Wavelets-Based Texture Analysis of Post Neoadjuvant Chemoradiotherapy Magnetic Resonance Imaging as a Tool for Recognition of Pathological Complete Response in Rectal Cancer, a Retrospective Study.

: Patients with locally advanced rectal cancer (LARC) treated by neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy (nCRT) may experience pathological complete response (pCR). Tools that can identify pCR are required to define candidates suitable for the watch and wait (WW) strategy. Automated image analysis is used for predicting clinical aspects of diseases.

Association between metabolic and bariatric surgery and malignancy: a systematic review, meta-analysis, trends, and conclusions.

Background: Conflicting studies have investigated the association between obesity, metabolic and bariatric surgery (MBS), and cancer.

Objectives: Our study aimed at elucidating the trends in cancer incidence that are related to obesity and weight loss managed through MBSs, like Colo-rectal, breast, uterine, and esophageal cancer.

Setting: We conducted a search using PubMed, Embase, and the Cochrane Library electronic databases through May 2020.

Risk Factors for Rectal Cancer Recurrence after Local Excision of T1 Lesions from a Decade-Long Multicenter Retrospective Study.

Local surgical excision of T1 rectal adenocarcinoma is a well-established approach. Yet, there are still open questions regarding the recurrence rates and its risk factors. A retrospective multicenter study including all patients who underwent local excision of early rectal cancer with an open or MIS approach and had a T1 lesion from 2010 to 2020 in six academic centers.

Roger's diffusion of innovations theory and the adoption of a patient portal's digital anamnesis collection tool: study protocol for the MAiBest project.

Background: German hospitals are legally obliged to implement digital patient portals within the next years. Systematic reviews show that the use of patient portals may be associated with improved patient-centeredness and workflows. However, mandatory digital healthcare innovations are sometimes not used by the target group as planned or even completely rejected.

Optic Disc Edema Is an Under-Recognized Feature of Birdshot Chorioretinitis.

Background: Optic disc edema is a feature of many ophthalmic and neurologic conditions. It remains an underappreciated feature of birdshot chorioretinitis (BSCR), leading to delay in diagnosis and treatment. The purpose of our study was to identify clinical features that are concomitant with optic disc edema and suggest a diagnosis of BSCR.