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Researcher

Karel Decaestecker

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209 Results

2025

3D perfusion models allow for more selective clamping during robot-assisted partial nephrectomy : a retrospective analysis

Joris VangeneugdenBrecht HemeryckIndira DepuydtSaar VermijsCamille BerquinPieter De VisscherePieter De BackerCharlotte DebbautKarel DecaesteckerCharles Van Praet

Adjuvant radiotherapy after radical cystectomy for muscle-invasive bladder cancer : a phase 2 trial : results of secondary endpoints

Flor VerghoteElke RammantPiet DirixCharles Van PraetCharlien BerghenSara JuniusNick LiefhoogheLeen NoéPiet OstKarel Decaestecker et al.

A1 Journal Article in EUROPEAN UROLOGY FOCUS

Enhanced recovery after surgery for patients undergoing radical cystectomy : surgeons' perspectives and recommendations ten years after its implementation

Simone AlbisinniLuca OrecchiaGeorges MjaessFouad AounFrancesco Del GiudiceLuca AntonelliMarco MoschiniFrancesco SoriaLaura S. MertensAndrea Gallioli et al.

A1 Journal Article in EJSO

Robot-assisted kidney transplantation in children

Inge Van de CaveyeJoris VangeneugdenMauro Van den EndeEva DonckCharles Van PraetKarel DecaesteckerAnne-Françoise Spinoit

Bookchapter in Pediatric robotic assisted surgery : step-by-step techniques, tips & tricks

Robot-assisted management of complex ureteral stenosis in kidney transplant patients : multicenter case series and description of surgical techniques

Joris VangeneugdenFederico LavagnoCamille BerquinLiesbeth DesenderSteven Van LaeckeMarco OderdaMarco AllasiaAlberto BredaCharles Van PraetKarel Decaestecker et al.

A1 Journal Article in EUROPEAN UROLOGY OPEN SCIENCE

2024

First‐in‐human real‐time AI‐assisted instrument deocclusion during augmented reality robotic surgery

Jasper HofmanPieter De BackerIlaria ManghiJente SimoensRuben De GrooteHannes Van Den BosscheMathieu D'HondtTim OosterlinckJulie LippensCharles Van Praet et al.

A2 Journal Article in HEALTHCARE TECHNOLOGY LETTERS

Radical cystectomy or trimodality therapy for muscle-invasive bladder cancer : a qualitative study exploring patient priorities and counselling needs when making a treatment choice

Flor VerghoteCharles Van PraetCamille BerquinNicolaas LumenKarel DecaesteckerBen VannesteElke RammantValerie Fonteyne

A1 Journal Article in BMC CANCER

Retrospective analysis of multiparametric MRI in predicting complete pathologic response of neo-adjuvant chemotherapy in bladder cancer

Daan De MaeseneerPieter De VisschereMats Van den broeckeFelix DelbareGeert VilleirsSofie VerbekeValerie FonteyneCharles Van PraetKarel DecaesteckerAlexander Decruyenaere et al.

A1 Journal Article in BMC MEDICAL IMAGING

2023

A novel three-dimensional planning tool for selective clamping during partial nephrectomy : validation of a perfusion zone algorithm

Pieter De BackerSaar VermijsCharles Van PraetPieter De VisschereSarah VandenbulckeAngelo MottaranCarlo A. BraviCamille BerquinEdward LambertStephanie Dautricourt et al.

A1 Journal Article in EUROPEAN UROLOGY

Experiences of men with prostate cancer participating in a clinical pathway with a supervised group-based exercise program to combat androgen deprivation-induced side effects : a qualitative focus group study

Renée BultijnckElke RammantAnneleen RaesNathalie VandecasteeleKarel DecaesteckerValerie FonteyneNicolaas LumenPiet OstBenedicte Deforche

A1 Journal Article in SEMINARS IN ONCOLOGY NURSING

Extensive profiling of histidine‐containing dipeptides reveals species‐ and tissue‐specific distribution and metabolism in mice, rats, and humans

Thibaux Van der StedeJan SpaasSarah de JagerJana De BrandtCamilla HansenJan StautemasBjarne VercammenSiegrid De BaereSiska CroubelsCharles‐Henri Van Assche et al.

A1 Journal Article in ACTA PHYSIOLOGICA

Improving augmented reality through deep learning : real-time instrument delineation in robotic renal surgery

Pieter De BackerCharles Van PraetJente SimoensMaria Peraire LoresHeleen CreemersKenzo MestdaghCharlotte AllaeysSaar VermijsPietro PiazzaAngelo Mottaran et al.

A1 Journal Article in EUROPEAN UROLOGY

Peri-operative digital planning in robot-assisted partial nephrectomy : bridging the gap between artificial intelligence, augmented reality and surgical data science

Pieter De BackerKarel DecaesteckerCharlotte DebbautAlexandre Mottrie

Peritoneal tuberculosis caused by intravesical instillation with Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) following nephroureterectomy in a patient with bladder and upper tract urothelial cancer : a case report

Charlotte AllaeysPieter De BackerKarel DecaesteckerCamille BerquinKaren DecaesteckerSteven CallensCharles Van Praet

A1 Journal Article in ACTA CLINICA BELGICA

Personalized medicine in metastatic prostate cancer

Sarah BuelensNicolaas LumenKarel Decaestecker

Pre-operative partial nephrectomy planning : from four-phase CT-scan to 3D renal perfusion model

Saar VermijsPieter De BackerPieter De VisschereAlexandre MottrieCharles Van PraetKarel DecaesteckerCharlotte Debbaut

Robot-assisted partial nephrectomy using intra-arterial renal hypothermia for highly complex endophytic or hilar tumors : case series and description of surgical technique

Pieter De BackerJoris VangeneugdenCamille BerquinSaar VermijsPeter DekuyperAlexandre MottrieCharlotte DebbautThierry QuackelsCharles Van PraetKarel Decaestecker

A1 Journal Article in EUROPEAN UROLOGY OPEN SCIENCE

Robot-assisted radical nephrectomy for Wilms tumor in children

Jolien Van der JeugtCamille BerquinCaroline JamaerKarel DecaesteckerCharles Van PraetAnne-Françoise Spinoit

Robot-assisted radical nephrectomy for Wilms’ tumor in children

Jolien Van der JeugtCaroline JamaerCamille BerquinKarel DecaesteckerPiet HoebekeErik Van LaeckeCharles Van PraetAnne-Françoise Spinoit

Editorial material

Surgical phase duration in robot-assisted partial nephrectomy : a surgical data science exploration for clinical relevance

Pieter De BackerMaria Peraire LoresMeret DemuynckFederico PiramideJente SimoensTim OosterlinckWouter BogaertChi Victor ShanKarel Van RegemorterAube Wastyn et al.

A1 Journal Article in DIAGNOSTICS

The current use of the EORTC QLQ-NMIBC24 and QLQ-BLM30 questionnaires for the assessment of health-related quality of life in bladder cancer patients : a systematic review

Elke RammantL. FoxK. BeyerN. K. AaronsonR. ChalonerS. De PadovaF. LiedbergL. M. WintnerKarel DecaesteckerValerie Fonteyne et al.

A1 Journal Article in QUALITY OF LIFE RESEARCH

2022

18F-PSMA-11 Versus 68Ga-PSMA-11 positron emission tomography/computed tomography for staging and biochemical recurrence of prostate cancer : a prospective double-blind randomised cross-over trial

Kathia De ManNick Van LaekenVanessa SchelfhoutWolfgang P. FendlerBieke LambertKen KersemansSarah PironNicolaas LumenKarel DecaesteckerValerie Fonteyne et al.

A1 Journal Article in EUROPEAN UROLOGY

A preoperative planning tool for lung segmentectomy procedures : a case study

Saar VermijsBram CornettePieter De BackerKarel DecaesteckerLiesbeth DesenderCharlotte Debbaut

Adjuvant radiotherapy after radical cystectomy for patients with high-risk muscle-invasive bladder cancer : results of a multicentric phase II trial

Valerie FonteyneP. DirixCharles Van PraetC. BerghenM. AlbersenS. JuniusN. LiefhoogheL. NoéG. De MeerleerPiet Ost et al.

