Search for dissertations about: "vascular tie"

Found 4 swedish dissertations containing the words vascular tie.

2. 1. Surgery for rectal cancer : the impact of perioperative factors

   Author : Daniel Kverneng Hultberg; Martin Rutegård; Jörgen Rutegård; Peter Matthiessen; Markku Haapamäki; Lydrup Marie-Louise; Tom Öresland; Umeå universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Rectal cancer; abdominal surgery; anastomotic leakage; anastomotic dehiscence; postoperative complications; vascular tie; ligation level; oncologic outcome; surgical oncology; survival; recurrence; functional outcome; urogenital; anorectal; incontinence; NSAID; COX; Surgery; kirurgi;

   Abstract : Rectal cancer is one of the most common and deadly cancer forms worldwide. A large proportion of rectal cancer patients are surgically treated with curative intention, with anterior resection being the most frequently used method today. READ MORE

4. 2. Studies of the vascular endothelial growth factors, VEGFs, and their receptors, focusing on VEGF-B

   Author : Birgitta Olofsson; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Keywords : vasculogenesis; angiogenesis; VEGF; VEGF-B; VEGF receptors; neuropilin;

   Abstract : The inner lining of all blood- and lymphatic vessels are composed of endothelial cells. Their growth and differentiation are in part regulated by polypeptide growth factors and their receptors. READ MORE

5. 3. Examining the prostate stroma and vasculature : importance and potential as targets for therapy

   Author : Anna Johansson; Anders Bergh; Arne Östman; Umeå universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Prostate cancer; castration therapy; vasculature; stroma; the angiopoietins; the PDGF-receptors; mast cells; Pathology; Patologi;

   Abstract : Background. Recent studies in cancer research have focused on the reciprocal interaction between cancer cells and their microenvironment. Tumour growth is angiogenesis dependent and the rate of angiogenesis correlates with a poor prognosis in many different cancers. READ MORE

6. 4. Surgical Aspects and Prognostic Factors in the Management of Rectal Cancer

   Author : Kevin Afshari; Maziar Nikberg; Kennet Smedh; Abbas Chabok; Per J. Nilsson; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Loop ileostomy; Small bowel obstruction; Defecatory dysfunction; Stage IV rectal cancer; Surgery; Kirurgi;

   Abstract : Survival among patients with stage IV rectal cancer is poor and surgical treatment for this disease is associated with morbidities such as small bowel obstruction, complications with a diverting loop ileostomy, and functional bowel disturbances. The overall aim of this thesis was to assess risk factors and morbidity after surgery for rectal cancer and to evaluate factors affecting survival in patients with stage IV rectal cancer. READ MORE