Helge Evensen

  • Consultant; MD, PhD
  • +47 23 02 74 39

Mini CV

Education
MD University of Oslo (2006)
PhD University of Oslo (2025)

Norwegian clinical specialist accreditations
Internal medicine (2015) and gastroenterology (2017)

Current position
Consultant, Department of Gastroenterology, Oslo University Hospital

 

Publications 2023

Evensen H, Sandstad O, Larssen L, Hagen M, Kristensen VA, Søvik TT, Schulz A, Hauge T, Medhus AW (2023)
Intraoperative distensibility measurement in POEM for achalasia: impact on patient outcome and associations with other outcome variables at 1-year follow-up
Surg Endosc, 37 (12), 9283-9290
DOI 10.1007/s00464-023-10494-z, PubMed 37880446

Publications 2022

Evensen H, Hjermstad MJ, Cvancarova M, Kristensen V, Larssen L, Skattum J, Hauge T, Sandstad O, Medhus AW (2022)
Quality of life in patients with achalasia: Associations with Eckardt score and objective treatment outcomes after peroral endoscopic myotomy
Endosc Int Open, 10 (12), E1570-E1576
DOI 10.1055/a-1968-7682, PubMed 36531682

Publications 2021

Evensen H, Småstuen MC, Schulz A, Kristensen V, Larssen L, Skattum J, Sandstad O, Hauge T, Medhus AW (2021)
One year comprehensive prospective follow-up of achalasia patients after peroral endoscopic myotomy
Ann Med, 53 (1), 2225-2233
DOI 10.1080/07853890.2021.2005253, PubMed 34806501

Publications 2019

Evensen H, Kristensen V, Larssen L, Sandstad O, Hauge T, Medhus AW (2019)
Outcome of peroral endoscopic myotomy (POEM) in treatment-naive patients. A systematic review
Scand J Gastroenterol, 54 (1), 1-7
DOI 10.1080/00365521.2018.1549271, PubMed 30650313

Evensen H, Medhus AW (2019)
Response to letter to the editor: 'Outcome of peroral endoscopic myotomy (POEM) in treatment-naive patients. A systematic review'
Scand J Gastroenterol, 54 (4), 520
DOI 10.1080/00365521.2019.1599416, PubMed 30978123

Publications 2016

Knudsen MD, de Lange T, Botteri E, Nguyen DH, Evensen H, Steen CB, Hoff G, Bernklev T, Hjartåker A, Berstad P (2016)
Favorable lifestyle before diagnosis associated with lower risk of screen-detected advanced colorectal neoplasia
World J Gastroenterol, 22 (27), 6276-86
DOI 10.3748/wjg.v22.i27.6276, PubMed 27468217