Ragnhild Emblem
- Head physician; PhD
- +47 230 70964
Publications 2024
Mental health and health-related quality of life in adolescents surgically treated for hypospadias in childhood
J Pediatr Urol (in press)
DOI 10.1016/j.jpurol.2024.09.031, PubMed 39490269
Publications 2023
Prenatal Diagnosis of Esophageal Atresia - Performance and Consequences
J Pediatr Surg, 58 (11), 2075-2080
DOI 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2023.05.015, PubMed 37407414
Sexual well-being and penile appearance in adolescents operated for distal hypospadias in childhood
J Pediatr Urol, 19 (3), 293.e1-293.e8
DOI 10.1016/j.jpurol.2023.03.001, PubMed 36935329
Publications 2022
Outcome a decade after laparoscopic and open Nissen fundoplication in children: results from a randomized controlled trial
Surg Endosc, 37 (1), 189-199
DOI 10.1007/s00464-022-09458-6, PubMed 35915187
Clinical Variables as Indicative Factors for Endoscopy in Adolescents with Esophageal Atresia
J Pediatr Surg, 58 (8), 1421-1429
DOI 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2022.10.003, PubMed 36344284
New insights in the prevalence of scoliosis and musculoskeletal asymmetries in adolescents with esophageal atresia
J Pediatr Surg, 58 (3), 412-419
DOI 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2022.10.002, PubMed 36384939
Publications 2021
High satisfaction on genital self-perception and sexual function in healthy Norwegian male adolescents
J Pediatr Urol, 17 (4), 555.e1-555.e8
DOI 10.1016/j.jpurol.2021.02.015, PubMed 33750647
Evaluation of diagnostic factors used to refer children with constipation for rectal biopsies
Int J Colorectal Dis, 37 (3), 597-605
DOI 10.1007/s00384-021-04069-4, PubMed 34882271
Publications 2020
Nutritional Status in Adolescents with Esophageal Atresia
J Pediatr, 218, 130-137
DOI 10.1016/j.jpeds.2019.11.034, PubMed 31982089
Traumatic stress, mental health, and quality of life in adolescents with esophageal atresia
J Pediatr Surg, 57 (7), 1423-1431
DOI 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2020.10.029, PubMed 33223226
Impaired motor performance in adolescents with esophageal atresia
J Pediatr Surg, 56 (11), 1926-1931
DOI 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2020.11.026, PubMed 33298324
Publications 2019
Short-term parent reported recovery following open and laparoscopic fundoplication
J Pediatr Surg, 55 (9), 1796-1801
DOI 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2019.11.006, PubMed 31826815
"Too much guts and not enough brains": (epi)genetic mechanisms and future therapies of Hirschsprung disease - a review
Clin Epigenetics, 11 (1), 135
DOI 10.1186/s13148-019-0718-x, PubMed 31519213
Psychologic Distress and Anxiety in Mothers of Children With Gastroesophageal Reflux Undergoing Antireflux Surgery
J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr, 68 (6), 818-823
DOI 10.1097/MPG.0000000000002286, PubMed 31124989
Prenatal extravasation of urine seems to preserve renal function in boys with posterior urethral valves
J Pediatr Urol, 15 (3), 241.e1-241.e7
DOI 10.1016/j.jpurol.2019.02.010, PubMed 30982696
Publications 2018
Outcome for biliary atresia patients treated at a low-volume centre
Scand J Gastroenterol, 53 (4), 471-474
DOI 10.1080/00365521.2018.1439097, PubMed 29546790
Initial experience with percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy with T-fastener fixation in pediatric patients
Endosc Int Open, 6 (2), E179-E185
DOI 10.1055/s-0043-122227, PubMed 29399615
Surgical repair of long-gap esophageal atresia: A retrospective study comparing the management of long-gap esophageal atresia in the Nordic countries
J Pediatr Surg, 54 (3), 423-428
DOI 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2018.07.023, PubMed 30220451
Publications 2017
A Nordic multicenter survey of long-term bowel function after transanal endorectal pull-through in 200 patients with rectosigmoid Hirschsprung disease
J Pediatr Surg, 52 (9), 1458-1464
DOI 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2017.01.001, PubMed 28094015
Long-term psychosocial consequences of surgical congenital malformations
Semin Pediatr Surg, 26 (5), 286-294
DOI 10.1053/j.sempedsurg.2017.09.009, PubMed 29110824
Outcomes of biliary atresia in the Nordic countries - a multicenter study of 158 patients during 2005-2016
J Pediatr Surg, 53 (8), 1509-1515
DOI 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2017.08.048, PubMed 28947328