A1 Journal Article in EUROPEAN UROLOGY FOCUS

Alport syndrome with pelvic leiomyomatosis : the role of hormonal suppression

Celine VerougstraeteKarel DecaesteckerPieter De VisschereTjalina Hamerlynck

A2 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF CASE REPORTS AND IMAGES IN OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY

European countries have different rates of sperm cryopreservation before vasectomy and at the time of reversal

A DegraeveT RoumeguereG TilmansML MarottaE HuygheG FournierA FaixAnne-Françoise SpinoitKarel DecaesteckerFrançois Hervé et al.

A1 Journal Article in ANDROLOGY

Intracorporeal versus extracorporeal robot-assisted kidney autotransplantation : experience of the ERUS RAKT Working Group

Alberto BredaPietro DianaAngelo TerritoAndrea GallioliAlberto PianaJosep Maria GayaPavel GavrilovLiesbeth DesenderBenjamin Van ParysCharles Van Praet et al.

A1 Journal Article in EUROPEAN UROLOGY

Intracorporeal versus extracorporeal robot-assisted kidney autotransplantation : experience of the ERUS RAKT Working Group (vol 81, pg 168, 2022)

Alberto BredaPietro DianaAngelo TerritoAndrea GallioliAlberto PianaJosep Maria GayaPavel GavrilovLiesbeth DesenderBenjamin Van ParysCharles Van Praet et al.

Long-term outcomes and genetic predictors of response to metastasis-directed therapy versus observation in oligometastatic prostate cancer : analysis of STOMP and ORIOLE trials

MP DeekK Van der EeckenP SuteraRA DeekValerie FonteyneAA MendesKarel DecaesteckerAP KiessNicolaas LumenR Phillips et al.

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ONCOLOGY

Multicentric exploration of tool annotation in robotic surgery : lessons learned when starting a surgical artificial intelligence project

Pieter De BackerJennifer A. EckhoffJente SimoensDolores T. MuellerCharlotte AllaeysHeleen CreemersAmélie HallemeeschKenzo MestdaghCharles Van PraetCharlotte Debbaut et al.

A1 Journal Article in SURGICAL ENDOSCOPY AND OTHER INTERVENTIONAL TECHNIQUES

Multicentric prospective local treatment of metastatic prostate cancer (LoMP) study

Sarah BuelensFilip PoelaertTom ClaeysElise De BleserBert DhondtWesley VerlaPiet OstBernard RappeBart De TroyerCaroline Verbaeys et al.

A1 Journal Article in BJU INTERNATIONAL

Physical activity and health-related quality of life from diagnosis to one year after radical cystectomy in patients with bladder cancer : a longitudinal cohort study

Elke RammantAnn Van HeckeJelle Van CauwenbergKarel DecaesteckerLindsay PoppeBeth RusselRenée BultijnckMaarten AlbersenSofie VerhaegheMieke Van Hemelrijck et al.

A1 Journal Article in BLADDER CANCER

Preoperative planning of partial nephrectomy procedures based on kidney perfusion zones

Saar VermijsPieter De BackerPieter De VisschereCharles Van PraetKarel DecaesteckerCharlotte Debbaut

Pushing boundaries in extracorporeal Robot-Assisted Kidney Autotransplantation (eRAKAT) : bench surgery for an oncologic partial nephrectomy in a patient with a solitary kidney

Irina VerbakelMichel WirtzPieter De BackerBenjamin Van ParysLiesbeth DesenderCharles Van PraetKarel Decaestecker

Pushing boundaries in extracorporeal Robot-Assisted Kidney Autotransplantation (eRAKAT) : bench surgery for an oncologic partial nephrectomy in a patient with a solitary kidney

Irina VerbakelMichel WirtzPieter De BackerBenjamin Van ParysLiesbeth DesenderCharles Van PraetKarel Decaestecker

Pushing the boundaries in robot-assisted partial nephrectomy for renal cancer

Charles Van PraetPieter De BackerRiccardo CampiPietro PiazzaAlessio PecoraroAlexandre MottrieAndrea MinerviniKarel Decaestecker

Bookchapter in Robotic surgery for renal cancer

Supportive care needs and utilization of bladder cancer patients undergoing radical cystectomy : a longitudinal study

Elke RammantAnn Van HeckeKarel DecaesteckerMaarten AlbersenSteven JoniauWouter EveraertsFemke JansenNihal E. MohamedRoos ColmanMieke Van Hemelrijck et al.

A1 Journal Article in PSYCHO-ONCOLOGY

2021

3D selective arterial clamping in robot assisted partial nephrectomy

Pieter De BackerSaar VermijsCharles Van PraetSarah VandenbulckeMaryse LejolyStefanie VanderscheldenPieter De VisschereAlexandre MottrieCharlotte DebbautKarel Decaestecker

Adjuvant radiotherapy after radical cystectomy for patients with muscle invasive bladder cancer : results of a phase 2 trial

Flor VerghoteP. DirixCharles Van PraetC. BerghenM. AlbersenS. JuniusN. LiefhoogheM. BrosensG. De MeerleerPiet Ost et al.

Automated prediction of selective arterial clamping strategy in robot assisted partial nephrectomy

Pieter De BackerSaar VermijsRania MatthysRoberto CianiPieter De VisschereCharles Van PraetAlexandre MottrieCharlotte DebbautKarel Decaestecker

Current role of cytoreductive nephrectomy in metastatic renal cell carcinoma

Charles Van PraetCharlotte SlotsNikhil VasdevSylvie RoneyValerie FonteyneLulia AndrasMaarten AlbersenGert De MeerleerAxel BexKarel Decaestecker

A2 Journal Article in TURKISH JOURNAL OF UROLOGY

Development of a pre‐ and postoperative physical activity promotion program integrated in the electronic health system of patients with bladder cancer (The POPEYE study) : an intervention mapping approach

Elke RammantBenedicte DeforcheAnn Van HeckeSofie VerhaegheBARBARA VAN RUYMBEKERenée BultijnckMieke Van HemelrijckLouis FoxRonny PietersKarel Decaestecker et al.

A1 Journal Article in EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CANCER CARE

Development of an interactive, patient-specific planning tool for partial nephrectomy procedures

Saar VermijsPieter De BackerRania MatthysRoberto CianiCharles Van PraetKarel DecaesteckerCharlotte Debbaut

Evaluating the impact of 18F-FDG-PET-CT on risk stratification and treatment adaptation for patients with muscle-invasive bladder cancer (EFFORT-MIBC) : a phase II prospective trial

Flor VerghoteLindsay PoppeSofie VerbekePiet DirixMaarten AlbersenGert De MeerleerCharlien BerghenPiet OstGeert VilleirsPieter De Visschere et al.

A1 Journal Article in BMC CANCER

Ex-vivo renal vascular dominant region mapping using artery-selective contrast injections

Nathan SennesaelPieter De BackerKarel DecaesteckerPieter De VisschereMarijn SpeeckaertSaar VermijsGeert VilleirsCharlotte DebbautPim Pullens

Exercise prescription dose for castrate-resistant prostate cancer patients : a phase I prescription dose escalation trial

Renée BultijnckBenedicte DeforcheNoëmi BorreyJörgen Van BauwelMaarten LievensElke RammantValerie FonteyneKarel DecaesteckerAdelheid SteyaertNicolaas Lumen et al.

A1 Journal Article in WORLD JOURNAL OF UROLOGY

IMAGINE : IMpact Assessment of Guidelines Implementation and Education : the next frontier for harmonising urological practice across Europe by improving adherence to guidelines

Philip CornfordEmma Jane SmithSteven MacLennanNuno Pereira-AzevedoMonique J. RoobolNicolaas LumenLouise FullwoodEilidh DuncanJennifer DunsmoreKarin Plass et al.

Editorial material

Immune monitoring in melanoma and urothelial cancer patients treated with anti-PD-1 immunotherapy and SBRT discloses tumor specific immune signatures

Annabel MeiresonSimon TavernierSofie Van GassenNora SundahlAnnelies DemeyerMathieu SpaasVibeke KruseLiesbeth FerdinandeJo Van DorpeBenjamin Hennart et al.

A1 Journal Article in CANCERS

Pediatric challenges in robot-assisted kidney transplantation

Julien GrammensMichal SchechterLiesbeth DesenderTom ClaeysCéline SinattiJohan Vande WalleFrank VermassenAnn RaesCaroline VanpeteghemAgnieszka Prytula-Ebels et al.

