abstract：BACKGROUND:The treatment of pilonidal sinus disease still remains challenging. Despite many non-surgical and surgical methods, no consensus emerged for the best treatment. We describe a new innovative technique consisting in the destruction of the pilonidal cyst with a radial laser probe (FILACTM, Biolitec, Germany). T...

journal_title：Acta chirurgica Belgica

authors： Dessily M,Charara F,Ralea S,Allé JL

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a case of a one-year-old boy who was referred to our clinic suspected of having acute abdomen. On physical examination, the abdomen was soft, diffusely tender with weak peristalsis. Ultrasonography and MRI of the right hemiabdomen demonstrated a well-defined, solid, expansive formation with slightly lobulate...

journal_title：Acta chirurgica Belgica

authors： Bašković M,Đinkić M,Župančić B,Stepan J,Čizmić L

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We aimed to investigate whether simvastatin had any impact on the prevention of adhesion formation after thyroidectomy in a rat model. METHODS:This study was performed in 66 Wistar albino rats randomized into three experimental groups. A right hemithyroidectomy was carried out in all the rats. Simvastatin w...

journal_title：Acta chirurgica Belgica

authors： Makay O,Isik D,Erol V,Yenisey C,Kose T,Icoz G,Ertan Y,Ozutemiz O,Akyildiz M

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:A popliteal cyst, also known as Baker cyst, is a benign fluctuant swelling of the gastrocnemius-semimembranosus bursa in the popliteal fossa at the back of the knee. The cyst is named after William Morrant Baker, who is considered to have first described this fluid collection with new sac formation outside...

journal_title：Acta chirurgica Belgica

authors： Papadakis M,Manios A,Trompoukis C

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Patients requesting body-contouring surgery after massive weight loss often present with abdominal and lumbar skin excess as well as gluteal ptosis and loss of gluteal projection. In order to restore gluteal projection a circular abdominoplasty in combination with an autologous gluteal augmentation (all-in...

journal_title：Acta chirurgica Belgica

authors： Colebunders B,Van Landuyt K

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass can treat obesity related comorbidities and can prolong life expectancy. It remains unclear whether this type of surgery is also indicated in obese patients with advanced age. MATERIALS AND METHODS:In this retrospective monocentric study, we investigated the morbidity and ...

journal_title：Acta chirurgica Belgica

authors： Van Nieuwenhove Y,Spriet E,Sablon T,Van Daele E,Willaert W,Ceelen W,Pattyn P

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The transanal endorectal pull-through (TERPT) procedure, the latest advancement in the surgical treatment of Hirschsprung's disease, has replaced most other surgical techniques in the last decade. PATIENTS AND METHODS:Between October 2002 and March 2014, a total of 22 patients diagnosed with Hirschsprung'...

journal_title：Acta chirurgica Belgica

authors： Erginel B,Gun Soysal F,Keskin E,Celik A,Yüksel S,Salman T

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Spontaneous vertebral artery dissection is a rare condition, mainly affecting young adults with non-specific symptoms, which are often considered not severe. We report a case of a non-traumatic vertebral artery dissection in a 30-year-old woman. Our patient presented with unilateral right-sided neck pain and frontal h...

journal_title：Acta chirurgica Belgica

authors： van der Mieren G,Mertens T,Somville FJ

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Familial visceral myopathy (VM) is a rare genetic disease that affects intestinal motility and results in pseudo-obstruction. Medical treatments can provide supportive measures but no curative treatment. CASE REPORT:A 20-year-old male with known diagnosis of VM was referred to our Unit in May 2013 with re...

journal_title：Acta chirurgica Belgica

authors： Papis D,Marangoni G

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The principal aim of endoscopic follow-up programs after curative resection of colorectal cancer (CRC) is to improve survival and identify local recurrence and metachronous CRC. The aim of our study was to identify the possible predictors of metachronous colorectal lesions. METHODS:The records of 348 consec...

journal_title：Acta chirurgica Belgica

authors： Pozza A,Ruffolo C,Fiorot A,Padoan L,Erroi F,Massani M,Caratozzolo E,Bonariol L,Ferrara F,Norberto L,Castoro C,Bassi N,Scarpa M

