Annika Sjövall

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Article: ANNALS OF SURGICAL ONCOLOGY. 2024;31(3):1739-1748

Risk of Postoperative Ischemic Stroke and Myocardial Infarction in Patients Operated for Cancer.

Rautiola J; Björklund J; Zelic R; Edgren G; Bottai M; Nilsson M; Vincent PH; Fredholm H; Falconer H; Sjövall A; Nilsson PJ; Wiklund P; Aly M; Akre O
Article: ANNALS OF SURGICAL ONCOLOGY. 2024;31(3):1789-1790

ASO Author Reflections: Arterial Ischemic Events Following Cancer Surgery: Where Do We Stand?

Rautiola J; Björklund J; Zelic R; Edgren G; Bottai M; Nilsson M; Vincent PH; Fredholm H; Falconer H; Sjövall A; Nilsson PJ; Wiklund P; Aly M; Akre O
Article: JAMA NETWORK OPEN. 2024;7(2):e2354352

Risk of Venous Thromboembolic Events After Surgery for Cancer.

Björklund J; Rautiola J; Zelic R; Edgren G; Bottai M; Nilsson M; Vincent PH; Fredholm H; Falconer H; Sjövall A; Nilsson PJ; Wiklund P; Aly M; Akre O
Article: FAMILY PRACTICE. 2023;40(5-6):844-851

Validation of a diagnostic prediction tool for colorectal cancer: a case-control replication study.

Nemlander E; Rosenblad A; Abedi E; Hasselström J; Sjövall A; Carlsson AC; Ewing M
Article: COLORECTAL DISEASE. 2023;25(5):954-963

Long-term oncological outcomes for minimally invasive surgery versus open surgery for colon cancer-a population-based nationwide study with a non-inferiority design.

Jadid KD; Cao Y; Petersson J; Sjövall A; Angenete E; Matthiessen P
Article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CANCER. 2023;182:100-106

A machine learning tool for identifying non-metastatic colorectal cancer in primary care.

Nemlander E; Ewing M; Abedi E; Hasselström J; Sjövall A; Carlsson AC; Rosenblad A
Article: COLORECTAL DISEASE. 2023;25(2):191-201

Quality of life and patient reported symptoms after colorectal cancer in a Swedish population.

Sjövall A; Lagergren P; Johar A; Buchli C
Article: BJS OPEN. 2022;6(6):zrac085

Surviving rectal cancer at the cost of a colostomy: global survey of long-term health-related quality of life in 10 countries.

Kristensen HØ; Thyø A; Emmertsen KJ; Smart NJ; Pinkney T; Warwick AM; Pang D; Elfeki H; Shalaby M; Emile SH; Abdelkhalek M; Zuhdy M; Poskus T; Dulskas A; Horesh N; Furnée EJB; Verkuijl SJ; Rama NJ; Domingos H; Maciel J; Solis-Peña A; Espín-Basany E; Hidalgo-Pujol M; Biondo S; Sjövall A; Christensen P
Article: BJS OPEN. 2022;6(6):zrac140

The impact of hospital volume on survival in patients with locally advanced colonic cancer.

Rosander E; Holm T; Sjövall A; Hjern F; Weibull CE; Nordenvall C
Article: SUPPORTIVE CARE IN CANCER. 2022;30(11):8969-8979

Life with a stoma across five European countries-a cross-sectional study on long-term rectal cancer survivors.

Krogsgaard M; Kristensen HØ; Furnée EJB; Verkuijl SJ; Rama NJ; Domingos H; Maciel J; Solis-Peña A; Espín-Basany E; Hidalgo-Pujol M; Biondo S; Sjövall A; Emmertsen KJ; Thyø A; Christensen P
Article: COLORECTAL DISEASE. 2022;24(8):925-932

Colon cancer treatment in Sweden during the COVID-19 pandemic: A nationwide register-based study.

Eklöv K; Nygren J; Bringman S; Löfgren J; Sjövall A; Nordenvall C; Everhov ÅH
Article: SURGICAL ENDOSCOPY AND OTHER INTERVENTIONAL TECHNIQUES. 2022;36(8):5986-6001

National differences in implementation of minimally invasive surgery for colorectal cancer and the influence on short-term outcomes.

