter position according to the progression of the thrombolysis.

Endometriosis Unusual Aetiology Of Inguinal Swelling.

A 42 years-old female presented with right inguinal swelling with one year of evolution. Magnetic resonance imaging was suggestive of inguinal endometriosis adherent to femoral vessels. Due to the rarity of this pathology (prevalence 0.

Differences In Anthropometric Measures Between Critical Limb Threatening Ischaemia And Intermittent Claudication In Patients Undergoing Aorto Bifemoral Bypass.

Objective/background: Peripheral artery disease (PAD) is an important manifestation of systemic atherosclerosis. Obesity is a risk factor for atherosclerosis and for cardiovascular events. However, the relationship between obesity and PAD is unclear.

Lower Extremity Fibro-Adipose Vascular Anomaly-Case Report.

Fibro-adipose vascular anomaly (FAVA) is a painful complex vascular malformation, characterized by muscle fibrofatty infiltration, usually in lower limb, associated with contracture of the ipsilateral extremity. This article describes the first case of FAVA reported in Portugal successfully treated with surgery. A 9-year-old female was admitted complaining of a painful mass in the right leg.

[Endoanchor implantation for treatment of endoleak].

The authors describe a clinical case of correction of a type 1A endoleak after EVAR using endo-anchors. An 85-year old female was referred due to an abdominal aortic aneurysm. The patient´s previous medical history included hypertension, dyslipidemia, renal insufficiency and multiple abdominal surgeries (appendicectomy, classic cholecystectomy and hysterectomy).

Neointimal Hyperplasia.

Neointimal hyperplasia is a physiologic healing response to injury to the blood vessel wall, involving all the three arterial layers and it occurs in the presence of internal (endovascular) or external (surgical) injury. It is a highly complex process involving several tissues (perivascular, vessel wall, and blood) and numerous cell lineages with multiple molecular signaling networks. So, there is a number of possible targets for inhibition of this process.

[Prevalence of abdominal aortic aneurysm in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease].

Introduction: The association of the abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) to the chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is questionable. Both entities share the same risk factors and physiopathology, which is based on a persistent pro- -inflammatory response, proteolysis and excessive extracellular matrix turnover.

Objectives: To determine the AAA prevalence in a sample of patients with COPD.

Ventricular lead dysfunction and subclavian vein stenosis: when problems come in pairs.

The widespread and increasing use of cardiac devices implantation naturally augments the number of device related complications. Lead failure is a known complication associated with increased morbidity, mortality and need for reintervention.Chronic stenosis or occlusions of coronary, cephalic or subclavian veins, especially at the site of previous device implantation,can limit lead passage through the target vein, imposing great technical difficulties, especially in patients needing follow-up procedures such as lead revisions and/or system upgrades.