A1 Journal Article in FRONTIERS IN SURGERY

Preventing incisional ventral hernias : important for patients but ignored by surgical specialities? A critical review

M. A. Garcia-Urena[missing] POP (Progress On Prevention) Surgical GroupFrederik BerrevoetKarel Decaestecker

A1 Journal Article in HERNIA

Progression-directed therapy for oligoprogression in castration-refractory prostate cancer

Charlien BerghenSteven JoniauPiet OstKenneth PoelsWouter EveraertsKarel DecaesteckerKarin HaustermansGaëtan DevosGert De Meerleer

A1 Journal Article in EUROPEAN UROLOGY ONCOLOGY

Retrospective analysis of mpMRI to predict complete pathologic response after neo-adjuvant chemotherapy for muscle invasive bladder cancer

Daan De MaeseneerPieter De VisschereMats Van den broeckeGeert VilleirsKarel DecaesteckerSylvie Rottey

Robot assisted partial nephrectomy using intra-arterial renal hypothermia for highly complex endophytic or hilar tumors : case series and description of surgical technique

Pieter De BackerJoris VangeneugdenCharles Van PraetMaryse LejolySaar VermijsCaroline VanpeteghemKarel Decaestecker

Robot-assisted kidney transplantation : update from the European Robotic Urology Section (ERUS) series

Mireia MusqueraLluis PeriTarek AjamiRiccardo CampiVolkan TugcuKarel DecaesteckerMichael StocklePaolo FornaraNicolas DoumercFrances Vigues et al.

A1 Journal Article in BJU INTERNATIONAL

Robot-assisted management of ureteral complications in kidney transplant patients : case series and description of surgical techniques

Joris VangeneugdenCharles Van PraetLiesbeth DesenderCaren RandonSteven Van LaeckePatrick PeetersEvi NaglerJill VanmassenhoveKarel Decaestecker

Robot-assisted partial nephrectomy using intra-arterial renal hypothermia for highly complex endophytic or hilar tumors

Pieter De BackerJoris VangeneugdenCharles Van PraetMaryse LejolySaar VermijsCaroline VanpeteghemKarel Decaestecker

Robotic-assisted kidney transplantation in children : initial experience in a tertiary centre

Ann RaesAgnieszka Prytula-EbelsTom ClaeysJohan Vande WalleCéline SinattiFrank VermassenCaroline VanpeteghemLiesbeth DesenderKarel DecaesteckerAnne-Françoise Spinoit

Supportive roles of the health care team throughout the illness trajectory of bladder cancer patients undergoing radical cystectomy : a qualitative study exploring the patients’ perspectives

Elke RammantValerie FonteyneVincent Van GoethemSofie VerhaegheAnneleen RaesMieke Van HemelrijckNihal E. MohamedKarel DecaesteckerAnn Van Hecke

A1 Journal Article in SEMINARS IN ONCOLOGY NURSING

The role of cytoreductive radical prostatectomy in the treatment of newly diagnosed low-volume metastatic prostate cancer : results from the local treatment of metastatic prostate cancer (LoMP) registry

Nicolaas LumenElise De BleserSarah BuelensWesley VerlaFilip PoelaertWietse ClaeysValerie FonteyneSofie VerbekeGeert VilleirsKathia De Man et al.

A1 Journal Article in EUROPEAN UROLOGY OPEN SCIENCE

2020

'Full prosthetic jacket' : external stenting of the renal vein

Maxime DewulfIsabelle Van HerzeeleKarel DecaesteckerFrank Vermassen

A1 Journal Article in ACTA CHIRURGICA BELGICA

A trial-based cost-utility analysis of metastasis-directed therapy for oligorecurrent prostate cancer

Elise De BleserRuben WillemsKarel DecaesteckerLieven AnnemansAurélie De BruyckerValerie FonteyneNicolaas LumenFilip AmeyeIgnace BillietSteven Joniau et al.

A1 Journal Article in CANCERS

Auto-transplantation rénale robot-assistée comme future approche de chirurgie à visée d’épargne néphronique : étude d’une série de 19 cas

V DangZ KheneB Van ParyJeroen Van BesienKarel DecaesteckerThomas TaillyMatthias BeysensF SallustoM SouliéX Gamé et al.

Health-related quality of life overview after different curative treatment options in muscle-invasive bladder cancer : an umbrella review

Elke RammantLisa Van WilderMieke Van HemelrijckNele PauwelsKarel DecaesteckerCharles Van PraetRenée BultijnckPiet OstThomas Van VaerenberghSofie Verhaeghe et al.

A1 Journal Article in QUALITY OF LIFE RESEARCH

Hyperbaric oxygen therapy for radiation cystitis after pelvic radiotherapy : systematic review of the recent literature

Lauren VilleirsThomas TaillyPiet OstMarjan WaterloosKarel DecaesteckerValerie FonteyneCharles Van PraetNicolaas Lumen

A1 Journal Article in INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF UROLOGY

Is robotic-assisted laparoscopic pyeloplasty a good option for difficult and redo-pyeloplasty?

Mieke WaterschootThomas TaillyNicolaas LumenKarel DecaesteckerC. SinattiPiet HoebekeErik Van LaeckeAnne-Françoise Spinoit

PET–CT for staging patients with muscle invasive bladder cancer : is it more than just a fancy tool?

Valerie FonteyneKathia De ManKarel DecaesteckerPieter De VisschereP. DirixG. De MeerleerC. BerghenPiet OstGeert Villeirs

A1 Journal Article in CLINICAL AND TRANSLATIONAL IMAGING

Robot-assisted nephroureterectomy for upper tract urothelial carcinoma : results from three high-volume robotic surgery institutions

Ruben De GrooteKarel DecaesteckerAlessandro LarcherSarah BuelensElise De BleserFrederiek D’HondtPeter SchattemanNicolaas LumenFrancesco MontorsiAlexandreμ Mottrie et al.

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF ROBOTIC SURGERY

Total intracorporeal robot kidney autotransplantation : case report and description of surgical technique

Charles Van PraetEdward LambertLiesbeth DesenderBenjamin Van ParysCaroline VanpeteghemKarel Decaestecker

A1 Journal Article in FRONTIERS IN SURGERY

Totally intracorporeal robot-assisted kidney auto-transplantation

Charles Van PraetBenjamin Van ParysLiesbeth DesenderKarel Decaestecker

2019

Boosting anticancer immunity with radiotherapy

Nora SundahlPiet OstVibeke KruseKarel Decaestecker

Castration-resistant prostate cancer-free survival in the multicentric prospective local treatment of metastatic prostate cancer (LoMP) trial

Sarah BuelensFilip PoelaertElise De BleserBert DhondtWesley VerlaPiet OstB. RappeB. De TroyerC. VerbaeysB. Kimpe et al.

Current management of pT3b prostate cancer after robot-assisted laparoscopic prostatectomy

Filip PoelaertSteven JoniauThierry RoumeguèreFilip AmeyeGreet De CosterPeter DekuyperThierry QuackelsBen Van CleynenbreugelNancy Van DammeElizabeth Van Eycken et al.

A1 Journal Article in EUROPEAN UROLOGY ONCOLOGY

Development of a planning tool for robot-assisted partial nephrectomy surgery based on 3D reconstructions of kidneys

Sarah VandenbulckePieter De BackerDanilo BabinPatrick SegersKarel DecaesteckerCharlotte Debbaut

Development of a planning tool for robot-assisted partial nephrectomy surgery based on 3D reconstructions of kidneys

Sarah VandenbulckePieter De BackerDanilo BabinPatrick SegersKarel DecaesteckerCharlotte Debbaut

EAU-ESMO consensus statements on the management of advanced and variant bladder cancer - an international collaborative multi-stakeholder effort : under the auspices of the EAU and ESMO Guidelines Committees

A HorwichM BabjukJ BellmuntHM BruinsTM De ReijkeM De SantisS GillessenN JamesS MaclennanJ Palou et al.

