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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; Gallostra, Marc Marti; Garcia-Garcia, Juan-Jose; Gonzalez-Peris, Sebastia 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: 35257139 Journal: BJS Open Year: 2022 Reference: BJS Open. 2022 Mar 8;6(2). pii: 6544101. doi: 10.1093/bjsopen/zrac009. Impact factor: Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Codina-Cazador, Antoni; Cornejo, Lidia; Farres, Ramon; Fernandez-Real, Jose Manuel; Lopez-Bonet, Eugeni; Ortega, Nuria; Pellino, Gianluca; Pigem, Anna; Planellas, Pere; 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: Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Alonso Batanero, Sara; Aparicio-Sanchez, Daniel; Arango Bravo, Altea; Asensio-Gomez, Luis; Caina Ruiz, Ruben; Di Martino, Marcello; Gancedo Quintana, Alvaro; Garcia-Moreno Nisa, Francisca; Lora Cumplido, Paola; Martin-Perez, Elena et al. DOI: 10.1007/s13304-022-01254-0
PMID: 33858702 Journal: ARCHIVOS DE BRONCONEUMOLOGIA Year: 2022 Reference: Arch Bronconeumol. 2022 Jan;58(1):93-95. doi: 10.1016/j.arbres.2021.03.007. Epub 2021 Mar 18. Impact factor: Publication type: Letter whit IF Authors: Berastegui, Cristina; Ferrer, Ricard; Garcia-de-Acilu, Marina; Laborda, Cesar; Martinez-Martinez, Maria; Plata-Menchaca, Erika P; Ribas, Montse; Roca, Oriol; Romero, Laura; Sacanell, Judit et al. DOI: 10.1016/j.arbres.2021.03.007
PMID: 35241748 Journal: Scientific Reports Year: 2022 Reference: Sci Rep. 2022 Mar 3;12(1):3545. doi: 10.1038/s41598-022-07555-z. Impact factor: Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Fortuny, Gerard; Herrero, Joan; Lopez, Josep M; Lopez-Cano, Manuel; Puigjaner, Dolors; Tuset, Lluis et al. DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-07555-z
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: Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Alberti, P; Blanco, A; Espin-Basany, E; Fraccalvieri, D; Frago, R; Jimenez, L M; Marinello, F G; Ostiz, F; Pellino, G; Talavera, E 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: Publication type: Letter whit IF Authors: Cosenza, A; Kontovounisios, C; Menegon Tasselli, F; Pellino, G; Sciaudone, G; Selvaggi, F; Selvaggi, L; Sica, G S et al. DOI: 10.1093/bjs/znaa158
PMID: 32919792 Journal: Revista espanola de anestesiologia y reanimacion Year: 2021 Reference: Rev Esp Anestesiol Reanim. 2021 Apr;68(4):235-238. doi: 10.1016/j.redar.2020.05.021. Epub 2020 Sep 9. Impact factor: Publication type: Letter or abstract Authors: Caubet, E; de Miguel, M; Dorda, M D; Gonzalez, O; Munoz, C; Rochera, M I et al. DOI: 10.1016/j.redar.2020.05.021
PMID: 33725386 Journal: Colorectal Disease Year: 2021 Reference: Colorectal Dis. 2021 Jul;23(7):1866-1877. doi: 10.1111/codi.15635. Epub 2021 Apr 14. Impact factor: Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Biondo, Sebastian; Christensen, Peter; Domingos, Hugo; Emmertsen, Katrine Jossing; Espin Basany, Eloy; Furnee, Edgar Jb; Hidalgo-Pujol, Marta; Kristensen, Helle O; Maciel, Joao; Pang, Dong et al. DOI: 10.1111/codi.15635
