Sökning: "Surveillance colonoscopy"

Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 10 avhandlingar innehållade orden Surveillance colonoscopy.

  1. 1. Colonoscopy : Introduction and development, completion rates, complications and cancer detection

    Författare :George Dafnis; Uppsala universitet; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Surgery; Colonoscopy; population-based; indications; completion rates; complications; colorectal cancer; sensitivity; Kirurgi; Surgery; Kirurgi; Surgery; kirurgi;

    Sammanfattning : In a population-based study in the county of Södermanland, 6066 colonoscopies performed in 4304 patients from 1979 to 1995 inclusive were evaluated. As indications, bleeding increased and polyps and unclear x-ray findings decreased. Surveillance (cancer, polyps, colitis) was fairly stable. LÄS MER

  3. 2. Risk and survival for colorectal cancer in northern Sweden : sociodemographic factors and surveillance programs

    Författare :Olle Sjöström; Beatrice S. Melin; Lars H Lindholm; Richard Palmqvist; Johannes Blom; Umeå universitet; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Colorectal cancer; Risk factors; Cancer epidemiology; Endoscopy general; Health economy; Cancer prevention; Hereditary colorectal; Surveillance colonoscopy; Cancer Epidemiology; cancerepidemiologi; Genetics; genetik; Surgery; kirurgi; Oncology; onkologi;

    Sammanfattning : BackgroundColorectal cancer (CRC) – i.e., cancer in the colon or rectum – is one of the most common cancers both globally and in Sweden. The risk for CRC is mainly related to age, heredity, and life-style risk factors. LÄS MER

  4. 3. Colonoscopic surveillance in familial colorectal cancer

    Författare :Anna Forsberg; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Nyckelord :familial;

    Sammanfattning : Colorectal cancer (CRC) is a disease with a high and rising incidence in the industrialized countries. It is the third leading cause of death among cancers in Sweden and the forth worldwide. Important etiological factors are both environmental and lifestyle as well as heritable factors. LÄS MER

  5. 4. Studies on colonoscopy and inflammatory conditions of the colon

    Författare :Bjarki Alexandersson; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Sammanfattning : Background: Colonoscopy is a key investigative tool in inflammatory bowel disease and diverticular disease, but elements of the pathogenesis, symptomatology and safety of procedures in these two conditions remain unknown. The best surveillance method for colorectal cancer in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is debated. LÄS MER

  7. 5. Hereditary colorectal cancer : predisposition and prevention

    Författare :Annelie Liljegren; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Nyckelord :Hereditary colorectal cancer; colonoscopy; adenoma; hyperplastic polyp;

    Sammanfattning : This thesis focuses on the clinical results from a ten-year long follow-up surveillance program, including regular colonoscopy, for subjects (n=304, 780 colonoscopies) with increased risk of colorectal cancer, and on psychological aspects of the program. The cohort included persons with hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer (HNPCC) and persons assumed to be at increased risk of colorectal cancer because they had two (Two close relatives, TCR) or three or more relatives (Hereditary colorectal cancer, HCRC) afflicted with colorectal cancer. LÄS MER