Sökning: "sigmoidoscopy"

Hittade 3 avhandlingar innehållade ordet sigmoidoscopy.

  1. 1. Aspects of participation in sigmoidoscopy screening for colorectal cancer

    Författare :Johannes Blom; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Nyckelord :Population-based; colorectal; neoplasms; polyps; mass screening; sigmoidoscopy; patient participation; patient experience; follow-up studies; mortality; registers;

    Sammanfattning : Colorectal cancer is an important health problem due to a high morbidity and mortality but it is curable at an early stage and is therefore ideal for screening. Population-based screening of the average risk population using fecal occult blood testing has been demonstrated to decrease mortality. LÄS MER

  2. 2. On intestinal ischaemia after aortoiliac surgery : Epidemiological, clinical and experimental studies

    Författare :Martin Björck; Uppsala universitet; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Surgery; Ischaemia; intestines; colon; ischaemic colitis; aorta-abdominal; aortic aneurysm-abdominal; aortic rupture; atherosclerosis; postoperative complications; cohort studies; case-control studies; clinical protocols; experimental design; incidence; risk factors; diagnosis; treatment outcome; intra-mucosal pH; pHi; swine; splanchnic circulation; haemodynamics; dobutamine; Kirurgi; Surgery; Kirurgi; Surgery; kirurgi;

    Sammanfattning : An important cause of death among patients undergoing surgery of the abdominal aorta is intestinal ischaemia. In the Swedish Vascular Registry 2930 aortoiliac operations were identified. The complication was studied in a combined cohort and case-control study, and multivariate analysis performed. The incidence of intestinal ischaemia was 2. LÄS MER

  3. 3. Acute gastrointestinal graft-versus-host disease in allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplanted children and adolescents : clinical aspects of histopathological evaluation and risk factors

    Författare :Thomas Mårtensson; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Sammanfattning : Background: Acute graft-versus-host disease (aGVHD), following allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT), is a potentially life-threating condition. Gastrointestinal involvement of aGVHD (GI-aGVHD) affects approximately every fourth transplanted child. The diagnosis of GI-aGVHD is primarily symptom-based. LÄS MER