Blar i Bergen Open Research Archive på forfatter "Beisland, Christian"
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The levels of IL-6 and soluble IL-33R are increased in the renal vein during surgery for clear cell renal cell carcinoma
Gudbrandsdottir, Gigja; Aarstad, Helene Hersvik; Hjelle, Karin Margrethe; Førde, Kristina; Reisæter, Lars Anders Rokne; Bostad, Leif; Aarstad, Hans Jørgen; Beisland, Christian (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Purpose The main aim was to map serum levels of IL-1/IL-6 family cytokines and relevant receptors from serum samples taken across treatment in patients with Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC). Additionally, we explored the possible ... -
Local Treatment of Recurrent Renal Cell Carcinoma May Have a Significant Survival Effect Across All Risk-of-recurrence Groups
Marconi, Lorenzo; Kuusk, Teele; Capitanio, Umberto; Beisland, Christian; Lam, Thomas; Pello, Sergio Fernandez; Stewart, Grant D.; Klatte, Tobias; Volpe, Alessandro; Ljungberg, Borje; Dabestani, Saeed; Bex, Axel (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Background Retrospective comparative studies suggest a survival benefit after complete local treatment of recurrence (LTR) in renal cell carcinoma (RCC), which may be largely due to an indication bias. Objective To ... -
Management of Bladder Pain Syndrome (BPS): A Practical Guide
Jones, Charles Patrick Warburton; Hjelle, Karin Margrethe; Mohn, Jannike; Gudbrandsdottir, Gigja; Bosåen, Ingunn Roth; Chaudhry, Adeel Asghar; Bergesen, Anne Kvåle; Beisland, Christian (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Bladder pain syndrome (BPS) is a prevalent and pervasive disease. The physical and psychological sequelae can be very burdensome for the patient, and the condition represents a real challenge for the clinician as well. ... -
Management of kidney stone disease in pregnancy: A practical and evidence-based approach
Jones, Charles Patrick Warburton; Somani, Bhaskar K.; Baug, Stephen; Beisland, Christian; Ulvik, Øyvind (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Purpose of Review Suspected kidney stone disease during pregnancy is a difficult condition for health professionals to manage. This is partly due to the more limited range of diagnostic and therapeutic strategies, which ... -
Microvascular proliferation is associated with high tumour blood flow by mpMRI and disease progression in primary prostate cancer
Børretzen, Astrid; Reisæter, Lars Anders Rokne; Ringheim, Anders; Gravdal, Karsten; Haukaas, Svein Andreas; Fasmer, Kristine Eldevik; Haldorsen, Ingfrid S.; Beisland, Christian; Akslen, Lars Andreas; Halvorsen, Ole Johan (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Active angiogenesis may be assessed by immunohistochemistry using Nestin, a marker of newly formed vessels, combined with Ki67 for proliferating cells. Here, we studied microvascular proliferation by Nestin-Ki67 co-expression ... -
A multiomics disease progression signature of low-risk ccRCC
Strauss, Philipp; Rivedal, Mariell; Scherer, Andreas; Eikrem, Øystein Solberg; Nakken, Sigrid; Beisland, Christian; Bostad, Leif; Flatberg, Arnar; Skandalou, Eleni; Beisvag, Vidar; Furriol, Jessica; Marti, Hans Peter (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Clear cell renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC) is the most common renal cancer. Identification of ccRCC likely to progress, despite an apparent low risk at the time of surgery, represents a key clinical issue. From a cohort of ... -
Multiple primary malignancies in patients with Renal Cell Carcinoma. - A national population-based cohort study
Beisland, Christian; Talleraas, Olaug; Bakke, August; Norstein, Jarle (BJU Int, to be published, Journal article, 2006) -
National Norwegian Practice Patterns for Surgical Treatment of Kidney Cancer Tumors ≤7 cm: Adherence to Changes in Guidelines May Improve Overall Survival
Hjelle, Karin Margrethe; Johannesen, Tom B.; Bostad, Leif; Reisæter, Lars A. R.; Beisland, Christian (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2018-08)Background: Guidelines on surgical treatment for kidney cancer (KC) have changed over the last 10 yr. We present population-based data for patients with KC tumors ≤7 cm from 2008 to 2013 to investigate whether surgical ... -
Non-metastatic prostate cancer: rationale for conservative treatment and impact on disease-related morbidity and mortality in the elderly
Löffeler, Sven; Halland, Adrian; Fawad, Haris; Beisland, Christian; Haug, Erik Skaaheim (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Purpose: To determine the rationale for not offering local treatment to prostate cancer patients with non-metastatic disease at diagnosis who later died of prostate cancer and to document local and systemic complications ... -
Paediatric kidney stone surgery: state-of-the-art review
Jones, Charles Patrick W.; Keller, Etienne Xavier; Tzelves, Lazaros; Beisland, Christian; Somani, Bhaskar K; Gjengstø, Peder; Æsøy, Mathias S.; Ulvik, Øyvind (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)While urolithiasis in children is rare, the global incidence is rising, and the volume of minimally invasive surgeries being performed reflects this. There have been many developments in the technology, which have supported ... -
Paediatric Ureteroscopy (P-URS) reporting checklist: a new tool to aid studies report the essential items on paediatric ureteroscopy for stone disease
