Publications 2024

Granström AL, Irvine W, Hoel AT, Tabbers M, Kyrklund K, Fascetti-Leon F, Fusaro F, Thapar N, Dariel A, Sloots CEJ, Miserez M, Lemli A, Alexander S, Lambe C, Crétolle C, Qvist N, Schukfeh N, Lacher M, Cavalieri D, van Heurn E, Sfeir R, Pakarinen MP, Bjørnland K, Wester T (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

Hameed RA, Hoel AT, Diseth TH, Bjørnland K, Gjone H (2024)
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

Hapnes NC, Stensvold HJ, Bjørnland K, Sæter T, Guthe HJT, Støen R, Moltu SJ, Rønnestad A, Klingenberg C, Norwegian Neonatal Network (2024)
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

Knatten CK, Dahlseng MO, Perminow G, Skari H, Austrheim AI, Nyenget T, Aabakken L, Schistad O, Stensrud KJ, Bjørnland K (2024)
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

Treider MA, Røkkum H, Sæter T, Bjørnland K (2024)
"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

Örtqvist L, Holmdahl G, Borg H, Bjornland K, Lilja H, Stenström P, Qvist N, Sæther Hagen T, Pakarinen M, Wester T, Rintala R (2024)
Composite Functional and Quality of Life Outcomes in Adults Operated for Cloacal Malformation
J Pediatr Surg, 60 (1), 161981 (in press)
DOI 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2024.161981, PubMed 39395844

Publications 2023

Avanzini S, Dall'Igna P, Bjornland K, Braungart S, Cross K, Flores P, Gabra HOS, Gomez-Chacon J, Irtan S, Lobos P, Loh A, Matthyssens LE, Metzelder M, Parodi S, Pio L, Van de Ven CP, Fuchs J, Losty PD, Sarnacki S (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

Hoel AT, Teig CJ, Lindam A, Øresland T, Bjørnland K (2023)
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

Karlsen RA, Hoel AT, Gjone H, Bjørnland K (2023)
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

Markel M, Lacher M, Hall NJ, Martynov I, Siles Hinojosa A, de Augustin Asensio JC, Fortmann C, Hukkinen M, Mutanen A, Ford K, Glenisson M, Bonnard A, Dimitrios G, Zavras N, Malowiecka M, Patkowski D, Zambaiti E, Pelizzo G, Salo M, Wester T, Hoel AT, Bjornland K, Arni D, Wildhaber BE, Karagöz A et al. (2023)
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

Mutanen A, Engstrand Lilja H, Wester T, Norrby H, Borg H, Persson S, Bjornland K, Brun AC, Telborn L, Stenström P, Pakarinen MP (2023)
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

Røkkum H, Johannessen H, Bjørnland K (2023)
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

Dahlseng MO, Skari H, Perminow G, Kvello M, Nyenget T, Schistad O, Stensrud KJ, Bjornland K, Knatten CK (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

Fyhn TJ, Kvello M, Edwin B, Schistad O, Pripp AH, Emblem R, Knatten CK, Bjørnland K (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

Hoel AT, Karlsen RA, Fosby MV, Bjørnland K (2022)
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

Karlsen RA, Hoel AT, Fosby MV, Ertresvåg K, Austrheim AI, Stensrud KJ, Bjørnland K (2022)
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

Matthyssens LE, Nuchtern JG, Van De Ven CP, Gabra HOS, Bjornland K, Irtan S, Stenman J, Pio L, Cross KM, Avanzini S, Inserra A, Chacon JG, Dall'igna P, Von Schweinitz D, Holmes K, Fuchs J, Squire R, Valteau-Couanet D, Park JR, Eggert A, Losty PD, La Quaglia MP, Sarnacki S, (2022)
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

Treider M, Granheim S, Engebretsen AH, Pripp AH, Røkkum H, Skari H, Sæter T, Bjørnland K (2022)
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

Treider M, Ohnesorge S, Bjørnland K (2022)
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

Zambaiti E, Cascio S, Pelizzo G, Siles Hinojosa A, de Augustin Asensio JC, Fortmann C, Lacher M, Malowiecka M, Czauderna P, Arneitz C, Till H, Glenisson M, Bonnard A, Hoel AT, Bjørnland K, Hukkinen M, Demetrios G, Zavras N, Reusens H, Steyaert H, Pevere A, Aubert O, Pio L (2022)
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

Gabra HO, Irtan S, Cross K, Lobos P, Froeba-Pohl A, Pio L, Virgone C, Guillén Burrieza G, Gómez Chacón Villalba J, Riccipetitoni G, Guérin F, Nightingale M, Heloury Y, Faraj S, Leclair M, Scalabre A, Mattioli G, Warmann SW, Fuchs J, Basta N, Bjørnland K, Matthyssens LE, Losty PD, Sarnacki S (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

