Publications by authors named "Bart Devos"
Article Synopsis
- A stercoral rectal perforation is a rare cause of acute abdominal pain that often goes undocumented in medical literature.
- Timely imaging is crucial for diagnosis, and immediate surgery is necessary if bowel perforation is confirmed.
- The standard treatment involves a Hartmann procedure with a temporary end colostomy, emphasizing the importance of early diagnosis and quick surgical response for better patient outcomes.
Peritoneal tuberculosis is a rare extrapulmonary manifestation of tuberculosis. Considering the diagnosis of peritoneal tuberculosis in a low prevalence setting can be vital for further clinical management in selected patients. In a young male with migration background, presenting with generalised abdominal pain, computed tomography revealed ascites, omental and peritoneal thickening and enlarged mesentery lymph nodes.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFElectromechanical power morcellation is a widely used technique to extract uterine fibroids during laparoscopic hysterectomy. Although the complication rate of morcellators is low, ectopic leiomyoma can appear several years after their use. We present a case of an ectopic leiomyoma and a literature review of power morcellation-induced complications and ectopic leiomyoma.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Laparoscopic cholecystectomy is considered nowadays as the standard management of acute cholecystitis (AC). However, results from multicentric studies in the general surgical community are still lacking.
Methods: A prospective multicenter survey of surgical management of AC patients was conducted over a 2-year period in Belgium.