Sökning: "Larynx"

Visar resultat 21 - 25 av 27 avhandlingar innehållade ordet Larynx.

  1. 21. Clinical studies of contact granuloma and posterior laryngitis with special regard to esophagopharyngeal reflux

    Författare :Riitta Ylitalo; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Nyckelord :contact granuloma; surgical treatment; voice therapy; voice quality; perceptual analysis; acoustic analysis; posterior glottis; posterior laryngitis; recurrence frequency; esophagopharyngeal reflux; pH monitoring; manometry;

    Sammanfattning : This investigation had two main goals. The first goal was to evaluate the clinical symptoms and signs of contact granuloma patients and to study the short-and long-term treatment outcomes. LÄS MER

  3. 22. Timing of respiration and swallowing events during deglutition

    Författare :Katarina Bodén; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Sammanfattning : Background: Dysphagia is a common symptom that can be due to disease, but can also occur without a known cause. Today, we know that the coordination of swallowing and respiration is essential for a safe swallow. Swallowing consists of several subsecond events. To study these events, it’s important to use modalities with high temporal resolution. LÄS MER

  4. 23. Human papillomavirus in recurrent respiratory papillomatosis, tonsillar and mobile tongue cancer

    Författare :Christos Loizou; Katarina Olofsson; Karin Nylander; David Lindquist; Göran Laurell; Stina Syrjänen; Umeå universitet; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Human papillomavirus; recurrent respiratory papillomatosis tonsillar cancer; mobile tongue cancer; voice-; and quality of life; p16; syndecan-1; northern Sweden;

    Sammanfattning : This thesis focuses on the effects of the human papillomavirus (HPV) in tonsillar cancer, mobile tongue cancer, and recurrent respiratory papillomatosis (RRP). The purpose was to characterize patients with RRP in northern Sweden in order to identify more care-intensive RRP patients and to describe the voice and quality of life aspects that follow RRP. LÄS MER

  5. 24. Hereditary Angioedema in Sweden : a National Project

    Författare :Patrik Nordenfelt; Jan Fredrik Björkander; Carl-Fredrik Wahlgren; Mats Nilsson; Hilary J. Longhurst; Linköpings universitet; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES;

    Sammanfattning : Background: Hereditary angioedema (HAE) due to C1-inhibitor deficiency, type I and II, is a rare disease with an estimated prevalence of 1/50,000. Angioedema in the larynx can be life threatening and angioedema in the abdomen and skin can give severe and disabling pain. Data on patients with HAE in Sweden were scarce before our study. LÄS MER

  7. 25. Antireflux surgery in the prevention of supra-esophageal cancer and mortality

    Författare :Manar Yanes; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Sammanfattning : Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), mainly characterized by heartburn or regurgitation, is a common condition in the Western world with an increasing prevalence. GERD is associated with an increased risk of adenocarcinoma of the esophagus, and possibly of supraesophageal cancers of the larynx, pharynx and lung. LÄS MER