2006 - UZ Leuven

ARTIKELS UIT HETLEUVENSE NETCREVITS J.H., BRUGMAN E., CEUPPENS H., FRIBERG J., SEYNAEVEP.: Catheter perforation of the superior vena cava. Belg. Tijdschr. Radiol.,2006; 89: 122-123.Background: A 43-year-old woman with metastatic breast cancer hada Port-A-Cath (PAC) implanted on her anterior chest wall forchemotherapy purposes. The outlet catheter was inserted into the leftcephalic vein. Antero-posterior fluoroscopy showed the catheter tipreaching the right atrium via the subclavian vein and the superior venacava (SVC). A few hours after every session of chemotherapy, thepatient complained of severe right-sided subclavicular pain irradiatingto the right arm. The patient’s symptoms persisted.DE BRAUWER J., MASEREEL B., VISSER R., GEYSKENS P.:Pneumatosis intestinalis caused by ischaemic bowel: report of threecases. Acta Chir. Belg., 2006; 106: 592-595.Pneumatosis intestinalis is a rare condition in which gas is found inthe bowel wall. It exists in a primary form or can be secondary to anunderlying pathology. We present three cases of patients in whompneumatosis intestinalis was caused by ischaemic bowel. In all threecases, the diagnosis was made using CT scan. A partial bowelresection with ileocolic anastomosis was performed in every case. Allpatients fully recovered after surgery.DE RAET J., VANDEKERKHOF J., BAEYENS I.: Ruptured femoralpseudo-aneurysm through the skin: a rare vexing complicationfollowing aortobifemoral reconstruction. Acta Chir. Belg., 2006; 106: 420-422.A man, aged 73, presented with a pulsatile mass in his left groin areaafter an aortobifemoral reconstruction 24 years ago. This caseshowed a femoral pseudo-aneurysm that evolved very quickly torupture through the skin requiring emergency operative repair.22