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Papers by Claus Hovendal
Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology, Apr 1, 1981
Journal of Nuclear Medicine, Jun 7, 2014
Ugeskrift For Laeger, Nov 21, 2011
Congenital hyperinsulinism (CHI) is a rare and heterogeneous disease with a challenging diagnosti... more Congenital hyperinsulinism (CHI) is a rare and heterogeneous disease with a challenging diagnostic process and a need of individualised treatment of each patient. In severe, neonatal or infant CHI, differentiation between the focal and diffuse form by rapid genetics, 18F-fluoro-L-dihydroxyphenylalanine positron emission tomography/computed tomography and peroperative microscopy of frozen section allows surgeons to resect the focal lesion instead of performing subtotal pancreatectomy. Milder CHI, sometimes difficult to diagnose, is treated conservatively. In spite of all improvements, cerebral complications are still frequently seen.
Eur J Pediatr Surg, 1990
99mTc-HIDA scintigraphy was used as a diagnostic procedure in five children with liver and biliar... more 99mTc-HIDA scintigraphy was used as a diagnostic procedure in five children with liver and biliary tract injuries following blunt abdominal trauma. The method was used in patients after surgical intervention. The children fell into three groups. The first, focal reduction in activity with or without extravasation. The second, normal hepatic parenchymal phase with extravasation. The third, increased focal activity (biloma). We concluded that the use of 99mTc-HIDA scintigraphy supplies important information in the diagnostic work-up and informs about the proper time for removal of T-tube drainage. This method is also recommended preoperatively in children who are clinically stable and in whom trauma to the liver and biliary tract is suspected.
Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology, Dec 1, 1996
Even though endoscopic ultrasonography (EUS) has improved the pretherapeutic staging and assessme... more Even though endoscopic ultrasonography (EUS) has improved the pretherapeutic staging and assessment of resectability in patients with upper gastrointestinal (GI) tract malignancies, a considerable number of patients still have to undergo unnecessary explorative laparotomy to obtain the final assessment of resectability. The aim of the present study was to evaluate laparoscopic ultrasonography (LUS) and the combination of EUS and LUS in the pretherapeutic study of these patients with special reference to resectability. Each of 44 patients with esophageal, gastric, or pancreatic cancer was assigned to a treatment-related resectability group based on five different imaging modalities: computer tomography (CT) + ultrasonography (US), EUS, laparoscopy, LUS, and EUS + LUS. The findings with these imaging modalities were compared with intraoperative findings. Overall group assignment accuracy showed significantly better results for EUS, LUS, and EUS + LUS than for CT + US and laparoscopy. EUS + LUS identified all non-resectable patients, whereas the sensitivity of CT + US, laparoscopy, and EUS were 14%, 36%, and 79%, respectively. Median time consumption for each EUS, laparoscopy, or LUS procedure was less than 25 min, and no complications were seen during or after the EUS, laparoscopy, or LUS procedures. Preliminary experience with the combination of EUS and LUS for pretherapeutic assessment of upper GI tract malignancies showed that this combination was superior to CT + US, laparoscopy, and EUS. EUS + LUS correctly identified all non-resectable patients, but two overstaged patients also indicated the need for larger prospective studies to identify the indications and the limitations of this new approach.
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Ugeskrift For Laeger, Jul 1, 2005
Children of all ages may develop gallstones. Ultrasonography is the diagnostic method of choice i... more Children of all ages may develop gallstones. Ultrasonography is the diagnostic method of choice if gallstones are suspected. In children having gallstones diagnosed as a result of ultrasonography carried out due to different indication expectant treatment is recommended. Children presenting with typical clinical signs of gallstone colic need an operation. Laparoscopic cholecystectomy is the recommended choice, as data are lacking on the risk of recurrence of gallstones after cholecystolithotomy. Postoperative complications are few in otherwise healthy children.
Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology, Nov 1, 1982
The purpose of the present study was to evaluate the effect of dopamine on gastric antral motilit... more The purpose of the present study was to evaluate the effect of dopamine on gastric antral motility in conscious dogs with gastric fistula, using intraluminal strain-gauge transducers. Infusion of bethanechol increased the motility with regard to both frequency and strength. Dopamine, an endogenous catecholamine, was used alone and in conjunction with selective blockade of adrenergic and dopaminergic receptors. The stimulated antral motility was dose-dependently inhibited by dopamine. The effect was significantly blocked by the peripherally acting dopaminergic blocker domperidone. The alpha-adrenoceptor blocker phentolamine reduced the effect of dopamine to some extent, but the reduction was not of statistical significance. The dopamine-inhibited motility was not altered by the beta 1-adrenoceptor blocker practolol or the beta 1 + beta 2-adrenoceptor blocker propranolol. This indicates that dopamine acts on gastric antral motility predominantly through dopaminergic receptors. beta-Adrenergic receptors, which are active in the impairment of gastric acid secretion, do not seem to be involved in the motility response. Dose-response investigations with five increasing doses of bethanechol and one dose of dopamine showed inhibition of a non-competitive type.
Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology, 1983
The aim of the present study was to examine the effect of beta-adrenoceptor stimulation, alpha bl... more The aim of the present study was to examine the effect of beta-adrenoceptor stimulation, alpha blockade, and elimination of the adrenergic nerve function on mucosal blood flow and acid secretion in parietal-cell-vagotomized (PCV) gastric fistula dogs. Isoprenaline inhibited pentagastrin-stimulated gastric acid secretion via the beta 1 receptors non-competitively. The effect of isoprenaline was more pronounced after vagotomy than before vagotomy and significantly more pronounced than the effect on parasympathomimetically stimulated (bethanechol) gastric acid secretion. The animals were subjected to chemical sympathectomy with 6-hydroxy-dopamine, a false neurotransmitter that selectively destroys the adrenergic nerve terminals. Chemical sympathectomy increased the pentagastrin-stimulated gastric acid secretion and stabilized the mucosal blood flow at the level before vagotomy, but with an increased ratio between blood flow and acid secretion. One may conclude that the sympathetic nerve system influences gastric function after vagotomy.
Ugeskrift For Laeger, Oct 1, 2006
A case of colocolonic invagination is presented. The mass was palpated preoperatively and diagnos... more A case of colocolonic invagination is presented. The mass was palpated preoperatively and diagnosed by barium enema X-ray and ultrasound. Operation confirmed the diagnosis and demonstrated a coecum tumor. The patient was treated successfully with a right hemicolectomy.
Minim Invasive Ther Allied T, 1994
ABSTRACT Summary The remaining lifetime of patients with inoperable carcinoma of the stomach or p... more ABSTRACT Summary The remaining lifetime of patients with inoperable carcinoma of the stomach or pancreas is limited, and an explorative laparotomy performed only to confirm unresectability causes unnecessary emotional and physical stress to the patients. As an alternative we have for the last 18 months performed a laparoscopy in these patients and recorded complications, length of hospital stay and post-operative survival. For comparison we have retrospectively studied the records of similar patients who went through explorative laparotomy during the previous 3 years. Laparoscopy was found to reduce the number of post-operative complications, decrease the length of hospital stay and, when compared with laparotomy, increase the median remaining lifetime by more than 100% (P < 0.01). To reduce the number of futile laparot-omies in patients with incurable carcinoma of the stomach or pancreas, laparoscopy should be performed as an integrated part of the pre-operative assessment procedures.
Ugeskrift for laeger
Treatment of patients with locally advanced pancreatic cancer remains a challenge, and the exact ... more Treatment of patients with locally advanced pancreatic cancer remains a challenge, and the exact role of surgery with vascular resection remains unclear. Several studies on selected patient populations have addressed the problem, but with varying results. Although venous resection may be performed without increased morbidity and mortality, the majority of studies found no improved long-term survival when compared to oncological treatment.
Ugeskrift for laeger, Jan 21, 2011
Congenital hyperinsulinism (CHI) is a rare and heterogeneous disease with a challenging diagnosti... more Congenital hyperinsulinism (CHI) is a rare and heterogeneous disease with a challenging diagnostic process and a need of individualised treatment of each patient. In severe, neonatal or infant CHI, differentiation between the focal and diffuse form by rapid genetics, 18F-fluoro-L-dihydroxyphenylalanine positron emission tomography/computed tomography and peroperative microscopy of frozen section allows surgeons to resect the focal lesion instead of performing subtotal pancreatectomy. Milder CHI, sometimes difficult to diagnose, is treated conservatively. In spite of all improvements, cerebral complications are still frequently seen.