A1 Journal Article in ANNALS OF ONCOLOGY

External beam radiotherapy only as an alternative for radical cystectomy in highly selected bladder cancer patients

Valérie FonteyneTom VercauterenNicolaas LumenWerner De GersemBruno SpeleersGeert VilleirsPiet OstPieter De VisschereKarel Decaestecker

A2 Journal Article in BIOMEDICAL JOURNAL OF SCIENTIFIC & TECHNICAL RESEARCH

Implementation of a lifestyle‐based clinical pathway in daily clinical practice in men undergoing androgen deprivation therapy for prostate cancer

Renée BultijnckAnniek BruggemanBARBARA VAN RUYMBEKEStefanie MortierAnneleen RaesElke RammantMartine De MuynckBenedicte DeforcheValerie FonteyneKarel Decaestecker et al.

Importance of metastatic volume in prognostic models to predict survival in newly diagnosed metastatic prostate cancer

Sarah BuelensElise De BleserBert DhondtWesley VerlaKarel DecaesteckerPiet OstValerie FonteyneKathia De ManCHLOE STANDAERTSylvie Rottey et al.

A1 Journal Article in WORLD JOURNAL OF UROLOGY

Metastasectomy for visceral and skeletal oligorecurrent prostate cancer

Antonino BattagliaGaetan DevosKarel DecaesteckerManuel WittersLisa MorisThomas Van den BroeckCharlien BerghenWouter EveraertsMaarten AlbersenArman Tsaturyan et al.

A1 Journal Article in WORLD JOURNAL OF UROLOGY

Nodal oligorecurrent prostate cancer : anatomic pattern of possible treatment failure in relation to elective surgical and radiotherapy treatment templates

Aurélie De BruyckerElise De BleserKarel DecaesteckerValerie FonteyneNicolaas LumenPieter De VisschereKathia De ManLouke DelrueBieke LambertPiet Ost

A1 Journal Article in EUROPEAN UROLOGY

Patient- versus physician-reported outcomes in prostate cancer patients receiving hypofractionated radiotherapy within a randomized controlled trial

Elke RammantPiet OstMartijn SwimbergheBarbara VanderstraetenNicolaas LumenKarel DecaesteckerRenée BultijnckGert De MeerleerCamille SarrazynRoos Colman et al.

A1 Journal Article in STRAHLENTHERAPIE UND ONKOLOGIE

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

Andries Van HueleFilip PoelaertValerie FonteyneKarel DecaesteckerPiet OstNicolaas Lumen

A1 Journal Article in ACTA CHIRURGICA BELGICA

Predicting perioperative mortality after radical cystectomy : comorbidity assessment tools are only part of the puzzle

Valerie FonteyneElke RammantKarel Decaestecker

Editorial material

Radiation dosimetry and biodistribution of 18F-PSMA-11 for PET imaging of prostate cancer

Sarah PironKathia De ManNick Van LaekenYves D'AsselerKlaus BacherKen KersemansPiet OstKarel DecaesteckerPieter DeseyneValerie Fonteyne et al.

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF NUCLEAR MEDICINE

Randomized phase 1 trial of pembrolizumab with neo-adjuvant versus concomitant stereotactic body radiotherapy in metastatic urothelial carcinoma: Clinical and translational results

Piet OstNora SundahlG VandekerkhoveKarel DecaesteckerAnnabel MeiresonPieter De VisschereValerie FonteyneDaan De MaeseneerDries ReyndersEls Goetghebeur et al.

Randomized phase 1 trial of pembrolizumab with sequential versus concomitant stereotactic body radiotherapy in metastatic urothelial carcinoma

Nora SundahlGillian VandekerkhoveKarel DecaesteckerAnnabel MeiresonPieter De VisschereValerie FonteyneDaan De MaeseneerDries ReyndersEls GoetghebeurJo Van Dorpe et al.

A1 Journal Article in EUROPEAN UROLOGY

Randomized phase I trial of pembrolizumab with neo-adjuvant versus concomitant stereotactic body radiotherapy in metastatic urothelial carcinoma : clinical and translational results

Gillian VandekerkhoveNora SundahlKarel DecaesteckerAnnabel MeiresonPieter De VisschereValerie FonteyneDaan De MaeseneerDries ReyndersEls GoetghebeurJo Van Dorpe et al.

Readressing the rationale of irradiation in stage I seminoma guidelines : a critical essay

Charlien BerghenMaarten AlbersenPierre BlanchardAlberto BossiAlberto BrigantiCesare CozzariniKarel DecaesteckerValerie FonteyneKarin HaustermansSteven Joniau et al.

A1 Journal Article in BJU INTERNATIONAL

Robot-assisted kidney autotransplantation (RAKAT) : update from the first series in Europe

Benjamin Van ParysJeroen Van BesienNicolas DoumercLiesbeth DesenderCaren RandonFrederic De RyckThomas TaillyMatthias BeysensCARL VAN HAUTEDiederik Ponette et al.

Single-setting robot-assisted kidney transplantation consecutive to single-port laparoscopic nephrectomy in a child and robot-assisted living-related donor nephrectomy : initial Ghent experience

Anne-Françoise SpinoitNathalie MoreelsAnn RaesAgnieszka Prytula-EbelsRuben De GrooteAchilles PloumidisElise De BleserCaren RandonCaroline VanpeteghemJohan Vande Walle et al.

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC UROLOGY

Single-setting robot-assisted kidney transplantation consecutive to single-port laparoscopic nephrectomy in a child and robot-assisted living-related donor nephrectomy : initial Ghent experience

Anne-Françoise SpinoitAnn RaesNathalie MoreelsAgnieszka Prytula-EbelsRuben DegrooteAchilles PloumidisElise De BleserCaren RandonJohan Vande WalleFrank Vermassen et al.

Standard of care versus metastases-directed therapy for PET-detected nodal oligorecurrent prostate cancer following multimodality treatment : a multi-institutional case-control study

Thomas SteuberCordula JilgPierre TennstedtAurélie De BruyckerD. TilkiKarel DecaesteckerT. ZilliBarbara Alicja Jereczek-FossaUlrich WetterauerAnca-Ligia Grosu et al.

A1 Journal Article in EUROPEAN UROLOGY FOCUS

Understanding physical activity behavior in patients with bladder cancer before and after radical cystectomy : a qualitative interview study

Elke RammantValerie FonteyneKarel DecaesteckerRenée BultijnckBenedicte DeforcheRonny PietersPiet OstSofie VerhaegheAnn Van Hecke

A1 Journal Article in CLINICAL REHABILITATION

Virtual clamping tool for RAPN

Pieter De BackerSarah VandenbulckeMaryse LejolyStefanie VanderscheldenCharles Van PraetDanilo BabinCharlotte DebbautKarel Decaestecker

Which clinical and radiological characteristics can predict clinically significant prostate cancer in PI-RADS 3 lesions? : a retrospective study in a high-volume academic center

Isabeau HermieJeroen Van BesienPieter De VisschereNicolaas LumenKarel Decaestecker

A1 Journal Article in EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF RADIOLOGY

2018

4 Weeks versus 5 weeks of hypofractionated high-dose radiation therapy as primary therapy for prostate cancer : interim safety analysis of a randomized phase 3 trial

Valerie FonteyneCamille SarrazynMartijn SwimbergheGert De MeerleerElke RammantBarbara VanderstraetenFRANK VANPACHTENBEKENicolaas LumenKarel DecaesteckerRoos Colman et al.

A1 Journal Article in INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF RADIATION ONCOLOGY BIOLOGY PHYSICS

A patient with acquired factor X deficiency and metastatic transitional cell carcinoma of the bladder : is there a link between metastasis and factor deficiency in solid tumors?

Timothy CammaertKarel DecaesteckerNora SundahlSylvie RotteyKatrien Devreese

A1 Journal Article in ANNALS OF HEMATOLOGY

A systematic review of exercise and psychosocial rehabilitation interventions to improve health-related outcomes in patients with bladder cancer undergoing radical cystectomy

Elke RammantKarel DecaesteckerRenée BultijnckNora SundahlPiet OstNele PauwelsBenedicte DeforcheRonny PietersValerie Fonteyne

A1 Journal Article in CLINICAL REHABILITATION

Availability of prostate cancer exercise rehabilitation resources and practice patterns in Belgium : results of a cross-sectional study

Renée BultijnckBARBARA VAN RUYMBEKESofie EveraertHelena BaguéElke RammantSteven RimbautValerie FonteyneNicolaas LumenKarel DecaesteckerPiet Ost

A1 Journal Article in EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CANCER CARE

Benefits of elective para-aortic radiotherapy for pN1 prostate cancer using arc therapy (intensity-modulated or volumetric modulated arc therapy) : protocol for a nonrandomized phase II trial

Cedric DraulansSteven JoniauValerie FonteyneLouke DelrueKarel DecaesteckerWouter EveraertsPiet DirixLaura Van den BerghWouter CrijnsHans Vandendriessche et al.

