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Gastrokirurgisk avdeling
Oslo universitetssykehus, Ullevål
Forfatterbidrag: idé, manusutforming, litteratursøk, revisjon og godkjenning av innsendte manusversjon.
Tom Mala er spesialist i generell kirurgi og i gastroenterologisk kirurgi, overlege, seksjonsleder og professor II.
Articles by Tom Mala
Robot-assisted oesophageal and gastric resection at Oslo University Hospital
- Tobias Hauge,
- Magnus Hølmo Fasting,
- Egil Johnson,
- Ulrik Sundmann Joys,
- Caroline Ursin Skagemo,
- Dag Tidemann Førland,
- Tom Mala
24.03.2026:
In Norway, 673 new cases of oesophageal or gastric cancer were recorded in 2024 (1). Curative treatment involves perioperative chemo(radio)therapy combined with oesophageal or gastric resection (2). Both procedures are technically challenging, with morbidity rates of up to 60 % (3). Over the past...
Management of gallstone disease at Norwegian hospitals providing acute care surgery
- Airazat M. Kazaryan,
- Magnus Fasting,
- Tom Glomsaker,
- Torgeir Thorson Søvik,
- Tom Mala,
- Thomas Johan Fyhn
09.02.2026:
Gallstone disease includes conditions such as biliary colic, cholecystitis, gallstone-induced pancreatitis and common bile duct stones. Although more than 6500 cholecystectomies were performed at Norwegian hospitals in 2022, little is known about local variations in treatment strategies for...
Post-bariatric hypoglycaemia
- Stephen Hewitt,
- Dag Hofsø,
- Elisabeth Qvigstad,
- Tore Julsrud Berg,
- Monica Chahal-Kummen,
- Jon Kristinsson,
- Tom Mala
13.05.2025:
Awareness of post-bariatric hypoglycaemia has increased in recent years. The condition appears to be more prevalent than previously estimated, when mild to moderate cases are taken into account. Most patients respond well to dietary adjustments, while a small proportion may require assistance or...
Single anastomosis gastric bypass for morbid obesity
- Andrea J. Richardsen,
- Monica Chahal-Kummen,
- Jon A. Kristinsson,
- Torgeir Thorson Søvik,
- Inger Elisabeth Løkken Eribe,
- Tom Mala
08.11.2023:
Obesity is defined as a body mass index (BMI) > 30 kg/m 2 and is a global health challenge (1). In Norway, the prevalence of obesity in adults increased from 8 % for men and 13 % for women in 1984 to 25 % and 20 % respectively in 2019. The prevalence of overweight and obesity in Norwegian children...
Perioperative antibiotic prophylaxis and interval appendectomy
- Airazat M. Kazaryan,
- Peter W. Monrad-Hansen,
- Lars L. Eftang,
- Martin Hagve,
- Bjørn Steinar Nedrebø,
- Peter Rancinger,
- Tom Mala
08.05.2023:
Our 'Perspectives' article has triggered a discussion about the optimal treatment of acute appendicitis (1). The feedback we received during the Norwegian Autumn Surgical Meeting 2022 and during internal teaching at Østfold Hospital Trust has revealed two central themes that were not discussed in...
The treatment of appendicitis should be standardised
- Airazat M. Kazaryan,
- Lars L. Eftang,
- Pål Ødegaard,
- Martin Hagve,
- Benedicte Skjold-Ødegaard,
- Ole Christian Olsen,
- Svetlana A. Sharapova,
- Rafael Georg Breuer,
- Olof Vinge-Holmquist,
- Yasir G. Malik,
- Joachim Wiborg,
- Lars Bergene Grønvold,
- Peter Wiel Monrad-Hansen,
- Søren Nobæk,
- Khayam Butt,
- Hans H. Wasmuth,
- Bjørn Steinar Nedrebø,
- Erik Trondsen,
- Peter Rancinger,
- Tom Mala,
- Kjetil Søreide
01.08.2022:
Routine practices for the diagnostic investigation and treatment of acute appendicitis seem to vary between hospitals. We propose working towards a joint strategy for the diagnostic investigation and treatment of acute appendicitis in Norway, on the basis of updated international recommendations and...
Acute abdomen as an early symptom of COVID-19
- Hilde Bastøe Sellevoll,
- Usman Saeed,
- Victoria Solveig Young,
- Gunnar Sandbæk,
- Karsten Gundersen,
- Tom Mala
31.03.2020:
A woman with acute abdominal pain was admitted to hospital with suspected cholecystitis. In addition to abdominal pain, she had vomiting, loss of appetite, diarrhoea and symptoms of pyrexia. She had no symptoms from the respiratory tract, but was later found to have COVID-19. A number of patients...