Name: Surgical Thoughts - A blog about surgery
Address: PT

* Since 2016

Dr. Carlos Eduardo Costa Almeida

About me

I was graduated in Medicine in 2004 in Faculdade de Medicina de Coimbra, Portugal. I completed the General Surgery residency in Centro Hospitalar de Coimbra (Covões) with the best national classification.

I am a General Surgeon since 2012 and I am dedicated to phlebology, minimally invasive surgery (adrenal, colon, hepatobiliary, hernia), and diabetic foot. I am author of several national and international publications.

A BLOG ABOUT SURGERY

* Since 2016

Pseudomyxoma peritonei. What do you know about it?

Carlos E Costa Almeida

5 de fev. de 20205 min de leitura

Pseudomyxoma peritonei. What do you know about it?

Pseudomyxoma peritonei is rare and aggressive. Diagnosis is difficult. Treatment is complex. What do we know?

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Carlos E Costa Almeida

30 de jan. de 20205 min de leitura

Why was TaTME suspended?

High reates of local recurrence are suspected following TaTME. An audit lead to TaTME suspension.

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Diversity is life. Surgery without diversity is ...

Carlos E Costa Almeida

13 de jan. de 20207 min de leitura

Diversity is life. Surgery without diversity is ...

Diversidade do cirurgião deve ser defendida e protegida. A padronização levará ao declínio do médico.

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Leave hospitals to the doctors. "Men in suit" get out now!

Carlos E Costa Almeida

19 de dez. de 20194 min de leitura

Leave hospitals to the doctors. "Men in suit" get out now!

Hospitals would have done better if doctors were in the leadership. "Men in suit" are not the soluction.

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EGIST - a "GIST" outside the GI tract. New publication.

Carlos E Costa Almeida

14 de dez. de 20193 min de leitura

EGIST - a "GIST" outside the GI tract. New publication.

EGIST is similar but different to GIST. Is rare and more aggressive.

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CT scan can fail. Delayed splenic hemorrhage is real.

Carlos E Costa Almeida

29 de nov. de 20195 min de leitura

CT scan can fail. Delayed splenic hemorrhage is real.

Delayed splenic hemorrhage has been only reported in a few cases in worldwide literature. Why does it occur?

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How is “Silver Tsunami” influencing cholelithiasis? What should we do?

Carlos E Costa Almeida

3 de nov. de 20193 min de leitura

How is “Silver Tsunami” influencing cholelithiasis? What should we do?

Increasing in the mean age at which patients are seeking medical advice for gallstones-related diseases. What should we do?

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Carlos E Costa Almeida

26 de out. de 20192 min de leitura

Treating a right-sided Conn. New video!

To see some of these difficulties and to imagine the stress of dissecting near the inferior vena cava, I am presenting this new video.

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Live demonstrations of surgery? Do not even think about it!

Carlos E Costa Almeida

16 de out. de 20194 min de leitura

Live demonstrations of surgery? Do not even think about it!

What do you think about live surgery demonstrations? Do you think they are important?

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Is RUQ pain with gallbladder wall thickening a cholecystitis? No it is not.

Carlos E Costa Almeida

29 de set. de 20194 min de leitura

Is RUQ pain with gallbladder wall thickening a cholecystitis? No it is not.

I believe this is a very important report since CHF as a cause of cholecystalgia is almost never in doctors’ minds.

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* Since 2016

Dr. Carlos Eduardo Costa Almeida

About me

Surgical Thoughts

A BLOG ABOUT SURGERY

* Since 2016

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