Graduate at Medicine from Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho. Has experience in gastroenterology and hepatology and has Doctorade in Internal Medicine Phisiopathology. Works as Post-Graduation professor in the course of Internal Medicine Phisiopathology. Has especialist title of Gastroenterologist and is a member of Brazilian Society of Hepatology. . (Source: Lattes Curriculum)
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The incidence and prevalence of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is growing worldwide, leading to high mortality rates. The disease occurs mainly in cirrhotic patients, and the cure can be reached only when it is diagnosed early or when the tumor is submitted to adjuvant therapies to reduce the tumor size, being the transarterial chemoembolization (TACE) the most used approach to achieve th…
Osteoporosis is the only complication of liver cirrhosis that persists even after liver transplantation. It is a common complication among cirrhotic patients, increasing the risk of fractures and thus affecting morbidity and mortality rates. Early diagnosis and proper treatment are needed to avoid fractures and disability. The treatment requires nutritional supplementation of calcium and …
Hepatic encephalopathy (HE) is a serious complication of cirrhosis. The swelling of astrocytes, caused by the conversion of ammonia to glutamine into the brain, is a leading cause of persistent HE, impairing the cerebral blood flow. It has been shown that alkalemia is a trigger for HE, but few studies have evaluated the serum pH in these patients.The use of branched chain amino acids (BCA…
Liver cirrhosis is a chronic and prevalent liver disease, with high mortality that is difficult to predict, which can lead to serious complications such as esophageal varices,ascites, hepatic encephalopathy and hepatocellular carcinoma. Currently, the Child-Pugh and MELD scores are the most important prognostic predictors for patientswith liver cirrhosis. Recently, a new predictor of mort…
Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease has become one of the main causes of cirrhosis in the West world. However, the hospitalization reasons in this population are still not well understood. The aim of this study is to evaluate the proportion of hospitalizations due to cirrhosis secondary to non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in the Botucatu Medical School/UNESP in the last ten years, to evalua…
Liver cirrhosis is the main cause of ascites, which impairs the quality of life of the patients and often requires diuretics usage. However, diuretics are not free from adverse events, including the reduction of zinc serum levels, which can lead to other complications such as muscle cramps. The aim of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of zinc supplementation to treat muscle cramps in…
The use of dental prostheses has become more and more common due to the aging of the population. Reports of professionals who work with endoscopic urgencies and emergencies indicate that the use of the prostheses would be related to the increased risk of accidental food impaction in the aerodigestive tract, however, no study has been done that relate the use of prostheses to the incidence…
Alcoholic hepatitis (AH) is a highly prevalent disease in patients addicted to alcohol. AH mortality is high, ranging from 30-50% during the first 28 days of hospitalization. The signs and symptoms are varied and not very specific because many of them can be already seen in cirrhotic patients. Laboratory tests are essential for grading AH severity, thus indicating a liver biopsy only if t…
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