Karel Decaestecker

7.0k total citations · 2 hit papers
159 papers, 3.8k citations indexed

About

Karel Decaestecker is a scholar working on Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Surgery and Urology. According to data from OpenAlex, Karel Decaestecker has authored 159 papers receiving a total of 3.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 97 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, 73 papers in Surgery and 29 papers in Urology. Recurrent topics in Karel Decaestecker's work include Prostate Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment (50 papers), Bladder and Urothelial Cancer Treatments (47 papers) and Prostate Cancer Treatment and Research (43 papers). Karel Decaestecker is often cited by papers focused on Prostate Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment (50 papers), Bladder and Urothelial Cancer Treatments (47 papers) and Prostate Cancer Treatment and Research (43 papers). Karel Decaestecker collaborates with scholars based in Belgium, Italy and United Kingdom. Karel Decaestecker's co-authors include Piet Ost, Nicolaas Lumen, Gert De Meerleer, Valérie Fonteyne, Bieke Lambert, Louke Delrue, Geert Villeirs, Filip Ameye, Tom Claeys and Steven Joniau and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Clinical Oncology, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Annals of Surgery.

In The Last Decade

Karel Decaestecker

146 papers receiving 3.8k citations

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Surveillance or Metastasis-Directed Therapy for Oligometastatic Prostate Cancer Recurrence: A Prospective, Randomized, Multicenter Phase II Trial

2017 831 citations Piet Ost, Karel Decaestecker et al. profile →
Metastasis-directed Therapy of Regional and Distant Recurrences After Curative Treatment of Prostate Cancer: A Systematic Review of the Literature

