Search for dissertations about: "cholelithiasis"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 6 swedish dissertations containing the word cholelithiasis.

  2. 1. Gallstone-related symptoms and quality-of-life in patients undergoing gallstone surgery - The Gothenburg Gallstone Questionnaire (GGQ24)

    Author : Simon Pålsson; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Cholecystectomy; Gallstone disease; Laparoscopic surgery; Quality-of-Life; PROM; Cholelithiasis; Vesica Fellea; Bile Stones; Biliary disease; Cholecystolithiasis; Myocardial Infarction;

    Abstract : Background: Patients with symptomatic gallstone disease can present with years of intermittent suffering or acute complicated disease. The only definitive cure is surgery. Registering both surgical and patient reported outcome measures may provide a more reliable platform to assess the impact of gallstone surgery and improved decision-making. READ MORE

  4. 2. Treatment of cholelithiasis and acute cholecystitis : surgical safety in gallstone surgery

    Author : My Blohm; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : INTRODUCTION: Laparoscopic cholecystectomy is one of the most frequently performed surgical procedures worldwide, with nearly 14,000 operations per year in Sweden alone. Recurrent biliary colic or acute cholecystitis are indications for surgery. Despite being a standardized procedure, complications occur in more than 10% of all operations. READ MORE

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

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

    Abstract : 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. READ MORE

  6. 4. New technologies for the further advancement of ERCP

    Author : Marcus Reuterwall Hansson; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : Background: The capabilities of conventional endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) are hampered by several limitations. Newly developed adjunct technologies such as single operator peroral cholangiopancreatoscopy (SOPCP) and new imaging techniques could overcome some of these limitations, but their role in common clinical practice have not yet been established. READ MORE

  7. 5. Understanding the molecular mechanisms of bile acid receptor activation for the treatment of human liver disease

    Author : Samer Al-Dury; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Medicinska sjukdomar; Gastroenterologi och hepatologi; FXR; IBAT; Gallsyror; Obesitas; Gallstenar;

    Abstract : Farnesoid X receptor (FXR) is a nuclear transcription factor that is activated by bile acids and regulates bile acid homeostasis, glucose and lipid metabolism. FXR activation by a ligand has been identified as a therapeutic modality for a range of liver and metabolic diseases. READ MORE