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.

Contact

pontus.karling@umu.se

+46 90 7850000

Works at

Associate professor, senior consultant (attending) physician at Department of Public Health and Clinical Medicine Units: Section of Medicine

1A, målpunkt B41, plan 4, Norrlands universitetssjukhus Umeå universitet, by1a, B41, NUS, 901 85 Umeå

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

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

Larsson, Viktoria; Nordenson, Cecilia; Karling, Pontus

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

Lindhagen, Sara; Karling, Pontus

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.

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.

Long-term outcome of infliximab treatment in chronic active ulcerative colitis: a Swedish multicentre study of 250 patients

Alimentary Pharmacology and Therapeutics, John Wiley & Sons 2017, Vol. 45, (4) : 519-532

Angelison, L.; Almer, S.; Eriksson, A.; et al.

Cancer-associated fecal microbial markers in colorectal cancer detection

International Journal of Cancer, John Wiley & Sons 2017, Vol. 141, (12) : 2528-2536

Eklöf, Vincy; Löfgren-Burström, Anna; Zingmark, Carl; et al.

Radiation exposure in patients with inflammatory bowel disease and irritable bowel syndrome in the years 2001-2011

Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology, Vol. 52, (3) : 300-305

Englund, Hanna; Lidén K., Katarina; Lind, Torbjörn; et al.

Long-term effectiveness of vedolizumab in inflammatory bowel disease: a national study based on the Swedish National Quality Registry for Inflammatory Bowel Disease (SWIBREG)

Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology, Vol. 52, (6-7) : 722-729

Eriksson, Carl; Marsal, Jan; Bergemalm, Daniel; et al.

TRPM8 polymorphisms associated with increased risk of IBS-C and IBS-M

Gut, BMJ PUBLISHING GROUP 2017, Vol. 66, (9) : 1725-1727

Henström, Maria; Hadizadeh, Fatemeh; Beyder, Arthur; et al.

Diagnosing colorectal cancer and inflammatory bowel disease in primary care: The usefulness of tests for faecal haemoglobin, faecal calprotectin, anaemia and iron deficiency: A prospective study

Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology, Vol. 52, (1) : 69-75

Högberg, Cecilia; Karling, Pontus; Rutegård, Jörgen; et al.

The clinical course after glucocorticoid treatment in patients with inflammatory bowel disease is linked to suppression of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis: a retrospective observational study

Therapeutic Advances in Gastroenterology, London: Sage Publications 2017, Vol. 10, (11) : 829-836

Ibrahim, Aghil; Dahlqvist, Per; Olsson, Tommy; et al.

Dietary Polyphenols in the Aetiology of Crohn's Disease and Ulcerative Colitis-A Multicenter European Prospective Cohort Study (EPIC)

Inflammatory Bowel Diseases, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins 2017, Vol. 23, (12) : 2072-2082

Lu, Yunxia; Zamora-Ros, Raul; Chan, Simon; et al.

Hyper- and hypocortisolism in bipolar disorder: A beneficial influence of lithium on the HPA-axis?

Journal of Affective Disorders, ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV 2017, Vol. 213 : 161-167

Maripuu, Martin; Wikgren, Mikael; Karling, Pontus; et al.

Association between gastrointestinal symptoms and affectivity in patients with bipolar disorder

World Journal of Gastroenterology, Baishideng 2016, Vol. 22, (38) : 8540-8548

Karling, Pontus; Maripuu, Martin; Wikgren, Mikael; et al.

The Association between Affectivity, Perceived Stress and Pain in Patients with Bipolar Disorder

Journal of Depression & Anxiety, Longdom Publishing 2016, Vol. 5, (4)

Karling, Pontus; Maripuu, Martin; Wikgren, Mikael; et al.

Hypothalamus-Pituitary-Adrenal Axis Hypersuppression Is Associated with Gastrointestinal Symptoms in Major Depression

Journal of neurogastroenterology and motility, Vol. 22, (2) : 292-303

Karling, Pontus; Wikgren, Mikael; Adolfsson, Rolf; et al.

Patients with longstanding ulcerative colitis in remission do not have more irritable bowel syndrome-like symptoms than controls

BMC Gastroenterology, Vol. 16

Lundgren, David; Rutegård, Jörgen; Eklöf, Vincy; et al.

Relative hypocortisolism is associated with obesity and the metabolic syndrome in recurrent affective disorders

Psychoneuroendocrinology, Vol. 71 : 64-65

Maripuu, Martin Peter; Wikgren, Mikael; Karling, Pontus; et al.

Relative hypocortisolism is associated with obesity and the metabolic syndrome in recurrent affective disorders

Journal of Affective Disorders, Vol. 204 : 187-196

Maripuu, Martin; Wikgren, Mikael; Karling, Pontus; et al.

View publications in DiVA

Research groups

Group member

Gastroenterology and hepatology