Search for dissertations about: "Crohn s disease"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 21 swedish dissertations containing the words Crohn s disease.

2. 11. Capsule endoscopy in the diagnosis of small bowel disease

   Author : Charlotte Höög; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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   Abstract : Capsule endoscopy (CE) is a method for examining the small bowel by means of an ingested encapsulated video camera, propelled by peristalsis, to continuously take images during its passage through the gastrointestinal tract. The method has been in clinical use in Sweden since 2002 and is considered user-friendly and well tolerable by patients. READ MORE

4. 12. Characteristics and Consequences of Thymic Involution in Inflammatory Bowel Disease. Experimental studies in G?i2-deficient and DSS-induced Colitis as well as in IBD patients

   Author : Kristina Elgbratt; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Keywords : Inflammatory bowel diseaseInflammatory bowel disease; G?i2- - mice; dextran sodium sulfate; thymocytes; T cell receptor excision circles TRECs ; resent thymic emigrants;

   Abstract : Characteristics and Consequences of Thymic Involution in Inflammatory Bowel Disease. Experimental studies in G?i2-deficient and DSS-induced Colitis as well as in IBD patients Kristina Elgbratt Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Institute of Biomedicine, The Sahlgrenska Academy, G?teborg University, G?teborg Sweden Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) is a chronic relapsing inflammatory disorder of the gastrointestinal tract, comprising ulcerative colitis and Crohn?s disease. READ MORE

5. 13. Collagenous colitis. Epidemiology, risk factors, clinical presentation and associated autoimmune disorders

   Author : Lina Vigren; Gastroenterologi; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Autoimmunity; collagenous colitis; epidemiology; inflammatory bowel disease; lymphocytic colitis; microscopic colitis; smoking;

   Abstract : Collagenous colitis (CC) affects middle-aged women and results in chronic watery non-bloody diarrhoea. The incidence of CC has increased but has never been determined in southern Sweden. During the period 2001-2010 the mean annual incidence was stable; 5.4/105 (median age 71 years). READ MORE

6. 14. Quality of life in inflammatory bowel diseases : aspects on interventions and unconventional treatments

   Author : Lena Oxelmark; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Keywords : Complementary and alternative medicine; coping; Crohn s disease; Health Index; health related quality of life; inflammatory bowel disease; Inflammatory Bowel Disease Questionnaire; quality of life; Sense of Coherence; Sickness Impact Profile; State Trait Anxiety Inventory; surveillance; Ulcerative colitis;

   Abstract : Crohn’s disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC) are chronic inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) of unknown aetiology and characterized by periods of remission and exacerbation. Disabling bowel symptoms, untoward effects of treatments and interventions, the risk of developing colorectal cancer in longstanding UC, ignorance of the disease, disappointment in conventional medicine, all these features may influence the patient s health related quality of life (HRQOL) in various ways. READ MORE

7. 15. T Cell Ontogeny and Effector Functions in Galphai2-deficient Colitis

   Author : Malin Bjursten; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Keywords : colitis; T cells; Galphai2- - mice; thymus; pro-inflammatory cytokines; alpha4 integrin;

   Abstract : Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) comprising Crohn s disease and ulcerative colitis is a disease that affects millions of people worldwide, especially in northern countries such as Sweden, and is characterised by chronic uncontrolled inflammation of the intestinal mucosa. It is the general belief that multiple factors such as genetic and environmental aspects are involved in disease pathogenesis. READ MORE