Gan to kagaku ryoho. Cancer & chemotherapy, 2009
Treatment of patients with locally advanced pancreatic cancer remains a challenge, and the exact ... more Treatment of patients with locally advanced pancreatic cancer remains a challenge, and the exact role of surgery with vascular resection remains unclear. Several studies on selected patient populations have addressed the problem, but with varying results. Although venous resection may be performed without increased morbidity and mortality, the majority of studies found no improved long-term survival when compared to oncological treatment.
Ugeskrift for laeger, 2008
Cancer in the upper gastrointestinal tract has a poor prognosis and the best results are obtained... more Cancer in the upper gastrointestinal tract has a poor prognosis and the best results are obtained by the few resectable patients. Earlier studies indicated that Danish survival might be inferior to that of other Scandinavian countries. The aim of this study was to evaluate the long-term survival after curative resections for these patients. All patients referred for treatment of cancer of the oesophagus, stomach or pancreas were prospectively included. Data were registered with regard to pre-therapeutic examination and operative results. Deceased patients were found by comparison with the Danish Central Personal Register in January 2007. A total of 398 patients were included, of whom 164 were found to be possibly resectable. In total 118 (30%) patients underwent complete surgical resection. The median survival period for patients with oesophageal cancer, stomach cancer and pancreatic cancer was: 22.7 months (18.7-39.4), above 36 months and 31.4 months (19.2-) respectively. The obser...
Ugeskrift for laeger, Jan 18, 2006
A case of colocolonic invagination is presented. The mass was palpated preoperatively and diagnos... more A case of colocolonic invagination is presented. The mass was palpated preoperatively and diagnosed by barium enema X-ray and ultrasound. Operation confirmed the diagnosis and demonstrated a coecum tumor. The patient was treated successfully with a right hemicolectomy.
Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology, Apr 1, 1981
Journal of Nuclear Medicine, Jun 7, 2014
Ugeskrift For Laeger, Nov 21, 2011
Congenital hyperinsulinism (CHI) is a rare and heterogeneous disease with a challenging diagnosti... more Congenital hyperinsulinism (CHI) is a rare and heterogeneous disease with a challenging diagnostic process and a need of individualised treatment of each patient. In severe, neonatal or infant CHI, differentiation between the focal and diffuse form by rapid genetics, 18F-fluoro-L-dihydroxyphenylalanine positron emission tomography/computed tomography and peroperative microscopy of frozen section allows surgeons to resect the focal lesion instead of performing subtotal pancreatectomy. Milder CHI, sometimes difficult to diagnose, is treated conservatively. In spite of all improvements, cerebral complications are still frequently seen.
Eur J Pediatr Surg, 1990
99mTc-HIDA scintigraphy was used as a diagnostic procedure in five children with liver and biliar... more 99mTc-HIDA scintigraphy was used as a diagnostic procedure in five children with liver and biliary tract injuries following blunt abdominal trauma. The method was used in patients after surgical intervention. The children fell into three groups. The first, focal reduction in activity with or without extravasation. The second, normal hepatic parenchymal phase with extravasation. The third, increased focal activity (biloma). We concluded that the use of 99mTc-HIDA scintigraphy supplies important information in the diagnostic work-up and informs about the proper time for removal of T-tube drainage. This method is also recommended preoperatively in children who are clinically stable and in whom trauma to the liver and biliary tract is suspected.
Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology, Dec 1, 1996
Even though endoscopic ultrasonography (EUS) has improved the pretherapeutic staging and assessme... more Even though endoscopic ultrasonography (EUS) has improved the pretherapeutic staging and assessment of resectability in patients with upper gastrointestinal (GI) tract malignancies, a considerable number of patients still have to undergo unnecessary explorative laparotomy to obtain the final assessment of resectability. The aim of the present study was to evaluate laparoscopic ultrasonography (LUS) and the combination of EUS and LUS in the pretherapeutic study of these patients with special reference to resectability. Each of 44 patients with esophageal, gastric, or pancreatic cancer was assigned to a treatment-related resectability group based on five different imaging modalities: computer tomography (CT) + ultrasonography (US), EUS, laparoscopy, LUS, and EUS + LUS. The findings with these imaging modalities were compared with intraoperative findings. Overall group assignment accuracy showed significantly better results for EUS, LUS, and EUS + LUS than for CT + US and laparoscopy. EUS + LUS identified all non-resectable patients, whereas the sensitivity of CT + US, laparoscopy, and EUS were 14%, 36%, and 79%, respectively. Median time consumption for each EUS, laparoscopy, or LUS procedure was less than 25 min, and no complications were seen during or after the EUS, laparoscopy, or LUS procedures. Preliminary experience with the combination of EUS and LUS for pretherapeutic assessment of upper GI tract malignancies showed that this combination was superior to CT + US, laparoscopy, and EUS. EUS + LUS correctly identified all non-resectable patients, but two overstaged patients also indicated the need for larger prospective studies to identify the indications and the limitations of this new approach.
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Ugeskrift For Laeger, Jul 1, 2005
Children of all ages may develop gallstones. Ultrasonography is the diagnostic method of choice i... more Children of all ages may develop gallstones. Ultrasonography is the diagnostic method of choice if gallstones are suspected. In children having gallstones diagnosed as a result of ultrasonography carried out due to different indication expectant treatment is recommended. Children presenting with typical clinical signs of gallstone colic need an operation. Laparoscopic cholecystectomy is the recommended choice, as data are lacking on the risk of recurrence of gallstones after cholecystolithotomy. Postoperative complications are few in otherwise healthy children.
Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology, Nov 1, 1982
The purpose of the present study was to evaluate the effect of dopamine on gastric antral motilit... more The purpose of the present study was to evaluate the effect of dopamine on gastric antral motility in conscious dogs with gastric fistula, using intraluminal strain-gauge transducers. Infusion of bethanechol increased the motility with regard to both frequency and strength. Dopamine, an endogenous catecholamine, was used alone and in conjunction with selective blockade of adrenergic and dopaminergic receptors. The stimulated antral motility was dose-dependently inhibited by dopamine. The effect was significantly blocked by the peripherally acting dopaminergic blocker domperidone. The alpha-adrenoceptor blocker phentolamine reduced the effect of dopamine to some extent, but the reduction was not of statistical significance. The dopamine-inhibited motility was not altered by the beta 1-adrenoceptor blocker practolol or the beta 1 + beta 2-adrenoceptor blocker propranolol. This indicates that dopamine acts on gastric antral motility predominantly through dopaminergic receptors. beta-Adrenergic receptors, which are active in the impairment of gastric acid secretion, do not seem to be involved in the motility response. Dose-response investigations with five increasing doses of bethanechol and one dose of dopamine showed inhibition of a non-competitive type.
Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology, 1983
The aim of the present study was to examine the effect of beta-adrenoceptor stimulation, alpha bl... more The aim of the present study was to examine the effect of beta-adrenoceptor stimulation, alpha blockade, and elimination of the adrenergic nerve function on mucosal blood flow and acid secretion in parietal-cell-vagotomized (PCV) gastric fistula dogs. Isoprenaline inhibited pentagastrin-stimulated gastric acid secretion via the beta 1 receptors non-competitively. The effect of isoprenaline was more pronounced after vagotomy than before vagotomy and significantly more pronounced than the effect on parasympathomimetically stimulated (bethanechol) gastric acid secretion. The animals were subjected to chemical sympathectomy with 6-hydroxy-dopamine, a false neurotransmitter that selectively destroys the adrenergic nerve terminals. Chemical sympathectomy increased the pentagastrin-stimulated gastric acid secretion and stabilized the mucosal blood flow at the level before vagotomy, but with an increased ratio between blood flow and acid secretion. One may conclude that the sympathetic nerve system influences gastric function after vagotomy.