A2 Journal Article in JMIR RESEARCH PROTOCOLS

Clinical pathway improves implementation of evidence-based strategies for the management of androgen deprivation therapy-induced side effects in men with prostate cancer

Renée BultijnckInge Van de CaveyeElke RammantSofie EveraertNicolaas LumenKarel DecaesteckerValerie FonteyneBenedicte DeforchePiet Ost

A1 Journal Article in BJU INTERNATIONAL

Development and external validation of nomograms to predict adverse pathological characteristics after robotic prostatectomy : results of a prospective, multi-institutional, nationwide series

Lorenzo ToscoGreet De CosterThierry RoumeguereWouter EveraertsThierry QuackelsPeter DekuyperBen Van CleynenbreugelNancy Van DammeElizabeth Van EyckenFilip Ameye et al.

A1 Journal Article in EUROPEAN UROLOGY ONCOLOGY

European experience of robot-assisted kidney transplantation: minimum of 1-year follow-up

Angelo TerritoLluis GausaAntonio AlcarazMireia MusqueraNicolas DoumercKarel DecaesteckerLiesbeth DesenderMichael StockleMartin JanssenPaolo Fornara et al.

A1 Journal Article in BJU INTERNATIONAL

Evaluating the current place of radiotherapy as treatment option for patients with muscle invasive bladder cancer in Belgium

Valerie FonteyneElke RammantPiet OstYolande LievensBart De TroyerSylvie RotteyGert De MeerleerDaan De MaeseneerDirk De RidderKarel Decaestecker

A1 Journal Article in CLINICAL GENITOURINARY CANCER

Evaluation and preliminary radiation dosimetry of [18F]PSMA-11 for PET imaging of prostate cancer

Sarah PironKathia De ManNick Van LaekenYves D'AsselerKen KersemansPiet OstKarel DecaesteckerPieter DeseyneValerie FonteyneNicolaas Lumen et al.

Four- or 5-weeks of radiotherapy for prostate cancer : interim results of a randomized phase 3 trial

Valerie FonteyneMartijn SwimbergheElke RammantGert De MeerleerBarbara VanderstraetenFRANK VANPACHTENBEKENicolaas LumenKarel DecaesteckerPiet Ost

Metastatic burden in newly diagnosed hormone-naive metastatic prostate cancer : comparing definitions of CHAARTED and LATITUDE trial

Sarah BuelensFilip PoelaertBert DhondtValerie FonteynePieter De VisscherePiet OstSofie VerbekeGeert VilleirsKathia De ManSylvie Rottey et al.

A1 Journal Article in UROLOGIC ONCOLOGY-SEMINARS AND ORIGINAL INVESTIGATIONS

Multicentric prospective local treatment of metastatic prostate cancer (LoMP) trial : interim analysis of clinical outcomes and prognostic factors

Sarah BuelensFilip PoelaertBert DhondtElise De BleserTom ClaeysCAROLINE VERBAEYSBernard RappeBart KimpeIgnace BillietHendrik Plancke et al.

Multicentric prospective local treatment of metastatic prostate cancer (LOMP) trial : interim analysis of clinical outcomes and prognostic factors

Sarah BuelensFilip PoelaertBert DhondtElise De BleserCAROLINE VERBAEYSBernard RappeBart KimpeIgnace BillietHendrik PlanckeKaren Fransis et al.

Multicentrische prospectieve Lokale behandeling van Metastatische Prostaatkanker (LoMP) studie : interim analyse van de klinische uitkomsten en prognostische factoren

Sarah BuelensFilip PoelaertBert DhondtElise De BleserTom ClaeysCAROLINE VERBAEYSBernard RappeBart KimpeIgnace BillietHendrik Plancke et al.

Patient-reported outcomes in the search for the optimal radiotherapy schedule for prostate cancer

Elke RammantPiet OstMartijn SwimbergheFRANK VANPACHTENBEKERenée BultijnckNicolaas LumenKarel DecaesteckerValerie Fonteyne

Prognostische significantie van metastatische symptomen bij nieuw gediagnosticeerd prostaatkanker

Elise De BleserSarah BuelensBert DhondtCAROLINE VERBAEYSBernard RappeBart KimpeIgnace BillietHendrik PlanckeKaren FrancisPatrick Willemen et al.

Prospective randomized controlled trial exploring the effect of TachoSil on lymphocele formation after extended pelvic lymph node dissection in prostate cancer

Sarah BuelensCharles Van PraetFilip PoelaertAndries Van HueleKarel DecaesteckerNicolaas Lumen

A1 Journal Article in UROLOGY

Re: Active surveillance for low-risk Nonmuscle Invasive Bladder Cancer (NMIBC) : a confirmatory and resource consumption study from Bladder Cancer Italian Active Surveillance (BIAS) project

Willem OosterlinckKarel Decaestecker

Editorial material

Reply to J.-E. Bibault et al, B. Tombal, and C. Cattrini et al

Piet OstDries ReyndersKarel DecaesteckerValerie FonteyneNicolaas LumenBieke LambertLouke DelrueGert De Meerleer

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ONCOLOGY

Robot-assisted kidney autotransplantation : a minimally invasive way to salvage kidneys

Karel DecaesteckerBenjamin Van ParysJeroen Van BesienNicolas DoumercLiesbeth DesenderCaren RandonFrederic De RyckThomas TaillyMatthias BeysensCARL VAN HAUTE et al.

A1 Journal Article in EUROPEAN UROLOGY FOCUS

Robot-assisted kidney transplantation : the European experience

Alberto BredaAngelo TerritoLuis GausaVolkan TugcuAntonio AlcarazMireia MusqueraKarel DecaesteckerLiesbeth DesenderMichael StockleMartin Janssen et al.

A1 Journal Article in EUROPEAN UROLOGY

Robot-assisted kidney transplantation with regional hypothermia using grafts with Multiple Vessels After Extracorporeal Vascular Reconstruction: results from the European Association of Urology Robotic Urology Section Working Group

Giampaolo SienaRiccardo CampiKarel DecaesteckerVolkan TugcuSelcuk SahinAntonio AlcarazMireia MusqueraAngelo TerritoLuis GausaCaren Randon et al.

A1 Journal Article in EUROPEAN UROLOGY FOCUS

Robot-geassisteerde nefro-ureterectomie voor urotheelCa van de hogere urinewegen : resultaten van 3 high-volume robot centra

Filip PoelaertGeert De NaeyerKarel DecaesteckerRuben De GrooteAlessandro LarcherSarah BuelensFrederiek D'HondtPeter SchattemanNicolaas LumenFrancesco Montorsi et al.

Selecting candidates for early discharge after radical cystectomy for bladder cancer

Valerie FonteyneElke RammantKarel Decaestecker

Editorial material

Surveillance or metastasis-directed therapy for oligometastatic prostate cancer recurrence : a prospective, randomized, multicenter phase II trial

Piet OstDries ReyndersKarel DecaesteckerValerie FonteyneNicolaas LumenAurélie De BruyckerBieke LambertLouke DelrueRenée BultijnckTom Claeys et al.

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ONCOLOGY

The current place of radiotherapy as treatment option for muscle-invasive bladder cancer

Elke RammantKarel DecaesteckerYolande LievensP. DirixP. SargosM. VedangL. EapenJ. ChristodouleasValerie Fonteyne[ missing ] on behalf of IBIS group

2017

A phase I/II trial of fixed-dose stereotactic body radiotherapy with sequential or concurrent pembrolizumab in metastatic urothelial carcinoma : evaluation of safety and clinical and immunologic response

Nora SundahlKatrien De WolfSylvie RotteyKarel DecaesteckerDaan De MaeseneerAnnabel MeiresonEls GoetghebeurValerie FonteyneSofie VerbekePieter De Visschere et al.

