Sökning: "colorectal resection"

Visar resultat 11 - 15 av 59 avhandlingar innehållade orden colorectal resection.

  1. 11. Colorectal Cancer Liver Metastases : Effects of Chemotherapy on Liver Parenchyma and Resections

    Författare :Jozef Urdzik; Agneta Norén; Per Hellman; James O Garden; Uppsala universitet; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES;

    Sammanfattning : Current multimodal treatment of colorectal cancer liver metastasis often combines liver resections with preoperative chemotherapy with a 5-year survival of 40-50%. Preoperative chemotherapy includes conversion of initially non-resectable situation and control of micrometastatic disease. LÄS MER

  3. 12. Folates in the treatment of colorectal cancer

    Författare :Helena Taflin; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Folate; Colorectal cancer; leucovorin; modufolin; LC-MS MS; polymorphisms; MTHFR; adjuvant chemotherapy;

    Sammanfattning : ABSTRACT Folates in the Treatment of Colorectal Cancer Department of Surgery Institute of Clinical Sciences at Sahlgrenska Academy University of Gothenburg Helena Taflin Background: Colorectal cancer is one of the most common cancers in the world, and radical surgery with total removal of the tumour (RO-resection) is the single most important treatment. However, chemotherapy is recommended for patients with risk factors and patients with metastatic disease. LÄS MER

  4. 13. The process of recovery after colorectal cancer surgery : patients' experiences and factors of influence

    Författare :Jenny Jakobsson; Malmö högskola; []
    Nyckelord :Colorectal cancer; Postoperative recovery; Patients experiences; Factors of influence; Health; Anxiety; Svensson s method; Phenomenology;

    Sammanfattning : The aim of this thesis was to describe and compare how patients recovering from different forms of colorectal cancer surgery experience their postopera-tive recovery, general health, and anxiety, up to six months after surgery. In addition, the aim was to describe the influence of patient- and surgery-related factors on patient-reported recovery. LÄS MER

  5. 14. Permanent stoma after anterior resection for rectal cancer : prevalence and mechanisms

    Författare :Klas Holmgren; Martin Rutegård; Jörgen Rutegård; Markku M. Haapamäki; Peter Matthiessen; Malin Sund; Per J. Nilsson; Umeå universitet; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; rectal cancer; anterior resection; permanent stoma; defunctioning stoma; mesorectal excision; biomarkers; Surgery; kirurgi;

    Sammanfattning : While sphincter-saving surgery constitutes standard treatment for rectal cancer, anterior resection still harbours a significant risk of a permanent stoma in the long run. Although anastomotic leakage plays a major role in this surgical dilemma, the exact mechanisms are not known, while surveys indicate a stoma-free outcome is essential for a majority of patients. LÄS MER

  7. 15. Immune cell infiltration and prognosis in colorectal cancer

    Författare :Agnes Ling; Richard Palmqvist; Sofia Edin; Xingru Li; Ola Winqvist; Umeå universitet; []
    Nyckelord :LANTBRUKSVETENSKAPER; AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES; Colorectal cancer; molecular subgroups; immune cell infiltration; immune escape; prognosis;

    Sammanfattning : Background: Colorectal cancer (CRC) is globally the second most common form of cancer among women, and third in men. It is also one of the most common causes of cancer-related death in high-income countries. Surgical resection is the basis for curative therapy but still almost half of the patients die from metastatic disease. LÄS MER