Warps AK; Saraste D; Westerterp M; Detering R; Sjövall A; Martling A; Dekker JWT; Tollenaar RAEM; Matthiessen P; Tanis PJ; Dutch ColoRectal Audit and Swedish Colorectal Canc
Article: JAMA NETWORK OPEN. 2022;5(5):e2211065

Trends in Treatment of Colorectal Cancer and Short-term Outcomes During the First Wave of the COVID-19 Pandemic in Sweden.

Eklöv K; Nygren J; Bringman S; Löfgren J; Sjövall A; Nordenvall C; Everhov ÅH
Article: COLORECTAL DISEASE. 2021;23(9):2387-2398

Emergency resection or diverting stoma followed by elective resection in patients with colonic obstruction due to locally advanced cancer: a national cohort study.

Rosander E; Holm T; Sjövall A; Hjern F; Weibull CE; Nordenvall C
Article: EJSO. 2021;47(9):2398-2404

Preoperative multidisciplinary team assessment is associated with improved survival in patients with locally advanced colon cancer; a nationwide cohort study in 3157 patients.

Rosander E; Holm T; Sjövall A; Hjern F; Weibull CE; Nordenvall C
Article: COLORECTAL DISEASE. 2021;23(7):1866-1877

Translation and international validation of the Colostomy Impact score.

Kristensen HØ; Thyø A; Jøssing Emmertsen K; Smart NJ; Pinkney T; Warwick AM; Pang D; Furnée EJB; Verkuijl SJ; José Rama N; Domingos H; Maciel J; Solis-Peña A; Espín Basany E; Hidalgo-Pujol M; Biondo S; Sjövall A; Christensen P
Article: COLORECTAL DISEASE. 2021;23(6):1404-1413

Oncological outcomes after complete mesocolic excision in right-sided colon cancer: a population-based study.

Bernhoff R; Sjövall A; Granath F; Holm T; Martling A; Buchli C
Article: COLORECTAL DISEASE. 2020;22(12):1965-1973

Improvement of the experience of colorectal cancer patients in Sweden with a regional cancer plan.

Sjövall A; Söderqvist L; Martling A; Buchli C
Article: COLORECTAL DISEASE. 2020;22(9):1108-1118

Anastomotic leak after surgery for colon cancer and effect on long-term survival.

Stormark K; Krarup P-M; Sjövall A; Søreide K; Kvaløy JT; Nordholm-Carstensen A; Nedrebø BS; Kørner H
Article: GYNECOLOGICAL ENDOCRINOLOGY. 2019;35(11):945-948

Endometriosis, the great imitator - a successful case of fertility preservation in a woman receiving sterilizing treatment due to a diagnosis of rectosigmoid carcinoma.

Marklund A; Sjövall A; Blomqvist L; Carlson J; Rodriguez-Wallberg KA
Article: BJS OPEN. 2019;3(3):387-394

Low anterior resection syndrome after right- and left-sided resections for colonic cancer.

Buchli C; Martling A; Sjövall A
Article: WORLD JOURNAL OF GASTROINTESTINAL SURGERY. 2019;11(5):261-270

Patients with Crohn's disease have longer post-operative in-hospital stay than patients with colon cancer but no difference in complications' rate.

2015 European Society of Coloproctology (ESCP) col
Article: COLORECTAL DISEASE. 2018;20(5):383-389

Complete mesocolic excision in right-sided colon cancer does not increase severe short-term postoperative adverse events.

Bernhoff R; Sjövall A; Buchli C; Granath F; Holm T; Martling A
Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CANCER. 2018;142(7):1480-1489

Administration of adjuvant chemotherapy for stage II-III colon cancer patients: An European population-based study.

Babaei M; Balavarca Y; Jansen L; Lemmens V; van Erning FN; van Eycken L; Vaes E; Sjövall A; Glimelius B; Ulrich CM; Schrotz-King P; Brenner H
Article: DISEASES OF THE COLON & RECTUM. 2018;61(4):454-460

Management and Outcome After Multivisceral Resections in Patients with Locally Advanced Primary Colon Cancer.

