ACTA CHIRURGICA BELGICA

A minimally invasive treatment of an asymptomatic case of mesh erosion into the caecum after total extraperitoneal inguinal hernia repair

Does surgical technique influence the postoperative hemodynamic disturbances and neurological outcomes in carotid endarterectomy?

Incisional Hernia Repair of Medium- and Large-Sized Defects: Laparoscopic IPOM Versus Open SUBLAY Technique

Gastric cancer: factors affecting survival

Myasthenia gravis appearing after thymectomy heralding recurrent thymoma

Can local infiltration of lidocaine reduce the postoperative atrial fibrillation rate in patients undergoing lobectomy for lung cancer?

PRODIGE 7 should be interpreted with caution

Pelvic lymph node dissection in prostate cancer staging: evaluation of morbidity and oncological outcomes

Correlations of neck ultrasound and pathology in cervical lymph node of papillary thyroid carcinoma

Risk stratification of the thyroid nodule with Bethesda indeterminate cytology, category III, IV, V on the one surgeon-performed US-guided fine-needle aspiration with 27-gauge needle, verified by histopathology of thyroidectomy: the additional value of one surgeon-performed elastography

A combination of C-reactive protein and quick sequential organ failure assessment (qSOFA) score has better prognostic accuracy than qSOFA alone in patients with complicated intra-abdominal infections

Paclitaxel drug-coated balloon angioplasty for the treatment of failing arteriovenous fistulas: a single-center experience

Low Hartmann’s procedure or intersphincteric abdominoperineal resection in the primary treatment of low rectal cancer; a survey among surgeons evaluating current practice

Spermatic cord liposarcomas incidentally found during hernia surgery: is histology of any lipoma mandatory? A review of the literature

Reliability and usefulness of upper gastro intestinal contrast studies to assess pouch size in patients with weight loss failure after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass

TIPP versus the Lichtenstein and Shouldice techniques in the repair of inguinal hernias - short-term results.

Analysis of failed discharge after ambulatory surgery: unanticipated admission

Simultaneous laparoscopic proctocolectomy (TaTME) and robot-assisted radical prostatectomy for synchronous rectal and prostate cancer

Usefulness of scoring systems in outcome prediction for older cancer patients undergoing abdominal surgery

A low grade osteosarcoma of the colon.

The influence of Arabic medicine on surgery in the Low Countries1

Avicenna and Rhazes, two Persian scientists

Is there a difference in laparoscopic cholecystectomy performed in a teaching hospital or a general hospital in The Netherlands?

Cholecystectomy during esophagectomy is safe but unnecessary

Effect of conservative treatment in aortoiliac occlusive disease

Pediatric tumors of the buccal fat pad: lipoma and hemangioma

Evolution of surgical treatment of carotid artery stenosis: a single center observational study

Lateral neck cyst as initial presentation of thyroid malignancy

The effect of bilateral U-sutures in pancreaticojejunostomy in 75 consecutive cases

Intrathyroidal parathyroid carcinoma presenting as an asymptomatic hypercalcemia: a case report

Intra-operative recovery of preoperative vocal cord paralysis during hemithyroidectomy for benign thyroid disease: case report and review of the literature.

Different etiopathogeneses in early-onset and late-onset inguinal hernia mesh infections in a prospectively evaluated cohort.

Comparative analysis of radiofrequency ablation and resection for colorectal liver metastases in caudate lobe: a retrospective study

Mycotic aortic aneurysms treated by endovascular repair: initial experience in a single center

A subcutaneous infection mimicking necrotizing fasciitis due to Butyricimonas virosa

An unusual cause of “traumatic” hemothorax: perforation of the lung parenchyma by a bifid rib

Blunt injury of popliteal artery

Intraabdominal continuous negative pressure therapy for secondary peritonitis: an observational trial in a maximum care center

Medicine, science and family: find the right mix to make a good cocktail

How to manage chronic mesenteric ischemia? A deliberated strategy

Surgical resection of voluminous epiphrenic diverticula.

Visceral oxidative stress during antegrade cerebral perfusion and lower body circulatory arrest

Conservative treatment of a posterior intercostal lung herniation: a case report

Chest wall metastasis of endometrial cancer: case report and review of the literature

Mucinous cystadenocarcinoma in the renal pelvis: primary or secondary? Case report and literature review

Perineal hernia mesh repair: a fixation with glue, sutures and tacks. How to do it

The discovery of the lymphatic system in the seventeenth century. Part V: an ode to the nerves