Search for dissertations about: "IPAA"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 8 swedish dissertations containing the word IPAA.
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1. Ulcerative Colitis - Surgery Outcome and Pathophysiological Aspects
Abstract : Background: Ulcerative Colitis (UC) is a chronic inflammatory bowel disease; the etiology is mainly unknown. Around 30% of the patients are treated by surgery. The aims of this thesis were to evaluate outcome after specific surgical procedures and to investigate possible pathophysiological aspects. READ MORE
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2. Cancer and reconstructive surgery in Inflammatory bowel disease
Abstract : Ulcerative colitis (UC) is a chronic inflammatory disease that affects the colon. According to the literature, some thirty percent of UC patients may require a subtotal colectomy and ileostomy due to failure of medical treatment, acute toxic colitis or dysplasia/cancer diagnosis. READ MORE
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3. Reconstruction after Colectomy for Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Abstract : After colectomy there are four options available. The least complicated and most common is to leave the end ileostomy and not go for any reconstructive surgery. Then there is the ileal pouch anal anastomosis (IPAA) in which the rectum is removed, but the anal canal and a small rectal “cuff” is preserved. READ MORE
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4. Studies of barrier function in patients with ulcerative colitis and pouchitis
Abstract : Background and aim: The cause of ulcerative colitis (UC) is largely unknown. However, there is a presumed genetic component to susceptibility and altered intestinal barrier function has been implicated in the pathophysiology of ulcerative colitis. READ MORE
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5. Studies on familial adenomatous polyposis
Abstract : Familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP) is a hereditary disorder caused by mutations in the adenomatous polyposis coli (APC) gene, which leads to adenoma formation and subsequently to cancer, predominantly in the colon and the rectum but also in the duodenum. The cancer morbidity and mortality can be decreased by presymtomatic screening and surgical treatment. READ MORE