Rosander E; Nordenvall C; Sjövall A; Hjern F; Holm T
Article: CLINICAL COLORECTAL CANCER. 2018;17(1):e129-e142

Neoadjuvant Therapy in Rectal Cancer Patients With Clinical Stage II to III Across European Countries: Variations and Outcomes.

Babaei M; Jansen L; Balavarca Y; Sjövall A; Bos A; van de Velde T; Moreau M; Liberale G; Gonçalves AF; Bento MJ; Ulrich CM; Schrotz-King P; Lemmens V; Glimelius B; Brenner H
Article: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH. 2017;45(3):230-237

Waiting times for cancer patients in Sweden: A nationwide population-based study.

Robertson S; Adolfsson J; Stattin P; Sjövall A; Winnersjö R; Hanning M; Sandelin K
Article: COLORECTAL DISEASE. 2017;:O296-O311

The relationship between method of anastomosis and anastomotic failure after right hemicolectomy and ileo-caecal resection: an international snapshot audit.

2015 European Society of Coloproctology collaborat
Article: MEDICINE. 2016;95(22):e3812

Minimally Invasive Colorectal Cancer Surgery in Europe: Implementation and Outcomes.

Babaei M; Balavarca Y; Jansen L; Gondos A; Lemmens V; Sjövall A; Brge Johannesen T; Moreau M; Gabriel L; Gonçalves AF; Bento MJ; van de Velde T; Kempfer LR; Becker N; Ulrich A; Ulrich CM; Schrotz-King P; Brenner H
Article: COLORECTAL DISEASE. 2016;18(1):73-79

Accuracy of preoperative T and N staging in colon cancer--a national population-based study.

Sjövall A; Blomqvist L; Egenvall M; Johansson H; Martling A
Article: EJSO. 2015;41(11):1479-1484

Improved survival after an educational project on colon cancer management in the county of Stockholm--a population based cohort study.

Bernhoff R; Martling A; Sjövall A; Granath F; Hohenberger W; Holm T
Article: BMC CANCER. 2015;15:412

The loss in expectation of life after colon cancer: a population-based study.

Andersson TM-L; Dickman PW; Eloranta S; Sjövall A; Lambe M; Lambert PC
Article: COLORECTAL DISEASE. 2014;16(6):433-441

Management of colon cancer in the elderly: a population-based study.

Egenvall M; Schubert Samuelsson K; Klarin I; Lökk J; Sjövall A; Martling A; Gunnarsson U
Article: COLORECTAL DISEASE. 2013;15(11):1361-1366

Pretreatment staging of colon cancer in the Swedish population.

Sjövall A; Blomqvist L; Martling A
Article: BRITISH JOURNAL OF SURGERY. 2013;100(8):1100-1107

Population-based data from the Swedish Colon Cancer Registry.

Kodeda K; Nathanaelsson L; Jung B; Olsson H; Jestin P; Sjövall A; Glimelius B; Påhlman L; Syk I
Article: ACTA ONCOLOGICA. 2013;52(5):919-932

Stage at diagnosis and colorectal cancer survival in six high-income countries: a population-based study of patients diagnosed during 2000-2007.

Maringe C; Walters S; Rachet B; Butler J; Fields T; Finan P; Maxwell R; Nedrebø B; Påhlman L; Sjövall A; Spigelman A; Engholm G; Gavin A; Gjerstorff ML; Hatcher J; Johannesen TB; Morris E; McGahan CE; Tracey E; Turner D; Richards MA; Coleman MP; ICBP Module 1 Working Group
Article: COLORECTAL DISEASE. 2012;14(6):691-696

Increased lymph node harvest in patients operated on for right-sided colon cancer: a population-based study.

Bernhoff R; Holm T; Sjövall A; Granath F; Ekbom A; Martling A
Article: LANCET. 2011;377(9760):127-138

Cancer survival in Australia, Canada, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and the UK, 1995-2007 (the International Cancer Benchmarking Partnership): an analysis of population-based cancer registry data.

