About the VHIR
Here at the Vall d'Hebron Research Institute (VHIR) we promote biomedical research, innovation and teaching. Over 1,800 people are seeking to understand diseases today so the treatment can be improved tomorrow.
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The research group in General Surgery aims to develop research activities in the field of Surgery from the most clinical and surgical aspects related to the quality of care to the most basic and translational aspects of etiopathogenesis, pathophysiology and the bases of the diseases included in its different areas of interest, as well as in the therapeutic procedures to address them. It is focused in several topics that include the fields of Abdominal Wall Surgery, biomaterials and bioengineering, Colorectal Surgery and Proctology, General Endocrine, Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery, Esophagogastric Surgery, and Thoracic Surgery. It includes clinical surgeons who make up the care teams of the various clinical lines and includes a basic research laboratory with two researchers with special interest in the study of the extracellular matrix and inflammation and biomaterials and their integration.
PMID: 37745582 Journal: Year: 2023 Reference: medRxiv. 2023 Sep 11:2023.09.09.23295284. doi: 10.1101/2023.09.09.23295284. Preprint. Impact factor: Publication type: Other (letters to the editor, abstracts, corrigendum, etc.) Authors: Aasvang, Eske; Abdellaoui, Abdel; Agresta, Ferdinando; Aufenacker, Theo; Berrevoet, Frederik; Bianchi, Sevim B; Burgmans, Ine; Chen, David; Courchesne-Krak, Natasia S; Davis, Lea K et al. DOI: 10.1101/2023.09.09.23295284
PMID: 37896951 Journal: Vaccines Year: 2023 Reference: Vaccines (Basel). 2023 Sep 29;11(10):1548. doi: 10.3390/vaccines11101548. Impact factor: Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Barcino Working Group; Celentano, Valerio; Ciruela, Pilar; Diaz-Conradi, Alvaro; Dominguez, Angela; F de Sevilla, Mariona; Gallostra, Marc Marti; Garcia-Garcia, Juan-Jose; Gonzalez-Peris, Sebastia; Iskandarani, Mohamad et al. DOI: 10.3390/vaccines11101548
PMID: 37892831 Journal: Journal of Clinical Medicine Year: 2023 Reference: J Clin Med. 2023 Oct 23;12(20):6694. doi: 10.3390/jcm12206694. Impact factor: Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Almazan-Soto, Cristina; Alqahtani, Aayed R; Billy, Helmuth Thorlakur; Chiappetta, Sonja; Cortes-Martin, Jonathan; Da Silva Ribeiro, Rui Jose; Gawdat, Khaled; Ghanem, Omar M; Haddad, Ashraf; Jazi, Amir Hossein Davarpanah et al. DOI: 10.3390/jcm12206694
PMID: 37906326 Journal: JOURNAL OF NEUROLOGY Year: 2023 Reference: J Neurol. 2023 Oct 31. doi: 10.1007/s00415-023-11943-4. Impact factor: Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Baldinotti, Anna; Bar-Or, Amit; Barkhof, Frederik; Hauser, Stephen L; Kappos, Ludwig; Koendgen, Harold; Leppert, David; Li, David K B; Montalban, Xavier; Nedelcu, Marius et al. DOI: 10.1007/s00415-023-11943-4
PMID: 35273998 Journal: Frontiers in Surgery Year: 2022 Reference: Front Surg. 2022 Feb 22;9:840595. doi: 10.3389/fsurg.2022.840595. eCollection 2022. Impact factor: 2.718 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Tekkis, Nicholas Pari, Richmond-Smith, Rebecca, Pellino, Gianluca, Kontovounisios, Christos et al. DOI: 10.3389/fsurg.2022.840595
PMID: 35257139 Journal: BJS Open Year: 2022 Reference: BJS Open. 2022 Mar 8;6(2). pii: 6544101. doi: 10.1093/bjsopen/zrac009. Impact factor: 3.396 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Ortega, Nuria, Planellas, Pere, Cornejo, Lidia, Farres, Ramon, Pigem, Anna, Timoteo, Ander, Lopez-Bonet, Eugeni, Fernandez-Real, Jose Manuel, Codina-Cazador, Antoni, Rodriguez-Hermosa, Jose-Ignacio et al. DOI: 10.1093/bjsopen/zrac009
PMID: 35253094 Journal: Updates in Surgery Year: 2022 Reference: Updates Surg. 2022 Jun;74(3):979-989. doi: 10.1007/s13304-022-01254-0. Epub 2022 Mar 6. Impact factor: 2.797 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Aparicio-Sanchez, Daniel, Perea Del Pozo, Eduardo Perea, Pellino, Gianluca, Martin-Perez, Elena, Prieto Calvo, Mikel, Sarriugarte Lasarte, Aingeru, Ruiz Moreno, Cristina, Di Martino, Marcello, Gancedo Quintana, Alvaro, Vaello Jodra, Victor et al. DOI: 10.1007/s13304-022-01254-0
