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Professor Department of Clinical Medicine kristoffer.lassen@uit.no

Kristoffer Lassen



  • Johan Ulrik Carling, Sigurd Berger, Eyvind Gjønnæss, Bård Ingvald Røsok, Sheraz Yakub, Kristoffer Lassen et al.:
    Transfemoral hepatic vein access in double vein embolization – initial experience and feasibility
    SpringerOpen 2024 DOI
  • Purnima Bhat, Arthur John Kaffes, Kristoffer Lassen, Lars Aabakken :
    Upper gastrointestinal endoscopy in the surgically altered patient
    Digestive Endoscopy 2024 ARKIV / DOI
  • Poorna Anandavadivelan, Daniele Cardinale, Rune Blomhoff, Berit Sunde, Kristoffer Lassen, Dyre Kleive et al.:
    Blood flow restriction Exercise in the perioperative setting to Prevent loss of muscle mass in patients with pancreatic, biliary tract, and liver cancer: study protocol for the PREV-Ex randomized controlled trial
    Trials 2024 DOI
  • Knut Jørgen Labori, Svein Olav Bratlie, Bodil Andersson, Jon-Helge Angelsen, Christina Biörserud, Bergthor Björnsson et al.:
    Neoadjuvant FOLFIRINOX versus upfront surgery for resectable pancreatic head cancer (NORPACT-1): a multicentre, randomised, phase 2 trial
    The Lancet Gastroenterology and Hepatology 15. January 2024 DOI
  • Sini Takala, Kristoffer Lassen, Kjetil Søreide, Ernesto Sparrelid, Jon-Helge Angelsen, Erling Audun Bringeland et al.:
    Practice patterns in diagnostics, staging, and management strategies of gallbladder cancer among Nordic tertiary centers
    Scandinavian Journal of Surgery 2023 ARKIV / DOI
  • Mushegh Sahakyan, Dyre Kleive, Rachel Dille, Trond Kjeseth, Kim Waardal, Bjørn von Gohren Edwin et al.:
    The Role of Preoperative Inflammatory Markers in Pancreatectomy: a Norwegian Nationwide Cohort Study
    Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery 2023 ARKIV / DOI
  • Mushegh Sahakyan, Kristoffer Watten Brudvik, Jon-Helge Angelsen, Rachel Dille, Oddvar Mathias Sandvik, Bjørn von Gohren Edwin et al.:
    Preoperative Inflammatory Markers in Liver Resection for Colorectal Liver Metastases: A National Registry-Based Study
    World Journal of Surgery 2023 ARKIV / DOI
  • Nicky van der Heijde, Burak Görgec, Joal D. Beane, Francesca Ratti, Giulio Belli, Andrea Benedetti Cacciaguerra et al.:
    Transatlantic registries for minimally invasive liver surgery: towards harmonization
    Surgical Endoscopy 2023 DOI
  • Linda Bergestuen, Thomas A. Waksvik Moger, Kjersti Oterhals, Frank Pfeffer, Torunn Kristin Nestvold, Stig Norderval et al.:
    Translation and validation of the Norwegian version of the postoperative quality of recovery score QoR-15
    Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica 2023 ARKIV / DOI
  • Mushegh Sahakyan, Davit Aghayan, Bjørn von Gohren Edwin, Ruslan Alikhanov, Natalia Britskaia, Kristoffer Watten Brudvik et al.:
    Laparoscopic versus open liver resection for intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma: a multicenter propensity score-matched study
    Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology 2022 ARKIV / DOI
  • Linn Såve Nymo, Tor Åge Myklebust, Hanne Mari Hamre, Bjørn Møller, Kristoffer Lassen :
    Treatment and survival of patients with pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma: 15-year national cohort
    British Journal of Surgery 2022 ARKIV / DOI
