Search for dissertations about: "gynaecologic surgery"

Found 4 swedish dissertations containing the words gynaecologic surgery.

2. 1. Caesarean Section : Short- and long-term maternal complications

   Author : Susanne Hesselman; Maria Jonsson; Ulf Högberg; Eva-Britta Råssjö; Jens Langhoff-Roos; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; adhesion; caesarean section; extremely preterm birth; gynaecologic surgery; organ injury; uterine rupture; trial of labour; Obstetrik och gynekologi; Obstetrics and Gynaecology;

   Abstract : Caesarean section is a common major surgical procedure and long-term complications have not been fully investigated. By longitudinal population based register studies, based on National health registers and medical data records, maternal complications after caesarean delivery at subsequent labour (N=7 683), among extremely preterm births (N=406), and at remote gynaecologic surgery (N=25 354) were explored. READ MORE

4. 2. Ovarian cancer. Biomarkers, surgical outcome and survival

   Author : Pia Leandersson; Lund Obstetrik och gynekologi; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; epitelial äggstokscancer; biomarkörer; kirurgi; incidens; överlevnad; epithelial ovarian cancer; biomarkers; ovarian cancer surgery; incidence; survival;

   Abstract : Ovarian cancer is the eighth most common female cancer worldwide and the most lethal of the gynaecologic malignancies. Around 700 women are diagnosed in Sweden per year. Due to vague symptoms most of the patients are diagnosed with late-stage epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC) and prognosis is poor, with a five-year survival of 49%. READ MORE

5. 3. The extent of gynaecological cancer : Evaluation, outcome and quality of life

   Author : Björg Jónsdottir; Karin Stålberg; Inger Sundström Poromaa; Håkan Ahlström; Päivi Kannisto; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Ovarian cancer; endometrial cancer; cytoreductive surgery CRS ; PET MRI; MRI; Peritoneal cancer index PCI ; myometrial invasion MI ; quality of life.; Medicinsk vetenskap; Medical Science;

   Abstract : The overall aim of this thesis was to enhance treatment planning for gynaecological cancer patients and identify women that are more likely to have impaired quality of life (QoL) after treatment. In a retrospective cohort study on ovarian cancer, the peritoneal cancer index (PCI) was examined in relation to incomplete cytoreductive surgeries (CRS) and surgical complications (n=167). READ MORE

6. 4. Hormonal regulation of sex steroid receptors and growth related genes in human myometrium and leiomyomas

   Author : Katarina Englund; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Keywords : Uterus; leiomyoma; steroid receptor; protooncogenes; IGF-I; EGF.;

   Abstract : Uterine fibroids, or leiomyomas, are the most common benign tumors in the female genital tract.They represent a major cause of gynaecologic morbidity. The etiology of these tumors is largely unknown but the levels of estrogen (E) and progesterone (P) are considered to be the major determinants for fibroid growth. READ MORE