PMID: 35239150 Journal: Updates in Surgery Year: 2022 Reference: Updates Surg. 2022 Apr;74(2):619-628. doi: 10.1007/s13304-022-01264-y. Epub 2022 Mar 3. Impact factor: 2.797 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Rasheed, Shahnawaz, Carvalho, Filipe, Rogers, Ailin C, Chang, Tou-Pin, Chee, Yinshan, Subramaniam, Dhivya, Pellino, Gianluca, Hardy, Katy, Kontovounisios, Christos, Tekkis, Paris et al. DOI: 10.1007/s13304-022-01264-y
PMID: 33824864 Journal: Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology Year: 2021 Reference: Can J Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2021 Mar 22;2021:6643595. doi: 10.1155/2021/6643595. eCollection 2021. Impact factor: 3.522 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Dopazo, Cristina, Blanco, Laia, Gomez, Concepcion, Caralt, Mireia, Balsells, Joaquim, Charco, Ramon, Cirera, Arturo, Vidal, Laura, Mata, Rodrigo, Pando, Elizabeth et al. DOI: 10.1155/2021/6643595
PMID: 33807672 Journal: Cancers Year: 2021 Reference: Cancers (Basel). 2021 Mar 5;13(5). pii: cancers13051110. doi: 10.3390/cancers13051110. Impact factor: 6.639 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Avila, Matias A, Minguez, Beatriz, Soriano, Eduardo, Villarroya, Francesc, Berasain, Carmen, Uriarte, Iker, Santamaria, Eva, Balibrea, Jose Maria, Mirra, Serena, Gavalda-Navarro, Aleix et al. DOI: 10.3390/cancers13051110
PMID: 33793754 Journal: BRITISH JOURNAL OF SURGERY Year: 2021 Reference: Br J Surg. 2021 Apr 30;108(4):380-387. doi: 10.1093/bjs/znaa171. Impact factor: 6.939 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Talavera, E, Fraccalvieri, D, Alberti, P, Ostiz, F, Frago, R, Blanco, A, Pellino, G, Espin-Basany, E, Jimenez, L M, Marinello, F G et al. DOI: 10.1093/bjs/znaa171
PMID: 33793730 Journal: BRITISH JOURNAL OF SURGERY Year: 2021 Reference: Br J Surg. 2021 Apr 5;108(3):e127-e128. doi: 10.1093/bjs/znaa158. Impact factor: 6.939 Publication type: Letter whit IF Authors: Selvaggi, L, Menegon Tasselli, F, Sciaudone, G, Kontovounisios, C, Cosenza, A, Sica, G S, Selvaggi, F, Pellino, G et al. DOI: 10.1093/bjs/znaa158
PMID: 32406933 Journal: BRITISH JOURNAL OF SURGERY Year: 2020 Reference: Br J Surg. 2020 Jul;107(8):e242. doi: 10.1002/bjs.11675. Epub 2020 May 14. Impact factor: 5.676 Publication type: Letter or abstract Authors: Docimo, L, Brusciano, L, Gualtieri, G, Gambardella, C, Tolone, S, Lucido, F S, Del Genio, G, Pellino, G et al. DOI: 10.1002/bjs.11675
PMID: 32405908 Journal: OBESITY SURGERY Year: 2020 Reference: Obes Surg. 2020 Oct;30(10):4109-4110. doi: 10.1007/s11695-020-04678-y. Impact factor: 3.412 Publication type: Letter or abstract Authors: Vilallonga, Ramon, Blanco-Colino, Ruth, Armengol Carrasco, Manel et al. DOI: 10.1007/s11695-020-04678-y
PMID: 32385794 Journal: Updates in Surgery Year: 2020 Reference: Updates Surg. 2020 Sep;72(3):859-865. doi: 10.1007/s13304-020-00756-z. Epub 2020 May 8. Impact factor: 2.587 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Sivarajah, Vernon, Walsh, Una, Malietzis, George, Kontovounisios, Christos, Pandey, Vikas, Pellino, Gianluca et al. DOI: 10.1007/s13304-020-00756-z
PMID: 32384401 Journal: DISEASES OF THE COLON & RECTUM Year: 2020 Reference: Dis Colon Rectum. 2020 Jun;63(6):720-722. doi: 10.1097/DCR.0000000000001685. Impact factor: 3.991 Publication type: Letter or abstract Authors: Pellino, Gianluca, Spinelli, Antonino et al. DOI: 10.1097/DCR.0000000000001685
This pathology, common among patients who have undergone rectal resection due to cancer, causes alterations in bowel function with great impact on quality of life.
The research has received funding from the Spanish Society of Obesity Surgery and the Spanish Association of Surgeons.
The project has led to the development of a visual algorithm, so it can be used as a guide by patients and healthcare professionals.
