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S Declerck

Publications and source records attributed to S Declerck.

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PubMed2001

Laparoscopic transabdominal pericardial window: new standard in the treatment of recurrent pericardial effusion complicated by cardiac tamponade.

Creation of a transabdominal transdiaphragmatic pericardial window for life-threatening recurrent pericardial effusion has proved to be a safe minimally invasive technique. By inducing adequate pericardial sac decompression while avoiding single-lung ventilation and thoracic drainage in severely ill patients, it provides anatomopathologic diagnosis and can direct further therapeutic measures. The transabdominal approach improves postoperative recovery dramatically by limiting postoperative pain and prevents sometimes invalidating intercostal neuralgia. Transabdominal pericardial sac fenestration should be part of the armamentarium used by every minimally invasive surgeon.

Adult↗
PubMed1993

Lingual thyroid imaging.

Lingual thyroid is the most frequent benign mass found at the junction of the anterior two-thirds and posterior one-third of the tongue. MR has become the best non-invasive technique to make the diagnosis because it allows multiplanar imaging and provides the best soft tissue definition. Aberrant primitive vascular supply is often present and therefore angiography remains necessary because precise knowledge of the vascular supply is mandatory prior to embolisation, ligation, or operation.

Acute Disease↗