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF TRANSLATIONAL MEDICINE

Adjuvant radiotherapy after radical cystectomy for patients with muscle invasive bladder cancer : a phase II trial

Valerie FonteynePiet DirixSara JuniusElke RammantPiet OstGert De MeerleerMartijn SwimbergheKarel Decaestecker

A1 Journal Article in BMC CANCER

Androgen receptor gene copy number and protein expression in treatment-naïve prostate cancer

Filip PoelaertCandy KumpsNicolaas LumenStéphanie VerschuereLouis LibbrechtMarleen PraetSylvie RotteyTom ClaeysPiet OstKarel Decaestecker et al.

A1 Journal Article in UROLOGIA INTERNATIONALIS

Combined high dose radiation and pazopanib in metastatic renal cell carcinoma : a phase I dose escalation trial

Katrien De WolfSylvie RotteyKarim VermaelenKarel DecaesteckerNora SundahlLizzy De LobelEls GoetghebeurGert De MeerleerNicolaas LumenValerie Fonteyne et al.

A1 Journal Article in RADIATION ONCOLOGY

Cytoreductive prostatectomy for metastatic prostate cancer : first lessons learned from the multicentric prospective Local Treatment of Metastatic Prostate Cancer (LoMP) trial

Filip PoelaertCaroline VerbaeysBernard RappeBart KimpeIgnace BillietHendrik PlanckeKarel DecaesteckerValerie FonteyneSarah BuelensNicolaas Lumen

A1 Journal Article in UROLOGY

Dynamic contrast-enhanced imaging has limited added value over T2-weighted imaging and diffusion-weighted imaging when using PI-RADSv2 for diagnosis of clinically significant prostate cancer in patients with elevated PSA

Pieter De VisschereNicolaas LumenPiet OstKarel DecaesteckerEVA PATTYNGeert Villeirs

A1 Journal Article in CLINICAL RADIOLOGY

Metastatic burden in newly diagnosed hormone-naive metastatic prostate cancer : comparing the definitions of CHAARTED and LATITUDE trial

Sarah BuelensKarel DecaesteckerValerie FonteynePiet OstSofie VerbekeGeert VilleirsSylvie RotteyNicolaas Lumen

Multicentric prospective Local treatment of Metastatic Prostate cancer (LoMP) trial : evaluation of local events

Sarah BuelensFilip PoelaertBert DhondtCAROLINE VERBAEYSBernard RappeBart KimpeIgnace BillietHendrik PlanckeKaren FransisPatrick Willemen et al.

Pelvic lymph node dissection in prostate cancer staging : evaluation of morbidity and therapeutic effect

Andries Van HueleFilip PoelaertValerie FonteyneKarel DecaesteckerPiet OstSarah BuelensNicolaas Lumen

Perspective on cytoreduction and metastasis-directed therapy in node positive and metastatic urothelial carcinoma of the bladder

Karel DecaesteckerValerie FonteyneWillem Oosterlinck

A1 Journal Article in TRANSLATIONAL ANDROLOGY AND UROLOGY

Prevalence and prognosis of low-volume, oligorecurrent, hormone-sensitive prostate cancer amenable to lesion ablative therapy

Aurélie De BruyckerBieke LambertTom ClaeysLouke DelrueChamberlain MbahGert De MeerleerGeert VilleirsFilip De VosKathia De ManKarel Decaestecker et al.

A1 Journal Article in BJU INTERNATIONAL

Prospective comparison of F-18 choline PET/CT scan versus axial MRI for detecting bone metastasis in biochemically relapsed prostate cancer patients

Wouter HuysseFrederic LecouvetPaolo CastellucciPiet OstVALERIE LAMBRECHTCarlos ArtigasMarie-Laurence DenisKathia De ManLouke DelrueLennart Jans et al.

A1 Journal Article in DIAGNOSTICS

Rehabilitation interventions to improve patient-reported outcomes and physical fitness in survivors of muscle invasive bladder cancer : a systematic review protocol

Elke RammantRenée BultijnckNora SundahlPiet OstNele PauwelsBenedicte DeforcheRonny PietersKarel DecaesteckerValerie Fonteyne

A2 Journal Article in BMJ OPEN

Release of urinary extracellular vesicles in prostate cancer is associated with altered urinary N-glycosylation profile

Tijl VermassenKatharina D'HerdeDominique JacobusCharles Van PraetFilip PoelaertNicolaas LumenNico CallewaertKarel DecaesteckerGeert VilleirsPiet Hoebeke et al.

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF CLINICAL PATHOLOGY

The independent oncological role for cytoreductive nephrectomy in metastatic renal cell carcinoma : prognostic features in the era of targeted therapies

Tom ClaeysNicolaas LumenCandy KumpsMarleen PraetGert De MeerleerSylvie RotteyPiet OstPieter De VisschereGeert VilleirsValerie Fonteyne et al.

A1 Journal Article in UROLOGIC ONCOLOGY-SEMINARS AND ORIGINAL INVESTIGATIONS

Whole pelvis radiotherapy for pathological node-positive prostate cancer

Filip PoelaertValerie FonteynePiet OstBart De TroyerKarel DecaesteckerGert De MeerleerPieter De VisschereTom ClaeysBert DhondtNicolaas Lumen

A1 Journal Article in STRAHLENTHERAPIE UND ONKOLOGIE

2016

Ablative intravesical chemotherapy for small recurrent non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer : a prospective study

Karel DecaesteckerNicolaas LumenAnnelies RingoirWillem Oosterlinck

A1 Journal Article in UROLOGIA INTERNATIONALIS

Nontransecting anastomotic repair in urethral reconstruction : surgical and functional outcomes

Nicolaas LumenFilip PoelaertWillem OosterlinckEdward LambertKarel DecaesteckerThomas TaillyPiet HoebekeAnne-Françoise Spinoit

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF UROLOGY

Spontaneous bladder wall rupture due to emphysematous cystitis

Pieter RoelsKarel DecaesteckerPieter De Visschere

Editorial material

The outcome for patients with pathologic node-positive prostate cancer treated with intensity modulated radiation therapy and androgen deprivation therapy: a case-matched analysis of pN1 and pN0 patients

Annelies Van HemelrykGert De MeerleerPiet OstFilip PoelaertWerner De GersemKarel DecaesteckerPieter De VisschereValérie Fonteyne

A1 Journal Article in INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF RADIATION ONCOLOGY BIOLOGY PHYSICS

Varicocele: the origin of benign prostatic hypertrophy? : testosterone dosages in the periprostatic plexus

Karel DecaesteckerNicolaas LumenAnne-Françoise SpinoitKarel EveraertTOM FIERSWillem Oosterlinck

A1 Journal Article in ACTA CLINICA BELGICA

Whole pelvis intensity-modulated arc therapy for lymph node metastasized prostate cancer: oncologic outcomes and prognostic factors

Filip PoelaertValérie FonteyneTom ClaeysPiet OstKarel DecaesteckerGert De MeerleerBert DhondtPieter De VisschereNicolaas Lumen

2015

Anastomotic repair versus free graft urethroplasty for bulbar strictures : a focus on the impact on sexual function

Matthias BeysensEnzo PalminteriWillem OosterlinckAnne-Françoise SpinoitPiet HoebekePhilippe FrançoisKarel DecaesteckerNicolaas Lumen

A2 Journal Article in ADVANCES IN UROLOGY

Cognitive factors influencing treatment decision-making in patients with localised prostate cancer : development of a standardised questionnaire

Julie DevosCharles Van PraetKarel DecaesteckerTom ClaeysValérie FonteyneVeerle DecalfGert De MeerleerPiet OstNicolaas Lumen

A1 Journal Article in ACTA CLINICA BELGICA

Complications after totally intracorporeal robot-assisted radical cystectomy: results from the ERUS scientific working group (ESWG)

J CollinsA HosseiniT NybergMC SchumacherC WijburgAE CandaMD BalbayKarel DecaesteckerC SchwentnerS Edeling et al.

