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Etude épidémiologique des hernies inguinales a Kauta, zone de Kasongo, Zaïre Instituut voor Tropische Geneeskunde

A De Muynck
'Epidemiologic study of inguinal hernia in Kauta, Kasongo zone, Zaire': In the male population of Kauta, suburb of Kasongo city, Zaire, a suhas been carried out to detect the magnitude of the inguinal hernia problem, the risk factors of the herniae and of their main complication: the strangulation of the hernia. Among the 364 people examined, 86 (= 24%) resulted positive to inguinal hernia and/or postoperative scars. The age of onset was ...

Incidence rate and risk factors for vaginal vault prolapse repair after hysterectomy Vrije Universiteit Brussel

Isabelle Kaelin Gambirasio, Sandrine Jacob, Michel Boulvain

Our objective was to estimate the incidence and identify the risk factors for vaginal vault prolapse repair after hysterectomy. We conducted a case control study among 6,214 women who underwent hysterectomy from 1982 to 2002. Cases (n = 32) were women who required vaginal vault suspension following the hysterectomy through December 2005. Controls (n = 236) were women, randomly selected from the same cohort, who did not require pelvic organ ...

Complications associated with transobturator sling procedures Vrije Universiteit Brussel

Isabelle Kaelin Gambirasio, Sandrine Jacob, Michel Boulvain

BACKGROUND: The transobturator tape procedure (TOT) is an effective surgical treatment of female stress urinary incontinence. However data concerning safety are rare, follow-up is often less than two years, and complications are probably underreported. The aim of this study was to describe early and late complications associated with TOT procedures and identify risk factors for erosions.

METHODS: It was a 27 months follow-up of a ...

Assault induced stab injuries Vrije Universiteit Brussel Universiteit Antwerpen

Esmael El-Abdellati, Nouredin Messaoudi, Robert Van Hee

OBJECTIVES: To investigate and analyse epidemiology, demographics and patterns of presentation of assault induced stab injuries in a main Belgian trauma centre. To evaluate surgical management, complications and postoperative follow-up of the stab wound victims.

METHODS: One hundred and seventy assaulted patients, hospitalised because of stab injuries from January 2000 to June 2007 are studied retrospectively.

RESULTS: ...

Surgical results and technical refinements in translabyrinthine excision of vestibular schwannomas Vrije Universiteit Brussel

Mehdi Ben Ammar, Enrico Piccirillo, Vedat Topsakal, Abdelkader Taibah, Mario Sanna

BACKGROUND: Vestibular schwannomas (VSs) are the most common cerebellopontine angle tumors, accounting for 75% of all lesions in this location.

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the results after removal of VS through the enlarged translabyrinthine approach, which is a widening of the classic translabyrinthine approach that gives larger access and provides more room to facilitate tumor removal and to minimize surgery-related morbidities.

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A cross-sectional nationwide survey on esophageal atresia and tracheoesophageal fistula KU Leuven

Stefano De Pascale
BACKGROUND: Our study aims at disclosing epidemiology and most relevant clinical features of esophageal atresia (EA) pointing to a model of multicentre collaboration. METHODS: A detailed questionnaire was sent to all Italian Units of pediatric surgery in order to collect data of patients born with EA between January and December 2012. The results were crosschecked by matching date and place of birth of the patients with those of ...

36th International Symposium on Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine : Brussels, Belgium. 15-18 March 2016. KU Leuven

Cornelia Genbrugge, Greet Hermans, Greet Van den Berghe, Lies Langouche, Rose-Lima Van Keer
P001 - Sepsis impairs the capillary response within hypoxic capillaries and decreases erythrocyte oxygen-dependent ATP efflux R. M. Bateman, M. D. Sharpe, J. E. Jagger, C. G. Ellis P002 - Lower serum immunoglobulin G2 level does not predispose to severe flu. J. Solé-Violán, M. López-Rodríguez, E. Herrera-Ramos, J. Ruíz-Hernández, L. Borderías, J. Horcajada, N. González-Quevedo, O. Rajas, M. Briones, F. Rodríguez de Castro, C. Rodríguez Gallego ...

Long-term visual acuity, retention and complications observed with the type-I and type-II Boston keratoprostheses in an Irish population Vrije Universiteit Brussel Universiteit Antwerpen

E S Duignan, Sorcha Ní Dhubhghaill, C Malone, W Power

AIM: To evaluate the outcomes of the type-I and type-II Boston keratoprostheses in a single Irish centre.

METHODS: A retrospective chart review of keratoprosthesis implantations carried out in our institution from November 2002 to March 2014 was performed. All procedures were performed by a single surgeon (WP).

RESULTS: Thirty-four keratoprosthesis implantations were carried out in 31 patients with a mean follow-up of ...

Incidence and risk factors for mesh erosion after laparoscopic repair of pelvic organ prolapse by lateral suspension with mesh Vrije Universiteit Brussel

Sara Sofia De Oliveira, Sandra Marras, Michel Boulvain

INTRODUCTION AND HYPOTHESIS: The objective of our study was to estimate the incidence and identify the risk factors for mesh erosion after laparoscopic repair of pelvic organ prolapse (POP) by lateral suspension with mesh.

METHODS: We conducted a nested case-control study among 480 women who underwent POP repair by laparoscopic lateral suspension with mesh from January 2004 to October 2012. Cases (n = 18) were women who showed mesh ...

Comparison of the Incidences of Complications After Second-Generation Cryoballoon Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation Using Vitamin K Antagonists Versus Novel Oral Anticoagulants Vrije Universiteit Brussel

Giacomo Mugnai, Carlo de Asmundis, Erwin Ströker, Massimo Longobardi, Valentina De Regibus, Hugo Enrique Coutino-Moreno, Ken Takarada, Rajin Choudhury, Juan Pablo Abugattas

Data evaluating the impact of the periprocedural administration of novel oral anticoagulants (NOACs) on complications in the setting of pulmonary vein (PV) isolation using cryoballoon (CB) is limited. In the present study, our aim was to analyze procedural characteristics and incidence of complications in those patients who underwent CB ablation for atrial fibrillation and the impact of NOACs on adverse events compared with vitamin K ...