Publications by authors named "I Diebels"
In the era of minimally invasive surgery, the role of sublobar resection comprising anatomical segmentectomy and wide wedge excision remains controversial [...
View Article and Find Full Text PDFWe report a case of a fatal retrograde Type A aortic dissection following thoracic endovascular aortic repair (TEVAR). The patient was diagnosed with vascular Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (vEDS) only postoperatively, which is a relative contraindication for TEVAR. The patient had no major or minor criteria for vEDS.
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- Circular RNAs (circRNAs) play a role in regulating processes like adipogenesis and can be influenced by single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) associated with BMI.
- The study found that BMI-related SNPs are more commonly located in circRNA genomic regions, especially in females compared to males.
- Further analysis showed that circRNAs are also associated with SNPs in several other health-related traits, indicating that genetic variations may influence BMI via circRNAs.
Evaluation of mediastinoscopy in mediastinal lymph node staging for non-small-cell lung cancer.
Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg
January 2021
Objectives: The purpose of this study was to assess the quality of video-assisted cervical mediastinoscopy (VACM) in the staging of non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) at the Antwerp University Hospital with a focus on test effectiveness indicators, morbidity and unforeseen pN2 results.
Methods: All consecutive VACM workups of cases of NSCLC performed between January 2010 and December 2015 were included to assess overall test quality and effectiveness. Quality assurance was performed in accordance with the recommendations of the European Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy and European Society of Thoracic Surgeons (ESTS) where appropriate.