Adherence to geriatric assessment-based recommendations in older patients with cancer: a multicenter prospective cohort study in Belgium.

Background: In the general older population, geriatric assessment (GA)-guided treatment plans can improve overall survival, quality of life and functional status (FS). In GA-related research in geriatric oncology, studies mainly focused on geriatric screening and GA but not on geriatric recommendations, interventions and follow-up. The aim of this study was to investigate the adherence to geriatric recommendations and subsequent actions undertaken in older patients with cancer.

Choices of Stent and Cerebral Protection in the Ongoing ACST-2 Trial: A Descriptive Study.

Objective/background: Several plaque and lesion characteristics have been associated with an increased risk for procedural stroke during or shortly after carotid artery stenting (CAS). While technical advancements in stent design and cerebral protection devices (CPD) may help reduce the procedural stroke risk, and anatomy remains important, tailoring stenting procedures according to plaque and lesion characteristics might be a useful strategy in reducing stroke associated with CAS. In this descriptive report of the ongoing Asymptomatic Carotid Surgery Trial-2 (ACST-2), it was assessed whether choice for stent and use or type of CPD was influenced by plaque and lesion characteristics.

Cutaneous Mycobacterium chelonae infection distal to the arteriovenous fistula.

A few single cases of Mycobacterium chelonae skin infection have been reported in haemodialysis patients. We report three additional cases that share peculiar clinical characteristics, pointing to diagnostic clues. All three cases presented as erythematous nodules developing distally to a proximal arteriovenous fistula (AVF).

Diagnosis of human granulocytic anaplasmosis in Belgium by combining molecular and serological methods.

We report here one new, hospitalized case of Anaplasma phagocytophilum in Belgium. The clinical presentation of anaplasmosis, its treatment and the molecular and serological relevant laboratory methods are briefly developed.

Escherichia coli femoral arteritis: case report and literature review.

Primary infectious arteritis is exceptional and remains a challenging problem. The etiology of these infections changed in recent years. The authors report a case of isolated thrombosed infected common femoral artery.

Rotablator: a forgotten tool in limb ischemia?

The treatment of critical limb ischemia remains until now, and more and more, a very challenging topic for vascular surgeons. Among the tools available, the rotational atherectomy appears a useful alternative to surgical revascularisation, especially for the worst cases of infrainguinal arterial occlusive disease. The authors remind the basic principle of the atherectomy device, its history and how to work with it.

Brevibacterium lutescens sp. nov., from human and environmental samples.

Three strains of coryneform rods isolated from clinical samples and one of environmental origin exhibited phenotypic and chemotaxonomic properties characteristic of the genus Brevibacterium and their 16S rRNA gene sequences were closely related (98.5-99.0 %) to that of Brevibacterium otitidis.

[Susac syndrome in a man].

The association of an acute encephalopathy, neurosensory hearing loss and retinal branch artery occlusions in a 35 year old man as well as the absence of systemic disease suggest the diagnosis of Susac's syndrome. This is the eighth male case described, the syndrome being more frequently reported in females.