Publications by authors named "Haentjens Louis"
Article Synopsis
- Cystic adventitial disease (CAD) is a rare condition affecting arteries and veins, often leading to non-atherosclerotic peripheral vessel disease, with the popliteal artery being the most commonly affected.
- A case study highlighted a 62-year-old woman with CAD in her left common femoral artery, who initially underwent surgery but experienced a relapse that required a second surgical intervention.
- Literature review of 29 patients showed claudication as the main symptom and recommended treatment options included complete cyst excision and interposition graft using saphenous vein or PTFE to reduce recurrence rates.
Article Synopsis
- A study was conducted to compare the perioperative outcomes of robotic liver surgery (RLS) and laparoscopic liver surgery (LLS) across various healthcare settings from 2009 to 2021.
- The results showed that RLS had better outcomes in terms of "textbook outcomes," lower blood loss, fewer complications, and shorter operative times compared to LLS after matching patient groups for bias.
- Despite the higher costs generally associated with robotic surgery, this study suggests that RLS may offer specific clinical advantages over LLS in minimally invasive liver procedures.
Background: To evaluate the value of ultrasound (US), computed tomography (CT) and laboratory testing in diagnosing acute appendicitis and to evaluate the impact on the treatment of acute appendicitis, keeping histopathology as the gold standard. Retrospective evaluation of all patients treated surgically for appendicitis from 1 January 2016 to 31 December 2018 at Sint-Andries Hospital, Tielt, Belgium.
Methods: For each patient, we recorded: age, sex, duration of hospitalization, type of radiological investigation, fever (>37.