Publications by authors named "Jean-Francois De Wispelaere"
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- - A 52-year-old male with follicular lymphoma developed recurrent chylothorax due to thrombosis in the left brachiocephalic vein, following unsuccessful standard treatments.
- - Imaging confirmed the thrombosis, and the patient underwent a minimally invasive percutaneous recanalization combined with stenting after initial access failed.
- - Four months later, follow-up scans showed a significant reduction in pleural effusion, and the patient reported full clinical recovery.
We report a very rare case of acute congestive ischaemic colitis of the left colon caused by brutal decompensation of an uncommon arteriovenous malformation (AVM) in the territory of the inferior mesenteric artery (IMA) in a 45-year-old male patient. The patient presented with severe abdominal pain in the left iliac fossa and abundant mucoid stools. The diagnosis of congestive colitis was made by optical colonoscopy but the full diagnosis of the responsible AVM in the IMA territory was made by contrast-enhanced multidetector CT scan combined with colour Doppler ultrasound.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Radiofrequency (RF) ablation is used to obtain local control of unresectable tumors in liver, kidney, prostate, and other organs. Accurate data on expected size and geometry of coagulation zones are essential for physicians to prevent collateral damage and local tumor recurrence. The aim of this study was to develop a standardized terminology to describe the size and geometry of these zones for experimental and clinical RF.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: To identify the location of the motor nerve branches to the soleus and tibialis posterior muscles in relation to anatomic surface landmarks for selective motor nerve blocks in the management of the spastic equinovarus foot.
Design: Descriptive study by computed tomography (CT) scan of 12 hemiplegic legs.
Setting: Spasticity group at a university hospital.
Adenoidectomy is one of the most common surgical procedures in children. On rare occasions it can be complicated by a retropharyngeal abscess (RA). We report the case of a 9-year-old girl with an RA extending to the mediastinum following adenoidectomy.
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