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Researcher

Liesbeth Desender

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64 Results

2025

A structured simulation‐based mastery learning curriculum in chest tube insertion results in superior skills compared to traditional training programs

Leander De MolIsabelle Van HerzeelePatrick Van de VoordeHanne VanommeslaegheLars KongeLiesbeth DesenderWouter Willaert

A1 Journal Article in WORLD JOURNAL OF SURGERY

Does surgical skill rely on surgical specialty or training method? A randomised controlled trial

Ruben De GrooteStefano PuliattiMarco AmatoElio MazzoneGiuseppe RosielloRui FarinhaArtur PaludoLiesbeth DesenderBen Van CleynenbreugelWouter Everaerts et al.

A1 Journal Article in BJU INTERNATIONAL

Fully robotic circumferential resection for midtracheal mucoepidermoid carcinoma : a report of 2 cases

Nees MarquenieThomas MalfaitFilip De SomerLiesbeth Desender

A2 Journal Article in AME CASE REPORTS

Measuring residents' competence in chest tube insertion on Thiel-embalmed bodies : a validity study

Leander De MolIsabelle Van HerzeelePatrick Van de VoordeHanne VanommeslaegheLars KongeLiesbeth DesenderWouter Willaert

A1 Journal Article in SIMULATION IN HEALTHCARE-JOURNAL OF THE SOCIETY FOR SIMULATION IN HEALTHCARE

Pediatric robot-assisted kidney transplantation : largest European series

Gauthier GernayJoris VangeneugdenLiesbeth DesenderCaren RandonEvelien SnauwaertAgnieszka Prytula-EbelsAnn RaesCamille BerquinAngelo TerritoRiccardo Campi et al.

Pediatric robot-assisted kidney transplantation : the European experience

Joris VangeneugdenGauthier GernayLiesbeth DesenderCaren RandonEvelien SnauwaertAgnieszka Prytula-EbelsAnn RaesCamille BerquinAngelo TerritoRiccardo Campi et al.

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

Robot-assisted versus open kidney transplantation from living donor

Luca AfferiOrtved MillaJulia Abildgaard Dagnaes-HansenLorenzo MasieriAlessio PecoraroBegonya EtcheverryAndrea GallioliDonato CannolettaAngelo TerritoJoris Vangeneugden et al.

Robot-assisted versus open kidney transplantation in patients who previously underwent an open kidney transplant : a propensity score matching analysis

Luca AfferiAndrea GallioliBegonya EtcheverryJoris VangeneugdenJeremy MercierDonato CannolettaAngelo TerritoThomas PrudhommeLorenzo MasieriAlessio Pecoraro et al.

2024

Assessing chest tube insertion skills using a porcine rib model : a validity study

Leander De MolAmber LievensNajade De PauwHanne VanommeslaegheIsabelle Van HerzeelePatrick Van de VoordeLars KongeLiesbeth DesenderWouter Willaert

A1 Journal Article in SIMULATION IN HEALTHCARE-JOURNAL OF THE SOCIETY FOR SIMULATION IN HEALTHCARE

Development of a stepwise competency-based training curriculum for chest tube insertion

Leander De MolWouter WillaertLiesbeth Desender

Neoantigen-targeted dendritic cell vaccination in lung cancer patients induces long-lived T cells exhibiting the full differentiation spectrum

Joline IngelsLaurenz De CockDieter StevensRupert MayerFabien Henri TheryGuillem Sanchez SanchezDavid VermijlenKarin WeeningSaskia De SmetNele Lootens et al.

A1 Journal Article in CELL REPORTS MEDICINE

Robot-assisted pyelo-ureterostomy for complex ureteral strictures in kidney transplant patients : a very successful option

Joris VangeneugdenCamille BerquinLiesbeth DesenderCaren RandonSteven Van LaeckeEvi NaglerPatrick PeetersJill VanmassenhoveFloris VanommeslaegheCharles Van Praet et al.

2023

Angiosarcoma after endovascular aneurysm repair : case report and literature review

Stefanie PecceuIsabelle Van HerzeeleEllen DeoletJo Van DorpeNathalie MoreelsLiesbeth DesenderFrank VermassenCaren Randon

A1 Journal Article in ACTA CHIRURGICA BELGICA

Anterior and posterior tracheopexy for severe tracheomalacia

Thomas MartensHeidi SchaballieJulie WillekensPetra SchelstraeteJef WillemsNagarajan MuthialuLiesbeth Desender

A2 Journal Article in JTCVS TECHNIQUES

ASO visual abstract: research priorities in prehabilitation for patients undergoing cancer surgery : an international Delphi study

Pratik RaichurkarLinda DenehyMichael SolomonCherry KohNeil PillingerSophie HoganKate McBrideSharon CareyJenna BartynNicholas Hirst et al.

