Search for dissertations about: "inguinal hernia"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 32 swedish dissertations containing the words inguinal hernia.

  2. 21. Mesh in hernia surgery : aspects on recurrence and pain of different mesh types in groin hernia repair and mesh repair in small umbilical hernias

    Author : Maria Melkemichel; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : The groin hernia repair is one of the most common surgical procedure in Sweden with nearly 16,000 repairs performed annually. Including a mesh has become standard in the repair and the type of material and weight can influence the two main important postoperative complications; recurrence and pain. READ MORE

  4. 22. The evaluation, preoperative and operative aspects of abdominal wall reconstruction for giant ventral hernia

    Author : Leonard Clay; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : BACKGROUND: The optimal method for surgical repair of giant ventral hernia remains to be determined. Different concepts for reinforcement have been used, which have decreased the risk for recurrence. READ MORE

  5. 23. Pathways linking sleep, neuroimmune signaling and pain: an integrative approach

    Author : Martin Flores Bjurström; Anestesiologi och intensivvård; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; pain; neuroinflammation; inflammation; glia; central sensitization; cerebrospinal fluid; osteoarthritis; chronic postsurgical pain; groin hernia repair; sleep; sleep disturbance; perioperative; neurophysiology;

    Abstract : Background and objectives: Neuroinflammation is implicated in the development and maintenance of persistent pain states, but there is limited data linking cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) inflammatory mediators with neurophysiological pain processes in humans. Study I aimed to investigate whether there are coherent changes in CSF inflammation associated with central sensitization (CS), and to evaluate potential differences in CSF levels of inflammatory mediators between osteoarthritis (OA) patients with disabling pain and pain-free controls. READ MORE

  6. 24. The impact of tobacco use on postoperative complications

    Author : David Lindström; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Keywords : Smoking; snus; obesity; postoperative complication; appendectomy; hernia; smoking cessation; cohort studies; randomised controlled trials.;

    Abstract : In almost every field of surgery, there have been several reports of an increased frequency of wound healing complications among smokers. There is also evidence of a dramatic drop in the complication rate if a smoking cessation intervention is started 6 8 weeks ahead of orthopaedic surgery. READ MORE

  7. 25. Multiplex HLA-DR-DQ genotyping : for genetic epidemiology and clinical risk assessment

    Author : Ewa Lavant; Malmö högskola; []
    Keywords : HLA-DRB1; HLA-DQB1; HLA-DQA1; PCR-SSP; type 1 diabetes; celiac disease; autoimmune disease; capillary gel electrophoresis; genotyping;

    Abstract : The human leukocyte antigens (HLA) are highly polymorphic cell surface proteins encoded in the major histocompatibility complex (MHC) region on chromosome 6. The HLA system has been well known as transplantation antigens but the primary biological role of the HLA molecules is regulation of immune response by presenting peptide fragments to T-lymphocytes. READ MORE