One third of mallet fingers are associated with intra-articular fracture of the distal phalanx. Treatment usually involves splint immobilisation of the distal interphalangeal joint or operative treatment if there is a ...

Background Aortic stenosis is the most common valvular disease in the Western world. It means narrowing of the opening of the aortic valve, that comprises the function of the valve. The disease is characterized by an ...

Aim: The aim of the present study was to explore prognostic factors for survival in a large series of surgically treated meningiomas. Material & methods: Retrospective study of 1469 consecutive craniotomies for histological ...

Background: Recently, a possible correlation between atypical femur fractures and long-term use of bisphosphonates has been found. Thigh pain and radiographic skeletal changes are possible prodromal symptoms and ...

Background: Talar fractures are frequently associated with long-term complications. By major fracture displacement, the results are generally poor with a high incidence of avascular necrosis, osteoarthritis and malunion. ...

When placing the components during THA the goal is to restore the optimal biomechanics of the hip. Evidence suggests that correct placement of the components plays an important role in order to prevent impingement, provide ...

Introduction: This is a review of gunshot wounds to the chest. Although uncommon in Norway, they represent a big health problem in other parts of the world and in war situations. Method: A systematic literature search using ...

Background: Intracranial brain tumor in children is a rare but severe diagnosis. In children under the age of 15, it covers 1/3 of all cancers. The symptomatology is complex and the time to diagnosis can often be prolonged ...

Abstract Radial head subluxation "pulled elbow" is a common injury in children. Through a retrospective study of patients seen at Oslo A&E, surgical section with this condition during one year, epidemiology and treatment ...

Blunt thoracic injuries This is a review of blunt thoracic trauma. Blunt thoracic trauma is responsible for approximately 10 % of all traumatic injuries in Norway and 25 % of all traumatic deaths. To study this subject a ...

Introductio: Emergency surgery performed on patients with acute bowel obstruction is associated with a high mortality and morbidity rate. Since 1991, the use of self-expanding metal stents (SEMS) has been introduced as an ...

Objective: To determine the fraction of patients presenting with seizures and explore possible associations between seizure as presenting symptom and sex, age, tumor location, laterality, histology, Karnofsky performance ...

Abstract Objectives. To evaluate the survival rate and complications after operation for acute aortic dissection type A. Design. Chart review of all consecutive patients with aortic dissection admitted during 1999–2008 (n ...

OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to provide knowledge about long-term outcome for patients with cerebral arteriovenous malformations (AVMs) undergoing surgery. METHODS: In the period 1970-1992, 208 out of 306 ...

Jeg er kull V-09. Dette var det ikke mulig å velge. Jeg har gjort et litteraturstudie med vekt på sammenligning mellom antibiotika og kirurgi som behandling ved akutt appendicitt. Randomiserte kontrollerte studier er ...

Objectives: Football is the world biggest sport (7), and the estimates for ACL(Anterior Cruciate Ligament)-injuries varies; 0,06-3,7 for each 1000 playing-hours. (5,44) In Scandinavia football is the most common activity ...

Background: Telomerase is a necessity for infinite cell division in cancer cells, and high telomerase activity is present in as much as 90 % of human cancers. Hence telomerase has become an attractive target in cancer ...

Objective: Intraventricular meningiomas (IVMs) are rare tumors of which the majority is located in the lateral ventricles. Most published series on the subject include only a few patients. We analyzed our series of ...

Background: Recently the relevance of Simpsons resection grade as a prognostic factor for recurrence of WHO grade I meningiomas was challenged, contradicting many previous scientific reports and traditional neurosurgical ...

In 1954, Papillon-Léage and Psaume described a condition which was named the orofaciodigital syndrome. The condition was later split into at least nine syndromes, the more common being orofaciodigital syndrom type 1 (OFD1). ...

Bakgrunn. Nasjonalt korsbåndsregister fikk i 2010 status som nasjonalt medisinsk kvalitetsregister. Det er viktig at rapporteringsgraden til registeret er høy, slik at man trygt kan bruke registerets data til fremtidig ...

SAMMENDRAG Mål: Retrospektiv evaluering av den kliniske effekten og holdbarheten til kissing-stent teknikken ved aortoiliakal sykdom ved Oslo universitetssykehus, Aker. Materiale og metode: Alle som ble behandlet med ...