2014 256 citations Piet Ost, Karel Decaestecker et al. profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Retrospective analysis of multiparametric MRI in predicting complete pathologic response of neo-adjuvant chemotherapy in bladder cancer 2024 ·BMC Medical Imaging ·Daan De Maeseneer, Pieter De Visschere, (unknown), (unknown), Geert Villeirs, Sofie Verbeke, Valérie Fonteyne, Charles Van Praet, Karel Decaestecker, (unknown), Sylvie Rottey	1
2	Automated intra-operative video analysis in robot-assisted partial nephrectomy: Paving the road for surgical automation 2023 ·European Urology Open Science ·Pieter De Backer, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Charlotte Debbaut, Claudia Collà Ruvolo, Federico Piramide, H. Van den Bossche, Ruben De Groote, (unknown), Karel Decaestecker, Alexandre Mottrie	1
3	Comparing different pneumoperitoneum (12 vs. 15 mmHg) pressures with cytokine analysis to evaluate clinical outcomes in patients undergoing robotic‐assisted laparoscopic radical cystectomy and intracorporeal robotic urinary diversion 2023 ·SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología ·Nikhil Vasdev, (unknown), (unknown), John Piedad, Alexander Hampson, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Philip L. Smith, (unknown), Karel Decaestecker, Anwar R. Baydoun	1
4	Robot-assisted radical nephrectomy for Wilms’ tumor in children 2023 ·Journal of Pediatric Urology ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Karel Decaestecker, Piet Hoebeke, Erik Van Laecke, Charles Van Praet, Anne‐Françoise Spinoit	3
5	An evidence map and synthesis review with meta-analysis on the risk of incisional hernia in colorectal surgery with standard closure 2022 ·Hernia ·Cesare Stabilini, Miguel Ángel García Ureña, Frederik Berrevoet, Diego Cuccurullo, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Karel Decaestecker, (unknown)	21
6	Intracorporeal versus extracorporeal robot-assisted kidney auto transplantation: Experience of the ERUS RAKT working group 2021 ·European Urology Open Science ·Pietro Diana, Alberto Breda, Angelo Territo, Andrea Gallioli, Alberto Piana, (unknown), (unknown), Liesbeth Desender, (unknown), Charles Van Praet, Z. Khene, (unknown), N. Doumerc, Karel Decaestecker	1
7	Current role of cytoreductive nephrectomy in metastatic renal cell carcinoma 2021 ·SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología ·Charles Van Praet, (unknown), Nikhil Vasdev, Sylvie Rottey, Valérie Fonteyne, Iulia Andraș, Maarten Albersen, Gert De Meerleer, Axel Bex, Karel Decaestecker	16
8	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 2021 ·Seminars in Oncology Nursing ·Elke Rammant, Valérie Fonteyne, (unknown), Sofie Verhaeghe, (unknown), Mieke Van Hemelrijck, Nihal Mohamed, Karel Decaestecker, Ann Van Hecke	6
9	Vulvar pagetoid urothelial intraepithelial neoplasia: a case report 2021 ·Acta chirurgica Belgica ·(unknown), Edward Lambert, (unknown), Philippe Tummers, (unknown), (unknown), P. Mattelaer, Sofie Verbeke, Nicolaas Lumen, Karel Decaestecker	1
10	Innovations and technical variations in robot-assisted kidney transplantation: Results from the ERUS working group 2020 ·European Urology Open Science ·Andrea Gallioli, R. Boissier, Angelo Territo, Riccardo Campi, Graziano Vignolini, Mireía Musquera, Antonio Alcaraz, Karel Decaestecker, Volkan Tuğcu, (unknown), Sergio Serni, Alberto Breda	2
11	Robot-assisted kidney transplantation (RAKT) from living donors using right- versus left-sided grafts: Results from the EAU Robotic Urology Section (ERUS)-RAKT working group 2020 ·European Urology Open Science ·Riccardo Campi, Graziano Vignolini, Karel Decaestecker, I. Greco, Volkan Tuğcu, Mireía Musquera, Angelo Territo, L. Gausa, Caren Randon, Michael Stöckle, Philip Zeuschner, Paolo Fornara, (unknown), N. Doumerc, Francesc Vigués, Ravi Barod, Neal Banga, Antonio Alcaraz, Sergio Serni, Alberto Breda	1
12	Morbidity and mortality after robot‐assisted radical cystectomy with intracorporeal urinary diversion in octogenarians: results from the European Association of Urology Robotic Urology Section Scientific Working Group 2020 ·British Journal of Urology ·Ashkan Mortezavi, Alessio Crippa, (unknown), Saša Pokupić, Paolo Dell’Oglio, Francesco Montorsi, Frederiek DʼHondt, Alexandre Mottrie, Karel Decaestecker, Carl Wijburg, Justin Collins, John D. Kelly, Wei Shen Tan, Ashwin Sridhar, Hubert John, Abdullah Erdem Canda, Christian Schwentner, Erik Rönmark, Peter Wiklund, Abolfazl Hosseini	14
13	Single ablative intravesical electromotive mitomycin C administration for small non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer: a prospective study 2018 ·Acta Clinica Belgica ·Karel Decaestecker, Nicolaas Lumen, (unknown), Willem Oosterlinck	5
14	Pelvic lymph node dissection in prostate cancer staging: evaluation of morbidity and oncological outcomes 2018 ·Acta chirurgica Belgica ·(unknown), Filip Poelaert, Valérie Fonteyne, Karel Decaestecker, Piet Ost, Nicolaas Lumen	8
15	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 2018 ·European Urology Focus ·Giampaolo Siena, Riccardo Campi, Karel Decaestecker, Volkan Tuğcu, Selçuk Şahin, Antonio Alcaraz, Mireía Musquera, Angelo Territo, L. Gausa, Caren Randon, Michael Stöckle, Martin Janssen, Paolo Fornara, Nasreldin Mohammed, L. Guirado, Carme Facundo, N. Doumerc, Graziano Vignolini, Alberto Breda, Sergio Serni	29
16	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 2018 ·JMIR Research Protocols ·Cédric Draulans, Steven Joniau, Valérie Fonteyne, Louke Delrue, Karel Decaestecker, Wouter Everaerts, Piet Dirix, Laura Van den Bergh, Wouter Crijns, (unknown), (unknown), Piet Ost, Nicolaas Lumen, (unknown), Karin Haustermans, Charlien Berghen, Gert De Meerleer	11
17	The independent oncological role for cytoreductive nephrectomy in metastatic renal cell carcinoma: Prognostic features in the era of targeted therapies 2017 ·Urologic Oncology Seminars and Original Investigations ·Tom Claeys, Nicolaas Lumen, Candy Kumps, Marleen Praet, Gert De Meerleer, Sylvie Rottey, Piet Ost, (unknown), Geert Villeirs, Valérie Fonteyne, Karel Decaestecker	2
18	Anastomotic Repair versus Free Graft Urethroplasty for Bulbar Strictures: A Focus on the Impact on Sexual Function 2015 ·Advances in Urology ·Matthias Beysens, Enzo Palminteri, Willem Oosterlinck, Anne‐Françoise Spinoit, Piet Hoebeke, (unknown), Karel Decaestecker, Nicolaas Lumen	18
19	Correlation between prostate volume measured by transrectal and suprapubic ultrasound: can we do without TRUS? 2013 ·Ghent University Academic Bibliography (Ghent University) ·Charles Van Praet, Karel Decaestecker, Piet Hoebeke, Nicolaas Lumen	0
20	Surgical outcome of robot-assisted radical prostatectomy after a training program in a high-volume robotic centre 2012 ·Ghent University Academic Bibliography (Ghent University) ·Charles Van Praet, Nicolaas Lumen, Bart De Troyer, Valérie Fonteyne, Karel Decaestecker, Gert De Meerleer, Willem Oosterlinck, Piet Ost, Alexandre Mottrie	1

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