Search for dissertations about: "ERCP"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 27 swedish dissertations containing the word ERCP.

  2. 16. Angiotensin II receptor blockers and acute pancreatitis

    Author : Tomas Sjöberg Bexelius; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : BACKGROUND: Acute pancreatitis is a disease with potentially lethal consequences. The hormone angiotensin II inhibits the protective mucosa alkaline secretion in the duodenum via the angiotensin II type 1 receptor. A local pancreatic renin-angiotensin system affects enzyme secretion and inflammatory response in the pancreas. READ MORE

  4. 17. Biliary strictures in primary sclerosing cholangitis : aspects on inflammation and malignancy

    Author : Erik von Seth; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : Primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) is a rare liver disease that is characterized by chronic inflammation of bile ducts with development of fibrosis and strictures. The pathogenic mechanisms involved in this disease are insufficiently understood. READ MORE

  5. 18. The papilla of Vater : issues relevant to transpapillary cannulation and clinical management

    Author : Erik Haraldsson; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : Background: Many endoscopists have since the beginning of endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) commented on the variation in the macroscopic appearance of the papilla of Vater. How the macroscopic appearance of the papilla influences the cannulation efforts during ERCP has been discussed but not previously investigated in-depth. READ MORE

  6. 19. Patient-controlled sedation in procedural care

    Author : Andreas Nilsson; Lena Nilsson; Folke Sjöberg; Eva Uustal; Lars I. Eriksson; Linköpings universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES;

    Abstract : The need for procedural sedation is extensive and on the increase in numbers of patients. Minor treatments or diagnostic procedures are being performed with inadequate sedation or even without any sedatives or analgesics. READ MORE

  7. 20. Aspects of endoscopic interventions of the upper gastrointestinal tract

    Author : John Blomberg; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Keywords : Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography;

    Abstract : Interventional endoscopy of the upper gastrointestinal tract is a rapidly evolving surgical discipline that minimizes the surgical trauma. Yet, complications occur that sometimes are severe. READ MORE