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Contralateral breast cancer : risk and prognosis
(2012-08-16)
The objective of this thesis was to investigate different aspects of contralateral breast cancer. This disease is of increasing importance as the mortality of breast cancer is decreasing while the incidence remains very ...
Hypersensitivity to electricity : symptoms, risk factors and therapeutic interventions
(2001-09-13)
Persons reporting nonspecific health complaints attributed to activated
electrical equipment have been a growing concern in Sweden in the last
decades. The aims of this thesis were to investigate possible risk
factors ...
Interactions between leukocytes, platelets and the endothelium in vein graft failure
(2015-03-20)
Autologous venous grafts are preferred conduits in bypass surgery due to their length, easy harvesting, and feasibility. However, development of intimal hyperplasia decreases long-term patency rate in venous grafts prompting ...
Improving stroke risk prediction and individualised treatment in carotid atherosclerosis
(2021-05-28)
Background: Unstable carotid atherosclerosis causes stroke, but methods to identify patients and lesions at risk are lacking. Currently, this risk estimation is based on measurements of stenosis and neurological symptoms, ...
Aspects on the use of robotic-assisted surgery in benign gynecology
(2022-03-09)
Background and methods: Robotic surgery has rapidly increased in gynecology since FDA approval in 2005. In Sweden, 20/50 gynecological departments and 44 robotic systems are used for malignant and benign gynecological ...