Polymorphic eruption of pregnancy: Review of literature.

Polymorphic Eruption of Pregnancy (PEP) is one of the most common dermatosis related to pregnancy. PEP usually consists of pruritic papules and plaques appearing in the third trimester of pregnancy. It is more common in primigravidae and twin pregnancies.

Anomalous pulmonary venous connection: An underestimated entity.

Anomalous pulmonary venous connection is an uncommon congenital anomaly in which all (total form) or some (partial form) pulmonary veins drain into a systemic vein or into the right atrium rather than into the left atrium. The authors present one case of total anomalous pulmonary venous connection and two cases of partial anomalous pulmonary venous connection, one of supracardiac drainage into the brachiocephalic vein, and the other of infracardiac anomalous venous drainage (scimitar syndrome). Through the presentation of these cases, this article aims to review the main pulmonary venous developmental defects, highlighting the role of imaging techniques in the assessment of these anomalies.

Erratum to: 36th International Symposium on Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine: Brussels, Belgium. 15-18 March 2016.

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Impact of Routine Fractional Flow Reserve Evaluation During Coronary Angiography on Management Strategy and Clinical Outcome: One-Year Results of the POST-IT.

Background: Penetration of fractional flow reserve (FFR) in clinical practice varies extensively, and the applicability of results from randomized trials is understudied. We describe the extent to which the information gained from routine FFR affects patient management strategy and clinical outcome.

Methods And Results: Nonselected patients undergoing coronary angiography, in which at least 1 lesion was interrogated by FFR, were prospectively enrolled in a multicenter registry.

[An uncommon cause of lower limb oedema - Case report].

The authors report the clinical case of a 50-year-old man who was observed in the emergency department because of a one week long, painless left lower limb swelling. At presentation, a gross edema was evident and peripheral pulses were present and symmetrical. The ultrasound scan findings suggested short occlusion in the transition of the common femoral (CFV) to the external iliac veins.

Disc resection is the first option in the management of rectal endometriosis for unifocal lesions with less than 3 centimeters of longitudinal diameter.

Rectosigmoid endometriosis is one of the most advanced forms of the disease affecting 3% to 37% of patients with endometriosis. Some patients are asymptomatic but others can develop severe symptoms such as abdominal and pelvic pain, diarrhea, constipation, and rectal bleeding. Transvaginal ultrasonography (USG-TV) with bowel preparation is the first-line investigation in patients with suspected bowel endometriosis and allows accurate determination of the presence of the disease.

[Deep Venous Thrombosis in Emergency Care: From Clinical Suspicion to Correct Diagnosis].

Aim: Retrospective analysis of suspected deep venous thrombosis (DVT) of the lower limbs admitted to an emergency unit and subsequently scanned in the vascular lab.

Methods: Clinical and demographic details of patients were retrieved from clinical files and collected in a database. The statistical software SPSS was used for statistical analysis.

Value of Bishop score and ultrasound cervical length measurement in the prediction of cesarean delivery.

Aim: The aim of this study was to evaluate the role of Bishop score and cervical length in predicting the outcome of induced labor.

Material And Methods: A prospective observational study was performed during a year in women undergoing labor induction. Prior to the procedure, Bishop score was evaluated by transvaginal digital examination and cervical length was measured by transvaginal ultrasound.

Ischemia induced by coronary steal through a patent mammary artery side branch: a role for embolization.

Non-occlusion of the internal mammary artery side branches may cause ischemia due to flow diversion after coronary artery bypass grafting. The authors present the case of a 67-year-old man with recurrent angina after undergoing myocardial revascularization with a left internal mammary artery to left anterior descending bypass. He presented with impaired anterior wall myocardial perfusion in the setting of a patent left internal mammary artery side branch.

Applying data mining techniques to improve diagnosis in neonatal jaundice.

Background: Hyperbilirubinemia is emerging as an increasingly common problem in newborns due to a decreasing hospital length of stay after birth. Jaundice is the most common disease of the newborn and although being benign in most cases it can lead to severe neurological consequences if poorly evaluated. In different areas of medicine, data mining has contributed to improve the results obtained with other methodologies.

[Salmonella gastroenteritis in children].

Introduction: The gastroenteritis (GE) by Salmonella is an important cause of disease in childhood. In Portugal an average of 456 cases per year are notified, 82% of which before the age of fifteen.

Aim Of The Study: Clinical and laboratorial characterization of the pediatric population with GE by Salmonella admitted in a level two hospital.

Fertility-sparing surgery for early-stage cervical cancer.

Nowadays cervical cancer is diagnosed in many women who still want to have children. This led to the need to provide fertility-sparing treatments. The main goal is to maintain reproductive ability without decreasing overall and recurrence-free survival.

Left main coronary artery aneurysm.

Left main coronary aneurysm is extremely uncommon and its precise pathogenesis remains poorly understood. They are associated with serious complications and treatment is still the subject of disagreement. The authors present the case of a 42-year-old man admitted for a coronary syndrome, whose coronary angiogram revealed a large left main coronary aneurysm.

Possible benefits of strontium ranelate in complicated long bone fractures.

Osteoporosis drugs are prescribed to prevent fragility fractures, which is the principal aim of the management of osteoporosis. However, if fracture does occur, then it is also important to promote a fast and uneventful healing process. Despite this, little is known about the effect of osteoporosis drugs on bone healing in humans.