Abstract Background: Undisplaced femoral neck fractures are usually treated with internal fixation. Few studies have investigated the postoperative physical function and quality of life of these patients. The objective of ...

Background: Injuries are the leading cause of death for people under 65 years. This makes it the number one cause for lost productive life years. The trauma registry at Oslo University Hospital, Ullevål in Oslo has been ...

Bakgrunn Duktalt adenocarcinoma er den vanligste typen kreft i bukspyttkjertelen. I USA og Norge er det den 4. hyppigste kreft-relaterte dødsårsaken. Bukspyttkjertelkreft manifesterer seg med få debuterende symptomer. ...

SAMMENDRAG Mål:Denne retrospektive kohortstudien har som mål å beskrive de kliniske trekkene, patoanatomisk spekter, behandling og overlevelse hos barn fra 0 år og opp til 3 år som har gjennomgått primær nevrokirurgi for ...

Background: The purpose of this study was to determine the incidence of surgery for odontoid fractures and to study surgical mortality, surgical morbidity and long-term outcome in a large, contemporary, consecutive, single ...

Title: Treatment options in acute, complicated diverticulitis Background: Although diverticulosis is common in western countries, only some of the affected patients develop acute, complicated diverticulitis. The choice ...

Introduction: The aim of this study was to determine the long-term survival of patients operated for gastric cancer at Oslo University Hospital, Ullevål during the period 1982-2005. Methods: We have retrospectively ...

Bakcground: This quality-control study includes patients operated for Coarctation of the Aorta or Interrupted Aortic Arch at Rikshospitalet between 1971 and 2001 to give a comprehensive presentation of the material and ...

Objective: The Royal College of Surgeons’ (RCS) three days Basic Surgical Skills (BSS) course focuses on teaching surgical trainees safe techniques in a controlled workshop environment early in their career. The course was ...

Surgical site infection (SSI) is one of the most common nosocomial infections. The incidence of SSIs varies in different studies, also in studies including only gastrointestinal surgery, and there has not yet been found ...

Aim: This paper has three aims: 1) to describe, and to illustrate using case reports, that traumatic epidural hematoma (EDH) may fatally complicate a seemingly trivial head injury; 2) to assess the effects of computerized ...

Full-thickness cartilage lesion do not affect knee function in patients with ACL injury Abstract There is debate in the literature regarding the impact of full-thickness cartilage lesion on knee function in patients ...

Pancreatic cancer is more often chemoresistent than most other gastrointestinal carcinoma, and surgery is therefore the only treatment with curative potential. A general goal is therefore to increase the percentage of ...

ABSTRACT Title: Efficacy of Stapled Transanal Rectal Resection (STARR) for Obstructed defecation Syndrome (ODS), associated with rectocele and intussusception. Background: Intussusception and rectocele are frequent ...

Objective: Gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine tumor disease has a low incidence of 5 pr 100 000 and represents many clinical challenges due to little increase in survival the last 30 years. The main goal of this paper ...

The aim of our study was to determine survival after aortic valve replacement (AVR) with or without concomitant coronary artery bypass surgery at Oslo University Hospital Ullevål and compare this to the general Norwegian ...

Objectives: To compare stability and bone remodeling between a custom-made uncemented hydroxyapatite-coated femoral stem and a standard cemented femoral stem after five year follow-up. Materials and methods: In this ...

Avascular necrosis of the knee is a rare disorder. It is characterized by massive necrosis in the bone and bone marrow due to an interruption or a significant decrease in the blood supply to bone. AVN can affect any bone ...

Abstract In previous literature there is little difference in survival between the classic Whipple procedure and pylorus-preserving pancreaticoduodenectomy. The same goes for survival after regional lymphadenectomy (RLA) ...

Bakgrunn: Residiverende nedre urinveisinfeksjoner (RUVI) er et sykdomsbilde som er plagsomt for pasienten, kostnadskrevende for samfunnet og utfordrende for primær- og sekundærhelsetjenesten. Vi ønsket i denne studien å ...

Abstract The vascular endothelium has long been considered a passive inner lining of blood vessels. But in recent decades several observations have proved its involvement in vital functions of the cardiovascular system, ...

Abstract: Background: 20-50% of patients with traumatic brain injury (TBI) are under the influence of ethanol at hospital admission. The Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) is used in the initial assessment of these patients, ...

