Search for dissertations about: "Gastroenterologi"
Showing result 21 - 25 of 126 swedish dissertations containing the word Gastroenterologi.
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21. Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease : Insights into Alcohol Consumption, Genetics, and Proteomics
Abstract : NAFLD (Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease) affects approximately a quarter of the global population and is closely linked to type 2 diabetes mellitus and obesity. The disease spectrum ranges from steatosis and steatohepatitis to fibrosis, cirrhosis, and hepatocellular cancer. READ MORE
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22. Ultrasound based shear wave elastography of the liver : a non-invasive method for evaluation of liver disease
Abstract : Background: Detecting liver disease at an early stage is important, given that early intervention decreases the risk of developing cirrhosis and subsequently hepatocellular cancer (HCC). The non-invasive ultrasound-based shear wave elastography (SWE) has been used clinically for a decade to assess liver stiffness. READ MORE
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23. Neuromuscular function in the normal and inflamed colon. An experimental study in rat
Abstract : Neuromuscular function of the longitudinal muscle layer of distal colon was investigated in segments from normal rats and from rats with colitis induced by dextran sulphate sodium (DSS) at 3% for 3 or 7 days or 5% for 7 days. The study was performed in vitro, on spontaneous tone, or after precontraction. READ MORE
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24. MST3 and MST4: Critical Regulators of Liver Lipid Partitioning and Hepatocarcinogenesis
Abstract : Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) encompasses a disease spectrum ranging from hepatic steatosis to non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), fibrosis, and finally cirrhosis. With no approved pharmacological treatment, NAFLD is currently the most common etiology of chronic liver disease in Western countries and its prevalence continues to grow. READ MORE
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25. Body composition and quality of life in patients with IBD, ileostomy and short bowel syndrome
Abstract : Patients with IBD are at risk for intestinal disability (e.g. having a stoma, malnutrition). The general aim of the thesis was to investigate physiological, psychological and social consequences of having IBD and an ileostomy or short bowel syndrome (SBS). READ MORE