Search for dissertations about: "endosonography"
Found 4 swedish dissertations containing the word endosonography.
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1. Endosonography and pretreatment tumor profiling - from sampling, staining, to sequencing
Abstract : Background and aims: Endosonography-guided fine needle aspiration (EUS-FNA) is imperfect in diagnosing solid pancreatic lesions (SPL) and subepithelial lesions (SEL) including gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GIST). In GISTs, imatinib therapy is effective only in variants of oncogenes KIT and PDGFRA. READ MORE
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2. To tear and to heal : pelvic floor dysfunction and childbirth
Abstract : Background: Up to 80% of women are affected by a perineal laceration after their first vaginal birth. An estimated 40–50% of lacerations involve the perineal muscles, and up to 7% are obstetric anal sphincter injuries (OASI). READ MORE
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3. Aspects on Minimally Invasive Surgery for Rectal Tumours
Abstract : Background: Transanal endoscopic microsurgery (TEM) and laparoscopic rectal resection are minimally invasive methods of surgery for rectal tumours. One aim of this thesis was to analyse the inflammatory response after minimally invasive surgery compared with open resection. READ MORE
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4. Endosonography of the anal spincter in women with particular reference to obstetric sphincter tears
Abstract : The aim of this thesis was to study the endosonographic morphology of the anal sphincter in women, to establish an endosonographic sphincter defect score and to relate it to anal incontinence and anal sphincter pressure. A further aim was to determine intra-observer and inter-observer agreement in detection of endosonographic anal sphincter defects. READ MORE