Search for dissertations about: "liver-first"

Found 5 swedish dissertations containing the word liver-first.

  2. 1. Colorectal Liver Metastases : Onco-surgical Strategies & Prognostic Factors

    Author : Petter Frühling; Bengt Isaksson; Ville Sallinen; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; colorectal cancer; liver metastases; chemotherapy; oncological treatment; prognostic factors; predictive model; simultaneous resection; liver-first; colorectal-first;

    Abstract : The management of patients with colorectal cancer with liver metastases has improved over the past decades. There have been significant developments in terms of surgery, local therapies, anesthesia and oncological treatment. Nevertheless, there is no consensus on what constitutes optimal treatment strategy. READ MORE

  4. 2. Liver metastases from colorectal cancer. Different strategies and outcomes

    Author : Valentinus Valdimarsson; Lund Kirurgi; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Liver metastases; Colorectal Neoplasms; Hepatectomy; Mortality; Treatment outcome; Retrospective studies; Sweden; Registries; Volume measurements; Repeat hepatectomy; liver surgery; Functional liver volume; Repeated operation; Recurrence;

    Abstract : Patients with colorectal liver metastases (CRLM) increasingly undergo liver resections. The belief is that the resection or ablation of a tumor, when possible, is the only possibility of a cure. READ MORE

  5. 3. Perioperative aspects of resection for colorectal liver metastases. Quality of life, performance status and incisional hernia

    Author : Peter Strandberg Holka; Lund Kirurgi; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES;

    Abstract : BackgroundLiver metastases are a common consequence of colorectal cancer. When feasible, surgical resection is first-line treatment. Synchronous disease can be treated with different strategies. Traditionally, the primary tumour is resected first followed by resection of the liver metastases (bowel-first). READ MORE

  6. 4. Experimental Studies on the Vasculature of Endogenous and Transplanted Islets of Langerhans

    Author : Göran Mattsson; Leif Jansson; Alberto Hayek; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Medicine; islets of Langerhans; endothelial cells; islet transplantation; vascular density; diabetes mellitus; Medicin; Dermatology and venerology; clinical genetics; internal medicine; Dermatologi och venerologi; klinisk genetik; invärtesmedicin;

    Abstract : The blood vessels of the pancreatic islets are of crucial importance for oxygen and metabolite supply as well as dispersal of secreted hormones. In addition to this, endothelial cells have an important role in the revascularization process after islet transplantation. READ MORE

  7. 5. Inorganic and organic nitrates as sources of nitric oxide

    Author : Mirco Govoni; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : Inorganic nitrate (NO3-) and nitrite (NO2-) have generally been considered stable inactive end products of nitric oxide (NO) or unwanted residues in the food chain. While several recent studies surprisingly demonstrate that nitrite is reduced to bioactive NO in blood and tissues, the more stable anion nitrate is still considered to be inert. READ MORE