Torgeir Thorson Søvik

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Avdeling for gastro- og barnekirurgi

Oslo universitetssykehus

Forfatterbidrag: utforming/design, tolking av data samt utarbeiding, revisjon og godkjenning av innsendte manusversjon.

Torgeir Thorson Søvik er ph.d., spesialist i generell kirurgi og i gastroenterologisk kirurgi og overlege.

Articles by Torgeir Thorson Søvik

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...

Peritoneal dialysis catheter in renal failure – a retrospective study

Andjelia Ruzic*,
Kamilla Kollen Larsen*,
Torgeir Thorson Søvik,
Nanna von der Lippe,
Helga Gudmundsdottir,
Cecilie Jacobsen,
Magnus Hølmo Fasting

25.11.2025: Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a persistent reduction in kidney function due to various aetiologies. It is defined as established kidney damage or an estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) below 60 ml/min/1.73 m 2 for at least three months (1). An eGFR below 15 ml/min/1.73 m 2 corresponds to...

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...