Diagnostic accuracy of urinary prostate protein glycosylation profiling in prostatitis diagnosis

Tijl VermassenCharles Van PraetFilip PoelaertNicolaas LumenKarel DecaesteckerPiet HoebekeSimon Van BelleSylvie RotteyJoris Delanghe

A1 Journal Article in BIOCHEMIA MEDICA

Evaluation of the effect of cytoreductive nephrectomy on the course of metastatic renal cell carcinoma: a single centre study

Tom ClaeysNicolaas LumenGilles ThuysbaertMarleen PraetGert De MeerleerSylvie RotteyPiet OstPieter De VisschereGeert VilleirsValérie Fonteyne et al.

How bad is the outcome of node positive prostate cancer patients: a matched case analysis between N+ and N0 prostate cancer patients

Valérie FonteyneAnnelies Van HemelrykNicolaas LumenPiet OstKarel DecaesteckerPieter De VisschereGert De Meerleer

Lymphangioleiomyomatosis presenting with perirenal hemorrhage

SVEN DEKEYZERNIELS PETERSPeter SmeetsPieter De VisschereKarel DecaesteckerRobert Gosselin

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF THE BELGIAN SOCIETY OF RADIOLOGY

Managing the adverse events of intravesical bacillus Calmette-Guérin therapy

Karel DecaesteckerWillem Oosterlinck

A2 Journal Article in RESEARCH AND REPORTS IN UROLOGY

Metastasis-directed therapy for oligometastatic prostate cancer recurrence

Karel DecaesteckerNicolaas LumenPiet Ost

Metastasis-directed therapy of regional and distant recurrences after curative treatment of prostate cancer: a systematic review of the literature

Piet OstAlberto BossiKarel DecaesteckerGert De MeerleerGianluca GiannariniR Jeffrey KarnesMack, III RoachAlberto Briganti

A1 Journal Article in EUROPEAN UROLOGY

Oncological outcomes of totally intracorporeal robot-assisted radical cystectomy: results from the ERUS scientific working group

Justin CollinsAbolfazl HosseiniMartin SchumacherAbdullah CandaCarl WijburgChristian SchwentnerArnulf StenzlDerya BalbayKarel DecaesteckerSebastian Edeling et al.

Oncological outcomes of totally intracorporeal robot-assisted radical cystectomy: results from the ERUS Scientific Working Group (ESWG)

J CollinsA HosseiniT NybergMC SchumacherAE CandaC WijburgC SchwentnerMD BalbayKarel DecaesteckerS Edeling et al.

Perineal urethrostomy: surgical and functional evaluation of two techniques

Nicolaas LumenMatthias BeysensCharles Van PraetKarel DecaesteckerAnne-Françoise SpinoitPiet HoebekeWillem Oosterlinck

A1 Journal Article in BIOMED RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL

Robot-assisted versus open radical cystectomy : complication rates and perioperative results in a single academic center

Karel DecaesteckerTim VanmarsnilleFilip PoelaertAbolfazl Hosseini

Salvage pelvic lymph node dissection in recurrent prostate cancer: surgical and early oncological outcome

Tom ClaeysCharles Van PraetNicolaas LumenPiet OstValérie FonteyneGert De MeerleerBieke LambertLouke DelruePieter De VisschereGeert Villeirs et al.

A1 Journal Article in BIOMED RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL

Urinary prostate protein glycosylation profiling as a diagnostic biomarker for prostate cancer

Tijl VermassenCharles Van PraetNicolaas LumenKarel DecaesteckerDieter VanderschaegheNico CallewaertGeert VilleirsPiet HoebekeSimon Van BelleSylvie Rottey et al.

A1 Journal Article in PROSTATE

2014

Agreement of Gleason score on prostate biopsy and radical prostatectomy specimen: is there improvement with increased number of biopsy cylinders and the 2005 revised Gleason scoring?

Charles Van PraetLouis LibbrechtFrederik D'HontKarel DecaesteckerValérie FonteyneStephanie VERSCHUERESylvie RotteyMarleen PraetPieter De VisschereNicolaas Lumen

A1 Journal Article in CLINICAL GENITOURINARY CANCER

Chromosome X polysomy is associated with increased androgen receptor expression in epithelial cells and reduced expression in stromal cells in treatment-naive prostate cancer

Charles Van PraetFilip PoelaertStephanie VERSCHUERELouis LibbrechtMarleen PraetSylvie RotteySimon Van BelleKarel DecaesteckerTom ClaeysNicolaas Lumen

Comparison of fluor-18 choline PET/CT versus MRI for detecting bone metastasis in relapsed prostate cancer

Bieke LambertWouter HuysseLouke DelrueKathia De ManIngeborg GoethalsGert De MeerleerFilip De VosKarel DecaesteckerPiet Ost

Contemporary minimally-invasive extended pelvic lymph node dissection for prostate cancer before curative radiotherapy: prospective standardized analysis of complications

Charles Van PraetKarel DecaesteckerValérie FonteynePiet OstPieter De VisschereStephanie VERSCHUERESylvie RotteyNicolaas Lumen

A1 Journal Article in INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF UROLOGY

Daytime incontinence as unusual presentation of Transitional cell carcinoma of the bladder in a 14 years-old girl: case report

Anne-Françoise SpinoitKarel DecaesteckerBruno BamelisLUITZEN ALBERT GROENErik Van LaeckeTom ClaeysPiet Hoebeke

Minimally invasive approach of bladder paraganglioma: case report and review of literature

Matthias BeysensBruno LapauwPIETERJAN GYKIERESven DekeyzerNicolaas LumenKarel Decaestecker

A2 Journal Article in AUSTIN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL CASE REPORTS

Multiparametrische prostaat-MRI: klinische toepassingen

Pieter De VisschereWillem OosterlinckGert De MeerleerKarel DecaesteckerValérie FonteyneNicolaas LumenPiet OstGeert Villeirs

A2 Journal Article in TIJDSCHRIFT VOOR GENEESKUNDE

Neoadjuvant intravesical chemotherapy for small non-muscle invasive bladder tumours

Karel DecaesteckerNicolaas Lumen

Oncologische heelkunde bij hoogbejaarde patiënten met urologische of gynaecologische tumoren

Karel DecaesteckerPhilippe Tummers

A2 Journal Article in TIJDSCHRIFT VOOR GENEESKUNDE

Prognostic factors influencing prostate cancer-specific survival in non-castrate patients with metastatic prostate cancer

Piet OstKarel DecaesteckerBieke LambertValérie FonteyneLouke DelrueNicolaas LumenFilip AmeyeGert De Meerleer

A1 Journal Article in PROSTATE

Rectal toxicity after intensity modulated radiotherapy for prostate cancer: which rectal dose volume constraints should we use?

Valérie FonteynePiet OstFRANK VANPACHTENBEKERoos ColmanSIMIN SADEGHIGeert VilleirsKarel DecaesteckerGert De Meerleer

A1 Journal Article in RADIOTHERAPY AND ONCOLOGY

Repeated stereotactic body radiotherapy for oligometastatic prostate cancer recurrence

Karel DecaesteckerGert De MeerleerBieke LambertLouke DelrueValérie FonteyneTom ClaeysFilip De VosWouter HuysseArne HautekietGaethan Maes et al.

A1 Journal Article in RADIATION ONCOLOGY

Robot-assisted salvage extended pelvic lymp node dissection in prostate cancer

Karel DecaesteckerCharles Van PraetNicolaas Lumen

Salvage pelvic lymph node dissection in prostate cancer: surgical and oncological outcome

Tom ClaeysCharles Van PraetKarel DecaesteckerPiet OstValérie FonteyneGert De MeerleerPieter De VisschereGeert VilleirsNicolaas Lumen

Surveillance or metastasis-directed Therapy for OligoMetastatic Prostate cancer recurrence (STOMP): study protocol for a randomized phase II trial

Karel DecaesteckerGert De MeerleerFilip AmeyeValérie FonteyneBieke LambertSteven JoniauLouke DelrueIgnace BillietWim DuthoySarah Junius et al.

A1 Journal Article in BMC CANCER

The correct sequence of intravesical chemotherapy and Bacillus Calmette-Guérin for non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer

Willem OosterlinckKarel Decaestecker

Editorial material

To prospectively compare F18-choline PET/CT and axial skeleton MRI for the detection of bone metastases in patients with biochemically recurrent prostate cancer (PCa)

Piet OstWouter HuysseLouke DelrueKarel DecaesteckerGert De MeerleerFilip De VosValérie FonteyneBieke Lambert

What kind of high-grade prostate cancers do we miss with multiparametric magnetic resonance imaging?

