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Acute appendicitis – a study with special reference to diagnostics, severity assessment and association with appendiceal neoplasms
(2019-03-01)
Acute appendicitis is the most common indication for emergency abdominal surgery. Today, it is generally accepted that acute appendicitis does not invariably progress to perforation. Recent studies have shown that the ...
Uncomplicated Acute Appendicitis – Studies on Diagnosis and Treatment Outcomes
(Turun yliopisto, 2021-08-20)
ABSTRACT
Appendectomy has been the indisputable treatment of acute appendicitis for over a century. Acute appendicitis has been evaluated to always progress to perforation. Current evidence suggests complicated and ...
Diagnosis and treatment of obstetric anal sphincter injuries
(Turun yliopisto, 2019-09-13)
Aims: The aims of this study were to identify the risk factors for a failed primary repair of obstetric anal sphincter injury (OASI), to determine whether external phased-array magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is suitable ...
Congenital abdominal wall defects in Finland 1993-2014 : Epidemiology and risk factors
(Turun yliopisto, 2020-08-21)
Congenital abdominal wall defects are a group of malformations among which gastroschisis and omphalocele are the most common. In omphalocele, abdominal organs are herniated through an open umbilical ring and the defect is ...
Clinical and molecular manifestations of lower limb peripheral artery disease
(Turun yliopisto, 2017-11-10)
Lower limb peripheral artery disease (PAD) is poorly known by the general public and even health care professionals. The manifestations of PAD are diverse depending on the prevailing cardiovascular risk factors leading to ...
Metabolism, Morphology, and Effect of Fat Grafts - Studies on Fat Graft Browning and Therapeutic Use in the Prevention of Peritoneal Adhesions
(Turun yliopisto, 2024-02-09)
BACKGROUND: Fat transfer is a basic technique in the field of plastic surgery, but so far, there is very little information about what happens to fat grafts after transfer. The aim of this dissertation was to determine ...
INSIGHT ON THYMOSIN BETA 4 IN ANIMAL MODELS OF MYOCARDIAL INJURY
(Turun yliopisto, 2017-10-27)
The use of small and large animal models is vital in the clinical translation of experimental data in cardiovascular research. Thymosin beta 4 is a peptide which has shown good cardioprotective potential in several in vitro ...
Invasive treatment of lower extremity arterial disease – National procedure rates and challenges in wound healing
(Turun yliopisto, 2021-01-15)
Globally, over 200 million people suffer from lower extremity arterial disease (LEAD). The population is aging and with it the prevalence of LEAD is increasing especially in developing countries. The number of revascularization ...
Rectal cancer surgery – opportunities and challenges in the modern era
(Turun yliopisto, 2021-01-29)
Aims: This thesis was designed to elucidate the opportunities and challenges faced by the surgeon and the patient in the era of modern rectal cancer surgery. Temporal changes in the treatment and survival of patients with ...
The WHO surgical safety checklist in neurosurgery
(Turun yliopisto, 2019-12-13)
The World Health Organization’s surgical safety checklist (WHO SSC) is designed to improve adherence to operating room safety standards. Its use has been shown to reduce surgical morbidity and mortality. Studies on solely ...