  • Knut Jørgen Labori, Tore Tholfsen, Sheraz Yaqub, Kristoffer Lassen, Dyre Kleive, Anne Waage :
    Gastro- or Duodenojejunostomy Leaks After Pancreatoduodenectomy: Single Center Experience and Narrative Literature Review
    Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery 2021 ARKIV / DOI
  • Mushegh A. Sahakyan, Caroline S. Verbeke, Tore Tholfsen, Dejan Ignjatovic, Dyre Kleive, Trond Buanes et al.:
    Prognostic Impact of Resection Margin Status in Distal Pancreatectomy for Ductal Adenocarcinoma
    Annals of Surgical Oncology 2021 ARKIV / DOI
  • Sheraz Yaqub, Bjørn Atle Bjørnbeth, Jon-Helge Angelsen, Claus W. Fristrup, Jon Erik Grønbech, Oskar Hemmingsson et al.:
    Aspirin as secondary prevention in colorectal cancer liver metastasis (ASAC trial): study protocol for a multicentre randomized placebo-controlled trial
    Trials 2021 ARKIV / DOI
  • Davit Aghayan, Airazat Kazaryan, Åsmund Avdem Fretland, Bård Ingvald Røsok, Leonid Barkhatov, Kristoffer Lassen et al.:
    Evolution of laparoscopic liver surgery: 20-year experience of a Norwegian high-volume referral center
    Surgical Endoscopy 2021 ARKIV / DOI
  • Kushtrim Kryeziu, Seyed Hossein Moosavi, Christian Holst Bergsland, Marianne Guren, Peter Andreas Wold Eide, Max Totland et al.:
    Increased sensitivity to SMAC mimetic LCL161 identified by longitudinal ex vivo pharmacogenomics of recurrent, KRAS mutated rectal cancer liver metastases
    Journal of Translational Medicine 2021 ARKIV / DOI
  • Emmanuel Melloul, Kristoffer Lassen, Didier Roulin, Fabian Grass, Julie Perinel, Mustapha Adham et al.:
    Guidelines for perioperative care for pancreatoduodenectomy: Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) recommendations 2019
    World Journal of Surgery 2020 DOI
  • Linn Såve Nymo, Dyre Kleive, Kim Waardal, Erling Audun Bringeland, Jon Arne Søreide, Knut Jørgen Labori et al.:
    Centralizing a national pancreatoduodenectomy service: striking the right balance
    BJS Open 2020 ARKIV / DOI
  • Kjetil Søreide, Linn Såve Nymo, Dyre Kleive, Frank Olsen, Kristoffer Lassen :
    Variation in use of open and laparoscopic distal pancreatectomy and associated outcome metrics in a universal health care system
    Pancreatology (Print) 2019 ARKIV / DOI
  • Kristoffer Watten Brudvik, Sheraz Yaqub, E Kemsley, MME Coolsen, CHC Dejong, SJ Wigmore et al.:
    Survey of the attitudes of hepatopancreaticobiliary surgeons in northern Europe to resection of choledohal cysts in asymptomatic Western adults
    BJS Open 2019 DOI
  • Eli Skeie, Randi Julie Tangvik, Linn Såve Nymo, Stig Harthug, Kristoffer Lassen, Asgaut Viste :
    Weight loss and BMI criteria in GLIM's definition of malnutrition is associated with postoperative complications following abdominal resections – Results from a National Quality Registry
    Clinical Nutrition 2019 ARKIV / DOI
  • Dyre Kleive, Mushegh Sahakyan, Knut Jørgen Labori, Kristoffer Lassen :
    Nasogastric Tube on Demand is Rarely Necessary After Pancreatoduodenectomy Within an Enhanced Recovery Pathway
    World Journal of Surgery 2019 ARKIV / DOI
  • Kristoffer Lassen, Linn Såve Nymo, Frank Olsen, Kristoffer Watten Brudvik, Åsmund Avdem Fretland, Kjetil Søreide :
    Contemporary practice and short-term outcomes after liver resections in a complete national cohort
