Search for dissertations about: "Karin Forsgren"

Found 1 swedish dissertation containing the words Karin Forsgren.

2. 1. Mucosal regeneration following sinus surgery : an experimental study and clinical study

   Author : Karin Forsgren; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Keywords : chronic sinusitis; histopathology; Caldwell-Luc operation; sinus surgery; rabbit; regeneration; sinus mucosa; experimental sinusitis; microcirculation; blood flow; vasoreactivity; nerve regeneration; sympathetic; neuropeptide Y; tyrosine hydroxylase; immunocytochemistry;

   Abstract : The investigations described in this thesis concerned functional and structural aspects of the regenerated sinus mucosa following sinus surgery. In a biopsy material collected pre- and postoperatively from patients with chronic maxillary sinusitis, randomized for treatment with either Functional Endoscopic Sinus Surgery (FESS) or the Caldwell-Luc procedure (CL), histological parameters were evaluated semi-quantitatively and correlated to endoscopic findings and patients' symptoms. READ MORE