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Background Brunner's gland hyperplasia is a rare benign tumour and occurs most frequently in the upper part of the duodenum, mostly in the fifth or the sixth decade. Pathogenesis is still unknown. Symptoms are mostly absent, but larger lesions can cause gastric outlet obstruction or bleeding. Biopsies are necessary fo...

journal_title：Acta chirurgica Belgica

authors： Santy L,Fierens J,Dedrye L

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Knowledge about the role of farnesoid X receptor (FXR) in the intestine is rapidly expanding. In pre-clinical animal models of inflammatory bowel disease and bile duct ligation, FXR activation has proven to directly target the three pillars of intestinal homeostasis: intestinal permeability, inflammation and bacterial...

journal_title：Acta chirurgica Belgica

authors： Ceulemans LJ,Canovai E,Verbeke L,Pirenne J,Farré R

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This lecture has been delivered as a part of the RBSS-BAST symposium 'What does it need to become a good surgeon'. The lecture relates to the evolution that has taken place over the last decades in relation to the training in surgery. It also gives some hints to younger colleagues how to make a successful career in su...

journal_title：Acta chirurgica Belgica

authors： Gruwez JA

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Paratesticular liposarcoma is a rare condition characterized by a growing, painless inguinal, or scrotal mass. To our knowledge, less than 200 cases worldwide are reported thus far. It is characterized by slow growth and can reach large dimensions at diagnosis. Paratesticular well-differentiated liposarcoma has a prol...

journal_title：Acta chirurgica Belgica

authors： Schoonjans C,Servaes D,Bronckaers M

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Introduction A case report of a contained rupture of an abdominal aneurysm, treated by endovascular technique (EVAR), but complicated by perioperative endoprosthesis limb dislocation. Case report An 81-year old male presented at the emergency department with a contained rupture of an infrarenal aortic aneurysm and bil...

journal_title：Acta chirurgica Belgica

authors： Geers J,Daenen G,Stabel P

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The incidence of papillary thyroid carcinoma increased in several countries. The purpose of this study was to quantify the changes in thyroid carcinomas in our University Hospital. STUDY DESIGN:Retrospective study. METHODS:All 1.927 thyroidectomy cases studied in the Pathology Department of Hotel-Dieu de F...

journal_title：Acta chirurgica Belgica

authors： Abboud B,Sader Ghorra C,Rassy M,El Naderi S,Trak-Smayra V,Abadjian G,Khaddage A

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:With prevalence rates varying from 10 to 60%, malnutrition in acute hospitals has been acknowledged as a persistent problem in older adults worldwide. This publication is to describe the nutritional condition and associated risk factors of malnutrition in free living elderly on admission to the hospital for ...

journal_title：Acta chirurgica Belgica

authors： Geurden B,Franck E,Weyler J,Ysebaert D

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Pneumothorax is defined as air in pleural space. The etiology of spontaneous pneumothorax (SP) is still under investigation and, despite many studies, remains uncertain. The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of the lunar cycle and daily weather changes on SP development. METHODS:The data of p...

journal_title：Acta chirurgica Belgica

authors： Araz O,Ucar EY,Yalcın A,Aydin Y,Sonkaya E,Eroglu A,Akgun M

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The aim of this study was to evaluate the safety and efficiency of total thyroidectomy (TT) when performed by an experienced surgeon in benign multinodular goitre (BMNG) in an endemic region. MATERIAL AND METHODS:A total of six hundred and twenty consecutive patients, who underwent a total thyroidectomy f...

journal_title：Acta chirurgica Belgica

authors： Alhan E,Usta A,Türkyılmaz S

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Primary presacral adenocarcinoma is a rare presacral lesion. We report a 36-year-old male patient with -primary presacral adenocarcinoma. The patient presented with a six-month history of sacrococcygeal pain. MRI demonstrated a 4×3 cm2, well-defined presacral mass. He underwent a parasacrococcygeal procedure with comp...

journal_title：Acta chirurgica Belgica

authors： Yang BL,Sun GD,Chen HJ,Zhang SP,Gu YF

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The aim of the present prospective clinical study is to evaluate the impact of the level of anxiety in patients undergoing ambulatory superficial venous surgery (SVS) and to select a specific group of patients who need more of our attention to reduce the postoperative adverse events. METHODS:Preoperative an...

