Search for dissertations about: "h pylori endoscopy"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 12 swedish dissertations containing the words h pylori endoscopy.

2. 1. The upper gastrointestinal tract in chronic alcoholics

   Author : Truls Hauge; Lund Medicin; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; alkaline phosphatase; mucosal bacterial growth; Helicobacter pylori; morphology; upper gastrointestinal endoscopy; chronic alcoholics; upper gastrointestinal tract; gamma-glutamyl transferase; neuropeptides.; Gastro-enterology; Gastroenterologi;

   Abstract : Background: Gastrointestinal symptoms such as dyspepsia, diarrhoea, and nausea are often seen in alcoholics. The causes are not clear. The stomach and upper small intestine are exposed to high alcohol concentrations. READ MORE

4. 2. Helicobacter pylori infection among children in Riga, Latvia

   Author : Ilva Daugule; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Keywords : Helicobacter pylori children - risk factors - epidemiology - virulence factors - mixed infection - reflux oesophagitis;

   Abstract : Aims: To identify the prevalence of H.pylori among asymptomatic children and their parents in Riga, Latvia. To study the age of acquisition for H.pylori and the risk factors and symptoms associated with H. READ MORE

5. 3. Diagnostic methods in helicobacter pylori infection : development, evaluation and application

   Author : Ann-Sofie Jansson Rehnberg; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Keywords : H. pylori; Urea Breath Test; Serology; Bleeding disorder; Nitric oxide;

   Abstract : Aim: To develop, evaluate and apply diagnostic methods for H. pylori infection. Materials and Methods: An in-house Urea Breath Test (UBT) was developed and evaluated in three different settings, using serology by ELISA and immunoblot as gold standard. Further, the Heliprobe was evaluated as an alternative diagnostic device. READ MORE

6. 4. Helicobacter pylori infection and associated stomach pathology in the adult general population

   Author : Tom Storskrubb; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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   Abstract : The discovery of H. pylori infection has had a tremendous impact on the understanding and treatment of upper gastrointestinal diseases. It causes gastritis, sometimes developing to atrophy and intestinal metaplasia (IM), both considered as premalignant conditions and it is an important risk factor for peptic ulcer and non-cardia gastric cancer. READ MORE

7. 5. Helicobacter pylori bacterial diversity and human disease : microbiological and epidemiological studies with special reference to gastric cancer

   Author : Helena Enroth; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Keywords : Helicobacter Pylori; microbiology; epidemiology; diversity; gastric adenocarcinoma; risk factors; coccoid; genomic fingerprinting; strain variation; multiple strain infection; PCR; 2-D PAGE; immunoblotting; CagA; VacA;

   Abstract : The aims of this thesis were to explore if the coccoid form of H. pylori is a degenerative, dead form of the bacteria. We also wanted to study if multiple strain infections of H. pylori existed in Swedish subjects, if the strain variations were connected to certain disease groups, and if specific protein markers could be found in H. READ MORE