Abstract Background and objectives: Perforator flaps, both pedicled and free flaps, are increasingly used in reconstructive surgery. However, the microvascular perfusion pattern within these flaps still remains essentially ...

Background: The present study evaluates 219 consecutive patients that underwent surgical repair for AVSD in a long term follow-up. Methods: The patients had a surgical correction for AVSD at Rikshospitalet from January ...

Polyphenols, and particularly flavanoids, have been in the scientific spotlight for many years due to their beneficial qualities in human health. These qualities have been grossly attributed to the antioxidant properties ...

Introduction: High-energy fractures that involve the joint surface of the distal femur are challenging injuries. Less invasive stabilization system (LISS) has been the preferred treatment for these fractures. However few ...

BACKGROUND:: Emergency thoracotomy (ET) is a life-saving procedure used to control hemorrhage and relieve cardiac tamponade. It has been in routine use at Ulleval University Hospital since 1987. Our objective was to see ...

Abstract The pain syndrome in chronic pancreatitis is a difficult and not well understood phenomena. When the disease is so heterogonous to start with, one can not expect that one treatment modality alone can take the ...

Abstract Introduction: Today all gall bladders that are removed are being routinely sent for histological examination regardless of suspicion for maligniancies or not. Gall bladder carcinoma (GBC) is a rare, but serious ...

The term “herniation of the brain” has been used at least since Cushing’s article in 1905 , but the symptoms he associated with it have been observed at least since the 1850s. , Doctors who performed increasing amounts ...

Abstract Purpose The aim of the study was to report long term outcome in esophageal atresia (EA) patients by a study of the literature. Special emphasis has been put on the potential association between esophageal ...

PubMed ID: 18781451 Objectives. Examine short- and intermediate-term survival after coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) and compare this to survival of the general population and to that predicted by EuroSCORE. Design. ...

Background: Endocrine orbitopathy is an autoimmune chronic disease characterized by increased intraorbital fat tissue and hypertrophic extraocular muscles. The aim of surgical decompression is to reduce the bony borders ...

Title: Organ transplantation in Norway: An overview with focus on selection for waiting lists. Background: Organ transplantation is a treatment option for patients with acute or chronic organ failure who will die without ...

BACKGROUND: ECMO-treatment is a high-cost treatment with high mortality. Few good parameters to select patients to this treatment are described. AIM OF THE STUDY: To evaluate the results on ECMO treatment in our department, ...

Sammendrag Bakgrunn og problemstilling. Fra 2004 inviteres alle norske kvinner mellom 50 og 69 år til mammografiscreening. Screeningprogrammet startet med et prøveprosjekt i Akershus, Oslo, Rogaland og Hordaland (AORH) i ...

OBJECTIVES: To report on the initial experience of the first 150 patients with robot-assisted laparoscopic radical prostatectomy in Norway. METHODS: This was a nonrandomized retrospective study evaluating the initial 150 ...

Introduction: Dual energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) is considered to be the “goldstandard” for measuring bone mineral density (BMD). It is used for both diagnosis and monitoring of BMD over time. When it comes to monitoring ...

Background: Ullevål University Hospital is a level I trauma center, servicing approximately half of Norway's population. During the years 2001 to 2006, the number of trauma patients has increased 30 %, from 835 to 1089 per ...

Bakgrunn. Behandlingen av lårhalsbrudd domineres av to typer inngrep; osteosyntese og protesekirurgi. En av ulempene ved osteosyntese er at mange av pasientene senere får behov for en ny operasjon. Vi har forsøkt å ...

Abstract Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate long-term quality of life (QOL) and functional outcome in patients who had undergone proctocolectomy with ileal pouch anal anastomosis (IPAA). Background: IPAA ...

Palliative therapies in esophageal cancer Esophageal cancer is a lethal malignancy, with a rising incidence worldwide, but still a rare disease in Norway (0,7 % of all newly diagnosed cancers in Norway). Most of the ...

Abstract The objective of this survey was to evaluate the implementation-process of a new surgical procedure by examining the impact of, the results and the methodology of some of the earliest randomised controlled ...

Bakgrunn: Det har vært reist spørsmål om de pasienter som trenger det, får behandling med Taxotere, og andre palliative behandlingstiltak. Vi har derfor kartlagt bruken av Taxotere mht effekt og bivirkninger. Materiale ...

Title: Natural history of degenerative disorders of the spine. Background: Not all patients with degenerative disorders of the spine need surgery to recover. The objective was to examine the outcomme of these patients and ...

