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Pontus Karling

Chief Physician in Medical Gastroenterology. Conducts patient-close research in the area of ​​functional bowel disease and inflammatory bowel disease where biobank studies are also conducted.

Research qualifications: Docent
Educational qualifications: Recognised university teacher

Contact

E-mail
pontus.karling@umu.se
Phone
+46 90 785 00 00

Works at

Affiliation
Associate professor, senior consultant (attending) physician at Department of Public Health and Clinical Medicine Section: Gastroenterology
Location
Byggnad 1A, plan 4, målpunkt B41, Norrlands universitetssjukhus Umeå universitet, 901 85 Umeå
The association between drugs and repeated treatment with budesonide in patients with microscopic colitis: a retrospective observational study
Therapeutic Advances in Gastroenterology, Sage Publications 2024, Vol. 17, (January-December)
Bjurström, Oliver; Karling, Pontus
What happens to patients with inflammatory bowel disease who are intolerant to thiopurines?
Inflammatory Intestinal Diseases, S. Karger 2024, Vol. 9, (1) : 135-146
Gensmyr-Singer, Helena; Karling, Pontus
The drug-survival of low-dose thioguanine in patients with inflammatory bowel disease: a retrospective observational study
Therapeutic Advances in Gastroenterology, Sage Publications 2024, Vol. 17
Gensmyr-Singer, Helena; Werner, Mårten; Karling, Pontus
Prescribed cumulative dosage of corticosteroids to patients with inflammatory bowel disease diagnosed between 2006 and 2020: a retrospective observational study
Therapeutic Advances in Gastroenterology, Sage Publications 2024, Vol. 17
Iiristo, Johannes; Karling, Pontus
Dietary index based on the Food Standards Agency nutrient profiling system and risk of Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis
Alimentary Pharmacology and Therapeutics, John Wiley & Sons 2024, Vol. 59, (4) : 558-568
Meyer, Antoine; Dong, Catherine; Chan, Simon S. M.; et al.
Significance of serological atrophic gastritis on proton pump inhibitor prescriptions and referrals to gastroscopy in the general population
JGH Open, John Wiley & Sons 2024, Vol. 8, (9)
Persson, Tor; Söderberg, Stefan; Song, Minkyo; et al.
Anti-Saccharomyces Cerevisiae antibodies are only modestly more common in subjects later developing Crohn's disease
Digestive Diseases and Sciences, Springer 2023, Vol. 68 : 608-615
Bodecker-Zingmark, L.; Widbom, Lovisa; Hultdin, Johan; et al.
Persisting symptoms after Cryptosporidium hominis outbreak: a 10-year follow-up from Östersund, Sweden
Parasitology Research, Springer Nature 2023, Vol. 122, (7) : 1631-1639
Boks, Marije; Lilja, Mikael; Widerström, Micael; et al.
What is the significance of the Hill classification?
Diseases of the esophagus, Oxford University Press 2023, Vol. 36, (9)
Brännström, Lisa; Werner, Mårten; Wallner, Bengt; et al.
The risk of serious infections before and after anti-tnf therapy in inflammatory bowel disease: a retrospective cohort study
Inflammatory Bowel Diseases, Oxford University Press 2023, Vol. 29, (3) : 339-348
Holmgren, Johanna; Fröborg, Anna; Visuri, Isabella; et al.
Improved survival in at-risk patients undergoing surveillance for hepatocellular carcinoma: a nationwide Swedish register-based study
Journal of Hepatocellular Carcinoma, Dove Medical Press 2023, Vol. 10 : 1573-1586
Thörn, Richard; Hemmingsson, Oskar; Danielsson Borssén, Åsa; et al.
Impact of treatment with immunomodulators and tumour necrosis factor antagonists on the incidence of infectious events in patients with inflammatory bowel disease
Upsala Journal of Medical Sciences, Upsala Medical Society 2022, Vol. 127
Andersson, Per; Karling, Pontus
Pre-diagnostic faecal calprotectin levels in patients with colorectal cancer: a retrospective study
BMC Cancer, BioMed Central 2022, Vol. 22, (1)
Blad, Nathalie; Palmqvist, Richard; Karling, Pontus
Increased incidence of late-onset inflammatory bowel disease and microscopic colitis after a Cryptosporidium hominis outbreak
Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology, Taylor & Francis Group 2022, Vol. 57, (12) : 1443-1449
Boks, Marije; Lilja, Mikael; Widerström, Micael; et al.
A more frequent disease monitorering but no increased disease activity in patients with inflammatory bowel disease during the first year of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic: A retrospective study
Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology, Taylor & Francis Group 2022, Vol. 57, (2) : 169-174
Lindhagen, Sara; Karling, Pontus
Survival after first diagnosis of oesophageal or gastric varices in a single centre in northern Sweden: a retrospective study
