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Visar resultat 11 - 15 av 81 avhandlingar innehållade ordet malformation.
11. Women's experiences and reactions when a fetal malformation is detected by ultrasound examination
Sammanfattning : Background: Second trimester ultrasound examination among pregnant women in Sweden is almost universal. The detection of a fetal malformation on ultrasound puts health care providers and pregnant women in a difficult and precarious situation. LÄS MER
12. The role of endoglin in vascular patterning and malformation across diverse vascular beds
Sammanfattning : During development, numerous processes must be finely orchestrated to construct a functional vasculature, essential to sustain life. Hereditary haemorrhagic telangiectasia is a disease characterised by the development of arteriovenous malformations and it is caused in over 80% of the cases by mutations in either endoglin (ENG) or ALK1. LÄS MER
13. Bladder and bowel dysfunction in children with anorectal malformations : Blås och tarmdysfunktion hos barn med anorektala missbildningar
Sammanfattning : Background: Bowel dysfunction is seen in all children with anorectal malformations (ARMs) and is strongly related to associated anomalies commonly found in these patients. The presence of a megarectosigmoid (MRS) further contributes to chronic constipation and overflow incontinence. LÄS MER
14. Children with high and intermediate imperforate anus : aspects of care and psychosocial effects of the malformation
Sammanfattning : The overall aim of this thesis was to investigate the experiences of children with high and intermediate imperforate anus and of their parents; how they have experienced care and treatment and what consequences the malformation involve for them. Materials: For Paper I three patients with high imperforate anus and their families were interviewed. LÄS MER
15. Molecular Characterisation of Structural Chromosomal Abnormalities Associated with Congenital Disorders
Sammanfattning : Chromosomal abnormalities are defined as changes in the chromosome structure and fall in one of two categories. The first category is numerical alterations while the second category consists of structural abnormalities. Structural chromosomal abnormalities do not always interrupt genes in order to cause disease. LÄS MER