Search for dissertations about: "Appendicitis"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 35 swedish dissertations containing the word Appendicitis.

2. 21. Inflammatory bowel disease : determinants related to gut microbiota

   Author : Ali Kiasat; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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   Abstract : Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a chronic and idiopathic disorder that causes inflammation in the gastrointestinal tract. Overall, it can be classified into two types: ulcerative colitis (UC) and Crohn's disease (CD). READ MORE

4. 22. Small bowel obstruction and toxicity of a new model of adhesion prevention

   Author : Karolin Isaksson; Lund Kirurgi; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; small bowel obstruction; predictive parameters; appendectomy; open versus laparoscopic; abdominal adhesions; prevention; polypeptides; toxicity; biodistribution;

   Abstract : Abstract Background: Small bowel obstruction (SBO) is a common surgical diagnosis. If no signs of strangulation are evident, the majority of the patients can be conservatively managed. Approximately one third of the patients need surgical treatment and there is a need for early parameters that can predict operative intervention. READ MORE

5. 23. Axial spondyloarthritis - with special emphasis on prevalence, perceived health and predictors

   Author : Ulf Lindström; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; axial spondyloarthritis; ankylosing spondylitis; epidemiology;

   Abstract : The objectives of this thesis were to assess the validity of the diagnostic codes for ankylosing spondylitis and undifferentiated spondyloarthritis in the national patient register (study I), and to estimate the prevalence of ankylosing spondylitis in Sweden, as well as to compare the prevalence according to geographic and demographic factors (study II). Further, to compare inflammatory back pain, and perceived health, in different subtypes of spondyloarthritis (study III), and to investigate predictive associations between perinatal characteristics, and childhood infections, with later development of ankylosing spondylitis (study IV and V). READ MORE

6. 24. Insights from comorbidity into multiple sclerosis aetiology and outcomes

   Author : Homayoun Roshanisefat; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Keywords : Multiple Sclerosis;

   Abstract : Aim: The overall aim of this research was to investigate the nature of the comorbidities in multiple sclerosis (MS) in four large population-based studies. The first study assessed whether the diagnosis underlying appendicectomy is a useful marker of MS risk. READ MORE

7. 25. Tobacco smoking, high body mass index and the outcome after surgery : the role of intervention

   Author : Omid Sadr Azodi; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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   Abstract : The negative effects of smoking and obesity on public health are well-known. Despite this knowledge, the smoking-attributable morbidity and mortality is estimated to rise rapidly in the forthcoming years, and obesity has become an emerging worldwide epidemic. READ MORE