Erling Tjora

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Erling Tjora er ph.d., spesialist i barnesykdommer, seksjonsoverlege ved Seksjon for gastroenterologi og ernæring, Barne- og ungdomsklinikken, Haukeland universitetssjukehus og førsteamanuensis ved Universitetet i Bergen.

Articles by Erling Tjora

Congenital hyperinsulinism

Christoffer Drabløs Velde,
Hallvard Reigstad,
Erling Tjora,
Hans Jørgen Timm Guthe,
Eirik Vangsøy Hansen,
Anders Molven,
Pål Rasmus Njølstad

13.12.2023: This clinical review will give doctors who work with children and neonates an introduction to the diagnosis and treatment of congenital hyperinsulinism, the most common cause of persistent neonatal hypoglycaemia. The condition is a rare monogenic disorder characterised by elevated insulin secretion...

Tongue-tie in neonates

Ane Charlotte Haug,
Trond Markestad,
Erling Tjora,
Dag Moster

27.08.2021: In recent years, an increasing proportion of neonates have had their tongue-tie cut owing to difficulties with breastfeeding. However, the evidence base in support of this intervention is weak. We are concerned that ever more neonates are being subjected to this procedure unnecessarily...