Åsmund A. Fretland
@AAFretland
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Father of three. Surgeon, researcher at the Intervention Center and the HPB Surgery department, Oslo University Hospital. Opinions are my own.
Oslo, Norge
Joined March 2015
It’s finally out! 9 years of work: Long term outcomes of laparoscopic vs open liver resection. Thanks to all who contributed, especially the patients who understood the importance of randomisation.❤️#oslocomet @Oslounivsykehus @UniOslo_MED
New randomized trial published in @AnnalsofIM of laparoscopic and open #liver surgery found no difference in long-term survival outcomes between treatment groups https://t.co/yctIMPDsOl.
#coloncancer
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⭐️IHPBA Kenneth Warren Fellowship Spotlight ⭐️ Congratulations to Dr. Mattia Ballo, one of the 2025–2026 IHPBA Kenneth Warren Fellowship awardees! 👏
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Good suggestion in final slide: Suggest to add points for difficulty in scoring systems for resection post #tare
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#ILLS2025 @ILLS_LAPLIVER Fernando Rotellar on lessons for resection after #radioembolisation for #livercancer. ✅expect to do diaphragm resection ✅otherwise surgery post #tare is safe
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“Respect the varices!” @Giammatwit with a wonderful overview of surgery for advanced HCC @ILLS_LAPLIVER #ills2025 ✅Always MIS and reconsider if preop risk for conversion ✅Study the CT ->where is patient shunting? ✅Know the alternatives, use alternative strategies
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Start of #ILLS2025 5th meeting of @ILLS_LAPLIVER Society & 3rd Consensus Conference on Minimally Invasive Liver Resections #SoMe4HPB @hpbsurgeon1 @_ILTS_ @IHPBA @EAHPBA @HPB_Surgeon @JHawksworthMD @HondtMathieu @Giammatwit @LopezBenS @AAFretland @Abuhilal9Abu @AsbunMd @drciria
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#eahpba2025 Do you want to understand how developments in liver disease affects HPB surgery? Don’t miss world famous hepatologist @tomhemmingk giving the Update session Thursday at 0800 in Wicklow Hall 2a! @EASLnews #livertwitter @EAHPBA
From genetic associations to environmental triggers in PSC. Our EBV-paper is out in @NatureMedicine today.
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“Transplant oncology is chasing the highest tumor load associated with cure” Great update from Vincenzo Mazzaferro, including new data on immune responses in the transplanted liver🤩 #eahpba2025 #transplantoncology
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Breaking news! Pump vs transplant is no longer a debate❤️. The parties (dr. Kingham and dr. Chapman) have come to agreement - transplant perfectly fits where #HAIP chemo fails. @villesallinen @graokane can be congratulated as peacemakers #eahpba2025 @xtofero @pdline
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#eahpba2025 @jak_md convincingly arguments that RAPID #livertransplant can be an important tool in transplanting more patients @eahpba @pdline @prof_cillo @ELITA_ELTR
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Finally I made it to #eahpba2025 @carlijnbuis asks one of the big questions! @EAHPBA @graokane @YaqubSheraz @Serrablohpb
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Let’s join this wonderful meeting together in Seoul this month! #ILLS2025
https://t.co/vu53fEM7bZ
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CTx vs CTx + atezolizumab as adj. therapy for stage III deficient DNA MSI/ dMMR mCRC 🔥#ASCO25 Plenary session🔥 🔎Alliance A021502; ATOMIC 👉mDFS 86.4 vs 76. 6, HR 0.5 👉Benefit in all subgroups, OS not yet mature 👉Manageable safety profile 🧐 Practice changing, new SOC
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#ASCO2025 1) Physical excercise is the better way to prevent recurrence of #colorectalcancer! 👟🏃♂️ @IHPBA @EAHPBA
https://t.co/pHT1UPYlp5
theguardian.com
First clear evidence that structured exercise regime reduces risk of dying by a third, can stop tumours coming back or a new cancer developing
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Good luck my friend! Wish I could be there with you - but you'll rock it tonight😄
Excited for the ASCO! Looking forward to sharing breakthroughs,networking with brilliant minds, and forging new research collaborations. Can't wait to connect with old friends and new colleagues! Let’s work together #beatcancer! @UniOslo_MED @IHPBA @EAHPBA @ASCO @Oslounivsykehus
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Important surgical abstracts for #CRCLM #ASCO2025 posters @EAHPBA ➡️Prognostic factors TRANSMET: ?female sex, >24cycles chemo @GelliMaximilia1 biology🔑 https://t.co/WpEWVTwBlH ➡️Laparoscopic vs open LR- lap all the way?or when to choose! https://t.co/5MBvIjUkWF
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With a broken heart 💔I moan my friend and colleague Luca Aldrighetti. A gran loss for Italy, for the HPB community @ILLS_LAPLIVER @EAHPBA @IHPBA and for MILS. RIP my friend 😢and I will remember you as the strong, excellent hardworker liver surgeon that you have always been .
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Prof Stefan Heinrich of @MutterhausTrier opening the @EAHPBA gold seal course in #liversurgery today. Trier: The city of superlatives - good luck to all of you that will do @UEMSEurope exam this week! @ASchnitzb @ksoreide @Serrablohpb @berrevoet @DrGreg84438194
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Come on! Send your best work to @EAHPBA #eahpba2025 #Dublin now! Don't wait until the evening before...!
🚨‼️ Due to the exceptionally high interest in our Dublin Congress, the #EAHPBA2025 abstract submission deadline has been EXTENDED to Thursday 23rd January 2025 (23:59 GMT). Don’t miss this final chance to showcase your HPB research! Submit your research here 👉
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🖋️Are you interested in learning the skills you need to publish surgical articles? Find out more about the online courses: 🆕Writing in Surgery 🆕Reviewing the Evidence Base in Surgery 🆕Editing in Surgery 🆕Evidence Based Surgery Postgraduate Certificate in Surgical Writing and
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