Search for dissertations about: "chronic liver disease"
Showing result 26 - 30 of 137 swedish dissertations containing the words chronic liver disease.
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26. The role of liver myeloid cells in obesity and metabolic disease
Abstract : Macrophages are tissue resident cells with diverse phenotypes and functions depending on their origin, localization and physiological context. In the liver, their main functions are to detoxify the blood from pathogens, debris and metabolic waste arriving to the liver through the systemic and portal circulation. READ MORE
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27. A clinical epidemiological study on end-stage liver disease in Ghana
Abstract : End-stage liver disease (ESLD), including advanced liver cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), is the final stage of long-standing injury to the liver due to risk factors such as chronic viral hepatitis and alcoholic liver disease. There is a high disease burden and mortality globally, especially in sub-Saharan African (SSA) countries such as Ghana, where the primary cause of HCC and cirrhosis is infection with hepatitis B virus (HBV). READ MORE
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28. Aspects of diagnosis, prognosis and treatment of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease
Abstract : Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is the most common chronic liver disease globally. NAFLD is caused by obesity, often in combination with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2D). Lifestyle modifications that lead to weight loss, primarily diet change, is the only treatment proven to reverse steatosis and nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH). READ MORE
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29. Ultrasound examination of lymph nodes in the hepato-duodenal ligament with special emphasis on patients with chronic liver diseases
Abstract : The significance of finding lymph nodes in the hepato-duodenal ligament on ultrasound, with special emphasis on patients with inflammatory liver disease, has been evaluated. In one study a comparison was made with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), which is another non-invasive imaging modality without the hazards of ionizing radiation. READ MORE
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30. Acute intermittent porphyria : studies of chronic disease, recombinant enzyme therapy and late complications
Abstract : This thesis comprise five studies on patients with acute intermittent porphyria (AIP) observed under different clinical conditions associated with the disorder. They have generally been monitored at the porphyria out-patient clinic in Stockholm South Hospital, and were biochemically monitored at Porphyria Centre Sweden. READ MORE