Search for dissertations about: "thesis anal fistula"

Found 4 swedish dissertations containing the words thesis anal fistula.

  2. 1. Anal Fistula : Aspects of Aetiology, Diagnosis and Prognosis After Surgical Treatment

    Author : Ulla-Maria Gustafsson; Wilhelm Graf; Torgny Svenberg; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : Surgery; anal fistula; risk factors; endoanal advancement flap; anal incontinence; endoanal ultrasound; magnetic resonance imaging; gentamicin-collagen; micro perfusion; laser Doppler flowmetry; Kirurgi;

    Abstract : Patients with idiopathic anal fistula (n=85) were compared with 215 control subjects, matched for age and sex, through a 180-item questionnaire. Obesity, smoking, constipation and bowel symptoms associated with IBS were more common in the patients. READ MORE

  4. 2. Anal fistulae - Three-dimensional endoanal ultrasound and outcomes of collagen plug treatment

    Author : Ursula Fält; Kirurgi; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; analfistel; Crohns sjukdom; kryptoglandulär fistel; kollagenplugg; komplicerad analfistel; tredmensionellt endoanalt ultraljud; analkanalens längd; analkanalens anatomi; anal fistula; Crohn s disease; cryptoglandular fistula; anal fistula plug; Complex anal fistula; three-dimensional endoanal ultrasound; anal canal length; anal canal anatomy;

    Abstract : Background: The treatment of complex anal fistulae remains a therapeutic challenge. Early anal fistula plug (AFP) studies showed high success rates, while later reports demonstrated success rate of 13-100% at usual follow-up of 6-24 months. READ MORE

  5. 3. Aspects of the etiology and survival of lower gastrointestinal cancers

    Author : Caroline Nordenvall; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : In the first two papers, the Inpatient Register was used to identify patients hospitalized with (i) condylomata acuminata, or with (ii) benign anal lesions. In both papers, the cancer incidence in the cohort was compared to the general population generating standardized incidence ratios (SIRs). READ MORE

  6. 4. Hysterectomy on benign indications and pelvic floor dysfunction : clinical and epidemiological aspects

    Author : Catharina Forsgren; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : The objectives of this thesis were to investigate the annual rates for hysterectomy on benign indications, to evaluate the effects of hysterectomy on bowel function, to identify risk factors for vaginal vault prolapse, to examine the association between hysterectomy and pelvic organ fistula disease, and to determine risks of subsequent pelvic floor surgery after vaginal hysterectomy. We performed a nationwide register based cohort study to investigate the annual rates, types and indications for hysterectomy. READ MORE