Sökning: "Colonic polyps"

Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 10 avhandlingar innehållade orden Colonic polyps.

  1. 1. Colonic Diverticulitis : Diagnostic and Therapeutic Aspects

    Författare :Abbas Chabok; Kenneth Smedh; Tom Öresland; Uppsala universitet; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Surgery; Kirurgi;

    Sammanfattning : The overall aims of this thesis were to evaluate diagnostic and therapeutic aspects of colonic diverticulitis. In the first study, a systematic review of the literature was performed to evaluate radiological diagnostics for patients with acute left-sided diverticulitis. LÄS MER

  3. 2. CT colonography. Technique, diagnostic accuracy and patient acceptance

    Författare :Maria H Svensson (Reutersköld); Göteborgs universitet; []
    Nyckelord :Colon; Rectum; Computed tomography; Three-dimensional imaging; Colorectal neoplasms; Colonic polyps; Colonoscopy; Acceptance testing; Incidental findings; Diagnostic accuracy;

    Sammanfattning : The aim was to evaluate diagnostic potential, technical performance, and patient acceptance of CT colonography when used for detection of colorectal polyps and cancer in symptomatic patients with a high risk of colorectal neoplasia.Methods: After bowel preparation, 111 symptomatic patients underwent CT colonography followed by conventional colonoscopy. LÄS MER

  4. 3. Detection and staging of colonic lesions using computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging

    Författare :Erik Rollvén; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Sammanfattning : In Sweden, more than 6000 new patients were diagnosed with colorectal cancer in 2015 of which over 4000 patients had colon cancer and 1800 died from the disease. It is the second most common cancer after breast- and prostate cancer. In the last decade, significant improvement in the treatment of both rectal and colon cancer have been achieved. LÄS MER

  5. 4. Colon cancer : disease related proteins in tumor tissue and serum

    Författare :Uwe Johannes Roblick; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Sammanfattning : Despite the progress in surgical techniques and adjuvant therapies the mortality of around 60% within the group of colon cancer patients did not decrease significantly over the last decades. This determines a growing demand for biomarkers for early detection, prognosis and risk assessment in colorectal malignancies. LÄS MER

  7. 5. 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