Publications by authors named "Pascal Stijns"
Diagnostic Accuracy of Multiparametric Magnetic Resonance Imaging to Detect Residual Prostate Cancer Following Irreversible Electroporation-A Multicenter Validation Study.
Eur Urol Focus
November 2022
Background: Accurate monitoring following focal treatment of prostate cancer (PCa) is paramount for timely salvage treatment or retreatment.
Objective: To evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of multiparametric magnetic resonance imaging (mpMRI) to detect residual PCa in the short-term follow-up of focal treatment with irreversible electroporation (IRE) using transperineal or transrectal template ± targeted biopsies.
Design, Setting, And Participants: A retrospective international multicenter study of men with biopsy-proven PCa, treated with focal IRE, and followed by mpMRI (index-test) and template biopsies (reference-test) between February 2013 and January 2021, was conducted.
Objective: To evaluate: (i) safety, (ii) feasibility, and medium-term (iii) oncological and (iv) functional outcomes of salvage radical prostatectomy (sRP) for recurrent localised prostate cancer (PCa) following initial focal therapy using irreversible electroporation (IRE).
Patients And Methods: An international, multicentre and retrospective analysis of prospectively collected data of patients that underwent sRP for recurrent localised PCa after initial primary IRE treatment. Data were reported on (i) surgical complications, (ii) feasibility of sRP reported by surgeons, (iii) time interval between IRE and sRP and pathology results, and (iv) urinary continence, erectile function, and quality of life.
Purpose: Benign ureteroenteric anastomotic strictures following radical cystectomy are a critical complication The incidence is highly dependent on study design, surgical technique and surgeon experience. We studied the incidence of ureteroenteric anastomotic strictures after open vs robot-assisted radical cystectomy with an intracorporeal urinary diversion, and determined the influence of the introduction of robot-assisted radical cystectomy in our clinic.
Materials And Methods: A retrospective, single center, cohort study was performed between January 2012 and December 2017 in all patients undergoing radical cystectomy.
Objective: To determine the value of preoperative frailty screening in predicting postoperative severe complications and 1-year mortality in patients undergoing radical cystectomy (RC).
Patients And Methods: Prospective cohort single-centre study in patients undergoing RC from September 2016 to December 2017. Preoperative frailty screening was implemented as standard care and was used to guide shared decision-making during multidisciplinary team meetings.
Purpose: This study describes the differences in short-term effects of health-related quality of life (HRQOL) in I-125 prostate brachytherapy patients who were treated with and without volume-reducing hormone therapy.
Patients And Methods: Prostate cancer patients (N = 312) filled out questionnaires on HRQOL (European Organization of Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life Questionnaire [EORTC-QLQ]-C30 and EORTC-QLQ-PR25) before treatment and 6 weeks and 3 months after treatment. HRQOL was compared between the two groups: Patients who were receiving brachytherapy (n = 233) and patients who were receiving brachytherapy with volume-reducing hormone therapy (n = 79).
Purpose: To compare the dosimetrical results of an interactive planning procedure and a procedure based on dynamic dose calculation for permanent prostate brachytherapy.
Materials And Methods: Between 6/2000 and 11/2005, 510 patients underwent (125)I implants for T1-T2 prostate cancer. Before 4/2003, 187 patients were treated using an interactive technique that included needle updating.
Objective: To assess the value of positron emission tomography (PET) compared with computed tomography (CT) in the initial staging of esophageal cancer.
Design: Case series.
Setting: Tertiary care veterans hospital.