Clinical and Experimental Hepatology, Vol. 8, (2) : 103-110
Thörn, Richard; Christensen, Evelina; Wixner, Jonas; et al.
Systemic Inflammation in Preclinical Ulcerative Colitis
Gastroenterology, AGA Institute 2021, Vol. 161, (5) : 1526-1539.e9
Bergemalm, Daniel; Andersson, Erik; Hultdin, Johan; et al.
Elevated Faecal Calprotectin in Patients with a Normal Colonoscopy: Does It Matter in Clinical Practice? A Retrospective Observational Study
Inflammatory Intestinal Diseases, S. Karger 2021, Vol. 6 : 101-108
Hovstadius, Henrik; Lundgren, David; Karling, Pontus
Det svårare samtalet
Kliniska färdigheter: mötet mellan patient och läkare, Lund: Studentlitteratur AB 2021 : 39-44
Karling, Pontus; Semb, Olof
Samtalet mellan patient och läkare
Kliniska färdigheter: mötet mellan patient och läkare, Lund: Studentlitteratur AB 2021 : 29-33
Karling, Pontus; Semb, Olof
Long-term postoperative opioid prescription after cholecystectomy or gastric by-pass surgery: a retrospective observational study
Scandinavian Journal of Pain, Walter de Gruyter 2021, Vol. 21, (3) : 569-576
Larsson, Viktoria; Nordenson, Cecilia; Karling, Pontus
Preclinical Markers in Inflammatory Bowel Disease. A Nested Case-Control Study
Crohn's and Colitis 360, Oxford University Press 2021, Vol. 3, (4)
Lundgren, David; Widbom, Lovisa; Hultdin, Johan; et al.
Predictors of drug survival: a cohort study comparing anti-tumour necrosis factor agents using the Swedish inflammatory bowel disease quality register
Alimentary Pharmacology and Therapeutics, John Wiley & Sons 2021, Vol. 54, (7) : 931-943
Visuri, Isabella; Eriksson, Carl; Olen, Ola; et al.
Self-monitoring with home based fecal calprotectin is associated with increased medical treatment: A randomized controlled trial on patients with inflammatory bowel disease
Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology, Taylor & Francis 2021, Vol. 56, (1) : 38-45
Östlund, Isak; Werner, Mårten; Karling, Pontus
Infectious events in patients with inflammatory bowel disease: The impact of immunomodulators and tumour necrosis factor antagonist therapy
Journal of Crohn's & Colitis, Oxford University Press 2020, Vol. 14 : S338-S339
Andersson, P.; Karling, Pontus
Patient-reported and doctor-reported symptoms when faecal immunochemical tests are requested in primary care in the diagnosis of colorectal cancer and inflammatory bowel disease: a prospective study
BMC Family Practice, BioMed Central 2020, Vol. 21, (1)
Högberg, Cecilia; Karling, Pontus; Rutegård, Jörgen; et al.
The impact of latent cytomegalovirus infection on the disease behaviour in patients with ulcerative colitis
Journal of Crohn's & Colitis, Oxford University Press 2020, Vol. 14 : S408-S409
Långvall, P.; Shi, C.; Karling, Pontus
Irritable bowel syndrome-like symptoms in treated microscopic colitis patients compared with controls: a cross-sectional study
Gastroenterology Report, Oxford University Press 2020, Vol. 8, (5) : 374-380
Pagoldh, Jenny; Lundgren, David; Suhr, Ole B.; et al.
The prevalence of chronic musculoskeletal pain in patients with ulcerative colitis in comparison to control subjects: A cross-sectional study
Journal of Crohn's & Colitis, Oxford University Press 2020, Vol. 14 : S577-S577
Pettersson, N.; Kragsbjerg, E.; Hamrin, A.; et al.
The prevalence of chronic musculoskeletal pain in patients with ulcerative colitis in comparison to controls from the general population: a cross-sectional study
Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases, BMJ Publishing Group Ltd 2020, Vol. 79 : 474-474
Pettersson, N.; Kragsbjerg, F.; Hamrin, A.; et al.
Increased chronic pain in patients with ulcerative colitis is mostly associated to increased disease activity: a cross-sectional case-control study
Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology, Taylor & Francis 2020, Vol. 55, (10) : 1193-1199
Pettersson, Nina; Kragsbjerg, Fredrik; Hamrin, Arvid; et al.
Var femte rektalcancer missas efter rektoskopi i primärvården
Läkartidningen, Sveriges läkarförbund 2020, Vol. 117
Wadman, Marianne; Werner, Mårten; Lundgren, David; et al.
Patients developing inflammatory bowel disease have iron deficiency and lower plasma ferritin years before diagnosis: a nested case-control study
European Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepathology, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins 2020, Vol. 32, (9) : 1147-1153
Widbom, Lovisa; Ekblom, Kim; Karling, Pontus; et al.
Daily consumers of drip-filtered coffee have a decreased risk of developing late-onset Crohn's disease
Journal of Crohn's & Colitis, Oxford University Press 2020, Vol. 14 : S447-S447
