SEVTAR-A multicenter randomized controlled trial to investigate the impact of prophylactic endoluminal placed vacuum sponge for prevention of anastomotic leakage after low rectal resections.

Background: Low anterior resection for rectal cancer is commonly associated with a diverting stoma. In general, the stoma is closed 3 months after the initial operation. The diverting stoma reduces the rate of anastomotic leakage as well as the severeness of a potential leakage itself.

Meta-analysis of academic interventions derived from neuropsychological data.

Several scholars have recommended using data from neuropsychological tests to develop interventions for reading and mathematics. The current study examined the effects of using neuropsychological data within the intervention process with meta-analytic procedures. A total of 1,126 articles were found from an electronic search and compared to inclusion criteria, which resulted in 37 articles that were included in the current study.

Increase of CD8+ T-effector memory cells in peripheral blood of patients with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis compared to healthy controls.

CCR7 and CD45RA expression on CD4+ and CD8+ T-cells in blood (PB) of 16 patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) and 16 healthy controls and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) of 10 patients suffering from MS were analysed by flow cytometric measurements. T-cells were divided by their distinct homing potentials and effector-functions in three groups: naïve T-cells (CCR7+, CD45RA+), central memory T-cells (TCM) (CCR7+, CD45RA-) and effector memory T-cells (TEM) (CCR7-, CD45RA-). There was a significant increase of CD8+ TEM-cells in PB of MS patients compared to healthy controls, indicating systemic immune activation.

Diagnostic value of proton MR spectroscopy in peripheral arterial occlusive disease: a prospective evaluation.

Objective: The objective of the present study was to determine the detectability of metabolic alterations in patients with peripheral arterial occlusive disease (PAOD) using proton MR spectroscopy (hydrogen-1 MR spectroscopy).

Subjects And Methods: Twenty-seven people were included in this study: 10 patients with PAOD and a pain-free walking distance of less than 200 m served as the patient group and 17 young healthy subjects served as a control group. Hydrogen-1 MR spectroscopy was performed on a 1.

[Improvements in detection of rectal cancer recurrence by multiplanar reconstruction].

Purpose: To evaluate the advantages of multiplanar reconstruction and different axial slice thickness in diagnostic of rectal cancer recurrence after operation and radiotherapy.

Method: We included 83 patients after operation and radiotherapy of rectal cancer in this study. All patients got a minimum of three CT-examinations in their follow-up program.