Kvello M, Knatten CK, Fyhn TJ, Bjørnland K (2021)
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

Treider M, Engebretsen AH, Skari H, Bjørnland K (2021)
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

Bjørnland K, Hukkinen M, Gatzinsky V, Arnell H, Pakarinen MP, Almaas R, Svensson JF (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

Fosby MV, Stensrud KJ, Bjørnland K (2020)
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

Hoel AT, Tofft L, Bjørnland K, Gjone H, Teig CJ, Øresland T, Stenström P, Andersen MH (2020)
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

Holmes K, Pötschger U, Pearson ADJ, Sarnacki S, Cecchetto G, Gomez-Chacon J, Squire R, Freud E, Bysiek A, Matthyssens LE, Metzelder M, Monclair T, Stenman J, Rygl M, Rasmussen L, Joseph JM, Irtan S, Avanzini S, Godzinski J, Björnland K, Elliott M, Luksch R, Castel V, Ash S, Balwierz W et al. (2020)
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

Kyrklund K, Sloots CEJ, de Blaauw I, Bjørnland K, Rolle U, Cavalieri D, Francalanci P, Fusaro F, Lemli A, Schwarzer N, Fascetti-Leon F, Thapar N, Johansen LS, Berrebi D, Hugot JP, Crétolle C, Brooks AS, Hofstra RM, Wester T, Pakarinen MP (2020)
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

Stenström P, Kyrklund K, Bräutigam M, Engstrand Lilja H, Juul Stensrud K, Löf Granström A, Qvist N, Söndergaard Johansson L, Arnbjörnsson E, Borg H, Wester T, Björnland K, Pakarinen MP (2020)
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

Tofft L, Hoel AT, Håkansson C, Zawadzki A, Gjone H, Øresland T, Bjørnland K, Stenström P (2020)
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

Fyhn TJ, Knatten CK, Edwin B, Schistad O, Emblem R, Bjørnland K (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

Hukkinen M, Björnland K, Gatzinsky V, Iber T, Johansen LS, Qvist N, Stenström P, Svensson JF, Pakarinen MP (2019)
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

Kvello M, Knatten CK, Bjørnland K (2019)
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

Kvello M, Åvitsland TL, Knatten CK, Fyhn TJ, Malt U, Emblem R, Bjørnland K (2019)
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

Treider M, Ohnesorge S, Bjørnland K (2019)
Few serious complications after cholecystectomy in paediatric patients
Acta Paediatr, 109 (3), 630-631
DOI 10.1111/apa.15081, PubMed 31688954

Publications 2018

Bjørnland K, Hinna M, Aksnes G, Stensrud KJ, Ertresvåg K, Bjørnstad-Østensen A, Sanengen T, Line PD, Aagenæs I, Aabakken L, Emblem R, Almaas R (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

Kvello M, Knatten CK, Perminow G, Skari H, Engebretsen A, Schistad O, Emblem R, Bjørnland K (2018)
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

Bjørnland K, Pakarinen MP, Stenstrøm P, Stensrud KJ, Neuvonen M, Granström AL, Graneli C, Pripp AH, Arnbjörnsson E, Emblem R, Wester T, Rintala RJ, Nordic Pediatric Surgery Study Consortium (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

Pakarinen MP, Johansen LS, Svensson JF, Bjørnland K, Gatzinsky V, Stenström P, Koivusalo A, Kvist N, Almström M, Emblem R, Björnsson S, Backman T, Almaas R, Jalanko H, Fischler B, Thorup J, Nordic Pediatric Surgery Study Consortium (2017)
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

Bjørnland K, Knatten CK (2016)
Reply to letter to the editor
J Pediatr Surg, 52 (1), 197-198
DOI 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2016.09.062, PubMed 27771005

Knatten CK, Fjeld JG, Medhus AW, Pripp AH, Fyhn TJ, Aabakken L, Kjosbakken H, Edwin B, Emblem R, Bjørnland K (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

Stenström P, Sandelin H, Emblem R, Björnland K (2016)
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

Fyhn TJ, Knatten CK, Edwin B, Schistad O, Aabakken L, Kjosbakken H, Pripp AH, Emblem R, Bjørnland K (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

Knatten CK, Kvello M, Fyhn TJ, Edwin B, Schistad O, Aabakken L, Pripp AH, Kjosbakken H, Emblem R, Bjørnland K (2015)
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

Kvello M, Åvitsland TL, Knatten CK, Pripp AH, Aabakken L, Emblem R, Bjørnland K (2015)
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

Stensrud KJ, Emblem R, Bjørnland K (2015)
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

Knatten CK, Avitsland TL, Medhus AW, Fjeld JG, Pripp AH, Emblem R, Bjørnland K (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

