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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.
IP: Marc Martí Gallostra Collaborators: Elsa Garcia Moller, Eloy Espín Basany Funding agency: GETECCU Funding: 25000 Reference: GETECCU/PROJECTE/2022 Duration: 19/10/2022 - 19/10/2024
IP: Joaquin Balsells Valls Collaborators: Gianluca Pellino Funding agency: Asociación Española de Cirujanos Funding: 5000 Reference: AEC/BECA/2022/IBD/FERTILITY Duration: 18/10/2022 - 19/10/2024
IP: Maria Antonia Arbos Via Collaborators: Oscar González López, Amador Garcia Ruiz de Gordejuela, Manuel López Cano, Jose Luis Sánchez García, Iñigo Royo Crespo, Jordi Sabadell García, Laura Maria Romero Vielva, Ma Teresa Quiles Pérez, Francesc Vallribera Valls, Nivardo Rodríguez Conde, Marc Martí Gallostra, Manuel Armengol Carrasco, Eloy Espín Basany, Mireia Verdaguer Tremolosa, Sandra Castro Boix, Ramón Vilallonga Puy, Alberto Jauregui Abularach, Franco Marinello, Alejandro Solis Peña Funding agency: Agència Gestió Ajuts Universitaris i de Recerca Funding: 0.01 Reference: 2021 SGR 00210 Duration: 01/01/2022 - 30/06/2025
IP: Eloy Espín Basany Collaborators: - Funding agency: Asoc.Española de Coloproctología (AECP) Funding: 6600 Reference: AECP/BECA.PROJECTES/2022/ESPÍN Duration: 01/09/2022 - 31/08/2024
PMID: 36966221 Journal: Hernia Year: 2023 Reference: Hernia. 2023 Jun;27(3):657-664. doi: 10.1007/s10029-023-02781-4. Epub 2023 Mar 25. Impact factor: Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Adell-Trape, M; Badia-Closa, J; Lopez-Cano, M; Rodrigues-Goncalves, V; Serra-Aracil, X; Verdaguer-Tremolosa, M et al. DOI: 10.1007/s10029-023-02781-4
PMID: 36974360 Journal: Colorectal Disease Year: 2023 Reference: Colorectal Dis. 2023 Jun;25(6):1279-1284. doi: 10.1111/codi.16539. Epub 2023 Mar 27. Impact factor: Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Brogi, Leandro; Gamundi-Cuesta, Margarita; Garcia-Granero, Alvaro; Gil-Catalan, Alejandro; Ginard-Vicens, Daniel; Gonzalez-Argente, Francisco Xavier; Jeri-McFarlane, Sebastian; Ochogavia-Segui, Aina; Oseira-Reigosa, Anai; Pellino, Gianluca et al. DOI: 10.1111/codi.16539
PMID: 36974426 Journal: Colorectal Disease Year: 2023 Reference: Colorectal Dis. 2023 Jun;25(6):1286-1288. doi: 10.1111/codi.16559. Epub 2023 Mar 27. Impact factor: Publication type: Letter or abstract Authors: Espin-Basany, Eloy; Pellino, Gianluca et al. DOI: 10.1111/codi.16559
PMID: 36747373 Journal: Colorectal Disease Year: 2023 Reference: Colorectal Dis. 2023 May;25(5):1014-1025. doi: 10.1111/codi.16500. Epub 2023 Mar 31. Impact factor: Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Aslam, Muhammad Imran; Aytac, Erman; Blackwell, Sue; Blackwell, Sue; Buchs, Nicolas C; Buchwald, Pamela; Chaudhri, Sanjay; Chowdhury, Sharfuddin; Dardanov, Dragomir; Dardanov, Dragomir et al. DOI: 10.1111/codi.16500
