Primary angiosarcoma of the Pancreas - A case Report and review of the literature
CONCLUSIONS: Pancreatic angiosarcomas are very rare and prone to misdiagnosis. The formation of a more demarcated but high-grade tumour with necrosis is a feature that distinguishes angiosarcomas from ordinary carcinomas of this organ. Pathologic diagnosis is also highly challenging closely resembling undifferentiated carcinomas. Angiosarcomas are highly aggressive when they occur in the pancreas. Prompt diagnosis at an early stage is crucial as surgery with curative intent serves as the primary treatment approach.PMID:38265358 | DOI:10.1080/00015458.2024.2309718 (Source: Acta Chirurgica Belgica)
Source: Acta Chirurgica Belgica - January 24, 2024 Category: Surgery Authors: Emre Bozkurt Samet Yigman Volkan Adsay Bengi Gurses Gurkan Tellioglu Orhan Bilge Source Type: research
50 Years of terrorism in Belgium: a review of 121 incidents in the global terrorism database
CONCLUSION: In contrast to other studies, this study did not show an increase over time. Left-wing perpetrators dominated the eighties. In 50 years of terrorist activity in Belgium, the health care system was spared. Devastating mass casualty attacks challenging the health care system are rare in Belgium.PMID:38265761 | DOI:10.1080/00015458.2024.2308400 (Source: Acta Chirurgica Belgica)
Source: Acta Chirurgica Belgica - January 24, 2024 Category: Surgery Authors: Harald De Cauwer Luc J Mortelmans Francis Somville Patrick Cras Source Type: research
The impact of intraoperative neural monitoring during papillary thyroid cancer surgery on completeness of thyroidectomy and thyroglobulin response: a propensity-score matched study
CONCLUSION: The use of IONM during thyroidectomy provides improvement in the completeness of thyroidectomy and reduction in postoperative sTg levels which can be used as a guide by clinicians to avoid RAI ablation in selected PTC patients and to adjust low ablative doses in patients who are scheduled for remnant ablation.PMID:38206297 | DOI:10.1080/00015458.2024.2305501 (Source: Acta Chirurgica Belgica)
Source: Acta Chirurgica Belgica - January 11, 2024 Category: Surgery Authors: Yalin Iscan Berke Sengun Irem Karatas Hasan Berke Atalay Ismail Cem Sormaz Semen Onder Gulcin Yegen Hulya Hacisahinogullari Fatih Tunca Yasemin Giles Senyurek Source Type: research
Five years of robot-assisted ventral hernia repair: initial experience and surgical outcome
CONCLUSION: Robot-assisted ventral hernia repair is a safe procedure with low postoperative pain and short LOS. Long-term results including recurrence and chronic pain are satisfying.PMID:38197175 | DOI:10.1080/00015458.2024.2304386 (Source: Acta Chirurgica Belgica)
Source: Acta Chirurgica Belgica - January 10, 2024 Category: Surgery Authors: Van Zande Jaro Krick Marc Willaert Bart Van Den Heede Klaas Source Type: research
Preoperative continuation of aspirin before isolated heart valve surgery and postoperative bleeding and transfusion: a single-center retrospective study
CONCLUSION: Preoperative continuation of aspirin in patients undergoing isolated heart valve surgery is neither associated with a higher incidence of RBC transfusion, nor with larger perioperative blood loss, or more frequent surgical revision for bleeding.TRIAL REGISTRATION: Clinicaltrials.gov (NCT05151796).PMID:38146908 | DOI:10.1080/00015458.2023.2298097 (Source: Acta Chirurgica Belgica)
Source: Acta Chirurgica Belgica - December 26, 2023 Category: Surgery Authors: Alan M Houben Margaux Crepy Marc Senard Vincent Bonhomme Vincent Tchana-Sato Gregory Hans Source Type: research