Publications 2016
Preoperative liquid gastric emptying rate does not predict outcome after fundoplication
J Pediatr Surg, 52 (4), 540-543
DOI 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2016.09.068, PubMed 28277299
Lower urinary tract symptoms in children with anorectal malformations with rectoperineal fistulas
J Pediatr Surg, 51 (8), 1234-40
DOI 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2016.01.015, PubMed 26902512
Publications 2015
Randomized Controlled Trial of Laparoscopic and Open Nissen Fundoplication in Children
Ann Surg, 261 (6), 1061-7
DOI 10.1097/SLA.0000000000001045, PubMed 26291953
Nissen fundoplication in children with and without neurological impairment: A prospective cohort study
J Pediatr Surg, 51 (7), 1115-21
DOI 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2015.12.007, PubMed 26787273
Trends in the use of gastrostomies at a tertiary paediatric referral centre
Scand J Gastroenterol, 51 (5), 625-32
DOI 10.3109/00365521.2015.1123288, PubMed 26679498
Anal endosonography and bowel function in patients undergoing different types of endorectal pull-through procedures for Hirschsprung disease
J Pediatr Surg, 50 (8), 1341-6
DOI 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2014.12.024, PubMed 25783406
Publications 2013
Gastric emptying in children with gastroesophageal reflux and in healthy children
J Pediatr Surg, 48 (9), 1856-61
DOI 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2013.03.076, PubMed 24074657
Inflammatory response after open and laparoscopic Nissen fundoplication in children: a randomized study
Pediatr Surg Int, 30 (1), 11-7
DOI 10.1007/s00383-013-3433-2, PubMed 24240577
Bowel symptoms in children with anorectal malformation - a follow-up with a gender and age perspective
J Pediatr Surg, 49 (7), 1122-30
DOI 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2013.10.022, PubMed 24952801
Parent-reported effects of gastrostomy tube placement
Nutr Clin Pract, 28 (4), 493-8
DOI 10.1177/0884533613486484, PubMed 23719337
Publications 2012
Maternal psychological distress and parenting stress after gastrostomy placement in children
J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr, 55 (5), 562-6
DOI 10.1097/MPG.0b013e31826078bd, PubMed 22644463
Thirty-day outcome in children randomized to open and laparoscopic Nissen fundoplication
J Pediatr Surg, 47 (11), 1990-6
DOI 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2012.05.038, PubMed 23163988
Parenting stress and emotional wellbeing in mothers and fathers of preschool children
Scand J Public Health, 40 (7), 596-604
DOI 10.1177/1403494812460347, PubMed 23042456
Late diagnosis of Hirschsprung disease--patient characteristics and results
J Pediatr Surg, 47 (10), 1874-9
DOI 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2012.04.022, PubMed 23084200
Publications 2011
Endosonographic evaluation of anal sphincters in healthy children
J Pediatr Surg, 46 (8), 1587-92
DOI 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2011.03.067, PubMed 21843728
Publications 2010
Underlying correlation structures of parental stress, general health and anxiety
Scand J Psychol, 51 (6), 473-9
DOI 10.1111/j.1467-9450.2010.00841.x, PubMed 21054416
Long-term parental psychological distress among parents of children with a malformation--a prospective longitudinal study
Am J Med Genet A, 152A (9), 2193-202
DOI 10.1002/ajmg.a.33605, PubMed 20803642
Functional outcome after operation for Hirschsprung disease--transanal vs transabdominal approach
J Pediatr Surg, 45 (8), 1640-4
DOI 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2010.02.065, PubMed 20713213
Publications 2009
Mental health and psychosocial functioning in adolescents with esophageal atresia
J Pediatr Surg, 44 (4), 729-37
DOI 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2008.09.027, PubMed 19361632
Mental health in infants with esophageal atresia
Infant Ment Health J, 30 (1), 40-56
DOI 10.1002/imhj.20202, PubMed 28636118
Motility of the oesophagus and small bowel in adults treated for Hirschsprung's disease during early childhood
Neurogastroenterol Motil, 22 (2), 154-60, e49
DOI 10.1111/j.1365-2982.2009.01397.x, PubMed 19735477
Utility of ERCP in neonatal and infant cholestasis
J Laparoendosc Adv Surg Tech A, 19 (3), 431-6
DOI 10.1089/lap.2008.0272, PubMed 19216697
Publications 2008
Does esophageal atresia influence the mother-infant interaction?