Pieter De VisschereLeslie NaesensLouis LibbrechtCharles Van PraetNicolaas LumenPiet OstValérie FonteyneKarel DecaesteckerEVA PATTYNGeert Villeirs

2013

Acute and late toxicity after postoperative high-dose pelvic radiotherapy and androgen deprivation for node positive prostate cancer patients: a powerful tool that should be handled with care?

Charles Van PraetNicolaas LumenGert De MeerleerPiet OstKatrien VandecasteeleGeert VilleirsKarel DecaesteckerValérie Fonteyne

Correlation between prostate volume measured by transrectal and suprapubic ultrasound: can we do without TRUS?

Charles Van PraetKarel DecaesteckerPiet HoebekeNicolaas Lumen

Cytoreductieve nefrectomie en metastasectomie bij gemetastaseerd niercelcarcinoom

Karel Decaestecker

A4 Journal Article in ANDRO-LOGIC

High-dose intensity-modulated arc radiotherapy for lymph node metastasized prostate cancer: toxicity and early clinical outcome

Valérie FonteyneNicolaas LumenCharles Van PraetPiet OstKarel DecaesteckerGert De Meerleer

Hypofractionated intensity-modulated arc therapy for lymph node metastasized prostate cancer: early late toxicity and 3-year clinical outcome

Valérie FonteyneNicolaas LumenPiet OstCharles Van PraetKatrien VandecasteeleWerner De GersemGeert VilleirsWilfried De NeveKarel DecaesteckerGert De Meerleer

A1 Journal Article in RADIOTHERAPY AND ONCOLOGY

Increased number of high-risk factors following radical prostatectomy is associated with decreased biochemical recurrence-free survival in high-risk prostate cancer

Charles Van PraetKarel DecaesteckerValérie FonteyneNicolaas Lumen

Metastasis-directed therapy for oligmetastic prostate recurrence

Karel DecaesteckerGert De MeerleerLouke DelrueBieke LambertValérie FonteyneNicolaas LumenCharles Van PraetPATRICK BERKOVICGeert VilleirsPieter De Visschere et al.

Open heelkunde voor niercelcarcinoom: wanneer en hoe?

Willem OosterlinckKarel Decaestecker

A4 Journal Article in ANDRO-LOGIC

Postoperative high-dose pelvic radiotherapy for N+ prostate cancer: toxicity and matched case comparison with postoperative prostate bed-only radiotherapy

Charles Van PraetPiet OstNicolaas LumenGert De MeerleerKatrien VandecasteeleGeert VilleirsKarel DecaesteckerValérie Fonteyne

A1 Journal Article in RADIOTHERAPY AND ONCOLOGY

Safe introduction of robot-assisted radical prostatectomy after a training program in a high-volume robotic centre

Nicolaas LumenCharles Van PraetBART DE TROYERValérie FonteyneWillem OosterlinckKarel DecaesteckerAlexandre Mottrie

A1 Journal Article in UROLOGIA INTERNATIONALIS

Salvage stereotactic body radiotherapy for patients with limited prostate cancer metastases: deferring androgen deprivation therapy

PATRICK BERKOVICGert De MeerleerLouke DelrueBieke LambertValérie FonteyneNicolaas LumenKarel DecaesteckerGeert VilleirsPHILIPPE VUYEPiet Ost

A1 Journal Article in CLINICAL GENITOURINARY CANCER

The importance of the number of metastases on prostate cancer-specific survival in patients with noncastrate metastatic prostate cancer following curative treatment

Piet OstKarel DecaesteckerBieke LambertValérie FonteyneLouke DelrueNicolaas LumenGert De Meerleer

2012

Blaasconserverende behandelingen voor invasieve blaaskanker: een te weinig gebruikte mogelijkheid

Karel DecaesteckerGert De MeerleerSylvie RotteyNicolaas LumenValérie FonteyneWillem Oosterlinck

A2 Journal Article in TIJDSCHRIFT VOOR GENEESKUNDE

Current strategies in the treatment of non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer

Willem OosterlinckKarel Decaestecker

A1 Journal Article in EXPERT REVIEW OF ANTICANCER THERAPY

Limited versus extended pelvic lymph node dissection in prostate cancer patients

Charles Van PraetHeleen MaesValérie FonteyneKarel DecaesteckerGeert VilleirsPiet OstGert De MeerleerNicolaas Lumen

Prostate MRI at 3.0T versus endorectal 1.5T: comparison of spectral and overall image quality

Pieter De VisschereGert De MeerleerKarel DecaesteckerPiet OstGeert Villeirs

Salvage stereotactic body radiotherapy for patients with limited prostate cancer metastases: deferring androgen deprivation therapy

PATRICK BERKOVICGert De MeerleerLouke DelrueBieke LambertValérie FonteyneNicolaas LumenKarel DecaesteckerGeert VilleirsPHILIPPE VUYEPiet Ost

Surgical outcome of robot-assisted radical prostatectomy after a training program in a high-volume robotic centre

Charles Van PraetNicolaas LumenBART DE TROYERValérie FonteyneKarel DecaesteckerGert De MeerleerWillem OosterlinckPiet OstAlexandre Mottrie

2011

Diagnosis, treatment and follow-up of low-grade Ta papillary urothelial bladder neoplasms

Willem OosterlinckKarel Decaestecker

A2 Journal Article in EUROPEAN UROLOGICAL REVIEW

Elfde jaarlijkse congres van de BAU (Gent, december 2011)

Anne-Françoise SpinoitKarel Decaestecker

Onzième congrès annuel de la BAU (Gand, décembre 2011)

Anne-Françoise SpinoitKarel Decaestecker

Urethroplasty for failed hypospadias repair: a matched cohort analysis

Nicolaas LumenPiet HoebekeEllen DeschepperErik Van LaeckeKarel DecaesteckerWillem Oosterlinck

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC UROLOGY

2010

Erectile Implants in Female-to-Male Transsexuals: Our Experience in 129 patients

Piet HoebekeKarel DecaesteckerMatthias BeysensYasmin OpdenakkerNicolaas LumenStan Monstrey

A1 Journal Article in European Urology

2009

Clinical and Transvaginal Sonographic Evaluation of the Prostate in Transsexual Women

Steven WeyersKarel DecaesteckerHans VerstraelenStan MonstreyGuy T'SjoenJan GerrisPiet HoebekeGeert Villeirs

A1 Journal Article in Urology

Dumbbelltumor van de thoracale wervelzuil

Karel DecaesteckerPeter VandaeleLuc Haeck

A2 Journal Article in TIJDSCHRIFT VOOR GENEESKUNDE

Endoscopic Incision of Short (< 3 cm) Urethral Strictures After Phallic Reconstruction

Nicolaas LumenWillem OosterlinckKarel DecaesteckerStan MonstreyPiet Hoebeke

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF ENDOUROLOGY

Solifenacin for therapy resistant overactive bladder

Piet HoebekeJan De PooterKarel DecaesteckerAnn RaesJo DehoorneErik Van LaeckeJohan Vande Walle

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF UROLOGY

2008

A novel mutation c.118delA in exon 1 of the androgen receptor gene resulting in complete androgen insensitivity syndrome within a large family

Karel DecaesteckerPascal PhilibertElfride De BaerePiet HoebekeJean KaufmanCharles SultanGuy T'Sjoen

Editorial material

2006

The effect of botulinum-A toxin in incontinent children with therapy resistant overactive detrusor

Piet HoebekeKarel DecaesteckerJohan Vande WalleJo DehoorneAnn RaesPieter VerleyenErik Van Laecke

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF UROLOGY

2005

Impact of sex reassignment surgery on lower urinary tract function

Piet HoebekeGennaro SelvaggiPeter CeulemansGRETA DE CUYPEREGuy T'SjoenSteven WeyersKarel DecaesteckerStan Monstrey

A1 Journal Article in EUROPEAN UROLOGY

2004

Karel DecaesteckerLIEFKE KEYMEULENKatrien MoerlooseGuy Joos

A2 Journal Article in TIJDSCHRIFT VOOR GENEESKUNDE