Kristin Bjørnland
- MD; PhD
- +47 230 70955
Publications 2024
Ernica Clinical Consensus Statements on Total Colonic and Intestinal Aganglionosis
J Pediatr Surg, 59 (10), 161565
DOI 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2024.04.019, PubMed 38763854
Mental Health, Psychosocial Functioning, and Quality of Life in Adolescents With Hirschsprung Disease
J Pediatr Surg, 59 (6), 1037-1043
DOI 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2024.01.024, PubMed 38369401
Surgery for intestinal injuries in very preterm infants: a Norwegian population-based study with a new approach to disease classification
BMJ Paediatr Open, 8 (1)
DOI 10.1136/bmjpo-2024-002722, PubMed 39299770
Push-PEG or Pull-PEG: Does the Technique Matter? A Prospective Study Comparing Outcomes After Gastrostomy Placement
J Pediatr Surg, 59 (9), 1879-1885
DOI 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2024.03.045, PubMed 38604831
"Gastrointestinal Quality of Life After Congenital Duodenal Obstruction Repair: A Nationwide Long-term Follow-up Study"
J Pediatr Surg, 161938 (in press)
DOI 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2024.161938, PubMed 39332973
Composite Functional and Quality of Life Outcomes in Adults Operated for Cloacal Malformation
J Pediatr Surg, 161981 (in press)
DOI 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2024.161981, PubMed 39395844
Publications 2023
Beyond image defined risk factors (IDRFs): a delphi survey highlighting definition of the surgical complexity index (SCI) in neuroblastoma
Pediatr Surg Int, 39 (1), 191
DOI 10.1007/s00383-023-05477-z, PubMed 37140693
Evaluation of a Group-based Patient Education Program Promoting Self-management in Adults with Hirschsprung Disease and Anorectal Malformations
J Pediatr Surg, 58 (12), 2332-2336
DOI 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2023.06.015, PubMed 37455172
Nurses' Experiences With Anal Dilatations in Babies With Anorectal Malformations - A Focus Group Interview Study
J Pediatr Surg, 58 (10), 1929-1934
DOI 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2023.04.021, PubMed 37246043
Training in minimally invasive surgery: experience of paediatric surgery trainees in Europe
Br J Surg, 110 (10), 1397-1399
DOI 10.1093/bjs/znad245, PubMed 37527435
A nordic multicenter study on contemporary outcomes of pediatric short bowel syndrome in 208 patients
Clin Nutr, 42 (7), 1095-1103
DOI 10.1016/j.clnu.2023.05.017, PubMed 37270343
Perioperative and Long-Term Outcome in Patients Treated for Jejunoileal Atresia
J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr, 76 (4), 434-439
DOI 10.1097/MPG.0000000000003709, PubMed 36727903
Publications 2022
Reduced complication rate after implementation of a detailed treatment protocol for percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy with T-fastener fixation in pediatric patients: A prospective study
J Pediatr Surg, 57 (10), 396-401
DOI 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2022.03.025, PubMed 35487796
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
Sexual function and lower urinary tract symptoms after minimally invasive endorectal pull-through in adolescent males with Hirschsprung disease
J Pediatr Surg, 58 (3), 490-495
DOI 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2022.09.017, PubMed 36283850
Comparison of clinical outcomes after total transanal and laparoscopic assisted endorectal pull-through in patients with rectosigmoid Hirschsprung disease
J Pediatr Surg, 57 (9), 69-74
DOI 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2022.01.011, PubMed 35123788
A Novel Standard for Systematic Reporting of Neuroblastoma Surgery: The International Neuroblastoma Surgical Report Form (INSRF): A Joint Initiative by the Pediatric Oncological Cooperative Groups SIOPEN∗, COG∗∗, and GPOH∗∗∗
Ann Surg, 275 (3), e575-e585
DOI 10.1097/SLA.0000000000003947, PubMed 32649454
Congenital Duodenal Obstruction: National Trends in Management and Outcomes during the Last Quarter of a Century in Norway
Eur J Pediatr Surg, 33 (6), 503-509
DOI 10.1055/a-2003-1920, PubMed 36549336
Post-cholecystectomy syndrome in pediatric patients: Occurrence and spectrum of symptoms
J Pediatr Surg, 58 (3), 564-567
DOI 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2022.07.011, PubMed 35940937
Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on paediatric surgical training across Europe
Br J Surg, 109 (12), 1326-1328
DOI 10.1093/bjs/znac306, PubMed 36094547
Publications 2021
Minimally invasive surgery for neuroblastic tumours: A SIOPEN multicentre study: Proposal for guidelines
Eur J Surg Oncol, 48 (1), 283-291
DOI 10.1016/j.ejso.2021.08.013, PubMed 34489122
Short and long-term outcomes after pediatric redo fundoplication
J Pediatr Surg, 57 (4), 765-769
DOI 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2021.05.012, PubMed 34175122
Is postoperative transanastomotic feeding beneficial in neonates with congenital duodenal obstruction?
