Publications by authors named "Jorge Silva A"

Background: Bile duct reconstruction (BDR) secondary to bile duct injury during cholecystectomy (BDIC) is a complex surgery, and an important issue is the quality of life (QL) after the procedure.

Aim: To compare the QL of a cohort of patients who underwent BDR due to BDIC with a cohort of patients who underwent a cholecystectomy without incidents.

Material And Methods: The cohort was composed of 32 patients aged 47 ± 18 years (78% women) who underwent BDR due to BDIC.

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Hepatocarcinoma with sarcomatoid transformation is uncommon. It presents clinically with inverted exclamation markeucocytosis and fever, resembling a liver abscess. We report a 40 year-old male that presented pain in the right upper quadrant and fever.

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