Coleman MP; Forman D; Bryant H; Butler J; Rachet B; Maringe C; Nur U; Tracey E; Coory M; Hatcher J; McGahan CE; Turner D; Marrett L; Gjerstorff ML; Johannesen TB; Adolfsson J; Lambe M; Lawrence G; Meechan D; Morris EJ; Middleton R; Steward J; Richards MA; ICBP Module 1 Working Group
Article: BRITISH JOURNAL OF SURGERY. 2010;97(11):1704-1709

Epidemiology and prognosis of ovarian metastases in colorectal cancer.

Segelman J; Flöter-Rådestad A; Hellborg H; Sjövall A; Martling A
Article: BRITISH JOURNAL OF SURGERY. 2007;94(4):491-499

Colon cancer management and outcome in relation to individual hospitals in a defined population.

Sjövall A; Holm T; Singnomklao T; Granath F; Glimelius B; Cedermark B
Article: ANNALS OF SURGICAL ONCOLOGY. 2007;14(2):432-440

Loco-regional recurrence from colon cancer: a population-based study.

Sjövall A; Granath F; Cedermark B; Glimelius B; Holm T
Article: EJSO. 2004;30(8):834-841

The potential for improved outcome in patients with hepatic metastases from colon cancer: a population-based study.

Sjövall A; Järv V; Blomqvist L; Singnomklao T; Cedermark B; Glimelius B; Holm T
Journal article: EJVES SHORT REPORTS. 2003;5(5):67-68

Pets and Arterial Prosthetic Grafts

Sjövall A; Ekwall E; Johansson G; Markström U
Article: LAKARTIDNINGEN. 2001;98(9):960-962

[Aneurysm of the iliac artery--an "orthopedic" differential diagnosis].

Sjövall A
Article: JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC SURGERY. 1997;32(8):1169-1174

Blunt abdominal trauma in children: risks of nonoperative treatment.

Sjövall A; Hirsch K
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Published conference paper: DISEASES OF THE COLON & RECTUM. 2020;63(5):606-618

Predictors for Anastomotic Leak, Postoperative Complications, and Mortality After Right Colectomy for Cancer: Results From an International Snapshot Audit.

2015 European Society of Coloproctology Collaborat
Review: EJSO. 2019;45(4):489-497

Meta-analysis of oncological outcomes of sigmoid cancers: A hidden epidemic of R1 "palliative" resections.

D'Souza N; Lord A; Shaw A; Abulafi M; Kontovounisios C; Sjövall A; Tekkis P; Brown G
Preprint: SSRN ELECTRONIC JOURNAL. 2018

Systematic Review of Oncological Outcomes of Sigmoid Cancers: A Hidden Epidemic of R1 'Palliative' Resections

D’Souza N; Lord A; Shaw A; Abulafi M; Kontovounisios C; Sjovall A; Tekkis P; Brown G
Review: CRITICAL REVIEWS IN ONCOLOGY HEMATOLOGY. 2008;67(3):229-236

The effect of age and gender on outcome after treatment for colon carcinoma. A population-based study in the Uppsala and Stockholm region.

van Leeuwen BL; Påhlman L; Gunnarsson U; Sjövall A; Martling A
Meeting abstract: CRITICAL REVIEWS IN ONCOLOGY HEMATOLOGY. 2007;64:S33

The effect of age and gender on outcome after surgery for colon carcinoma.: A population based study in the Uppsala and Stockholm

van Leeuwen B; Martling A; Gunnarsson U; Sjoevall A; Pahlman L

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Affiliated to Research, Department of Molecular Medicine and Surgery, Karolinska Institutet, 2023-2026

Degrees and Education

Docent, Karolinska Institutet, 2016
Doctor Of Philosophy, Department of Molecular Medicine and Surgery, Karolinska Institutet, 2007
University Medical Degree, Karolinska Institutet, 1991

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Emma Rosander, Aspects of locally advanced colon cancer, 2015
Richard Bernhoff, Coloncancer- aspects on surgical treatment and Complete Mesocolic Excision

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