Ana Célia Caetano

Ana Célia Caetano finished her PhD in 2023, and is now an Invited Assistant Professor at the School of Medicine of the University of Minho (UM), dedicated to gastrointestinal (GI) Physiology and Gastroenterology.
Works also at Gastroenterology Department of the Hospital of Braga as Consultant Doctor. Her clinical activity is mainly devoted to Hepatology, GI Endoscopy and Proctology. Has been part of the Governing Board of Portuguese Society of Coloproctology (since 2018) and is the President of the Portuguese Center for Neurogastroenterology and Motility (since 2021).

Ana Célia Caetano

Scientific Highlights

Office-based treatments for hemorrhoidal disease grades I-III ‒ Comparing rubber band ligation and polidocanol foam sclerotherapy.
Guimarães A, Silva M, Leal T, Arroja B, Carvalho T, Gonçalves R, Caetano AC.Rev Esp Enferm Dig. 2025 Oct 23. doi: 10.17235/reed.2025.11628/2025. Online ahead of print.

Efficacy and safety of office-based procedures for hemorrhoidal disease in patients with inflammatory bowel disease.
Carvalho T, Leal T, Arroja B, Mesquita P, Malta I, Gago T, Gonçalves AR, Coelho R, Ponte SB, Salgueiro P, Castro-Poças F, Bravo AC, Gouveia C, Oliveira AM, Francisco M, Gonçalves R, Caetano AC.Tech Coloproctol. 2025 May 8;29(1):111. doi: 10.1007/s10151-025-03144-0.

The Role Of Bowel Diaries In A “Real-Life” Setting.
Mendes SS, Matos-Silva M, Leal T, Gonçalves R, Caetano AC.Arq Gastroenterol. 2023 Jan-Mar;60(1):21-29. doi: 10.1590/S0004-2803.202301000-04.

Constipation: Prevalence in the Portuguese community using Rome IV-Associated factors, toilet behaviours and healthcare seeking.
Caetano AC, Costa D, Silva-Mendes S, Correia-Pinto J, Rolanda C.United European Gastroenterol J. 2022 May;10(4):376-384. doi: 10.1002/ueg2.12221. Epub 2022 Mar 22.

Validation of the IBD-Disk in a Portuguese cohort.
Silva Mendes S, Ferreira P, Antunes P, Gonçalves M, Leal T, Gonçalves B, Rebelo A, Arroja B, Caetano AC, Gonçalves R, Soares JB.Eur J Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2021 Dec 1;33(1S Suppl 1):e961-e969.

Does sequential balloon expulsion test improve the screening of defecation disorders?
Caetano AC, Costa D, Gonçalves R, Correia-Pinto J, Rolanda C.BMC Gastroenterol. 2020 Oct 14;20(1):338. doi: 10.1186/s12876-020-01490-x.
Portuguese Society of Gastroenterology Consensus on the Diagnosis and Management of Hemorrhoidal Disease.
Salgueiro P, Caetano AC, Oliveira AM, Rosa B, Mascarenhas-Saraiva M, Ministro P, Amaro P, Godinho R, Coelho R, Gaio R, Fernandes S, Fernandes V, Castro-Poças F.GE Port J Gastroenterol. 2020 Feb;27(2):90-102. doi: 10.1159/000502260. Epub 2019 Sep 5.

Role of a Micronized Purified Flavonoid Fraction as an Adjuvant Treatment to Rubber Band Ligation for the Treatment of Patients With Hemorrhoidal Disease: A Longitudinal Cohort Study.
Caetano AC, Cunha C, Arroja B, Costa D, Rolanda C.Ann Coloproctol. 2019 Dec;35(6):306-312. doi: 10.3393/ac.2018.09.18. Epub 2019 Dec 31.

Renzi Score For Obstructed Defecation Syndrome – Validation Of The Portuguese Version According To The Cosmin Checklist.
Caetano AC, Dias S, Santa-Cruz A, Rolanda C.Arq Gastroenterol. 2018 Jan-Mar;55(1):55-60. doi: 10.1590/S0004-2803.201800000-11.

Digital Rectal Examination and Balloon Expulsion Test in the Study of Defecatory Disorders: Are They Suitable as Screening or Excluding Tests?
Caetano AC, Santa-Cruz A, Rolanda C.Can J Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2016; 2016:8654314. doi: 10.1155/2016/8654314. Epub 2016 Oct 26.