Search for dissertations about: "convalescence"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 13 swedish dissertations containing the word convalescence.

  2. 1. Laparoscopic or Open Inguinal Hernia Repair - Which is Best for the Patient?

    Author : Arne Eklund; Claes Rudberg; Agneta Montgomery; Leif Bergkvist; Jacob Rosenberg; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Inguinal hernia; TEP; Lichtenstein; convalescence; recurrence; chronic pain; cost-minimisation; Surgery; Kirurgi; Kirurgi; Surgery;

    Abstract : Inguinal hernia repair is the most common operation in general surgery. Its main challenge is to achieve low recurrence rates. With the introduction of mesh implants, first in open and later in laparoscopic repair, recurrence rates have decreased substantially. READ MORE

  4. 2. Matrix-degrading metalloproteinases and cytokines in multiple sclerosis and ischemic stroke

    Author : Mathilde Cornelia Maria Kouwenhoven; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic inflammatory disease of the central nervous system characterized by blood-brain barrier breakdown, perivascular inflammation and demyelination. In ischemic stroke, an inflammatory reaction develops shortly after arterial occlusion. READ MORE

  5. 3. Superantigens in group A streptococcus : gene diversity and humoral immune response

    Author : Linda Maripuu; Mari Norgren; Susan Hollingshead; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Group A streptococcus; Streptococcus pyogenes; superantigen SAg ; SAg-gene profile; M-protein; emm-genotype; biomedicinsk laboratorievetenskap; biomedical laboratory science;

    Abstract : Group A streptococcus (GAS) is a strictly human pathogen that causes infections ranging from asymptomatic carriage to the highly lethal streptococcal toxic shock syndrome (STSS). GAS are classified according to the sequence of the variable 5’ end of the emm-gene that encodes the surface associated M-protein. READ MORE

  6. 4. Audit of Groin Hernia Repair II

    Author : Angelica Koch Frisén; Anders Kald; Eva Haglind; Linköpings universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICINE; MEDICIN;

    Abstract : Groin hernia repair is one of the most common operations performed in general  surgery, and every fourth man is expected to have a hernia operation during his lifetime. Although 8% of all repairs are performed in women, there is little published literature relating specifically to female anatomy, risk factors and techniques. READ MORE

  7. 5. Clinical and Immunological Aspects of Lyme borreliosis

    Author : Johanna Sjöwall; Pia Forsberg; Ekerfelt Ekerfelt; Jan Ernerudh; Jarmo Oksi; Linköpings universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICINE; MEDICIN;

    Abstract : Lyme borreliosis (LB) is a tick-borne infection caused by spirochetes of the Borrelia (B.) burgdorferi sensu lato complex. The infection is associated with several clinical features, of which erythema migrans (EM) and neuroborreliosis (NB) are the most common in Europe. The prognosis after antibiotic therapy is generally good. READ MORE