PMID: 35133714 Journal: Colorectal Disease Year: 2022 Reference: Colorectal Dis. 2022 Jun;24(6):793-796. doi: 10.1111/codi.16088. Epub 2022 Feb 23. Impact factor: 3.788 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Solis-Pena, Alejandro; Ngu, Lena Ws; Kraft Carre, Miquel; Jurado, Maria Jose Gomez; Vallribera Valls, Francesc; Pellino, Gianluca; Espin-Basany, Eloy et al. DOI: 10.1111/codi.16088
PMID: 35143011 Journal: OBESITY SURGERY Year: 2022 Reference: Obes Surg. 2022 Apr;32(4):1289-1299. doi: 10.1007/s11695-022-05949-6. Epub 2022 Feb 10. Impact factor: 4.129 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Diez-Remesal, Yolanda; Jove-Albores, Patricia; Arago-Chofre, Pablo; Ortiz-Sebastian, Sergio; Sanchez-Martin, Ruben; Ramirez-Rodriguez, Jose M; Trullenque-Juan, Ramon; Valenti-Azcarate, Victor; Ramiro-Ruiz, Alvaro; Correa-Chacon, Olga C et al. DOI: 10.1007/s11695-022-05949-6
PMID: 34935916 Journal: Journal of Crohns & Colitis Year: 2022 Reference: J Crohns Colitis. 2022 Jun 24;16(5):845-851. doi: 10.1093/ecco-jcc/jjab209. Impact factor: 9.071 Publication type: Review in international publication Authors: Vigorita, Vincenzo; Cano-Valderrama, Oscar; Celentano, Valerio; Millan, Monica; Spinelli, Antonino; Pellino, Gianluca; Vinci, Danilo et al. DOI: 10.1093/ecco-jcc/jjab209
PMID: 35810215 Journal: WORLD JOURNAL OF SURGERY Year: 2022 Reference: World J Surg. 2022 Jul 9. pii: 10.1007/s00268-022-06649-z. doi: 10.1007/s00268-022-06649-z. Impact factor: 3.352 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Pata, Francesco; Creavin, Ben; De Simone, Belinda; Matias-Garcia, Belen; de Andres-Asenjo, Beatriz; Marinis, Athanasios; Liarakos, Athanasios; Iqbal, Atif; Laharwal, Asim; Mehraj, Asif et al. DOI: 10.1007/s00268-022-06649-z
PMID: 32633163 Journal: JOURNAL OF INVESTIGATIVE SURGERY Year: 2021 Reference: J Invest Surg. 2021 Nov;34(11):1238-1245. doi: 10.1080/08941939.2020.1786611. Epub 2020 Jul 7. Impact factor: 2.533 Publication type: Review in international publication Authors: Fadel, Michael G, Peltola, Laura, Pellino, Gianluca, Frunza, Gabriela, Kontovounisios, Christos et al. DOI: 10.1080/08941939.2020.1786611
PMID: 34768668 Journal: Journal of Clinical Medicine Year: 2021 Reference: J Clin Med. 2021 Nov 2;10(21). pii: jcm10215149. doi: 10.3390/jcm10215149. Impact factor: 4.242 Publication type: Review in international publication Authors: Menegon Tasselli, Francesco, Urraro, Fabrizio, Sciaudone, Guido, Bagaglini, Giulia, Pagliuca, Francesca, Reginelli, Alfonso, Ferraraccio, Franca, Cappabianca, Salvatore, Selvaggi, Francesco, Pellino, Gianluca et al. DOI: 10.3390/jcm10215149
PMID: 34774727 Journal: International Journal of Surgery Year: 2021 Reference: Int J Surg. 2021 Dec;96:106171. doi: 10.1016/j.ijsu.2021.106171. Epub 2021 Nov 11. Impact factor: 6.071 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Madrazo Gonzalez, Zoilo, Osorio Aguilar, Javier, Videla Ces, Sebastian, Sainz Villacampa, Beatriz, Rodriguez-Gonzalez, Araceli, Campos Serra, Andrea, Santamaria Gomez, Maite, Pelegrina Manzano, Amalia, Gonzalez-Serrano, Carmen, Aldeano Martin, Aurora et al. DOI: 10.1016/j.ijsu.2021.106171
