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Visar resultat 11 - 15 av 21 avhandlingar innehållade orden Endoscopy general.
11. Nasal polyps. A clinical study of endoscopic score systems and epidemiology
Sammanfattning : Introduction: Nasal polyps are a common disease, the etiology and pathogenesis of which are still unclear. For diagnosis, a nasal endoscope is essential, while for follow-up treatment, a reliable score system is necessary. The existing score systems consist of few score steps and measure only large changes in polyp size. LÄS MER
12. Chronic Gastritis : Diagnosis, natural history and consequences
Sammanfattning : Background & alms: The main cause of chronic gastritis is Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori). Clinical manifestations of chronic gastritis are ulcer disease, gastric cancer and mucosa-associated lymphoma tissue (MALT) lymphoma in the stomach. It is uncertain whether gastritis can be diagnosed macroscopically at endoscopy. LÄS MER
13. Laparoscopic or Open Antireflux Surgery - A Comparative Study with Special Reference to the Patient´s Perspective
Sammanfattning : The overall aim of this thesis was to compare the effects of laparoscopic versus open antireflux surgery in a randomized clinical trial focusing the patients' subjective and objective outcome postoperatively, from a short-term and a long-term perspective. A further aim was to describe GORD patients' experiences of illness and surgical treatment and if possible to find striking characteristics relating to laparoscopic or open surgery. LÄS MER
14. Changes of stomach microenvironment and gastric cancer development
Sammanfattning : While acknowledging the importance of microenvironment-related events, e.g. Helicobacter pylori (H. LÄS MER
15. Bile in the oesophagus contributes to the development and complications of gastro-oesophageal reflux disease
Sammanfattning : Objective: To clarify the relationship between duodenogastro- oesophageal reflux (DGOR) and gastro- oesophageal reflux disease (GORD) and its complications. Methods: As persons who have had their gallbladders removed have been shown to have an increased incidence of duodenogastric reflux, one would expect them to have an increased incidence of DGOR. LÄS MER