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Visar resultat 6 - 10 av 19 avhandlingar innehållade ordet gallstones.

  1. 6. 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

  3. 7. Very low energy diets in the treatment of obesity : studies of obstructive sleep apnoea, side-effects, and treatment discontinuation

    Författare :Kari Johansson; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Sammanfattning : Background: The prevalence of obesity has increased dramatically during the last decades worldwide. Obesity is associated with increased risk of morbidity and mortality, leading to an increased suffering for the individual patient and an increased burden on the health care system. Currently, the most effective treatment is bariatric surgery. LÄS MER

  4. 8. Complicated gallstone disease in Sweden 1988-2006 : a register study

    Författare :Birger Sandzén; Mikael Öman; Erik Nilsson; Roland Andersson; Umeå universitet; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Gallstone disease; acute pancreatitis; acute biliary pancreatitis; common bile duct stones; acute cholecystitits; acute gallbladder disease; cholecystectomy; ERCP; endoscopic papillotomy; choledochotomy; Surgery; Kirurgi; kirurgi; Surgery;

    Sammanfattning : Background The gallstone prevalence in the western world is 10-20%. Most gallstones are silent, but symptoms and complications appear in 20-40%. The incidence of symptom development in patients with silent gallstones is 2-4% per year. LÄS MER

  5. 9. Modulation of bile acid and cholesterol metabolism in health and disease

    Författare :Cecilia Gälman; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Nyckelord :Bile acids - cholesterol - gallstone - cholic acid - cholestyramine - high performance liquid chromatography - species - C4 - 7alpha-hydroxy-4-cholesten-3 -one cholesterol 7alpha-hydroxylase - lipoproteins - hyperlipidemia - statins - resins - diurnal variation - ASBT - 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl coenzyme A;

    Sammanfattning : An increased level of plasma cholesterol is associated with premature development of atherosclerosis. It is therefore important to understand the regulation of plasma cholesterol. Stimulation of hepatic bile acid synthesis is a strategy to reduce plasma cholesterol. This partly occurs due to an induction of hepatic LDL receptors. LÄS MER

  7. 10. Crohn's disease in Stockholm County : epidemiological panorama and associated gallstone disease

    Författare :Annika Lapidus; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Nyckelord :Bile acid; biliary lipids; bilirubin; cholesterol; colon; Crohn s disease; epidemiology; gallstone; ileal resection; incidence; prevalence; prognosis.;

    Sammanfattning : Crohn's disease is a chronic inflammatory bowel disease of obscure etiology, affecting any part of the gastrointestinal tract but the ileocaecal region in particular. The annual incidence has gradually been increasing, and the clinical pattern has changed; a shift towards colorectal involvement as well as an increasing number of elderly patients has been observed. LÄS MER