SOCIAL MEDIA
Portuguese Medical Association's Scientific Journal
A 78 year-old man, being studied for wasting syndrome with unspecific symptoms, performed a contrast-enhanced computed tomography (CT) scan, revealing stomac...
Introduction: Delivering bad news is very common in medical daily practice. Several studies have shown a lack of effective communication skills a...
I was 20 and married for a little over than one year when I got pregnant with my first child. Like any other mother, I pictured my baby beautiful and perfect, never th...
Hemophilia is a chronic disease and a blood congenital organic disability that mainly affects male individuals.
People with such a condition are affected ...
A 44-year-old man is investigated for an intermittent left inguinal swelling and sent for ultrasound investigation which suggested an inguinal hernia. Because of discr...
The incidence of single fetal death in twin pregnancy varies from 0.5% - 6.8%, leaving the surviving fetus with increased morbi-mortality.
The prognosis is wors...
Introduction: Helicobacter pylori infection is very prevalent worldwide and is associated with the progression of the gastric carcinogenesis cascade, ...
Introduction: To evaluate the results of the abdominal aortic aneurism endovascular treatment (EVAR), percutaneously and with local anesthesia, accord...
Anaphylaxis has a growing incidence, especially in children. It represents a medical emergency and its successful therapy depends on early and proper intervention. Int...