Publications by authors named "Lucas V Pazinato"
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- The study investigates the effectiveness of CT-guided biopsy or aspiration for diagnosing spondylodiscitis, focusing on the diagnostic yield and factors influencing microbiological results.
- A review of 102 patients indicated that the overall culture yield was 56%, with significantly higher yields for fluid aspiration from paravertebral/discal areas compared to other biopsy sites.
- Results show that prior antibiotic use decreases diagnostic yield, and infections were mostly due to pyogenic causes, with Staphylococcus aureus being the most common pathogen identified.
Objective: To describe causes, clinical signs, experience and endovascular techniques for extraction of intravenous foreign bodies (IFB) and literature review.
Methods: This retrospective study was based on data collected from the medical records of 51 consecutive patients (26 women and 25 men) treated from July 2007 to May 2020 at a single quaternary center in Brazil and case series with data, published in the literature since 2000 on IFB removal, of at least 5 patients. The average patient age was 43.
Introduction And Objectives: The EncephalApp Stroop Test was developed to more easily diagnose minimal hepatic encephalopathy (MHE). A cut-off of >274.9sec (ONtime+OFFtime) reached a 78% sensitivity and 90% specificity in the validation study, but it has been poorly studied in Brazil.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFTuberous sclerosis complex (TSC) and autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD) are conditions related to renal failure that can rarely occur in association as a contiguous gene syndrome. Angiomyolipomas (AMLs) are renal tumors strongly related to TSC that may rupture and cause life-threatening bleedings. We present a patient with TSC, ADPKD, and renal AMLs with persistent hematuria requiring blood transfusion.
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- A 56-year-old woman has lung cancer (neoplasia) in her right upper lobe and is experiencing superior vena cava syndrome.
- She reported issues with the taste of her chemotherapy medications during treatment sessions.
- Interventional radiology found a cava-bronchial fistula after injecting contrast into the veins connected to her lungs.
Background: Pancreatic transplantation is a definitive treatment for selected patients with insulin-dependent diabetes. It is a technically challenging surgery, and vascular complications are the most common cause of pancreatic graft failure. Although rare, pancreas transplants present higher rates of pseudoaneurysms at the vascular anastomosis than other visceral transplants.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Percutaneous retrieval of intravascular foreign bodies has recently increased as a treatment option.
Purpose: To report our single-center experience of the percutaneous retrieval of 14 intravascular embolized catheter fragments in children and to conduct a literature review.
Material And Methods: MEDLINE databases were searched for case reports and series including children and iatrogenic catheter fragments or guidewires retrieved through percutaneous techniques.