Knatten CK, Hviid CH, Pripp AH, Emblem R, Bjørnland K (2013)
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

Stenström P, Kockum CC, Emblem R, Arnbjörnsson E, Bjørnland K (2013)
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

Åvitsland TL, Birketvedt K, Bjørnland K, Emblem R (2013)
Parent-reported effects of gastrostomy tube placement
Nutr Clin Pract, 28 (4), 493-8
DOI 10.1177/0884533613486484, PubMed 23719337

Publications 2012

Avitsland TL, Faugli A, Pripp AH, Malt UF, Bjørnland K, Emblem R (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

Knatten CK, Fyhn TJ, Edwin B, Schistad O, Emblem R, Bjørnland K (2012)
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

Stensrud KJ, Emblem R, Bjørnland K (2012)
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

Rehman Y, Stensrud KJ, Mørkrid L, Bjørnland K, Emblem R (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

Stensrud KJ, Emblem R, Bjørnland K (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

Faugli A, Bjørnland K, Emblem R, Nøvik TS, Diseth TH (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

Faugli A, Emblem R, Bjørnland K, Diseth TH (2009)
Mental health in infants with esophageal atresia
Infant Ment Health J, 30 (1), 40-56
DOI 10.1002/imhj.20202, PubMed 28636118

Medhus AW, Bjørnland K, Emblem R, Husebye E (2009)
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

Aabakken L, Aagenaes I, Sanengen T, Aasen S, Emblem R, Bjornland K (2009)
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

Faugli A, Emblem R, Veenstra M, Bjørnland K, Diseth TH (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

Rehman Y, Bjørnland K, Stensrud KJ, Farstad IN, Emblem R (2008)
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

Emblem R, Mørkrid L, Bjørnland K (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

Kristensen C, Avitsland T, Emblem R, Refsum S, Bjørnland K (2007)
Satisfactory long-term results after Nissen fundoplication
Acta Paediatr, 96 (5), 702-5
DOI 10.1111/j.1651-2227.2007.00282.x, PubMed 17462062

Medhus AW, Bjørnland K, Emblem R, Husebye E (2007)
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

Avitsland TL, Kristensen C, Emblem R, Veenstra M, Mala T, Bjørnland K (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

Frich L, Bjørnland K, Pettersen S, Clausen OP, Gladhaug IP (2006)
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

Skari H, Malt UF, Bjornland K, Egeland T, Haugen G, Skreden M, Dalholt Björk M, Bjornstad Ostensen A, Emblem R (2006)
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

Bjørnland K, Flatmark K, Pettersen S, Aaasen AO, Fodstad O, Maelandsmo GM (2005)
Matrix metalloproteinases participate in osteosarcoma invasion
J Surg Res, 127 (2), 151-6
DOI 10.1016/j.jss.2004.12.016, PubMed 16083752

Faugli A, Aamodt G, Bjørnland K, Emblem R, Diseth TH (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

Munkeby BH, Børke WB, Bjørnland K, Sikkeland LI, Borge GI, Lømo J, Rivera S, Khrestchatisky M, Halvorsen B, Saugstad OD (2005)
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

Rehman Y, Emblem R, Bjørnland K (2005)
[Transanal resection of colon for Hirschsprung's disease]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 125 (17), 2358-9
PubMed 16151494

Wang YY, Myhre AE, Pettersen SJ, Dahle MK, Foster SJ, Thiemermann C, Bjørnland K, Aasen AO, Wang JE (2005)
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

Borke WB, Munkeby BH, Halvorsen B, Bjornland K, Tunheim SH, Borge GI, Thaulow E, Saugstad OD (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

Munkeby BH, Børke WB, Bjørnland K, Sikkeland LI, Borge GI, Halvorsen B, Saugstad OD (2004)
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

Skari H, Bjornland K, Frenckner B, Friberg LG, Heikkinen M, Hurme T, Loe B, Mollerlokken G, Nielsen OH, Qvist N, Rintala R, Sandgren K, Serlo W, Wagner K, Wester T, Emblem R (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

Wang JE, Pettersen S, Stuestol JF, Wang YY, Foster SJ, Thiemermann C, Aasen AO, Bjørnland K (2004)
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

Bjørnland K, Flatmark K, Mala T, Mathisen O, Bakka A, Aasen AO, Bergan A, Søreide O, Fodstad O (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

Bratland A, Ragnhildstveit E, Bjørnland K, Andersen K, Maelandsmo GM, Fodstad O, Saatcioglu F, Ree AH (2003)
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

Flatmark K, Pedersen KB, Nesland JM, Rasmussen H, Aamodt G, Mikalsen SO, Bjørnland K, Fodstad Ø, Maelandsmo GM (2003)
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