Widbom, Lovisa; Hultdin, Johan; Ekblom, K.; et al.
Elevated plasma cotinine is associated with an increased risk of developing IBD, especially among users of combusted tobacco
PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science (PLOS) 2020, Vol. 15, (7)
Widbom, Lovisa; Schneede, Jørn; Midttun, Øivind; et al.
The Combined Value of Faecal Haemoglobin andCalprotectin in Diagnosis of Colorectal Cancer inSymptomatic Patients Referred to Colonoscopy
Academic Journal of Gastroenterology & Hepatology (AJGH), San Fransisco: Iris Publishers 2019, Vol. 1, (3) : 1-7
Eklöf, Vincy; Lundgren, David; Karling, Pontus; et al.
Improved monitoring of inflammatory activity in patients with ulcerative colitis by combination of faecal tests for haemoglobin and calprotectin
Scandinavian Journal of Clinical and Laboratory Investigation, Taylor & Francis 2019, Vol. 79, (5) : 341-346
Karling, Pontus; Lundgren, David; Eklöf, Vincy; et al.
Swedish Inflammatory Bowel Disease Register (SWIBREG): a nationwide quality register
Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology, Taylor & Francis 2019, Vol. 54, (9) : 1089-1101
Ludvigsson, Jonas F.; Andersson, Marie; Bengtsson, Jonas; et al.
Proton pump inhibitor use is associated with elevated faecal calprotectin levels. A cross-sectional study on subjects referred for colonoscopy
Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology, Taylor & Francis 2019, Vol. 54, (2) : 152-157
Lundgren, David; Eklöf, Vincy; Palmqvist, Richard; et al.
Self-reported gastrointestinal symptoms are more common in liver transplanted transthyretin amyloidosis patients than in healthy controls and in patients transplanted for end-stage liver disease
Amyloid: Journal of Protein Folding Disorders, Taylor & Francis 2019, Vol. 26 : 47-48
Marberg, Therese; Karling, Pontus; Söderberg, Karin; et al.
Anti-TNF agent drug survival in patients with IBD: real-world comparisons of individual anti-TNF agents based on the Swedish National Quality Registry for IBD (SWIBREG)
Journal of Crohn's & Colitis, OXFORD UNIV PRESS 2019, Vol. 13 : S443-S444
Visuri, I.; Eriksson, C.; Mardberg, E.; et al.
Higher plasma cotinine is associated with an increased risk for later developing IBD, especially among users of combusted tobacco
Journal of Crohn's & Colitis, OXFORD UNIV PRESS 2019, Vol. 13 : S508-S508
Widbom, L.; Schneede, Jørn; Karling, Pontus; et al.
Fibre intake and the development of inflammatory bowel disease: A European prospective multi-centre cohort study (EPIC-IBD)
Journal of Crohn's & Colitis, OXFORD UNIV PRESS 2018, Vol. 12, (2) : 129-136
Andersen, Vibeke; Chan, Simon; Luben, Robert; et al.
Female-Specific Association Between Variants on Chromosome 9 and Self-Reported Diagnosis of Irritable Bowel Syndrome
Gastroenterology, Elsevier 2018, Vol. 155, (1) : 168-179
Bonfiglio, Ferdinando; Zheng, Tenghao; Garcia-Etxebarria, Koldo; et al.
Sju procent av cancerfallen hade "missats" vid kolonundersökning - 22 av 307 patienter i Västerbotten hade fått kolon undersökt 5 år-3 månader före diagnosen kolorektal cancer: [How many patients had their colon investigated within five years prior to colorectal cancer diagnosis?]
Läkartidningen, Sveriges läkarförbund 2018, Vol. 115, (40)
Falk, Hilda; Werner, Mårten; Olsson, Håkan; et al.
Increased Prevalence of Rare Sucrase-isomaltase Pathogenic Variants in Irritable Bowel Syndrome Patients
Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Elsevier 2018, Vol. 16, (10) : 1673-1676
Garcia-Etxebarria, Koldo; Zheng, Tenghao; Bonfiglio, Ferdinando; et al.
Functional variants in the sucrase-isomaltase gene associate with increased risk of irritable bowel syndrome
Gut, Vol. 67, (2) : 263-270
Henström, Maria; Diekmann, Lena; Bonfiglio, Ferdinando; et al.
Smoking is associated with risk for developing inflammatory bowel disease including late onset ulcerative colitis: a prospective study
Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology, Taylor & Francis 2018, Vol. 53, (2) : 173-178
Salih, Abdulkadir; Widbom, Lovisa; Hultdin, Johan; et al.
Abnormal small bowel motility in patients with hereditary transthyretin amyloidosis
Neurogastroenterology and Motility, Wiley-Blackwell 2018, Vol. 30, (9)
Wixner, Jonas; Törnblom, H.; Karling, Pontus; et al.
Safety of azathioprine and 6-mercaptopurine in patients with inflammatory bowel disease naive to thiopurine treatment
International journal of clinical pharmacology and therapeutics, DUSTRI-VERLAG DR KARL FEISTLE 2017, Vol. 55, (7) : 594-600
Alaish, Ram; Lundgren, David; Suhr, Ole B.; et al.
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