• Fatigue in patients with newly diagnosed inflammatory bowel disease: Results from a prospective inception cohort, the IBSEN III study 

      Holten, Kristina Ingeborg; Bernklev, Tomm; Opheim, Randi; Johansen, Ingunn; Olsen, Bjørn Christian Elias Grova; Lund, Charlotte; Strande, Vibeke; Medhus, Asle Wilhelm; Perminow, Gøri Margrete; Bengtson, May-Bente; Boyar Cetinkaya, Raziye; Vatn, Simen Svendsen; Frigstad, Svein Oskar; Aabrekk, Tone Bergene; Detlie, Trond Espen; Hovde, Øistein; Kristensen, Vendel Ailin; Småstuen, Milada Cvancarova; Henriksen, Magne; Huppertz-Hauss, Gert; Høivik, Marte Lie; Jelsness-Jørgensen, Lars-Petter (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      Background and aims: Although fatigue is common in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), its pathogenesis remains unclear. This study aimed to determine the prevalence of fatigue and its associated factors in a cohort of ...
    • Intraoperative distensibility measurement in POEM for achalasia: impact on patient outcome and associations with other outcome variables at 1-year follow-up 

      Evensen, Helge; Sandstad, Olav; Larssen, Lene; Hagen, Milada; Kristensen, Vendel Ailin; Søvik, Torgeir Thorson; Schulz, Anselm; Hauge, Truls; Medhus, Asle Wilhelm (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      Background and aims The functional luminal imaging probe (FLIP) can provide measurements of lower esophageal sphincter (LES) distensibility. Studies report that use of intraoperative FLIP examination during peroral ...
    • One year comprehensive prospective follow-up of achalasia patients after peroral endoscopic myotomy 

      Evensen, Helge; Småstuen, Milada Cvancarova; Schulz, Anselm; Kristensen, Vendel Ailin; Larssen, Lene; Skattum, Jorunn Pettersen; Sandstad, Olav; Hauge, Truls; Medhus, Asle Wilhelm (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      Peroral endoscopic myotomy (POEM) is an established therapy for achalasia, but outcome evaluation has often been limited to Eckardt score (ES). The present study was aimed to improve knowledge about outcome evaluation and ...
    • Serological antibodies and surgery in a population-based inception cohort of Crohn's disease patients - the IBSEN study 

      Kristensen, Vendel Ailin; Småstuen, Milada Cvancarova; Høivik, Marte Lie; Moum, Bjørn; Vatn, Morten H (Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology;Volume 55, 2020 - Issue 4, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-04-06)
      Introduction: Serological antibodies have been associated with complicated disease course in Crohn’s disease (CD), including the need for surgery. Aim: The aim of this study was to investigate if a panel of relevant ...
    • Symptoms and symptom clusters in patients newly diagnosed with inflammatory bowel disease: results from the IBSEN III Study 

      Johansen, Ingunn; Småstuen, Milada Cvancarova; Løkkeberg, Stine Eileen Torp; Kristensen, Vendel Ailin; Høivik, Marte Lie; Lund, Charlotte; Olsen, Bjørn Christian Elias Grova; Strande, Vibeke; Huppertz-Hauss, Gert; Aabrekk, Tone Bergene; Bengtson, May-Bente; Ricanek, Petr; Detlie, Trond Espen; Frigstad, Svein Oskar; Jelsness-Jørgensen, Lars-Petter; Opheim, Randi (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      Background: Patients with inflammatory bowel disease report multiple symptoms, but the relationships among co-occurring symptoms are poorly understood. This study aimed to examine the prevalence of symptoms and explore ...