Pediatr Surg Int, 38 (3), 479-484
DOI 10.1007/s00383-021-05053-3, PubMed 34910223
Publications 2020
Partial Biliary Diversion May Promote Long-Term Relief of Pruritus and Native Liver Survival in Children with Cholestatic Liver Diseases
Eur J Pediatr Surg, 31 (4), 341-346
DOI 10.1055/s-0040-1714657, PubMed 32707578
Bowel function after transanal endorectal pull-through for Hirschsprung disease - does outcome improve over time?
J Pediatr Surg, 55 (11), 2375-2378
DOI 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2020.04.010, PubMed 32564909
Reaching adulthood with Hirschsprung's disease: Patient experiences and recommendations for transitional care
J Pediatr Surg, 56 (2), 257-262
DOI 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2020.05.015, PubMed 32586610
Influence of Surgical Excision on the Survival of Patients With Stage 4 High-Risk Neuroblastoma: A Report From the HR-NBL1/SIOPEN Study
J Clin Oncol, 38 (25), 2902-2915
DOI 10.1200/JCO.19.03117, PubMed 32639845
ERNICA guidelines for the management of rectosigmoid Hirschsprung's disease
Orphanet J Rare Dis, 15 (1), 164
DOI 10.1186/s13023-020-01362-3, PubMed 32586397
Total colonic aganglionosis: multicentre study of surgical treatment and patient-reported outcomes up to adulthood
BJS Open, 4 (5), 943-953
DOI 10.1002/bjs5.50317, PubMed 32658386
Key components of successful transition for adolescents born with anorectal malformations-a Nordic focus group study
Int J Adolesc Med Health, 34 (4), 211-218
DOI 10.1515/ijamh-2020-0052, PubMed 32887184
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
Management strategies and treatment results of pediatric choledochal malformations in the Nordic countries
HPB (Oxford), 22 (1), 161-168
DOI 10.1016/j.hpb.2019.07.001, PubMed 31371244
Laparoscopic Gastrostomy Placement in Children Has Few Major, but Many Minor Early Complications
Eur J Pediatr Surg, 30 (6), 548-553
DOI 10.1055/s-0039-3401988, PubMed 31891947
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
Few serious complications after cholecystectomy in paediatric patients
Acta Paediatr, 109 (3), 630-631
DOI 10.1111/apa.15081, PubMed 31688954
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
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
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
Reply to letter to the editor
J Pediatr Surg, 52 (1), 197-198
DOI 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2016.09.062, PubMed 27771005
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
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
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
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
Increased activity of matrix metalloproteinase 2 and 9 after hepatic radiofrequency ablation
J Surg Res, 135 (2), 297-304
DOI 10.1016/j.jss.2006.05.010, PubMed 16934296
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
Matrix metalloproteinases participate in osteosarcoma invasion
J Surg Res, 127 (2), 151-6
DOI 10.1016/j.jss.2004.12.016, PubMed 16083752
Assessment of early mother-child relation in infants with oesophageal atresia
Nord J Psychiatry, 59 (6), 498-503
DOI 10.1080/08039480500360856, PubMed 16316904
Resuscitation of hypoxic piglets with 100% O2 increases pulmonary metalloproteinases and IL-8
Pediatr Res, 58 (3), 542-8
DOI 10.1203/01.PDR.0000179407.46810.2D, PubMed 16148071
[Transanal resection of colon for Hirschsprung's disease]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 125 (17), 2358-9
PubMed 16151494
Peptidoglycan of Staphylococcus aureus induces enhanced levels of matrix metalloproteinase-9 in human blood originating from neutrophils
Shock, 24 (3), 214-8
DOI 10.1097/01.shk.0000174935.13786.6c, PubMed 16135959
Publications 2004
Increased myocardial matrix metalloproteinases in hypoxic newborn pigs during resuscitation: effects of oxygen and carbon dioxide
Eur J Clin Invest, 34 (7), 459-66
DOI 10.1111/j.1365-2362.2004.01378.x, PubMed 15255782
Resuscitation with 100% O2 increases cerebral injury in hypoxemic piglets
Pediatr Res, 56 (5), 783-90
DOI 10.1203/01.PDR.0000141988.89820.E3, PubMed 15347772
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
Peptidoglycan of S. aureus causes increased levels of matrix metalloproteinases in the rat