Sammendrag BAKGRUNN: En ubalanse mellom apoptose og proliferasjon er en underliggende årsak til colorectal neoplasi. Proteinet Bcl-2 og enzymet caspase3 er involvert i den apoptotiske prosessen i cellen. FORMÅL: Å analysere ...

This assignment provides both a review of the anatomy and function of the posterior cruciate ligament (PCL), and an overview of diagnostic methods and conservative treatment options for patients with isolated PCL injuries. The ...

Aortic stenosis is the most common acquired valvular disease in the western countries. An older population results in an increased prevalence of calcific aortic stenosis and this pathology is becoming a more important ...

Background: This paper reviews development of multidisciplinary modalities and the aggressive surgical approach that has been adopted to extend the frontiers of surgical therapy for colorectal metastases. The review is ...

Sammendrag Bakgrunn: 7. Juni 2004 ble Nasjonalt Korsbåndsregister etablert. Registerets validitet avhenger av kvaliteten på registrerte data og registreringsgrad av korsbåndskirurgisk aktivitet i Norge. Studiens formål ...

Abstract: Background and Purpose: Large hemispheric infarction affecting the whole middle cerebral artery territory implies a risk for massive edema formation and transtentorial herniation (malignant MCA-infarction). These ...

RUPTURED CEREBRAL ANEURYSM AFTER THE AGE OF 70: SURVIVAL AND FUNCTIONAL OUTCOME. Objective: Observational retrospective study of all 63 individuals aged over 70 years with rupture of a saccular intracranial aneurysm ...

Abstract Object: Trends in incidence and mortality in the Nordic countries is part of the ongoing discussion concerning PSA screening for prostate cancer. This general discussion forms part one of this study and serves ...

Abstract. Background and aims: The main aim was to examine constipation and anal incontinence in patients before and after resection for external rectal prolapse. Material and mehods: Twenty patients had ligamentpreserving ...

Abstract: Objective: Emergency presentation of colon cancer is common, and it is associated with high mortality and morbidity following initial surgical treatment. The purpose of this study was to evaluate postoperative ...

Abstract Nine patients with scapholunate instability underwent treatment at Rikshospitalet Senter for Ortopedi from 1996 to 2001. Four males (mean age 38 years) with dynamic instability were treated with ligament repair; ...

ABSTRACT. Background. Results in pancreatic islet transplantation have improved during the last decade, but long term results remain disappointing. This is partly due to loss of islets in pre-transplant culture and immediate ...

Background: This essay is divided into two parts: 1) a literature study on decompressive hemicraniectomy in patients with massive brain infarction, and 2) a patient-centered study based on the clinical series of Department ...

Background: Very few studies in the literature focus on isolated PCL injury. Recent studies are in general more optimistic in regards to the results than previous reports. There are few randomized controlled trials and few ...

This paper compares laproscopic surgery for coloncancer with open operation. The mail goal is to decide whether laparoscopic surgery is safe as to pre-, intra- and postoperative risk, survival and the oncologic principles. ...

Abstract Intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasm of the Pancreas (IPMN) is a potentially malignant neoplasm which produces mucin. It was first described in 1982, and has been described with increasing frequency since. This ...

Abstract Introduction: Spontaneous subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) occurs with an annual incidence of 10 per 10 000 inhabitants in Norway. Cerebral aneurysms are the most frequent cause of SAH, with arteriovenous malformations ...

Patient satisfaction and cardiac surgery - a pilot study Frøydis Nermoen, Astrid Lavoll-Nylenna, Øivind Ekeberg*, Knut Kvernebo Dept. of Cardiothoracic Surgery and *Dept. of Emergency Medicine, Ullevaal University Hospital ...

ABSTRACT Introduction: It has been suggested that extracts from grapes or berries such as blueberries are beneficial and protective against cardiovascular diseases, probably due to a high content of polyphenols like ...

Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy in Breast Cancer Ellen Schlichting, Marianne Efskind Harr, Torill Sauer, Almira Babovic, Rolf Kåresen Background Sentinel lymph node (SN) biopsy is a highly accurate technique for identifying ...

ABSTRACT: We followed 41 patients with severe chronic heart failure and secondary mitral valve insufficiency, caused by coronary heart disease, who underwent surgical mitral valve repair. In addition to physical examination ...