Hjortland GO, Bjørnland K, Pettersen S, Garman-Vik SS, Emilsen E, Nesland JM, Fodstad O, Engebraaten O (2003)
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

Pettersen I, Andersen JH, Bjornland K, Mathisen Ø, Bremnes R, Wellman M, Visvikis A, Huseby NE (2003)
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

Faugli A, Bjørnland K, Skari H, Emblem R (2002)
[Parents of children with esophageal atresia--important source of knowledge]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 122 (18), 1768-70
PubMed 12362685

Flatmark K, Bjørnland K, Johannessen HO, Hegstad E, Rosales R, Hårklau L, Solhaug JH, Faye RS, Søreide O, Fodstad Ø, Study Group for Micrometastases in BM in Colorectal Cancer (2002)
Immunomagnetic detection of micrometastatic cells in bone marrow of colorectal cancer patients
Clin Cancer Res, 8 (2), 444-9
PubMed 11839662

Skari H, Bjornland K, Frenckner B, Friberg LG, Heikkinen M, Hurme T, Loe B, Mollerlokken G, Nielsen OH, Qvist N, Rintala R, Sandgren K, Wester T, Emblem R (2002)
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

Bjørnland K, Bratland A, Rugnes E, Pettersen S, Johansen HT, Aasen AO, Fodstad Ø, Ree AH, Maelandsmo GM (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

Medhus AW, Bjørnland K, Emblem R, Haug E, Husebye E (2001)
Are patients with Hirschsprung's disease prediabetic?
Metabolism, 50 (12), 1389-90
DOI 10.1053/meta.2001.28139, PubMed 11735080

Medhus AW, Bjørnland K, Emblem R, Haug E, Husebye E (2001)
Are patients with Hirschsprung's disease prediabetic?
In Metabolism, Grune & Stratton, New York, 50(2001)nr 12, s.1389-1390
BIBSYS 022058494

Publications 2000

Skari H, Bjornland K, Haugen G, Egeland T, Emblem R (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

Bjørnland K (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

Bjørnland K, Winberg JO, Odegaard OT, Hovig E, Loennechen T, Aasen AO, Fodstad O, Maelandsmo GM (1999)
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

Bjornland K, Diseth TH, Emblem R (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

Bjørnland K, Buø L, Scott H, Konttinen Y, Johansen HT, Aasen AO (1998)
Polymorphonuclear elastase in human colorectal carcinoma
Int J Oncol, 12 (3), 535-40
DOI 10.3892/ijo.12.3.535, PubMed 9472089

Bjørnland K, Lehne G, Johansen HT, Fodstad O, Rugstad HE, Aasen AO, Ree AH (1998)
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

Ree AH, Bjørnland K, Brünner N, Johansen HT, Pedersen KB, Aasen AO, Fodstad O (1998)
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

Skari H, Bjornland K, Bjornstad-Ostensen A, Haugen G, Emblem R (1998)
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

Diseth TH, Bjørnland K, Nøvik TS, Emblem R (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

Bjørnland K, Buø L, Kjønniksen I, Larsen M, Fodstad O, Johansen HT, Aasen AO (1996)
Cysteine proteinase inhibitors reduce malignant melanoma cell invasion in vitro
Anticancer Res, 16 (4A), 1627-31
PubMed 8712680

Publications 1994

Buø L, Bjørnland K, Karlsrud TS, Kvale D, Kjønniksen I, Fodstad O, Brandtzaeg P, Johansen HT, Aasen AO (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

Bjørnland K, Rode L, Jørstad SO (1991)
Acute abdominal pain as presenting symptom in lymphangiomyomatosis. Case report
Eur J Surg, 157 (5), 367-8
PubMed 1678654

Publications 1990

Bjørnland K, Ofstad E, Hognestad J (1990)
[Cancer of the pancreatic head and the periampullary region]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 110 (23), 2983-5
PubMed 2237846

Publications 1989

Bjørnland K (1989)
[Self examination of the breasts]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 109 (10), 1076-7
PubMed 2727968

Publications 1988

Bjørnland K, Bjørnland G (1988)
[Da Silva plasty. A surgical method for management of large hernias]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 108 (30), 2742-3
PubMed 3206485

Bukholm G, Bjørnland K, Ellekjaer H, Berdal BP, Degré M (1988)
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

Rui H, Bjørnland K, Skipenes G, Haugen K, Purvis K (1982)
[Attitude to death and terminal care in Norway]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 102 (31), 1625-9
PubMed 7167929

Publications 1981

Bjørnland K (1981)
Holdninger til døden og dødspleie i Norge: en nasjonal undersøkelse
In Spesialoppgave, Universitetet i Oslo, Oslo, 86 s.
BIBSYS 051537567