Acta Medica Port
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The purpose of this study was to provide objective and real-life data concerning the impact of the COVID-19 pandemicon ophthalmology residency training in Portugal. ⋯ The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly impacted the training of ophthalmology residents nationwide.
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Percutaneous coronary intervention is a coronary revascularization procedure that may rarely result in thromboembolic events. Although infrequent, ophthalmological complications of percutaneous interventions include a wide range of clinical presentations, with differing severity and outcomes. ⋯ After six months of follow-up, the patient showed complete recovery of her symptoms and ocular movements. We discuss the post-percutaneous intervention ophthalmic complications that, although uncommon, must be recognized by health care providers.
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Renal artery aneurysms are rare. They are most commonly degenerative, congenital or due to medial fibroplasia. Proximal aneurysms can be repaired by endovascular and in-situ surgical techniques. ⋯ A 69-year-old woman, with hypertension, presented with bilateral renal artery aneurysms with a diameter of 3.4 cm on the right kidney and 1 cm on the left kidney. The right renal artery aneurysm, which was due to medial fibroplasia, was successfully repaired using the ex-vivo surgical technique. Patency was confirmed by postoperative computed tomography angiography.
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Lower limb amputees present a high risk of falling. This study aims to characterise fall history in unilateral lower limb amputees that are autonomous in the community, identifying differences between transfemoral and transtibial amputees and assessing fear of falling between fallers and non-fallers. ⋯ This paper contributes information about Portuguese lower limb amputees, whose studies are scarce and are rarely dedicated to falling.