journal_title：Acta chirurgica Belgica

authors： Scavée V,Dehullu JP,Scavée JP,Michel I

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Neoadjuvant chemoradiation (CRT) confers a survival benefit in locally advanced esophageal cancer. The optimal dose of radiotherapy remains undefined. METHODS:From a prospective database, we identified patients who received CRT followed by Ivor Lewis esophagectomy. Surgical complications, pathological res...

journal_title：Acta chirurgica Belgica

authors： Van Daele E,Ceelen W,Boterberg T,Varinl O,Van Nieuwenhove Y,Putte DV,Geboes K,Pattyn P

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Right-sided hydronephrosis as a sign of appendicitis occurs rarely in the literature. To our knowledge, this is the first published account of the occurrence of right-sided hydronephrosis as a result of uncomplicated appendicitis. CASE DESCRIPTION:We describe a 15 year old patient referred to the emergency ...

journal_title：Acta chirurgica Belgica

authors： Schok T,Austen S,Lewicz RB,Zande FH,Peters NA,Janzing HM

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:dequate staging is essential in patients with peritoneal carcinomatosis (PC) from colorectal cancer (CRC) who are candidates for cytoreductive surgery (CRS) followed by hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC). Metabolic imaging using (18)F-FDG-PET-CT is commonly used to exclude distant metastasis i...

journal_title：Acta chirurgica Belgica

authors： De Vos N,Goethals I,Ceelen W

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A mycotic popliteal aneurysm (MAAP) is a very rare condition [1]. We describe a 87-year-old Caucasian male who presented with a MAAP of the right leg due to an enterococcus mitral valve endocarditis. The aneurysm was excised and a reversed vein graft was interposed between the normal popliteal artery and the posterior...

journal_title：Acta chirurgica Belgica

authors： Yogeswaran SK,Stabel P,Avet J,Daenen G

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rubber band ligation (Barron ligation, RBL) is a widely used method for the treatment of symptomatic -haemorrhoids. In general, it is considered as a safe, effective and easily performed way of treating second and third -degree haemorrhoids. Perineal and pelvic sepsis was already known to be a rare, but possible compl...

journal_title：Acta chirurgica Belgica

authors： Duchateau A,Huyghe M

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The endovascular treatment of thoraco abdominal aortic aneurysms (TAAA) is a minimally invasive solution. However, patient selection remains a major problem. We have analysed our experience to identify the risk factors for post-operative morbidity and mortality and to construct a scoring system to identify t...

journal_title：Acta chirurgica Belgica

authors： Guillou M,Bianchini A,Hertault A,D'Elia P,Pottrain N,Sobocinski J,Maurel B,Azzaoui R,Tyrrell M,Haulon S

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Clinically isolated adrenal metastases are rare and therefore present a therapeutic challenge. We report our experience with surgery of adrenal metastases and analyze factors that may influence postoperative survival. METHODS:A consecutive series of 31 patients (16 male, 15 female) underwent adrenal surgery...

journal_title：Acta chirurgica Belgica

authors： Paunovic I,Zivaljevic V,Diklic A,Tausanovic K,Stojanic R,Sipetic S

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study is to compare our surgical results of parathyroidectomies in primary hyperparathyroidism with literature results. From 1985 until 2009, 167 patients were operated for primary hyperparathyroidism by bilateral central neck exploration. The sex ratio (women/men) is 4/1 and the middle age is 57 years...

journal_title：Acta chirurgica Belgica

authors： Quiriny M,Moreau M,Alexiou J,Andry G

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Solid pseudopapillary tumour (SPT) of the pancreas is a relatively rare entity which most commonly occurs in young women. In this paper we report our clinical experience together with the current knowledge on the diagnostics, treatment and prognosis of this rare tumour. METHODS:We reviewed hospital records ...

journal_title：Acta chirurgica Belgica

authors： Cecka F,Jon B,Subrt Z,Ferko A

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Anorectal malignant melanoma (AMM) is a rare tumor with a poor prognosis. The aim of this study was to investigate the clinicopathological characteristics and treatment outcomes in patients with AMM. METHODS:The study included 21 patients diagnosed with AMM between 2000 and 2010 that were evaluated with regard...

