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Langerhans cell histiocytosis : a clinical and immunological study
(2003-02-21)
% of the follow-up patients, leaving only 51% (23/45) of all patients alive and healthy, at a median follow-up of 16 years, with the corresponding figure being 67% (16/24) for single-system and 33% (7/21) for multi-system disease (p=0.026). The late sequlae...
Factors of importance for radiosensitivity of tonsillar carcinoma
(2002-05-24)
Radiotherapy (RT) alone or in combination with surgery is the only curative treatment of tonsillar carcinoma (TC). As distant metastases are rare the loco-regional control is the most important factor determining survival. ...
Neurochemical and behavioral studies on ethanol and brain opiod interactions in the brain
(2001-09-28)
of co- abuse. Naltrexone and the selective delta-receptor antagonists ICI-174,864 and naltrindole significantly decreased voluntary ethanol intake, whereas the mu1-antagonist naloxonazine had no significant effect. The kappa-receptor agonist U50,488H...
Cytomegalovirus after allogeneic haematopoietic stem cell transplantation : complications in the era of CMV-specific antiviral treatment
(2003-12-26)
for an
adequate multivariate risk factor analysis.
CMV-retinitis (CMVR) has previously been a rare complication after SCT.
In a European multicentre study on 30 patients developing CMVR after SCT,
it was shown that 1.2% of all patients transplanted...
The miswak (chewing stick) and oral health : studies on oral hygiene practices of urban Saudi Arabians
(2004-05-14)
has scientific evaluation of the miswak
been undertaken.
The aims of the thesis were: 1) to explore current oral hygiene habits
and oral health awareness among urban Saudi Arabians in relation to age,
gender and educational level (papers I and 11...
Birth centre care : reproduction and infant health
(2004-04-02)
This thesis has two general aims, to investigate factors affecting
women s decision to have a second baby and to study the effect of birth
centre care on infant outcome. The specific aims were to investigate 1)
whether ...
Minimally invasive hernia surgery
(2003-04-25)
Minimally invasive laparoscopic and open tension-free techniques have been evolved during the 1990's. Different laparoscopic techniques have been used, where the totally extraperitoneal hernioplasty (TEP) is a technically ...
Diabetic osteopathy : a study in the rat
(2012-03-09)
-I was reduced by 18%, while IGFBP-1 and IGFBP-4 were increased by 89 and 20 %, respectively. This complies with the lower BMD in the diabetic rats. In cortical bone, IGF-I was reduced by 38%, whereas no change was seen in ankles. The loss of IGF-I in cortical...
Endocrine and metabolic aspects of adult Prader Willi syndrome with special emphasis on the effect of growth hormone treatment
(2003-09-05)
GH values, low total IGF-I and in relation to the obesity low levels of free IGF-I and non-suppressed IGF-binding- protein-1 (IGFBP-1). Approximately two thirds were biochemically hypogonadal. Bone mineral density (BMD) was low. Four patients had...
A concept for treatment of sports related knee injuries
(2004-04-02)
The aim of the present thesis was, to evaluate local anaesthesia as ananaesthetic technique when performing knee arthroscopies, from a clinicaland economical point of view, and to describe the total costs for surgeryof ...