PURPOSE
Dextranomer/hyaluronic acid copolymer is a novel substance that has favorable properties for endoscopic treatment of vesicoureteral reflux. We assess the long-term efficacy and safety of this… (More)
AIM
The incidence of hydronephrosis due to ureteropelvic junction obstruction is approx. 0.5%. During the last decade, the management of non-symptomatic hydronephrosis has become much more… (More)
Student Umeå School of Business Autumn semester 2010 Master thesis, one-year, 15 hp ii Abstract The principle of Lean is to eliminate the waste from the system. The purpose of this study is to… (More)
Endoscopic subureteric injection of tissue-augmenting substances has become an alternative to long-term antibiotic prophylaxis and open surgery in the treatment of children with vesico-ureteric… (More)
Hydronephrotic animals develop renal injury and hypertension, which is associated with an abnormal tubuloglomerular feedback (TGF). The TGF sensitivity is coupled to nitric oxide (NO) in the macula… (More)
BACKGROUND
Hypertension is a common disease in the Western world and approximately 5% of all cases are secondary to kidney malfunction. It is not clear whether unilateral hydronephrosis due to… (More)
AIM
Hypertension is a common disease in the industrialized world and approximately 5% of all cases are secondary to kidney malfunction. We have recently shown that hydronephrosis due to partial… (More)
UNLABELLED
Rats with chronic partial unilateral ureteral obstruction (UUO) have a paradoxical resetting of the tubuloglomerular feedback (TGF) mechanism. During extracellular fluid volume expansion… (More)
We examine paradoxes in organizations and the organizations’ ability to deal with the resulting paradoxical tensions. Paradoxes constitute contradictory yet interrelated organizational demands that… (More)
v Svensk sammanfattning vii Appended papers ix 1. Introduction 1 1.1. Purpose and research objectives 7 2. Theoretical perspective and central concepts 9 2.1. The research field 9 2.2. A… (More)