Publications by authors named "Marc Van Cleemput"
Background: Metastatic melanoma of the small intestine is relatively common, and among affected patients, the proportion with involvement of the small intestine ranges from 35% to 70%. Small intestinal perforation as a primary manifestation of metastatic melanoma is rare. We present the exceptional case of a perforation at the jejunojejunostomy after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass caused by metastatic melanoma.
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- Extraskeletal Ewing's sarcoma (EES) is a rare type of cancer usually seen in younger people, but can also occur in older patients.
- A 52-year-old woman was diagnosed with EES, which looked like another kind of cancer called adenocarcinoma of the sigmoid colon.
- Doctors couldn't see the tumor using special scans, but they figured out what it was through specific tests that showed certain markers for EES.
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- A 41-year-old man had a medical issue 10 years after having his appendix removed, called stump appendicitis, which caused abdominal pain and fever.
- Doctors found abscesses (pockets of infection) in his belly but couldn't find out what caused them at first.
- They eventually discovered the problem was the leftover piece of the appendix that got infected, which is a rare condition that can happen after an appendectomy.
Arcuate line hernia is considered a surgical rarity. This type of hernia is characterized by protrusion of intraperitoneal structures in a concave parietal fold in the abdominal wall. In this report, we aim to describe the diagnostic images of 2 cases of arcuate line hernia.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe use of hip arthroscopy for diagnostic and therapeutic reasons has been steadily increasing over the last decade. It is considered a safe procedure, but some complications may be potentially life threatening. We present a case of intra-abdominal accumulation of irrigation fluid during hip arthroscopy in a 26-year-old patient.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFSoccer players frequently experience acute and chronic groin pain. Sportsman's hernia is a common injury in professional soccer players, that causes inguinal pain. The authors discuss their experience with the management of sportsman's hernia in professional soccer players competing in national and international competition in a retrospective review of prospectively collected data.
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