J Pediatr Surg, 43 (10), 1796-801
DOI 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2008.04.011, PubMed 18926210
Low incidence of enterocolitis and colonic mucosal inflammation in Norwegian patients with Hirschsprung's disease
Pediatr Surg Int, 25 (2), 133-8
DOI 10.1007/s00383-008-2300-z, PubMed 19082831
Psychological distress in mothers and fathers of preschool children: a 5-year follow-up study after birth
BJOG, 115 (4), 462-71
DOI 10.1111/j.1471-0528.2007.01631.x, PubMed 18271882
Publications 2007
Anal endosonography is useful for postoperative assessment of anorectal malformations
J Pediatr Surg, 42 (9), 1549-54
DOI 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2007.04.017, PubMed 17848247
Satisfactory long-term results after Nissen fundoplication
Acta Paediatr, 96 (5), 702-5
DOI 10.1111/j.1651-2227.2007.00282.x, PubMed 17462062
Liquid and solid gastric emptying in adults treated for Hirschsprung's disease during early childhood
Scand J Gastroenterol, 42 (1), 34-40
DOI 10.1080/00365520600842211, PubMed 17190760
Publications 2006
Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy in children: a safe technique with major symptom relief and high parental satisfaction
J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr, 43 (5), 624-8
DOI 10.1097/01.mpg.0000229550.54455.63, PubMed 17130739
Prenatal diagnosis of congenital malformations and parental psychological distress--a prospective longitudinal cohort study
Prenat Diagn, 26 (11), 1001-9
DOI 10.1002/pd.1542, PubMed 16958144
Publications 2005
Assessment of early mother-child relation in infants with oesophageal atresia
Nord J Psychiatry, 59 (6), 498-503
DOI 10.1080/08039480500360856, PubMed 16316904
[Transanal resection of colon for Hirschsprung's disease]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 125 (17), 2358-9
PubMed 16151494
Publications 2004
Congenital diaphragmatic hernia: a survey of practice in Scandinavia
Pediatr Surg Int, 20 (5), 309-13
DOI 10.1007/s00383-004-1186-7, PubMed 15156335
Publications 2003
[Ragnhild Emblem. With a heart for research and an eye for the clinic]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 123 (20), 2902-3
PubMed 14600722
Capsule endoscopy is feasible in small children
Endoscopy, 35 (9), 798
DOI 10.1055/s-2003-41595, PubMed 12929039
Publications 2002
Appendicostomy for antegrade enema: effects on somatic and psychosocial functioning in children with myelomeningocele
Pediatrics, 109 (3), 484-9
DOI 10.1542/peds.109.3.484, PubMed 11875145
[Parents of children with esophageal atresia--important source of knowledge]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 122 (18), 1768-70
PubMed 12362685
Congenital diaphragmatic hernia in Scandinavia from 1995 to 1998: Predictors of mortality
J Pediatr Surg, 37 (9), 1269-75
DOI 10.1053/jpsu.2002.34980, PubMed 12194115
Comparative levels of psychological distress, stress symptoms, depression and anxiety after childbirth--a prospective population-based study of mothers and fathers
BJOG, 109 (10), 1154-63
DOI 10.1111/j.1471-0528.2002.00468.x, PubMed 12387470
Comparative levels of psychological distress, stress symptoms depression and anxiety after childbirth - a prospective population-based study of mothers and fathers
BJOG, 109 (10), PII S1470-0328(02)00968-0-1163
DOI 10.1016/S1470-0328(02)00968-0
Publications 2001
Are patients with Hirschsprung's disease prediabetic?
