Sökning: "Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders"

Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 20 avhandlingar innehållade orden Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders.

  1. 1. Gastrointestinal disturbances in hereditary transthyretin amyloidosis

    Författare :Jonas Wixner; Ole B Suhr; Intissar Anan; Pontus Karling; Anders Rönnblom; Umeå universitet; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Autonomic Nervous Systems; Cajal Interstitial Cells; Enteric Nervous System; Familial Amyloid Polyneuropathy; Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders; Gastric Emptying; Liver Transplantation; Nutrition Status; Transthyretin Amyloidosis; medicin; Medicine;

    Sammanfattning : BackgroundTransthyretin amyloid (ATTR) amyloidosis is a systemic disorder caused by amyloid deposits formed by misfolded transthyretin (TTR) monomers. Two main forms exist – wild-type and hereditary ATTR amyloidosis, the latter associated with TTR gene mutations. LÄS MER

  3. 2. Functional gastrointestinal disorders : co-morbidity and non-somatic aspects

    Författare :Ture Ålander; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Nyckelord :Epidemiology; gastrointestinal diseases; irritable bowel syndrome; dyspepsia; quality of life; child abuse; battered women; social support; anxiety; depression;

    Sammanfattning : Aims of the thesis: The first aim, (Study I) of this thesis was to compare co-morbidity of the reported symptoms and its relation to healthcare seeking behaviour among non-patients who had persistent functional gastro-intestinal disorders (FGID) or who were strictly GI symptom free (SSF). The second aim (study II) was to compare FGID sufferers primary health care consumption, as registered in their medical records. LÄS MER

  4. 3. Bowel Habits and Functional Constipation - A Longitudinal Birth Cohort Study of Children Born in Gothenburg

    Författare :Cathrine Gatzinsky; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Bowel habits; functional gastrointestinal disorder; infant colic; infant dyschezia; functional constipation; high resolution anorectal manometry; trans abdominal ultrasound; transverse rectal diameter;

    Sammanfattning : Background: Parents often visit health facilities with concerns regarding their child’s bowel function. Data on bowel habits from healthy children is important in establishing what is normal and what is not. LÄS MER

  5. 4. Functional gastrointestinal disorders, development of symptoms over time, and self-care

    Författare :Kerstin Stake-Nilsson; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Sammanfattning : Background: Adults with Gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms such as abdominal pain, acid regurgitation, flatulence, diarrhea, constipation and nausea constitute a large part of the patient population in both primary and specialist care. Today, up to half of patients with gastrointestinal symptoms seen by gastroenterologists go through a standard diagnostic work-up usually including endoscopy, laboratory testing, and possibly radiological evaluation but do not show any signs explaining their symptoms. LÄS MER

  7. 5. A bio-psychological analysis of functional gastrointestinal disorders and a clinical trial of its treatment using psychodrama

    Författare :Ingemar Arn; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Nyckelord :Gastrointestinal disorders; IBS; NUD; psychodrama; group psychotherapy; personality; psychoendochrinology; oxytocin; gastrin; somatostatin;

    Sammanfattning : Functional disorders of the gut are regarded as the result of a complex interaction between factors of biological, social and psychological origin. Psychosocial interventions are expected to play a role in the management of patients with this type of symptom. LÄS MER