PMID: 32145788 Journal: LANCET Year: 2020 Reference: Lancet. 2020 Mar 7;395(10226):781-782. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(20)30027-1. Impact factor: Publication type: Letter or abstract Authors: Davies, Justin R; Di Saverio, Salomone; Pellino, Gianluca; Podda, Mauro; Spinelli, Antonino et al. DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(20)30027-1
PMID: 31757409 Journal: CIRUGIA ESPANOLA Year: 2020 Reference: Cir Esp. 2020 Feb;98(2):72-78. doi: 10.1016/j.ciresp.2019.09.008. Epub 2019 Nov 19. Impact factor: Publication type: Paper in national publication Authors: Acin Gandara, Debora; Arroyo Martin, Juan Jose; Baltar Boileve, Javier; Barranco Moreno, Antonio; Cassinello Fernandez, Norberto; Del Castillo Dejardin, Daniel; Fernandez Alsina, Enric; Ferrer-Marquez, Manuel; Garcia Ruiz de Gordejuela, Amador; Mans Muntwyler, Esther et al. DOI: 10.1016/j.ciresp.2019.09.008
PMID: 31346930 Journal: OBESITY SURGERY Year: 2020 Reference: Obes Surg. 2020 Jan;30(1):174-179. doi: 10.1007/s11695-019-04104-y. Impact factor: Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Balibrea, Jose; Cereijo, Ruben; Jimenez-Pavon, David; Lerin, Carles; Martinez, Eva; Moreno, Pau; Pellitero, Silvia; Piquer-Garcia, Irene; Puig-Domingo, Manel; Sanchez-Infantes, David et al. DOI: 10.1007/s11695-019-04104-y
PMID: 31183786 Journal: OBESITY SURGERY Year: 2020 Reference: Obes Surg. 2020 Jan;30(1):365-368. doi: 10.1007/s11695-019-03994-2. Impact factor: Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Bademci, Refik; Curbelo, Yuhamy; Roriz-Silva, Renato; Sanchez-Cordero, Sergi; Torres, Antonio Jose; Vilallonga, Ramon et al. DOI: 10.1007/s11695-019-03994-2
PMID: 30400049 Journal: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF ENDOCRINOLOGY Year: 2019 Reference: Eur J Endocrinol. 2019 Jan 1;180(1):21-29. doi: 10.1530/EJE-18-0624. Impact factor: 5.107 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Fort, Jose M, Pujol-Borrell, Ricardo, Ramon Y Cajal, Santiago, Gonzalez, Oscar, Castell, Joan, Mesa, Jordi, Roca, Isabel, Caubet, Enric, Iglesias Felip, Carmela, Zafon, Carles et al. DOI: 10.1530/EJE-18-0624
PMID: 30351989 Journal: CHRONOBIOLOGY INTERNATIONAL Year: 2019 Reference: Chronobiol Int. 2019 Feb;36(2):250-257. doi: 10.1080/07420528.2018.1533560. Epub 2018 Oct 23. Impact factor: 2.562 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Peinado-Onsurbe, Julia, Diez-Noguera, Antoni, Cuello, Elena, Cambras, Trinitat, Pardina, Eva, Carmona, Julia, Ricart-Jane, David, Minarro, Antonio, Ferrer, Roser, Lecube, Albert et al. DOI: 10.1080/07420528.2018.1533560
PMID: 30007579 Journal: CIRUGIA ESPANOLA Year: 2019 Reference: Cir Esp. 2019 Jan;97(1):55-57. doi: 10.1016/j.ciresp.2018.06.006. Epub 2018 Jul 11. Impact factor: 0.835 Publication type: Paper in national publication Authors: Curell, Anna, Ortega, Nuria, Protti, Gian Pier, Balibrea, Jose Maria, Lopez-Cano, Manuel et al. DOI: 10.1016/j.ciresp.2018.06.006
PMID: 29939241 Journal: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CARDIO-THORACIC SURGERY Year: 2019 Reference: Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2019 Feb 1;55(2):369-370. doi: 10.1093/ejcts/ezy232. Impact factor: 3.847 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Siliato-Robles, Maria Sol, Gracia-Baena, Juan Manuel, Sureda-Barbosa, Jose Carlos, Igual-Barcelo, Albert et al. DOI: 10.1093/ejcts/ezy232
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.