Metabolism, 50 (12), 1389-90
DOI 10.1053/meta.2001.28139, PubMed 11735080
Are patients with Hirschsprung's disease prediabetic?
In Metabolism, Grune & Stratton, New York, 50(2001)nr 12, s.1389-1390
BIBSYS 022058494
Publications 2000
Congenital diaphragmatic hernia: a meta-analysis of mortality factors
J Pediatr Surg, 35 (8), 1187-97
DOI 10.1053/jpsu.2000.8725, PubMed 10945692
Prenatal ultrasound diagnosis of congenital diaphragmatic hernia and meningomyelocele: a case report with literature review
Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand, 79 (9), 800-2
PubMed 10993109
Publications 1999
Mental health, psychosocial functioning, and quality of life in patients with bladder exstrophy and epispadias - an overview
World J Urol, 17 (4), 239-48
DOI 10.1007/s003450050139, PubMed 10460407
Publications 1998
Long-term functional, manometric, and endosonographic evaluation of patients operated upon with the Duhamel technique
Pediatr Surg Int, 13 (1), 24-8
DOI 10.1007/s003830050236, PubMed 9391199
Somatic function, mental health and psychosocial functioning in 22 adolescents with bladder exstrophy and epispadias
J Urol, 159 (5), 1684-9; discussion 1689-90
DOI 10.1097/00005392-199805000-00092, PubMed 9554394
Effects of anal invasive treatment and incontinence on mental health and psychosocial functioning of adolescents with Hirschsprung's disease and low anorectal anomalies
J Pediatr Surg, 33 (3), 468-75
DOI 10.1016/s0022-3468(98)90090-2, PubMed 9537559
Consequences of prenatal ultrasound diagnosis: a preliminary report on neonates with congenital malformations
Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand, 77 (6), 635-42
DOI 10.1034/j.1600-0412.1998.770610.x, PubMed 9688241
Publications 1997
Bowel function, mental health, and psychosocial function in adolescents with Hirschsprung's disease
Arch Dis Child, 76 (2), 100-6
DOI 10.1136/adc.76.2.100, PubMed 9068296
Anorectal anomalies: anorectal manometric function and anal endosonography in relation to functional outcome
Pediatr Surg Int, 12 (7), 516-9
DOI 10.1007/BF01258715, PubMed 9238120
[The Norwegian Patient Insurance System. Documentation of patient information and use of medical experts in cases of injuries]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 117 (28), 4099-102
PubMed 9441446
[Surgical injuries registered in the Norwegian system for patient injuries. Possibilities of the use of the material for quality improvement in Norwegian hospitals]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 117 (23), 3359-62
PubMed 9411887
Publications 1996
Somatic function, mental health, and psychosocial adjustment of adolescents with anorectal anomalies
J Pediatr Surg, 31 (5), 638-43
DOI 10.1016/s0022-3468(96)90664-8, PubMed 8861471
Publications 1995
Fibre density in idiopathic ano-rectal incontinence
Electromyogr Clin Neurophysiol, 35 (5), 285-90
PubMed 7498073
[The relation between patient volume and quality of care. Results of a survey]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 115 (8), 966-8
PubMed 7709390
Publications 1994
A psychosocial follow-up of ten adolescents with low anorectal malformation
Acta Paediatr, 83 (2), 216-21
DOI 10.1111/j.1651-2227.1994.tb13054.x, PubMed 8193506
[Better results with early surgical intervention in biliary atresia. Icterus in infants older than 14 days should be investigated!]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 114 (17), 1946-7
PubMed 8079323
The importance of anal endosonography in the evaluation of idiopathic fecal incontinence
