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Aspects on the management of patients with eosinophilic esophagitis
(2015-05-11)
Eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) is an inflammatory disorder of the esophagus characterized by symptoms of esophageal dysfunction and eosinophilia in the esophageal mucosa. This condition may affect approximately 1% of the ...
Screening for Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy in Asymptomatic Children and Adolescents. Psychosocial consequences and impact on quality of life and physical activity.
(2011-10-11)
The aim of this thesis was to describe the consequences of being diagnosed with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) while being asymptomatic, taking into consideration psychosocial effects and medical aspects of diagnosis ...
Maintaining quality of life after prostate cancer diagnosis
(2011-09-30)
Knowledge of real-life factors that are associated with men’s self-assessed quality of life after prostate-cancer diagnosis could improve the support from health-care professionals in maintaining the men’s quality of life. ...
Voice Rehabilitation and Functional Outcomes Following Radiotherapy for Laryngeal Cancer
(2014-11-12)
The overall aim of this thesis was to evaluate the effects of radiotherapy and voice rehabilitation on voice function and Health Related Quality of Life (HRQL) following treatment for laryngeal cancer.
Patients treated ...
Rectal Cancer and Quality of Life. Aspects on Communication and Patient Education
(2021-03-16)
Background This thesis reports the results of three studies based on a pro-spective cohort study of an unselected population of patients with rectal cancer, and one study based on an exploratory study of a new patient ...
Esophagitis: Aspects on bacteriology, pathophysiology and symptomatology
(2018-05-18)
Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) and eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE)
are the two most common diseases causing inflammation of the esophagus,
namely, esophagitis. GERD and EoE are different in many aspects, but ...
The Diabetic Foot - assessment and assistive devices
(2017-02-28)
Foot ulcers are a serious complication in diabetes and the most common factor leading to lower extremity amputation. The Swedish National Guidelines for Diabetes Care recommend an annual foot check for all 400,000 patients ...
Mesh-Based Immediate Breast Reconstruction. Complicantions and long-term results
(2019-01-09)
There are few high-quality studies evaluating use of meshes in implant-based immediate breast reconstruction (IBR). This thesis analyzed current evidence of matrices and compared outcomes from the use of biological or ...
Aspects on the management of patients with esophageal cancer
(2007-05-21)
Cancer of the esophagus is assessed to be the 8th most common cancer form in the world, with approximately 460.000 new cases annually. It is often diagnosed at a late stage, is related to severe morbidity and a poor ...
Clinical aspects of olfaction
(2008-09-10)
The most important aims of this thesis were: (1) to investigate the prevalence of olfactory dysfunction in an adult Swedish population and to relate dysfunction to factors of possible impact on olfaction, (2) to present ...