PMID: 34612707 Journal: Journal of Laparoendoscopic & Advanced Surgical Techniques Year: 2021 Reference: J Laparoendosc Adv Surg Tech A. 2021 Oct 5. doi: 10.1089/lap.2021.0528. Impact factor: 1.878 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Gonzalez, Oscar, Rodriguez-Luna, Maria Rita, Roriz-Silva, Renato, Caubet, Enric, Ciudin, Andrea, Pera-Ferreruela, Meritxell, Petrola, Carlos, Armengol, Manel, Fort, Jose Manuel, Garcia Ruiz de Gordejuela, Amador et al. DOI: 10.1089/lap.2021.0528
PMID: 32450708 Journal: REVISTA ESPANOLA DE ENFERMEDADES DIGESTIVAS Year: 2020 Reference: Rev Esp Enferm Dig. 2020 Jun;112(6):491-500. doi: 10.17235/reed.2020.6970/2020. Impact factor: 1.591 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Espinet Coll, Eduardo, Turro Arau, Roman, Orive Calzada, Aitor, Dolz Abadia, Carlos, Garcia Ruiz de Gordejuela, Amador, Sanchez Yague, Andres, Nebreda Duran, Javier, Galvao Neto, Manoel, Lopez-Nava Breviere, Gontrand, Mata Bilbao, Alfredo et al. DOI: 10.17235/reed.2020.6970/2020
PMID: 32408993 Journal: CIRUGIA ESPANOLA Year: 2020 Reference: Cir Esp. 2020 Aug - Sep;98(7):424-425. doi: 10.1016/j.ciresp.2020.04.016. Epub 2020 Apr 22. Impact factor: 1.323 Publication type: Letter or abstract Authors: Blanco-Colino, Ruth, Vilallonga, Ramon et al. DOI: 10.1016/j.ciresp.2020.04.016
PMID: 32843174 Journal: RESPIRATORY MEDICINE Year: 2020 Reference: Respir Med. 2020 Aug - Sep;170:106043. doi: 10.1016/j.rmed.2020.106043. Epub 2020 May 25. Impact factor: 3.095 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Loor, Karina, Pallisa, Esther, Culebras, Mario, Deu, Maria, Alvarez, Antonio, Sansano, Irene, Berastegui, Cristina, Clofent, David, Polverino, Eva, de Gracia, Javier et al. DOI: 10.1016/j.rmed.2020.106043
PMID: 32829896 Journal: CIRUGIA ESPANOLA Year: 2020 Reference: Cir Esp (Engl Ed). 2020 Aug 21. pii: S0009-739X(20)30261-X. doi: 10.1016/j.ciresp.2020.07.012. Impact factor: 1.323 Publication type: Letter whit IF Authors: Verdaguer, Mireia, Jofra, Mariona, Rodrigues, Victor, Rossello-Jimenez, Daniel, Lopez-Cano, Manuel et al. DOI: 10.1016/j.ciresp.2020.07.012
PMID: 31342249 Journal: OBESITY SURGERY Year: 2019 Reference: Obes Surg. 2019 Dec;29(12):3842-3853. doi: 10.1007/s11695-019-04043-8. Impact factor: 3.603 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Garcia-Luna, P P, Tinahones, F J, Rubio, M A, Garcia-Almenta, E Martin, Lecube, A, Vilallonga, R, Pereira-Cunill, J L, Morales-Conde, S, Alarcon, I, Breton, I et al. DOI: 10.1007/s11695-019-04043-8
PMID: 31175555 Journal: OBESITY SURGERY Year: 2019 Reference: Obes Surg. 2019 Nov;29(11):3765-3768. doi: 10.1007/s11695-019-03990-6. Impact factor: 3.603 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Vilallonga, Ramon, Sanchez-Cordero, Sergi, Alberti, Piero, Blanco-Colino, Ruth, Garcia Ruiz de Gordejuela, Amador, Caubet, Enric, Gonzalez, Oscar, Roriz-Silva, Renato, Armengol, Manel, Fort, Jose Manuel et al. DOI: 10.1007/s11695-019-03990-6
