Sökning: "colorectal surgery"
Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 136 avhandlingar innehållade orden colorectal surgery.
1. Colorectal Cancer : Audit and Health Economy in Colorectal Cancer Surgery in a Defined Swedish Population
Sammanfattning : Colorectal cancer is one of the most common malignancies in Sweden, with more than 5000 new cases annually. Median age at time of diagnosis is approximately 75 years. Owing to the ageing population, the incidence of colorectal cancer is increasing. LÄS MER
2. On effectiveness in colorectal surgery : mechanical bowel preparation or not in elective colonic surgery and treatment options for elderly patients with rectal cancer
Sammanfattning : The management of patients undergoing colorectal surgery has changed in recent decades. Efforts have been made to show that perioperative physiological stress to the patient can be minimised with standardised care programmes and thus improve short term outcome after colorectal surgery. LÄS MER
3. Colorectal cancer : Aspects of staging, treatment, recurrence and survival
Sammanfattning : Colorectal cancer is the third most common malignancy in the world, and major breakthroughs have been made regarding both surgical and oncological treatment. Still, postoperative complications, such as perineal infections after abdominoperineal resection (APR), are a major cause of morbidity, and distant recurrence rate is nearly 20%. LÄS MER
4. Rectal cancer : Aspects of surgery and radiotherapy
Sammanfattning : In rectal cancer, local failure is one of the principle causes of morbidity and mortality. The use of radiotherapy as an adjuvant treatment in resectable rectal cancer is extensively studied in order to lower unacceptably high local failure rates. LÄS MER
5. Stromal collagens in colorectal cancer and in colorectal liver metastases : tumour biological implications and a source for novel tumour markers
Sammanfattning : Background: Colorectal cancer (CRC) remains one of the leading causes of cancer-related mortality. About 50 % of patients with CRC will develop subsequent liver metastases (CLM). The survival for untreated CLM is only a few months and liver resection provides the only chance for a lasting cure. LÄS MER