Sökning: "Surveillance colonoscopy"

Visar resultat 6 - 10 av 10 avhandlingar innehållade orden Surveillance colonoscopy.

1. 6. Ulcerative colitis and cancer with special reference to the increased colorectal cancer risk

   Författare :Per Karlén; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Nyckelord :Ulcerative colitis; cancer; inflammatory bowel disease; colorectal cancer; colonoscopic surveillance; epidemiology; flow cytometry DNA; Sialyl-Tn antigen; primary sclerosing cholangitis; hepatobiliary tract; case-control studies;

   Sammanfattning : The association between ulcerative colitis (UC) and cancer in a defined geographical region in Sweden was analyzed. UC patients have an increased overall risk of cancer of 40%, mainly due not only to the well-known increased risk of colorectal cancer (CRC) but also to the risk of hepatobiliary cancer associated with primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC). LÄS MER

3. 7. Quality of life in inflammatory bowel diseases : aspects on interventions and unconventional treatments

   Författare :Lena Oxelmark; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Nyckelord :Complementary and alternative medicine; coping; Crohn s disease; Health Index; health related quality of life; inflammatory bowel disease; Inflammatory Bowel Disease Questionnaire; quality of life; Sense of Coherence; Sickness Impact Profile; State Trait Anxiety Inventory; surveillance; Ulcerative colitis;

   Sammanfattning : Crohn’s disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC) are chronic inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) of unknown aetiology and characterized by periods of remission and exacerbation. Disabling bowel symptoms, untoward effects of treatments and interventions, the risk of developing colorectal cancer in longstanding UC, ignorance of the disease, disappointment in conventional medicine, all these features may influence the patient s health related quality of life (HRQOL) in various ways. LÄS MER

4. 8. Inflammatory bowel disease : risk factors for adverse outcomes, and preventive measures

   Författare :Dan Kornfeld; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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   Sammanfattning : The purpose of this thesis was to identify risk factors for malignant transformation, survival, pregnancy outcomes and complications Further to assess the impact of surveillance colonoscopy and pharmacotherapy as a preventive measures in patients inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). As sources of information we have utilized following population based cohorts3112 patients with ulcerative colitis diagnosis within the Uppsala Health Care Region from 1965 to 1983, 125 patients with primary sclerosing cholangitis collected from7 different hospitals in central of Sweden from 1964 to 1991, 239773 single births in Sweden from 1991 to 1992 and 4664 patients with ulcerative colitis diagnosis within the Uppsala Health Care Region and Stockholm County between year 1955 to 1984. LÄS MER

5. 9. Endoscopic methods for detecting malignancy in patients with ulcerative colitis and primary sclerosing cholangitis

   Författare :Bo Lindberg; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Nyckelord :Ulcerative colitis; primary sclerosing cholangitis; cholangiocarcinoma; colorectal cancer; dysplasia; brush cytology; Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography ERCP .;

   Sammanfattning : Ulcerative colitis (UC) is a chronic ulcerative inflammatory bowel disease affecting the mucosa of the large intestine. UC patients have an increased risk for the development of colorectal cancer mainly associated with long duration and extensive involvement of the colitis. LÄS MER

7. 10. Someone has to tell them : exploring hereditary cancer risk disclosure in Sweden

   Författare :Carolina Hawranek; Anna Rosén; Senada Hajdarevic; Beatrice S. Melin; Barbro Numan Hellquist; Maria Katapodi; Umeå universitet; []
   Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; cancer; hereditary cancer; prevention; family disclosure; family communication; cancer worry; risk information; at-risk relatives; cascade testing; genetic counselling; public opinion; Oncology; onkologi; Genetics; genetik;

   Sammanfattning : Summary in EnglishBackground: An awareness of hereditary susceptibility for breast, ovarian and colorectal cancer in high-risk families enables targeted cancer prevention. A discovered hereditary risk in one family member (proband) may thus be important for several members of that family. LÄS MER