Publications by authors named "B Stoffels"
Article Synopsis
- - The study explores the effectiveness of a new device called the vertical traction device (VTD) in facilitating early definitive fascial closure (DFC) for patients with an open abdomen due to abdominal compartment syndrome (ACS).
- - Out of nine patients who were treated, six successfully achieved DFC, with the VTD significantly reducing the distance between fascia until closure, while not impacting ventilation or other critical health metrics adversely.
- - Although three patients died before DFC and some experienced mild skin irritation, the study concludes that the VTD is a promising and safe tool for improving outcomes in emergency surgical cases involving open abdomens.
Due to pelvic symptoms, a diagnostic sectional imaging was initiated in a 52-year-old female patient. This revealed a cystic, retrorectal mass, suspected to be a tailgut cyst. Due to the symptoms and the unclear dignity after several frustrating endosonographic punctures, a robotic-assisted resection of the cystic Tumor was performed after careful interdisciplinary consultation.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: Postoperative ileus (POI) is a common complication after abdominal surgery. Until today, an evidence-based treatment of prolonged POI is still lacking, which can be attributed to the poor quality of clinical trials. Various different surrogate markers used to define POI severity are considered to be the cause of low-quality trials making it impossible to derive treatment recommendation.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Indocyanine green (ICG) fluorescence imaging is increasingly being used in various areas of abdominal surgery. The constant improvement in the technology enables easy intraoperative use and progressively influences operative decision-making, also in robotically assisted colorectal surgery.
Objective: Summation of current evidence on the use of ICG fluorescence imaging in robotically assisted colorectal surgery.