PMID: 31037563 Journal: Oral and maxillofacial surgery Year: 2019 Reference: Oral Maxillofac Surg. 2019 Jun;23(2):187-192. doi: 10.1007/s10006-019-00756-3. Epub 2019 Apr 29. Impact factor: 0 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Bordonaba-Leiva, Sergio, Gomez-Duran, Esperanza L, Balibrea, Jose M, Benet-Trave, Josep, Martin-Fumado, Carles, Bescos Atin, Coro, Mareque-Bueno, Javier, Arimany-Manso, Josep et al. DOI: 10.1007/s10006-019-00756-3
PMID: 30975496 Journal: Radiologia Year: 2019 Reference: Radiologia. 2019 Jul - Aug;61(4):297-305. doi: 10.1016/j.rx.2018.10.010. Epub 2019 Apr 8. Impact factor: 0 Publication type: Paper in national publication Authors: Vallribera-Valls, F, Parra-Farinas, C, Quiroga-Gomez, S, Castro-Boix, S, Castella-Fierro, E et al. DOI: 10.1016/j.rx.2018.10.010
PMID: 30255646 Journal: Colorectal Disease Year: 2018 Reference: Colorectal Dis. 2018 Sep;20 Suppl 6:15-32. doi: 10.1111/codi.14362. Impact factor: 2.778 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Magill, Laura, Blanco-Colino, Ruth, Kelly, Michael, Singh, Baljit, Bhangu, Aneel, Pinkney, Thomas, Poskus, Tomas, El-Hussuna, Alaa, Battersby, Nick J, Buchs, Nicolas C et al. DOI: 10.1111/codi.14362
PMID: 30007262 Journal: International journal of surgery case reports Year: 2018 Reference: Int J Surg Case Rep. 2018;49:145-148. doi: 10.1016/j.ijscr.2018.06.024. Epub 2018 Jun 27. Impact factor: 0 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Armengol, Manel, Ciudin, Andrea, Gil-Barrionuevo, Esther, Balibrea, Jose Maria, Caubet, Enric, Gonzalez, Oscar, Vilallonga, Ramon, Fort, Jose Manuel et al. DOI: 10.1016/j.ijscr.2018.06.024
PMID: 29861874 Journal: Oncotarget Year: 2018 Reference: Oncotarget. 2018 May 18;9(38):25315-25331. doi: 10.18632/oncotarget.25431. eCollection 2018 May 18. Impact factor: 0 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: de'Angelis, Nicola, Pigneur, Frederic, Martinez-Perez, Aleix, Vitali, Giulio Cesare, Landi, Filippo, Torres-Sanchez, Teresa, Rodrigues, Victor, Memeo, Riccardo, Bianchi, Giorgio, Brunetti, Francesco et al. DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.25431
PMID: 29793964 Journal: JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY Year: 2018 Reference: J Clin Microbiol. 2018 Jul 26;56(8). pii: JCM.00142-18. doi: 10.1128/JCM.00142-18. Print 2018 Aug. Impact factor: 4.054 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Len, Oscar, Teresa Martin-Gomez, Maria, Baroja, Aida, Berastegui, Cristina, Deu, Maria, Sacanell, Judith, Roman, Antonio, Gavalda, Joan, Los-Arcos, Ibai et al. DOI: 10.1128/JCM.00142-18
PMID: 26362981 Journal: APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY Year: 2015 Reference: Appl Environ Microbiol. 2015 Dec 1;81(23):7960-8. doi: 10.1128/AEM.02095-15. Epub 2015 Sep 11. Impact factor: 3.668 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Hidalgo-Cantabrana, Claudio, Sanchez, Borja, Alvarez-Martin, Pablo, Lopez, Patricia, Martinez-Alvarez, Noelia, Delley, Michele, Varela, Encarna, Suarez, Ana, Antolin, Maria, Guarner, Francisco et al. DOI: 10.1128/AEM.02095-15
