Search for dissertations about: "TRUS"

Found 5 swedish dissertations containing the word TRUS.

  2. 1. Host-parasite interaction in men with febrile urinary tract infection

    Author : Peter Ulleryd; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; urinary tract infection; fever; male; Escherichia coli; serotype; virulence; PSA; prostate; prostatitis; TRUS; urography; cystoscopy; treatment; ciprofloxacin;

    Abstract : In a retrospective study, Escherichia coli isolates from 88 men with symptomatic urinary tract infection (UTI) were analysed. A wide array of O:K:H serotypes commonly associated with acute pyelonephritis in women were identified. READ MORE

  4. 2. PET and MRI of Prostate Cancer

    Author : Catrin von Below; Håkan Ahlström; Cecilia Wassberg; Mauritz Waldén; Jens Sörensen; Michael Häggman; Joel Kullberg; Katrine Åhlström Riklund; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Prostate cancer; lymph nodes; lymph node staging; PET CT; MRI DWI; extended pelvic lymph node dissection; targeted biopsies; multi-parametric MRI; TRUS guided biopsy; multiple regression analysis;

    Abstract : Prostate cancer (PCa) is the most common non-skin malignancy of men in developed countries. In spite of treatment with curative intent up to 30-40% of patients have disease recurrence after treatment, resulting from any combination of lymphatic, hematogenous, or contiguous local spread. READ MORE

  5. 3. Prostate cancer : population-based screening and markers for long-term clinical outcome

    Author : Per-Olof Lundgren; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : In 1988 and 1989 a large screening study for prostate cancer was launched in Stockholm, Sweden. At the time approximately 27 000 men between 55 and 70 years of age resided within a defined area of southern Stockholm. READ MORE

  6. 4. Transurethral microwave thermotherapy and transurethral resection of the prostate. Evaluation and development

    Author : Fredrik Stenmark; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; TUMT; CoreTherm; The CoreTherm Concept; TURP; Adrenaline;

    Abstract : ABSTRACT Lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) are common among men and become more prevalent with increasing age. One frequent cause is benign prostatic obstruction (BPO). Patients with LUTS/BPO can be ameliorated if the obstructive tissue is removed. READ MORE

  7. 5. Prostate cancer : aspects of screening and prognostic factors

    Author : Anders Kjellman; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : Prostate cancer is the most common malignancy among Swedish men. Each year approx. 2 500 men die from the disease constituting almost 1/5 of all cancer death among men. Screening for prostate cancer has not been recommended in Sweden but PSA-testing is despite that commonly used. READ MORE