Publications by authors named "Katherina R Boettge"

Background: Incisional hernias (IH) occur in 4 to 20% of cases following abdominal surgeries, often after laparotomies. In the US, there are 4 to 5 million laparotomies performed per year, which could lead to 400.000 to 1.

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A 70-year-old patient was treated in September 2017 for a malignancy in an ileal conduit (IC) which he received in 2009 for the treatment of prostate cancer. The tumour was found incidentally during a routine sonography. A CT scan revealed a mass near the IC.

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The mesenchymal chondrosarcoma (MC) is a rare malignant tumour and accounts for less than 3% of primary chondrosarcomas. Mostly MC arises from the craniofacial bones, the ribs, the ilium, the femur and the vertebrae. A 54-year-old man was treated due to an icterus of unknown origin.

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