Dis Colon Rectum, 37 (1), 42-8
DOI 10.1007/BF02047213, PubMed 8287746
Anal endosonography and physiology in adolescents with corrected low anorectal anomalies
J Pediatr Surg, 29 (3), 447-51
DOI 10.1016/0022-3468(94)90589-4, PubMed 8201517
[Early surgical treatment of biliary atresia]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 114 (21), 2532
PubMed 7940458
Publications 1993
Progress in the treatment of biliary atresia: a plea for surgical intervention within the first two months of life in infants with persistent cholestasis
Acta Paediatr, 82 (11), 971-4
DOI 10.1111/j.1651-2227.1993.tb12612.x, PubMed 8111180
Current results of surgery for achalasia of the cardia
Arch Dis Child, 68 (6), 749-51
DOI 10.1136/adc.68.6.749, PubMed 8333764
Publications 1992
Gracilis muscle transposition for sexual dysfunction after proctectomy
Eur J Surg, 158 (4), 245-6
PubMed 1352140
Publications 1991
Ano-rectal physiology measurements
Eur J Surg Suppl (564), 73-4
PubMed 1718507
Publications 1990
[Gender neutrality in medical research--possible and desirable?]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 110 (25), 3268-72
PubMed 2256045
Straight ileoanal anastomosis in patients with familial polyposis and ulcerative colitis
Oslo, 1 b. (flere pag.)
BIBSYS 900174404, ISBN 82-991926-1-7
Publications 1989
Failed ileoanal anastomosis: correlations between clinical function and anal canal neurophysiologic and histologic examinations
Scand J Gastroenterol, 24 (5), 623-31
DOI 10.3109/00365528909093100, PubMed 2762764
The effect of loperamide on bowel habits and anal sphincter function in patients with ileoanal anastomosis
Scand J Gastroenterol, 24 (8), 1019-24
DOI 10.3109/00365528909089250, PubMed 2688066
Anal sphincter function after colectomy, mucosal proctectomy, and ileoanal anastomosis
Scand J Gastroenterol, 24 (2), 171-8
DOI 10.3109/00365528909093033, PubMed 2928733
Publications 1988
Mucosal proctectomy with straight ileoanal anastomosis. A comparison of two methods
Scand J Gastroenterol, 23 (10), 1165-72
DOI 10.3109/00365528809090186, PubMed 3249914
Straight ileoanal anastomosis with preserved anal mucosa for ulcerative colitis and familial polyposis
Scand J Gastroenterol, 23 (8), 913-9
DOI 10.3109/00365528809090146, PubMed 2849198
Operative treatment of ulcerative colitis: conventional proctectomy with Brooke ileostomy versus mucosal proctectomy with ileoanal anastomosis
Scand J Gastroenterol, 23 (4), 493-500
DOI 10.3109/00365528809093900, PubMed 3381069
[Female sexual problems after proctectomy]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 108 (6), 466-7, 474
PubMed 3353943
Publications 1985
Adult Wilms tumor. A case report
Scand J Urol Nephrol, 19 (4), 305-8
DOI 10.3109/00365598509180277, PubMed 3003890
Ferrochelatase deficiency in the bone marrow in a syndrome of congenital hypochromic microcytic anemia, hyperferremia, and iron overload of the liver
Scand J Gastroenterol Suppl, 107, 73-81
DOI 10.3109/00365528509099756, PubMed 3856939
Ferrochelatase deficiency of the bone marrow in a syndrome of congenital microcytic anaemia with iron overload of the liver and hyperferraemia
Scand J Haematol, 34 (2), 204-6
DOI 10.1111/j.1600-0609.1985.tb02257.x, PubMed 3975573
Publications 1984
[Microangiopathic hemolytic anemia in metastasized adenocarcinoma of the cardia]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 104 (10-11), 739-41
PubMed 6719413
Publications 1980
[The iliac vein compression syndrome]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 100 (26), 1538-9
PubMed 7444894