Search for dissertations about: "Gastroenterology"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 96 swedish dissertations containing the word Gastroenterology.

  2. 16. Ultrasound based shear wave elastography of the liver : a non-invasive method for evaluation of liver disease

    Author : Marie Byenfeldt; Anders Elvin; Per Fransson; Odd Helge Gilja; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Anthropometric measurement; diagnostic imaging; elasticity imaging technique; blood supply; BMI; body position; fatty liver; liver disease; hepatic steatosis; liver fibrosis; liver stiffness; obesity; postural change; pressure; probe; sex characteristic; shear wave elastography; skin-to-liver capsule distance; transducer and ultrasonography; Radiography; radiografi;

    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

  4. 17. Neuromuscular function in the normal and inflamed colon. An experimental study in rat

    Author : Lars Börjesson; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; ATP; dextran sulphate sodium; DMPP; enteric nervous system; McN-A-343; nitric oxide; non-adrenergic; rat; second messenger; smooth muscle; VIP;

    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

  5. 18. MST3 and MST4: Critical Regulators of Liver Lipid Partitioning and Hepatocarcinogenesis

    Author : Mara Caputo; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease; non-alcoholic steatohepatitis; hepatocellular carcinoma; STE20-type kinases; MST3; MST4; lipid droplets; antisense oligonucleotide treatment; fibrosis;

    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

  6. 19. Body composition and quality of life in patients with IBD, ileostomy and short bowel syndrome

    Author : Eva Carlsson; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; inflammatory bowel disease; Crohn´s disease; ulcerative colitis; short bowel syndrome; quality of life; health related quality of life; coping; concern; body composition; bioelectric impedance spectroscopy; Dual-energy absorptiometry; total body water;

    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

  7. 20. Symptom patterns in irritable bowel syndrome

    Author : Egbert Clevers; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Irritabel tarm; Gastroenterologi;

    Abstract : Who has never had them: symptoms in the abdominal region, such as pain, bloating, constipation, and diarrhoea? These are common symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). IBS affects 5-10% of the population, especially females between the age of 16 and 40. READ MORE