Jones, Charles Patrick Warburton; Ulvik, Øyvind; Beisland, Christian; Somani, Bhaskar K. (Journal article, 2023)The burden of urolithiasis in children is increasing and this is mirrored by the number of surgical interventions in the form of ureteroscopy (URS). There exist many challenges in performing this surgery for this special ... -
Patient Perspectives on Kidney Stone Surgery: A Content Analysis of Instagram Posts by Patients Versus Surgeons
Juliebø-Jones, Patrick; Emiliani, Esteban; Sierra, Alba; Esperto, Francesco; Ventimiglia, Eugenio; Pietropaolo, Amelia; Tzelves, Lazaros; Beisland, Christian; Somani, Bhaskar K. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Background Both clinicians and patients use social media to post about health care issues such as kidney stone disease, but their perspectives may differ. Objective To evaluate content and themes regarding kidney ... -
A phase I prospective, non-randomized trial of autologous dendritic cell-based cryoimmunotherapy in patients with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer
Thomsen, Liv Cecilie Vestrheim; Honore, Alfred; Reisæter, Lars Anders Rokne; Almås, Bjarte; Børretzen, Astrid; Helle, Svein Inge; Førde, Kristina; Kristoffersen, Einar Klæboe; Kaada, Silje Katrine Helland; Melve, Guro Kristin; Haslerud, Torjan Magne; Biermann, Martin; Bigalke, Iris; Kvalheim, Gunnar; Azeem, Waqas; Olsen, Jan Roger; Gabriel, Benjamin; Knappskog, Stian; Halvorsen, Ole Johan; Akslen, Lars Andreas; Bahn, Duke; Pantel, Klaus; Riethdorf, Sabine; Ragde, Haakon; Gjertsen, Bjørn Tore; Øyan, Anne Margrete; Kalland, Karl Henning; Beisland, Christian (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC) is an immunologically cold disease with dismal outcomes. Cryoablation destroys cancer tissue, releases tumor-associated antigens and creates a pro-inflammatory ... -
A positive Real-Time Elastography (RTE) combined with a Prostate Cancer Gene 3 (PCA3) score above 35 convey a high probability of intermediate- or high-risk prostate cancer in patient admitted for primary prostate biopsy
Nygård, Yngve; Haukaas, Svein A.; Halvorsen, Ole J.; Gravdal, Karsten; Frugård, Jannicke; Akslen, Lars A.; Beisland, Christian (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016-07-08)Background: The standard of care in patients with suspected prostate cancer (PCa) is systematic prostate biopsies. This approach leads to unnecessary biopsies in patients without PCa and also to the detection of clinical ... -
Preoperative predictors of pathological tumour stage and prognosis may be used when selecting candidates for intensified treatment in upper tract urothelial carcinoma
Almås, Bjarte; Øverby, Stein; Halvorsen, Ole Johan; Reisæter, Lars Anders Rokne; Carlsen, Birgitte; Beisland, Christian (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Purpose: Intensified treatment such as extended lymph node dissection (LND) and/or perioperative chemotherapy in addition to radical nephroureterectomy (RNU) has been suggested for high-risk cases of upper tract urothelial ... -
Rules and regulations for a pregnant endourologist: the European perspective
Jones, Charles Patrick Warburton; Pietropaolo, Amelia; Spinoit, Anne-Francoise; Bergesen, Anne Kvåle; Gudbrandsdottir, Gigja; Beisland, Christian; von Ostau, Nicola; Harke, Nina N.; Ribal, Maria J.; Zerva, Maria; Bres-Niewada, Ewa; Zondervan, Patricia; McLornan, Liza; Ferretti, Stefania; Tonnhofer, Ursula; Necknig, Ulrike Hendrika; Skolarikos, Andreas; Somani, Bhaskar K. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Introduction Working in surgery while pregnant is challenging. Navigating this period safely is of paramount importance. Anecdotal observation suggests that there exists great variation among European nations in regard ... -
Serum levels of the IL-6 family of cytokines predict prognosis in renal cell carcinoma (RCC)
Gudbrandsdottir, Gigja; Aarstad, Helene Hersvik; Bostad, Leif; Hjelle, Karin; Aarstad, Hans Jørgen; Bruserud, Øystein; Tvedt, Tor Henrik Anderson; Beisland, Christian (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Purpose An improved understanding of RCC immunology should shed further light on RCC tumor biology. Our objective was to study to what extent serum levels of the IL-6 family of cytokines at diagnosis were relevant to ... -
Single use flexible ureteroscopes: Current status and future directions
Juliebø-Jones, Patrick; Ventimiglia, Eugenio; Somani, Bhaskar K.; Æsøy, Mathias S.; Gjengstø, Peder; Beisland, Christian; Ulvik, Øyvind (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Introduction: Single use ureteroscopes are a technological innovation that have become available in the past decade and gained increased popularity. To this end, there are now an increasing number of both benchside and ... -
Temperature profiles during ureteroscopy with thulium fiber laser and holmium:YAG laser: Findings from a pre-clinical study
Æsøy, Mathias S.; Jones, Charles Patrick Warburton; Beisland, Christian; Ulvik, Øyvind (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Objective The aim of this study was to investigate temperature profiles in both the renal pelvis and parenchyma during Thulium Fiber Laser (TFL) and Holmium:yttrium-aluminium-garnet (Ho:YAG) laser activation in an ex-vivo ... -
Thulium Fibre Laser versus Holmium:YAG for Ureteroscopic Lithotripsy: Outcomes from a Prospective Randomised Clinical Trial
Ulvik, Øyvind; Æsøy, Mathias S.; Jones, Charles Patrick Warburton; Gjengstø, Peder; Beisland, Christian (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Background Holmium:yttrium-aluminium-garnet (Ho:YAG) laser is the gold standard for ureterorenoscopic (URS) lithotripsy. Thulium fibre laser (TFL) has recently been introduced as a new technology and may challenge Ho:YAG ...