    Langenbeck's Archives of Surgery 2018 DOI
  • Linn Såve Nymo, Kjetil Søreide, Dyre Kleive, Frank Olsen, Kristoffer Lassen :
    The effect of centralization on short term outcomes of pancreatoduodenectomy in a universal health care system
    HPB 2018 DOI
  • Linn Såve Nymo, Lars Aabakken, Kristoffer Lassen :
    Priority and prejudice: does low socioeconomic status bias waiting time for endoscopy? A blinded,randomized survey
    Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology 2018 DOI
  • Kristoffer Lassen, Linn Såve Nymo, Frank Olsen, Kjetil Søreide :
    Benchmarking of aggregated length of stay after open and laparoscopic surgery for cancers of the digestive system
    BJS Open 2018 ARKIV / DOI
  • Kristoffer Lassen, Linn Såve Nymo, Hartwig Kørner, Kevin Otto Thon, Torkil Grindstein, Hans Wasmuth et al.:
    The New National Registry for Gastrointestinal Surgery in Norway: NoRGast
    Scandinavian Journal of Surgery 2018 ARKIV / DOI
  • Linn Såve Nymo, Stig Norderval, Morten Tandberg Eriksen, Hans Wasmuth, Hartwig Kørner, Bjørn Atle Bjørnbeth et al.:
    Short-term outcomes after elective colon cancer surgery: an observational study from the Norwegian registry for gastrointestinal and HPB surgery, NoRGast
    Surgical Endoscopy 2018 ARKIV / DOI
  • Kjetil Søreide, Frank Olsen, Linn Såve Nymo, Dyre Kleive, Kristoffer Lassen :
    A nationwide cohort study of resection rates and short-term outcomes in open and laparoscopic distal pancreatectomy
    HPB 2018 DOI
  • Knut Jørgen Labori, Kristoffer Lassen, Dag Hoem, Jon Erik Grønbech, Jon Arne Søreide, Kim Erlend Mortensen et al.:
    Neoadjuvant chemotherapy versus surgery first for resectable pancreatic cancer (Norwegian Pancreatic Cancer Trial - 1 (NorPACT-1)) – study protocol for a national multicentre randomized controlled trial
    BMC Surgery 2017 ARKIV / DOI
  • Anneli Giske, Linn Såve Nymo, Ole-Martin Fuskevåg, Siri Amundsen, Gunnar Skov Simonsen, Kristoffer Lassen :
    Systemic antibiotic prophylaxis prior to gastrointestinal surgery – is oral administration of doxycycline and metronidazole adequate?
    Infectious Diseases 2017 DOI
  • Eirik Kjus Aahlin, Frank Olsen, Bård Uleberg, Bjarne K. Jacobsen, Kristoffer Lassen :
    Major postoperative complications are associated with impaired long-term survival after gastro-esophageal and pancreatic cancer surgery: a complete national cohort study
    BMC Surgery 2016 ARKIV / DOI
  • Eirik Kjus Aahlin, Gerd Tranø, N Johns, Arild Horn, Jon Arne Søreide, KC Fearon et al.:
    Health-related quality of life, cachexia and overall survival after major upper abdominal surgery: A prospective cohort study
    Scandinavian Journal of Surgery 2016 DOI
  • Eirik Kjus Aahlin, Gerd Tranø, Neil Johns, Arild Horn, Jon Arne Søreide, Kenneth Christopher H. Fearon et al.:
    Risk factors, complications and survival after upper abdominal surgery: A prospective cohort study
    BMC Surgery 2015 ARKIV / DOI
  • Michael Hughes, Mariëlle M.E. Coolsen, Eirik Kjus Aahlin, Ewen M Harrison, Stephen J McNally, C. H. C Dejong et al.:
    Attitudes of patients and care providers to enhanced recovery after surgery programs after major abdominal surgery
    Journal of Surgical Research 2015 DOI
  • Andrew Currie, Jennifer Burch, John T. Jenkins, Omar Faiz, Robin H. Kennedy, Olle Ljungqvist et al.:
    The impact of enhanced recovery protocol compliance on elective colorectal cancer resection: Results from an international registry
    Annals of Surgery 2015 DOI
  • Eirik Kjus Aahlin, Maarten von Meyenfeldt, Cornelis H.C. Dejong, Olle Ljungqvist, Kenneth C. Fearon, Dileep N Lobo et al.:
    Functional recovery is considered the most important target: a survey of dedicated professionals
    Perioperative Medicine 2014 FULLTEKST / ARKIV / DOI
  • Sheraz Yakub, Bjørn von Gohren Edwin, Zane Hammoud, Gabriel Herrera-Almario, Buthaina Jabir, Kristoffer Lassen et al.:
    Gaza War: Too many citizens being killed
    British Journal of Surgery 2024 DOI
  • Knut Jørgen Labori, Svein Olav Bratlie, Svein Dueland, Kristoffer Lassen :
    NORPACT-1: implications for future trials – Authors' reply
    The Lancet Gastroenterology and Hepatology 2024 DOI
  • Nicky van der Heijde, Burak Görgec, Joal D. Beane, Francesca Ratti, Giulio Belli, Andrea Benedetti Cacciaguerra et al.:
    Correction: Transatlantic registries for minimally invasive liver surgery: towards harmonization (Surgical Endoscopy, (2023), 10.1007/s00464-022-09765-y)
    Surgical Endoscopy 2023 DOI
  • Sheraz Yakub, Ernesto Sparrelid, José Sampaio-Neto, Kristoffer Lassen, Stephen J Wigmore :
    Israel and Gaza: the killing of civilians must stop
    The Lancet 2023 DOI
  • Ayham Alshbib, Krzysztof Grzyb, Trygve Syversveen, Henrik Mikael Reims, Kristoffer Lassen, Sheraz Yaqub :
    Biliary Adenofibroma: A Rare Liver Tumor with Transition to Invasive Carcinoma
    Case Reports in Surgery 2022 ARKIV / DOI
  • Hanne Hamre, Kristoffer Lassen :
    Bedre oversikt over pankreaskreft i Norge
    Tidsskrift for Den norske legeforening 2021 DOI
  • Marcus Holmberg, Hanna Koppatz, Anders Jansson, Jens Georg Hillingsø, Peter Noergaard Larsen, Kristoffer Lassen et al.:
    Secondary effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on surgical management of hepatopancreatobiliary malignancies in the Nordic capitals
    British Journal of Surgery 2021 DOI
  • Kristoffer Lassen :
    The tube, the pancreatoduodenectomy-and the dogma
    BJS Open 2021 DOI
  • Kristin Hammersbøen Bjørlykke, Lars Lohne Eftang, Krzysztof Grzyb, Pål Dag Line, Kristoffer Lassen, Jørgen Jahnsen :
    A man in his fifties with abdominal pain, itching and weight loss
    Tidsskrift for Den norske legeforening 2020 DOI
  • Kjetil Søreide, Linn Såve Nymo, Kristoffer Lassen :
    Centralization of Pancreatic Surgery in Europe: an Update
    Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery 2019 DOI
  • Kristoffer Lassen :
    Drain after Pancreatoduodenectomy: Methodological Issues
    Annals of Surgery 2018 DOI
  • Kristoffer Lassen, Bjørn Atle Bjørnbeth, Pål Dag Line, Andreas Abildgaard, Jon Arne Søreide, Kim Erlend Mortensen et al.:
    Trump's ban on colleagues from Islamic countries
    The Lancet 2017 DOI
  • Kristoffer Lassen, Cornelis H.C. Dejong, Arthur Revhaug, Ken Fearon, Dileep N. Lobo, Olle Ljungqvist :
    Food at will after pancreaticoduodenectomies. Re. "Perioperative nutritional support of patients undergoing pancreatic surgery in the age of ERAS"
    Nutrition - The International Journal of Applied and Basic Nutritional Sciences 2015 DOI

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