Ugeskrift For Laeger, Oct 1, 2006
A case of colocolonic invagination is presented. The mass was palpated preoperatively and diagnos... more A case of colocolonic invagination is presented. The mass was palpated preoperatively and diagnosed by barium enema X-ray and ultrasound. Operation confirmed the diagnosis and demonstrated a coecum tumor. The patient was treated successfully with a right hemicolectomy.
Minim Invasive Ther Allied T, 1994
ABSTRACT Summary The remaining lifetime of patients with inoperable carcinoma of the stomach or p... more ABSTRACT Summary The remaining lifetime of patients with inoperable carcinoma of the stomach or pancreas is limited, and an explorative laparotomy performed only to confirm unresectability causes unnecessary emotional and physical stress to the patients. As an alternative we have for the last 18 months performed a laparoscopy in these patients and recorded complications, length of hospital stay and post-operative survival. For comparison we have retrospectively studied the records of similar patients who went through explorative laparotomy during the previous 3 years. Laparoscopy was found to reduce the number of post-operative complications, decrease the length of hospital stay and, when compared with laparotomy, increase the median remaining lifetime by more than 100% (P < 0.01). To reduce the number of futile laparot-omies in patients with incurable carcinoma of the stomach or pancreas, laparoscopy should be performed as an integrated part of the pre-operative assessment procedures.
Ugeskrift for laeger
Treatment of patients with locally advanced pancreatic cancer remains a challenge, and the exact ... more Treatment of patients with locally advanced pancreatic cancer remains a challenge, and the exact role of surgery with vascular resection remains unclear. Several studies on selected patient populations have addressed the problem, but with varying results. Although venous resection may be performed without increased morbidity and mortality, the majority of studies found no improved long-term survival when compared to oncological treatment.
Ugeskrift for laeger, Jan 21, 2011
Congenital hyperinsulinism (CHI) is a rare and heterogeneous disease with a challenging diagnosti... more Congenital hyperinsulinism (CHI) is a rare and heterogeneous disease with a challenging diagnostic process and a need of individualised treatment of each patient. In severe, neonatal or infant CHI, differentiation between the focal and diffuse form by rapid genetics, 18F-fluoro-L-dihydroxyphenylalanine positron emission tomography/computed tomography and peroperative microscopy of frozen section allows surgeons to resect the focal lesion instead of performing subtotal pancreatectomy. Milder CHI, sometimes difficult to diagnose, is treated conservatively. In spite of all improvements, cerebral complications are still frequently seen.
Gan to kagaku ryoho. Cancer & chemotherapy, 2009
Treatment of patients with locally advanced pancreatic cancer remains a challenge, and the exact ... more Treatment of patients with locally advanced pancreatic cancer remains a challenge, and the exact role of surgery with vascular resection remains unclear. Several studies on selected patient populations have addressed the problem, but with varying results. Although venous resection may be performed without increased morbidity and mortality, the majority of studies found no improved long-term survival when compared to oncological treatment.
Ugeskrift for laeger, 2008
Cancer in the upper gastrointestinal tract has a poor prognosis and the best results are obtained... more Cancer in the upper gastrointestinal tract has a poor prognosis and the best results are obtained by the few resectable patients. Earlier studies indicated that Danish survival might be inferior to that of other Scandinavian countries. The aim of this study was to evaluate the long-term survival after curative resections for these patients. All patients referred for treatment of cancer of the oesophagus, stomach or pancreas were prospectively included. Data were registered with regard to pre-therapeutic examination and operative results. Deceased patients were found by comparison with the Danish Central Personal Register in January 2007. A total of 398 patients were included, of whom 164 were found to be possibly resectable. In total 118 (30%) patients underwent complete surgical resection. The median survival period for patients with oesophageal cancer, stomach cancer and pancreatic cancer was: 22.7 months (18.7-39.4), above 36 months and 31.4 months (19.2-) respectively. The obser...
Ugeskrift for laeger, Jan 18, 2006
A case of colocolonic invagination is presented. The mass was palpated preoperatively and diagnos... more A case of colocolonic invagination is presented. The mass was palpated preoperatively and diagnosed by barium enema X-ray and ultrasound. Operation confirmed the diagnosis and demonstrated a coecum tumor. The patient was treated successfully with a right hemicolectomy.