Editorial material

Assessment of procedural skills in chest tube insertion on a porcine rib model

Leander De MolLiesbeth DesenderLars KongePatrick Van de VoordeIsabelle Van HerzeeleWouter Willaert

Assessment of procedural skills in chest tube insertion on a porcine rib model

Leander De MolLars KongePatrick Van de VoordeIsabelle Van HerzeeleLiesbeth DesenderWouter Willaert

Discrimination, reliability, sensitivity, and specificity of robotic surgical proficiency assessment with global evaluative assessment of robotic skills and binary scoring metrics : results from a randomized controlled trial

Ruben De GrooteStefano PuliattiMarco AmatoElio MazzoneAlessandro LarcherRui FarinhaArtur PaludoLiesbeth DesenderNicolas HubertBen Van Cleynenbreugel et al.

A2 Journal Article in ANNALS OF SURGERY OPEN

Research priorities in prehabilitation for patients undergoing cancer surgery : an international Delphi study

Pratik RaichurkarLinda DenehyMichael SolomonCherry KohNeil PillingerSophie HoganKate McBrideSharon CareyJenna BartynNicholas Hirst et al.

A1 Journal Article in ANNALS OF SURGICAL ONCOLOGY

Using an application to measure trainees’ procedural knowledge before chest tube insertion

Leander De MolJoris VangeneugdenLiesbeth DesenderIsabelle Van HerzeeleLars KongeWouter Willaert

A1 Journal Article in POSTGRADUATE MEDICAL JOURNAL

2022

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

Saar VermijsBram CornettePieter De BackerKarel DecaesteckerLiesbeth DesenderCharlotte Debbaut

Assessing competence in Chest Tube Insertion with the ACTION-tool : a Delphi study

Leander De MolLiesbeth DesenderIsabelle Van HerzeelePatrick Van de VoordeLars KongeWouter WillaertThe ACTION-group ACTION Grp

A1 Journal Article in INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SURGERY

Endovenous iliocaval revascularization for transplant kidney salvage

Laure RuyssinckLiesbeth LootensLiesbeth DesenderNathalie MoreelsCaren Randon

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF ENDOVASCULAR THERAPY

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.

Proficiency-based progression training for robotic surgery skills training : a randomized clinical trial

Ruben De GrooteStefano PuliattiMarco AmatoElio MazzoneGiuseppe RosielloRui FarinhaArtur PaludoLiesbeth DesenderBen Van CleynenbreugelBrendan P. Bunting et al.

A1 Journal Article in BJU INTERNATIONAL

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

The management of asymptomatic congenital pulmonary airway malformation : results of a European Delphi survey

Casper M. KerstenSergei M. HermelijnDhanya MullasseryNagarajan MuthialuNazan CobanogluSilvia GartnerPietro BagolanCarmen Mesas BurgosAlberto SgroStijn Heyman et al.

A1 Journal Article in CHILDREN-BASEL

Tracheoesophageal fistula as a complication after ingestion of a button battery : case report and literature review

Delphine DinnewethLiesbeth DesenderSaskia Vande VeldeThomas MartensDirk Van de PutteBarbara De MuynckPetra SchelstraeteHeidi SchaballieJulie WillekensStephanie Van Biervliet

A2 Journal Article in BELGIAN JOURNAL OF PAEDIATRICS

Using an application to measure trainees’ procedural knowledge before chest tube insertion

Wouter WillaertLeander De MolJoris VangeneugdenLiesbeth DesenderIsabelle Van HerzeeleLars Konge

Using an application to measure trainees’ procedural knowledge before chest tube insertion

Wouter WillaertLeander De MolJoris VangeneugdenLiesbeth DesenderIsabelle Van HerzeeleLars Konge

Validation of the action tool for chest tube insertion on thiel embalmed human cadavers : a feasibility study

Nicholas RennieSara JacobsLeander De MolLiesbeth DesenderIsabelle Van HerzeelePiet PattynWouter Willaert

2021

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

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

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

2020

Comparison of manual versus robot-assisted contralateral gate cannulation in patients undergoing endovascular aneurysm repair

Sheena CheungRafid RahmanColin BicknellDanail StoyanovPing-Lin ChangMimi LiAlexander RollsLiesbeth DesenderIsabelle Van HerzeeleMohamad Hamady et al.

A1 Journal Article in INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF COMPUTER ASSISTED RADIOLOGY AND SURGERY

Mortality and pulmonary complications in patients undergoing surgery with perioperative SARS-CoV-2 infection : an international cohort study

Dmitri NepogodievAneel BhanguJames C GlasbeyElizabeth LiOmar M OmarJoana FF SimoesOsaid AlserAlexis P ArnaudBrittany K Bankhead-KendallKerry A Breen et al.

