Search for dissertations about: "thesis on complications of acute pancreatitis"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 8 swedish dissertations containing the words thesis on complications of acute pancreatitis.

  2. 1. Nutrition in acute pancreatitis - influence on gut barrier and inflammatory response

    Author : Gunilla Eckerwall; Lund Kirurgi; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Surgery; orthopaedics; traumatology; Kirurgi; ortopedi; Medicin människa och djur ; intestinal permeability; nasogastric; acute inflammation; dietary fiber; Medicine human and vertebrates ; immediate oral feeding; fluid resuscitation; Acute pancreatitis; enteral nutrition; traumatologi;

    Abstract : Acute pancreatitis (AP) is associated with metabolic changes, acute inflammatory response and increased gut permeability. In AP, traditional treatment has been initial fasting on purpose to avoid activation of proteolytic enzymes and pancreatic enzyme secretion. READ MORE

  4. 2. Acute pancreatitis, from local defense to remote organ injury

    Author : Hamid Akbarshahi; Lund Kirurgi; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Acute pancreatitis; heparan sulfate; damage associated molecular patterns; toll-like receptor4; MyD88; IRF-3; acute lung injury; macrophages; transforming growth factor-beta; Smad;

    Abstract : Acute pancreatitis (AP) is an inflammatory disease of the pancreas. Acute abdominal pain is the most common symptom. Pancreatic injury is mild in 80% of patients, who recover without complications. The remaining patients have a severe disease with local and systemic complications such as acute lung injury (ALI). READ MORE

  5. 3. Complicated gallstone disease in Sweden 1988-2006 : a register study

    Author : Birger Sandzén; Mikael Öman; Erik Nilsson; Roland Andersson; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Gallstone disease; acute pancreatitis; acute biliary pancreatitis; common bile duct stones; acute cholecystitits; acute gallbladder disease; cholecystectomy; ERCP; endoscopic papillotomy; choledochotomy; Surgery; Kirurgi; kirurgi; Surgery;

    Abstract : Background The gallstone prevalence in the western world is 10-20%. Most gallstones are silent, but symptoms and complications appear in 20-40%. The incidence of symptom development in patients with silent gallstones is 2-4% per year. READ MORE

  6. 4. NFAT signaling in chronic and acute inflammation - A novel target for the treatment of diabetic vascular complications and acute pancreatitis?

    Author : Anna Zetterqvist; Diabetiska komplikationer; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; NFAT; vascular; diabetes; inflammation; atherosclerosis; diabetic retinopathy; acute pancreatitis; osteopontin; VCAM-1; A-285222;

    Abstract : Diabetic patients suffer from macro- and microvascular complications causing increased morbidity and mortality. How hyperglycemia provokes vascular damage remains unclear, but glucose is believed to fuel a harmful low-grade chronic inflammation of the vessel wall. READ MORE

  7. 5. Aspects of endoscopic interventions of the upper gastrointestinal tract

    Author : John Blomberg; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Keywords : Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography;

    Abstract : Interventional endoscopy of the upper gastrointestinal tract is a rapidly evolving surgical discipline that minimizes the surgical trauma. Yet, complications occur that sometimes are severe. READ MORE