Shock, 22 (4), 376-9
DOI 10.1097/01.shk.0000140299.48063.89, PubMed 15377895
Publications 2003
Detection of disseminated tumour cells in bone marrow of patients with isolated liver metastases from colorectal cancer
J Surg Oncol, 82 (4), 224-7
DOI 10.1002/jso.10223, PubMed 12672004
The metalloproteinase inhibitor TIMP-2 is down-regulated by androgens in LNCaP prostate carcinoma cells
Clin Exp Metastasis, 20 (6), 541-7
DOI 10.1023/a:1025860214891, PubMed 14598888
Nuclear localization of the metastasis-related protein S100A4 correlates with tumour stage in colorectal cancer
J Pathol, 200 (5), 589-95
DOI 10.1002/path.1381, PubMed 12898594
Modulation of glioma cell invasion and motility by adenoviral gene transfer of PAI-1
Clin Exp Metastasis, 20 (4), 301-9
DOI 10.1023/a:1024040718238, PubMed 12856717
Heterogeneity in gamma-glutamyltransferase mRNA expression and glycan structures. Search for tumor-specific variants in human liver metastases and colon carcinoma cells
Biochim Biophys Acta, 1648 (1-2), 210-8
DOI 10.1016/s1570-9639(03)00146-8, PubMed 12758164
Publications 2002
[Parents of children with esophageal atresia--important source of knowledge]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 122 (18), 1768-70
PubMed 12362685
Immunomagnetic detection of micrometastatic cells in bone marrow of colorectal cancer patients
Clin Cancer Res, 8 (2), 444-9
PubMed 11839662
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
Publications 2001
Expression of matrix metalloproteinases and the metastasis-associated gene S100A4 in human neuroblastoma and primitive neuroectodermal tumor cells
J Pediatr Surg, 36 (7), 1040-4
DOI 10.1053/jpsu.2001.24735, PubMed 11431772
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
Publications 1999
Studies on proteolytic enzymes and their endogenous inhibitors in relation to tumor invasion and metastasis
Institute for Surgical Research, The National Hospital, Oslo, 1 b. (flere pag.)
BIBSYS 990280470, ISBN 82-7722-086-3
S100A4 involvement in metastasis: deregulation of matrix metalloproteinases and tissue inhibitors of matrix metalloproteinases in osteosarcoma cells transfected with an anti-S100A4 ribozyme
Cancer Res, 59 (18), 4702-8
PubMed 10493528
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
Polymorphonuclear elastase in human colorectal carcinoma
Int J Oncol, 12 (3), 535-40
DOI 10.3892/ijo.12.3.535, PubMed 9472089
Human hepatoma cells rich in P-glycoprotein display enhanced in vitro invasive properties compared to P-glycoprotein-poor hepatoma cells
Oncol Res, 10 (5), 255-62
PubMed 9802060
Regulation of tissue-degrading factors and in vitro invasiveness in progression of breast cancer cells
Clin Exp Metastasis, 16 (3), 205-15
DOI 10.1023/a:1006584624061, PubMed 9568638
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
Publications 1996
Cysteine proteinase inhibitors reduce malignant melanoma cell invasion in vitro
Anticancer Res, 16 (4A), 1627-31
PubMed 8712680
Publications 1994
Expression and release of plasminogen activators, their inhibitors and receptor by human tumor cell lines
Anticancer Res, 14 (6B), 2445-51
PubMed 7872665
Publications 1991
Acute abdominal pain as presenting symptom in lymphangiomyomatosis. Case report
Eur J Surg, 157 (5), 367-8
PubMed 1678654
Publications 1990
[Cancer of the pancreatic head and the periampullary region]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 110 (23), 2983-5
PubMed 2237846
Publications 1989
[Self examination of the breasts]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 109 (10), 1076-7
PubMed 2727968
Publications 1988
[Da Silva plasty. A surgical method for management of large hernias]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 108 (30), 2742-3
PubMed 3206485
Vesicular stomatitis virus infection enhances invasiveness of Salmonella typhimurium
APMIS, 96 (5), 400-6
DOI 10.1111/j.1699-0463.1988.tb05322.x, PubMed 2837253
Publications 1982
[Attitude to death and terminal care in Norway]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 102 (31), 1625-9
PubMed 7167929
Publications 1981
Holdninger til døden og dødspleie i Norge: en nasjonal undersøkelse
In Spesialoppgave, Universitetet i Oslo, Oslo, 86 s.
BIBSYS 051537567