A1 Journal Article in LANCET

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

Validation of the serious gaming app touch surgery for cognitive training of chest tube insertion

Joris VangeneugdenLiesbeth DesenderIsabelle Van HerzeelePiet PattynWouter Willaert

2019

Endovascular training using a simulation-based curriculum is less expensive than training in the hybrid angiosuite

Heidi MaertensFrank VermassenRajesh AggerwalBart DoyenLiesbeth DesenderIsabelle Van Herzeele

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.

2018

Endovascular training using a simulation based curriculum is less expensive than training in the hybrid angiosuite

Heidi MaertensFrank VermassenRajesh AggarwalBart DoyenLiesbeth DesenderIsabelle Van HerzeeleLieven Annemans

A1 Journal Article in EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF VASCULAR AND ENDOVASCULAR SURGERY

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

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

2017

A multicentre trial of patient specific rehearsal prior to EVAR : impact on procedural planning and team performance

Liesbeth DesenderIsabelle Van HerzeeleM LachatJ DuchateauC BicknellJ TeijinkJ HeyligersFrank Vermassenon behalf of PAVLOV Study GroupMichael Janssens et al.

A1 Journal Article in EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF VASCULAR AND ENDOVASCULAR SURGERY

Patient-specific simulation of endovascular thoracic aortic repair : initial experience

Liesbeth DesenderIsabelle Van HerzeeleZoran RancicColin BicknellIgnatios ZairisFrank VermassenJohn H Rundback

A1 Journal Article in ANNALS OF THORACIC SURGERY

Patient-specific virtual reality simulation : a patient-tailored approach of endovascular aneurysm repair

Liesbeth DesenderFrank VermassenIsabelle Van Herzeele

2016

Development of a PROficiency-Based StePwise Endovascular Curricular Training (PROSPECT) program

Heidi MaertensRajesh AggarwalLiesbeth DesenderFrank VermassenIsabelle Van Herzeele

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF SURGICAL EDUCATION

Patient-specific rehearsal before EVAR : influence on technical and nontechnical operative performance . a randomized controlled trial

Liesbeth DesenderIsabelle Van HerzeeleMario L LachatZoran RancicJohan DuchateauNung RudarakanchanaColin D BicknellJan MM HeyligersJoep AW TeijinkFrank Vermassen

A1 Journal Article in ANNALS OF SURGERY

2015

Case-specific rehearsal: the patient-tailored approach for EVAR

Liesbeth DesenderR AggarwalH MaertensFrank VermassenIsabelle Van Herzeele

Virtual reality simulation for the optimization of endovascular procedures : current perspectives

Nung RudarakanchanaIsabelle Van HerzeeleLiesbeth DesenderNicholas JW Cheshire

A2 Journal Article in VASCULAR HEALTH AND RISK MANAGEMENT

2014

Team training in ruptured EVAR

Isabelle Van HerzeeleNick SevdalisMario LachatLiesbeth DesenderNung RudarakanchanaZoran Rancic

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY

2013

A patient and physician tailored approach to carotid artery stenting

Willem WillaertFrank VermassenSumaira MacDonaldLiesbeth DesenderBart JacobsIsabelle Van Herzeele

A1 Journal Article in ITALIAN JOURNAL OF VASCULAR AND ENDOVASCULAR SURGERY

Patient-specific rehearsal prior to EVAR: a pilot study

Liesbeth DesenderZoran RancicRajesh AggarwalJohan DuchateauMichael GlenckMario LachatFrank VermassenIsabelle Van Herzeele

A1 Journal Article in EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF VASCULAR AND ENDOVASCULAR SURGERY

Vascular training profiles across Europe

Efthymios D Avgerinosthe European Vascular Surgeons in Training (EVST) Writing CommitteeLiesbeth Desender

A1 Journal Article in EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF VASCULAR AND ENDOVASCULAR SURGERY

2012

Patient-specific rehearsal prior to endovascular aneurysm repair: a pilot study

Liesbeth DesenderZoran RancicRajesh AggarwalMichael GlenckMario LachatFrank VermassenIsabelle Van Herzeele

2011

Training with simulation versus operative room attendance

Liesbeth DesenderIsabelle Van HerzeeleRajesh AggarwalFrank VermassenNick JW Cheshire

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY

2010

Abdominal decompression for abdominal compartment syndrome in critically ill patients: a retrospective study

Jan De WaeleLiesbeth DesenderInneke De laetWim CeelenPiet PattynEric Hoste

A1 Journal Article in ACTA CLINICA BELGICA

2007

Tertiary peritonitis and tertiary ACS: a perfect match?

Liesbeth DesenderIne De LaetFrank VermassenJan De Waele