Fátima Aparecida Ferreira Figueiredo

Summary

Affiliation: Rio de Janeiro
Country: Brazil

Publications

  1. ncbi Precut papillotomy: a risky technique not only for experts but also for average endoscopists skilled in ERCP
    Fátima A F Figueiredo
    Gastroenterology Department, University of the State of Rio de Janeiro, 1703 Humaitá, Rio de Janeiro 22261 001, Brazil
    Dig Dis Sci 55:1485-9. 2010
  2. ncbi Low bone mineral density in noncholestatic liver cirrhosis: prevalence, severity and prediction
    Fátima Aparecida Ferreira Figueiredo
    Department of Internal Medicine, University of the State of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
    Arq Gastroenterol 40:152-8. 2003
  3. ncbi Effect of liver cirrhosis on body composition: evidence of significant depletion even in mild disease
    Fátima Aparecida Ferreira Figueiredo
    Discipline of Gastroenterology, State University of Rio de Janeiro, Rua Araújo Lima 24 201, Rio de Janeiro 20541 050, RJ Brazil
    J Gastroenterol Hepatol 20:209-16. 2005
  4. ncbi Predicting outcomes and complications of percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy
    F A F Figueiredo
    Gastroenterology Department, University of the State of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
    Endoscopy 39:333-8. 2007
  5. ncbi EUS-FNA predicts 5-year survival in pancreatic endocrine tumors
    Fátima A F Figueiredo
    Unité d Exploration Médico Chirurgicale Oncologique, Institut Paoli Calmettes, France
    Gastrointest Endosc 70:907-14. 2009
  6. ncbi Pancreatic endocrine tumors: a large single-center experience
    Fátima A F Figueiredo
    Unité d Exploration Médico Chirurgicale Oncologique, Institut Paoli Calmettes, Marseille, France
    Pancreas 38:936-40. 2009

Detail Information

Publications6

  1. ncbi Precut papillotomy: a risky technique not only for experts but also for average endoscopists skilled in ERCP
    Fátima A F Figueiredo
    Gastroenterology Department, University of the State of Rio de Janeiro, 1703 Humaitá, Rio de Janeiro 22261 001, Brazil
    Dig Dis Sci 55:1485-9. 2010
    ..To evaluate the success and complication rates of early precut papillotomy in difficult biliary cannulations performed by an average endoscopist skilled in ERCP...
  2. ncbi Low bone mineral density in noncholestatic liver cirrhosis: prevalence, severity and prediction
    Fátima Aparecida Ferreira Figueiredo
    Department of Internal Medicine, University of the State of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
    Arq Gastroenterol 40:152-8. 2003
    ..Metabolic bone disease has long been associated with cholestatic disorders. However, data in noncholestatic cirrhosis are relatively scant...
  3. ncbi Effect of liver cirrhosis on body composition: evidence of significant depletion even in mild disease
    Fátima Aparecida Ferreira Figueiredo
    Discipline of Gastroenterology, State University of Rio de Janeiro, Rua Araújo Lima 24 201, Rio de Janeiro 20541 050, RJ Brazil
    J Gastroenterol Hepatol 20:209-16. 2005
    ..The aims of this study were: to quantify body composition changes, to determine tissue loss pattern, and to assess the relation of these to the severity of hepatic dysfunction...
  4. ncbi Predicting outcomes and complications of percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy
    F A F Figueiredo
    Gastroenterology Department, University of the State of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
    Endoscopy 39:333-8. 2007
    ..Our aims were to prospectively evaluate the outcome ("PEG status") and complications of PEG and to determine whether these can be predicted by patients' baseline characteristics...
  5. ncbi EUS-FNA predicts 5-year survival in pancreatic endocrine tumors
    Fátima A F Figueiredo
    Unité d Exploration Médico Chirurgicale Oncologique, Institut Paoli Calmettes, France
    Gastrointest Endosc 70:907-14. 2009
    ..Pancreatic endocrine tumors (PETs) differ in clinical behavior and prognosis. Determination of malignant potential through specimens obtained by EUS-FNA can help in the management of these patients...
  6. ncbi Pancreatic endocrine tumors: a large single-center experience
    Fátima A F Figueiredo
    Unité d Exploration Médico Chirurgicale Oncologique, Institut Paoli Calmettes, Marseille, France
    Pancreas 38:936-40. 2009
    ..Pancreatic endocrine tumors (PETs) are infrequent, which makes large experiences unlikely. Our aim was to describe a large single-center experience with PETs and the use of endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) and a cancer staging system (TNM)...