journal_title：Acta chirurgica Belgica

authors： Keskin S,Tas F,Karabulut S,Yildiz I,Kiliç L,Ciftci R,Vatansever S

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Retroperitoneal schwannoma is a rare nerve sheath tumor; the surgical removal of this tumor is sometimes compromised by its location. The aim of this study is to analyze our experience with the diagnosis and treatment of this type of tumor. METHOD:We present our experience between 1999 and 2011 in the diagn...

journal_title：Acta chirurgica Belgica

authors： Arrabal-Polo MA,Merino-Salas S,Arrabal-Martín M,Nogales F,Alaminos M,Campos A,Zuluaga-Gómez A

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Incisional hernia (IH) is a common complication of abdominal surgery. Its incidence has been reported as high as 39.9%. Many factors influence IH rates. Of these, surgical technique is the only factor directly controlled by the surgeon. There is much evidence in the literature on the optimal midline laparoto...

journal_title：Acta chirurgica Belgica

authors： Meijer EJ,Timmermans L,Jeekel J,Lange JF,Muysoms FE

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We present the case of a 17-year old male patient with a symptomatic congenital posterolateral diaphragmatic hernia with acute onset of symptoms. He was admitted to our emergency department a few days after the onset of symptoms. A large thoracic herniation on the left side was seen on chest X-ray. Further investigati...

journal_title：Acta chirurgica Belgica

authors： Kurniawan N,Verheyen L,Ceulemans J

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Focal Nodular Hyperplasia (FNH) is a rare benign hepatic lesion believed to generate upon a hyperplastic response of the hepatocyte. Hepatocellular Adenoma (HA) occurs predominantly in young women receiving oral contraceptive medication. These two lesions have drawn significant attention throughout the recent years du...

journal_title：Acta chirurgica Belgica

authors： Dimitroulis D,Charalampoudis P,Lainas P,Papanikolaou IG,Kykalos S,Kouraklis G

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A rare case of symptomatic mesenteric cysts in a patient with Gorlin-Goltz syndrome, associated with various neoplasms, is presented. The patient, known with Gorlin-Goltz syndrome, consulted with increasingly severe abdominal pain and large abdominal cysts. At surgery, the cysts were excised and the postoperative cour...

journal_title：Acta chirurgica Belgica

authors： Haenen F,Hubens G,Creytens D,Vaneerdeweg W

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The purpose of this study was to evaluate prospectively Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) for the preoperative localization of hyperfunctioning parathyroid glands. DESIGN:Prospective study of 58 consecutive patients with biochemically confirmed primary hyperparathyroidism who underwent preoperative MRI. SETT...

journal_title：Acta chirurgica Belgica

authors： Michel L,Dupont M,Rosière A,Merlan V,Lacrosse M,Donckier JE

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：CASE REPORT:We report a 71-year-old obese white female who presented with sudden right calf pain after a long distance flight. Symptoms were initially regarded as venous in origin. Duplex investigation ruled out deep vein thrombosis. Ultimately she presented to our department with complaints of claudication. Clinical e...

journal_title：Acta chirurgica Belgica

authors： Metsemakers WJ,Duchateau J,Vanhoenacker F,Tielemans Y,De Leersnyder J

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Early diagnosis of an infected vascular prosthesis, a potentially life-threatening disease, is a precondition of adequate treatment. The most frequently used diagnostic imaging method is computer tomography. Non-acute infections caused by low grade agents may pose a challenge with ambiguous CT-images and other ancilla...

journal_title：Acta chirurgica Belgica

authors： Spacek M,Jindrak V,Spunda R,Stadler P,Lindner J,Mitas P,Belohlavek O

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Intrathoracic dislocation of the scapula is extremely rare. We present the case of a 64 year old man who underwent a lung transplant for emphysema via a standard posterior thoracotomy approach. Four weeks later, following a bronchoscopy, he experienced severe pain and restriction of movement in his shoulder. CT scans ...

journal_title：Acta chirurgica Belgica

authors： Lee RS,Dooley JF

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00