Search for dissertations about: "radical prostatectomy"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 51 swedish dissertations containing the words radical prostatectomy.

  2. 21. Abdominal wall complications after urological surgery

    Author : Maria Hermann; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : Background: Abdominal wall complications such as incisional hernia, bulging, and pain are known complications of surgery in the abdominal cavity. Most previous studies have been conducted on general surgical procedures, whereas few have been conducted on patients treated for urological cancer. READ MORE

  4. 22. Quantitative electromyographic studies of the perineal muscles in normal subjects and patients suffering from anal or urinary incontinence

    Author : Øystein Aanestad; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Surgery; Interference pattern; quantitative EMG; perineal muscles; anal and urinary incontinence; Kirurgi; Surgery; Kirurgi; kirurgi; särskilt urologi; Urology;

    Abstract : The aims of the study were to characterize the interference pattern in perineal muscles in healthy subjects with the use of quantitative EMG techniques, to evaluate if prostatic surgery had any effect on the interference pattern and furthermore to examine the interference pattern in the perineal muscles in patients suffering from urinary or anal incontinence.The interference pattern in the perineal muscles was examined with a computerized analysis, the Turns and Amplitude (T/A) analysis, and the innervation pattern of the muscles was examined with single fiber electromyography measuring the fiber density. READ MORE

  5. 23. Prostate cancer : investigating diagnosis, treatment and outcomes

    Author : Axel Möller; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : Background: Prostate cancer is difficult to study. The prostate is located so that it is hard to palpate and because of the dense pelvic bones it is hard to visualize using radiology such as computed tomography. The prostate increases in size with age and it can be irregular in shape and consistency without the presence of cancer. READ MORE

  6. 24. Risk prediction in prostate cancer diagnostics : current challenges and improvements

    Author : Þorgerður Pálsdóttir; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : Prostate cancer has been considered a disease of elderly men, and thus historically less focus has been on prostate cancer research than many other cancer types. However, as life expectancy is increasing all over the world, more life years are lost when men are diagnosed with prostate cancer at the age of 70 years now than before. READ MORE

  7. 25. Diagnosis, management, quality of life, and long-term survival in prostate cancer patients : A study based on national, regional, and local cancer registry data in Sweden

    Author : Gabriel Sandblom; Linköpings universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICINE; MEDICIN;

    Abstract : Prostate cancer is a common disease with considerable variaton in clinical behaviour and therapeutic responsiveness. Uncertainty surrounds almost all aspects of prostate cancer management and it has been difficult to conduct proper randomised controlled trials required for reliable evidence-based decision-making. READ MORE