Sökning: "gallstones"

Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 18 avhandlingar innehållade ordet gallstones.

  1. 1. The Dark side of Obesity: Multi-omics analysis of the dysmetabolic morbidities spectrum

    Författare :Dimitra Lappa; Chalmers University of Technology; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; gallstones; biomarkers; systems biology; multi-omics integration; GPCR receptors; Obesity; metabotyping; non-alcoholic fatty liver disease; self-organizing maps; bariatric surgery;

    Sammanfattning : Obesity is one of the most prevalent clinical conditions worldwide and is associated with a wide spectrum of dysmetabolic comorbidities. Complex cardio-metabolic disease cohorts, such as obesity cohorts are characterised by population heterogeneity, multiple underlying diseases status and different comorbidities’ treatment regiments. LÄS MER

  3. 2. Epidemiological and clinical aspects of non-acute gallstone disease

    Författare :Gunnar E. Persson; Linköpings universitet; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICINE; MEDICIN;

    Sammanfattning : BACKGROUND Gallstones are common in many countries, but few patients develop severe complications. Fatal complications are rare and affect chiefly the very old. Gallstones may be an aetiological factor for gallbladder cancer, which has a poor prognosis but seldom occurs in young people. The risk of developing gallbladder cancer is small. LÄS MER

  4. 3. Gallstone disease : Population based studies on risk factors, symptomatology and complications

    Författare :Ingvar Halldestam; Kurt Borch; Lars Granström; Linköpings universitet; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Epidemiology; gallstone disease; symptomatology; complications; risk factors; Surgical research; Kirurgisk forskning;

    Sammanfattning : Background & aims: Gallstone disease is common, costly and its complications are sometimes life threatening. The aim of this thesis is to determine the prevalence and incidence in relation to putative risk factors in the general population. LÄS MER

  5. 4. Gallstone disease in a Swedish population : an epidemiological investigation

    Författare :Olle Muhrbeck; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Nyckelord :Cholelithiasis; cholecystectomy; cholesterol; epidemiologySweden; incidence; lathosterol; mass screening; prevalence; risk factors; symptoms; ultrasonography; 7-a-hydroxy-4-cholesten-3-one;

    Sammanfattning : The main objective of the present thesis was to study the prevalence of gallstone disease in a community survey in Danderyd. Symptoms and risk factors for gallstone disease and the changing incidence of cholecystectomy in Stockholm County was also studied. LÄS MER

  7. 5. Surgeon-performed ultrasound and timing of surgery in acute cholecystitis

    Författare :Camilla Gustafsson; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Sammanfattning : Introduction: The use of bedside ultrasound has increased, as equipment has become accessible, user friendly, and ultrasound education is expanding in many specialties. The aim of this project was to validate surgeon-performed ultrasound and to optimise the surgical treatment for patients with acute cholecystitis, in particular in planning timing of surgery. LÄS MER