Sökning: "pleural"

Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 32 avhandlingar innehållade ordet pleural.

  1. 1. Pleural plaques : occurrence, exposure to asbestos, and clinical importance : [with a literature review on medical asbestos problems]

    Författare :Gunnar Hillerdal; Uppsala universitet; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICINE; MEDICIN;

    Sammanfattning : .... LÄS MER

  3. 2. Differently charged polypeptides and their impact on peritoneal and pleural postoperative adhesion formation

    Författare :Daniel Åkerberg; Lund Kirurgi; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; peritoneal; pleural adhesions; female infertility; pain; Abdominal adhesions; small bowel obstructions; pleural; resolving process and key substances;

    Sammanfattning : Organization LUND UNIVERSITY Department of Surgery, Clinical Sciences Skånes University Hospital Lund SE-221 85 Lund Sweden Document name DOCTORAL DISSERTATION Date of issue: November 8, 2013 Author(s): Daniel Åkerberg Sponsoring organization Title and subtitle: Differently charged polypeptides and their impact on peritoneal and pleural postoperative adhesion formation Abstract: Abdominal adhesions are formed after previous peritoneal traumas where previous surgery poses the most frequent cause. An increasing number of clinical complications due to adhesions have been detected such as small bowel obstructions, female infertility, and pain. LÄS MER

  4. 3. Hyaluronan in malignant pleural mesothelioma with special reference to diagnosis, tumourbiology and prognosis

    Författare :Anders Thylén; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Malignant pleural mesothelioma; hyaluronan; prognosis; methods; immunohistochemistry; tumourvolume; chemotherapy; tirapazamine; cisplatin;

    Sammanfattning : Malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM), the primary malignant tumour of the pleural cavity, is an uncommon and treatment resistant tumour. The prognosis is poor. In many, but not all cases the concentration of hyaluronan (Hya) is increased in pleural effusion. The clinical relevance of Hya in MPM is not clear. LÄS MER

  5. 4. Malignant pleural mesothelioma : novel biomarkers and related pathways

    Författare :Filip Mundt; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Nyckelord :;

    Sammanfattning : Malignant mesothelioma is an asbestos induced cancer that is difficult to diagnose. Several studies have combined biomarkers to improve mesothelioma diagnosis, but with moderate success, and there is a need for new mesothelioma biomarkers. The tumour is often resistant to treatment and most patients will survive less than a year. LÄS MER

  7. 5. Type 2 Cystatins. Studies on the role of the major cystatin, cystatin C, in mice and on properties and distribution of the novel human cystatins F, G, H and I

    Författare :Carl-Michael Nathanson; Avdelningen för klinisk kemi och farmakologi; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Clinical chemistry; Klinisk kemi; enzyme kinetics; eosinophilic granulocytes; expression pattern; pleural effusion; knockout mouse; Cysteine peptidase; cystatin;

    Sammanfattning : The aim the thesis work was to study the human cystatins C, E/M, F, G, H and I both in vivo and in vitro. A mouse devoid of cystatin C was used for the cystatin C studies. The levels of cystatins C, E/M and F were measured in pleural effusion samples of patients with various lung disorders. LÄS MER