Rune Sandbu

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Avdeling for kreft og kirurgi

Senter for sykelig overvekt i Helse Sør-Øst

Sykehuset i Vestfold, Tønsberg

Han har bidratt med tolking av data, revisjon av manus og godkjenning av innsendte manusversjon.

Rune Sandbu er dr.med., spesialist i kirurgi, avdelingssjef og seniorrådgiver.

Articles by Rune Sandbu

Patient complaints following bariatric surgery 2012–18

Randi Størdal Lund,
Jens Kristoffer Hertel,
Rune Sandbu,
Jøran Hjelmesæth

09.11.2020: Bariatric surgery is a common procedure at Norwegian hospitals nowadays, with just under 3000 such operations performed annually; almost 2000 in the public health service and 1000 in the private health service (1). Following surgery, most patients experience substantial weight reduction and an...

Laparoscopic gastric bypass versus lifestyle intervention for adolescents with morbid obesity

Jøran Hjelmesæth,
Jens Kristoffer Hertel,
Ane Hjetland Holt,
Beate Benestad,
Lars Thomas Seeberg,
Morten Lindberg,
Erling Halvorsen,
Pétur Benedikt Júlíusson,
Rune Sandbu,
Samira Lekhal

09.11.2020: Morbid obesity in adolescents is associated with an increased risk of comorbidities, including non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease, mental illness, and morbid obesity in adulthood, as well as reduced life expectancy (1, 2). Effective treatment can therefore...

Plastic surgery after bariatric surgery

Gudjon L. Gunnarson,
Jan K. Frøyen,
Rune Sandbu,
Jørn Bo Thomsen,
Jøran Hjelmesæth

16.06.2015: Weight-loss surgery (bariatric surgery) has become more common, and around 3 000 individuals undergo such surgery in Norway each year (1, 2). Quality of life and obesity-related health problems improve significantly after pronounced weight loss (3), but many patients also experience new physical and...