Search for dissertations about: "gastro-intestinal"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 42 swedish dissertations containing the word gastro-intestinal.

  2. 1. Perforations of the Upper Gastro-Intestinal Tract

    Author : Michael Hermansson; Lund Kirurgi; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; orthopaedics; Prognostic factors; Incidence; Surgery; Diagnostic methods; Proton pump inhibitors; NSAID; Peptic ulcer perforation; Esophageal perforation; traumatology; Kirurgi; ortopedi; traumatologi;

    Abstract : Material and methods: In all, 237 consecutive patients with a perforated peptic ulcer admitted from 1974-1992 and 125 consecutive patients with an oesophageal perforation admitted from 1970-2006 to Lund University hospital were studied retrospectively. Prognostic factors were evaluated using the Cox proportional hazards model. READ MORE

  4. 2. The sense of well-being in a group of patients with gastro-intestinal cancer

    Author : Christina Forsberg; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Keywords : Gastro-intestinal cancer; health-related quality of life; well-being; coping; Sense of Coherence; Health Index; nursing; rehabilitation.;

    Abstract : The main purpose of this study was to describe patients with gastrointestinal cancer and their general health and well-being during different stages of the disease. Questionnaires concerning coping ability, general health, well-being and the frequencies and occurrences of symptoms were used to collect data about the patient's pre- and post-surgical situation. READ MORE

  5. 3. Secretory and anti-inflammatory actions of some gastro-intestinal hormones in salivary glands

    Author : Hülya Çevik Aras; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : salivary glands; protein secretion; synthesis; inflammation; β-defensins; myeloperoxidase; cholecystokinin; gastrin; melatonin; nitric oxide; nerve stimulation;

    Abstract : Textbooks generally state that the secretory activity of salivary glands is solely regulated by nerves. This view is challenged in the present Thesis, using the parotid gland of the anaesthetized rat as experimental in vivo model. READ MORE

  6. 4. Beyond the basal ganglia

    Author : Jorien m van der Burg; Institutionen för experimentell medicinsk vetenskap; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; hypothalamus; gastro-intestinal tract; Huntington s disease; metabolism; weight loss;

    Abstract : Huntington’s disease (HD) is a fatal, hereditary disorder caused by a mutation in the gene encoding the protein huntingtin. Although mutant huntingtin is ubiquitously expressed throughout the body, HD research has mainly focused on the role of the basal ganglia. READ MORE

  7. 5. Gastro-intestinal toxicity related to haemopoietic stem cell transplantation with a special focus on the intestinal barrier function

    Author : Jan-Erik Johansson; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES;

    Abstract : The myeloablative, cytotoxic therapy (conditioning treatment) prior to haemopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) has the combined purpose of eliminating leukaemic or cancer cells located in the bone marrow or elsewhere in the body and, in the allogeneic setting, of suppressing the immune response of the recipient to prevent marrow rejection. The unwanted effect is the inevitable elimination of normal, haemopoietic stem cells, a lethal effect which is circumvented by the following administration of haemopoietic stem cells from the patient (autologous HSCT) or from a related or an unrelated donor (allogeneic HSCT). READ MORE