Search for dissertations about: "surgical treatment"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 914 swedish dissertations containing the words surgical treatment.

  2. 16. Idiopathic scoliosis : aspects on surgical and non-surgical treatment

    Author : Anastasios Charalampidis; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : The term scoliosis has been used to describe conditions that lead to deformation of the spine. It derives from the ancient Greek ‘σκολίωσις’ and the root word ‘σκολιός’ which means ‘bent or crooked’. In its most common form, scoliosis is of unknown - idiopathic - cause and origin. READ MORE

  4. 17. Varicose Veins : Aspects on Diagnosis and Surgical Treatment

    Author : Lena Blomgren; David Bergqvist; Gunnar Johansson; Lars Norgren; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Surgery; Varicose veins; Venous insufficiency; Surgery; Duplex; Quality of life; Cost analysis; Kirurgi; Surgery; Kirurgi;

    Abstract : Treatment for varicose veins (VV) is insufficiently evidence based and recurrence rates are high. The aim of this thesis was to study the long-term results after VV surgery, risk factors for recurrences and the effect of preoperative duplex scanning on recurrence rate, quality of life (QoL) and costs. READ MORE

  5. 18. Improved surgical treatment of oesophageal cancer

    Author : Eivind Gottlieb-Vedi; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : Oesophageal cancer is the 7thmost common cancer globally and the 5-year survival is poor (below 20%). Curative treatment usually involves surgical resection of the tumour (oesophagectomy), with or without neoadjuvant chemo(radio)therapy. READ MORE

  6. 19. Pelvic Ring Injuries and Acetabular Fractures : Quality of Life Following Surgical Treatment

    Author : Tomas Borg; Sune Larsson; Hans Granhed; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Orthopaedics; Ortopedi; Orthopaedics; Ortopedi;

    Abstract : The overall aim was to study outcome following surgery of the injured pelvis with focus on assessment from the patient’s perspective. All adult patients operatively treated for pelvic ring injuries or acetabular fractures at the Department of Orthopaedics, Uppsala University, starting 2003 were prospectively included and followed with quality of life (QoL) instruments for 2 years. READ MORE

  7. 20. Surgical treatment of atrioventricular septal defect

    Author : Jens Johansson Ramgren; Thoraxkirurgi; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; atrioventricular septal defect; Surgery; Echocardiography; trisomy 21; Survival; Reoperation;

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