Deep regional hyperthermia with preoperative radiochemotherapy in locally advanced rectal cancer, a prospective phase II trial.

Purpose: The goal of the present study was to investigate the effect of deep regional hyperthermia on early and long-term oncological outcomes in the context of preoperative radiochemotherapy in rectal cancer.

Methods: In this prospective phase II trial, patients with locally advanced rectal cancer were treated with 5-fluorouracil based preoperative radiochemotherapy with 50.4 Gy in 28 fractions.

A case report of fatal disseminated fungal sepsis in a patient with ARDS and extracorporeal membrane oxygenation.

Background: With the following report we want to present an unusual case of a patient suffering from acute respiratory distress syndrome with early discovery of bacterial pathogens in bronchoalveolar liquid samples that developed a fatal undiscovered disseminated fungal infection.

Case Presentation: A 67-year-old man was admitted to our university hospital with dyspnea. Progressive respiratory failure developed leading to admission to the intensive care unit, intubation and prone positioning was necessary.