PMID: 25536089 Journal: JOURNAL OF INVESTIGATIVE SURGERY Year: 2015 Reference: J Invest Surg. 2015 Jun;28(3):153-9. doi: 10.3109/08941939.2014.990123. Epub 2014 Dec 23. Impact factor: 1.191 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Gonzalez, Oscar, Iglesias, Carmela, Zafon, Carles, Castellvi, Josep, Garcia-Burillo, Amparo, Temprana, Jordi, Caubet, Enric, Vilallonga, Ramon, Mesa, Jordi, Cajal, Santiago Ramon Y et al. DOI: 10.3109/08941939.2014.990123
PMID: 26423784 Journal: LUNG Year: 2015 Reference: Lung. 2015 Dec;193(6):993-1000. doi: 10.1007/s00408-015-9807-6. Epub 2015 Sep 30. Impact factor: 2.271 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Martinez-Sogues, Mireia, Lopez, Iker, Pallisa, Esther, Schoenenberger, Joan Antoni, Bruno Montoro, J, de Sevilla, Tomas Fernandez, Sune, Pilar, Deu, Maria, Bielsa, Silvia, Aleman, Carmen et al. DOI: 10.1007/s00408-015-9807-6
PMID: 25515498 Journal: OBESITY SURGERY Year: 2015 Reference: Obes Surg. 2015 Aug;25(8):1380-91. doi: 10.1007/s11695-014-1528-z. Impact factor: 3.747 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Ferrer, Roser, Pardina, Eva, Rossell, Joana, Oller, Laura, Vinas, Anna, Baena-Fustegueras, Juan Antonio, Lecube, Albert, Vargas, Victor, Balibrea, Jose Maria, Caubet, Enric et al. DOI: 10.1007/s11695-014-1528-z
PMID: 24412284 Journal: CIR ESPAN Year: 2014 Reference: Cir Esp. 2014 Mar;92(3):182-7. doi: 10.1016/j.ciresp.2013.04.021. Epub 2014 Jan 9. Impact factor: 0.89 Publication type: Paper in national publication Authors: Vallribera Valls, Francesc, Villanueva Figueredo, Borja, Jimenez Gomez, Luis Miguel, Espin Bassany, Eloi, Sanchez Martinez, Jose Luis, Marti Gallostra, Marc, Armengol Carrasco, Manuel et al. DOI: 10.1016/j.ciresp.2013.04.021
PMID: 24928231 Journal: SURG ENDOSC Year: 2014 Reference: Surg Endosc. 2014 Dec;28(12):3373-8. doi: 10.1007/s00464-014-3597-4. Epub 2014 Jun 14. Impact factor: 3.313 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Espin Basany, Eloy, Sanchez Garcia, Jose Luis, Jimenez Gomez, Luis Miguel, Marti Gallostra, Marc, Salgado Cruz, Luis, Armengol Carrasco, Manuel, Landi, Filippo, Vallribera Valls, Francesc et al. DOI: 10.1007/s00464-014-3597-4
PMID: 25132069 Journal: OBESITY FACTS Year: 2014 Reference: Obesity (Silver Spring). 2014 Nov;22(11):2379-87. doi: 10.1002/oby.20861. Epub 2014 Aug 6. Impact factor: 1.705 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Peinado-Onsurbe, Julia, Fort, Jose Manuel, Ferrer, Roser, Pardina, Eva, Rossell, Joana, Baena-Fustegueras, Juan Antonio, Lecube, Albert, Balibrea, Jose Maria, Caubet, Enric, Gonzalez, Oscar et al. DOI: 10.1002/oby.20861
PMID: 23598379 Journal: ANN SURG Year: 2014 Reference: Ann Surg. 2014 Apr;259(4):728-34. doi: 10.1097/SLA.0b013e31828fac0b. Impact factor: 7.188 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Juul, Therese, Ahlberg, Madelene, Biondo, Sebastiano, Emmertsen, Katrine Jossing, Espin, Eloy, Jimenez, Luis Miguel, Matzel, Klaus E, Palmer, Gabriella, Sauermann, Anna, Trenti, Loris et al. DOI: 10.1097/SLA.0b013e31828fac0b
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.
