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: 37963162 Journal: British Journal of Surgery Year: 2023 Reference: Br J Surg. 2023 Nov 14:znad373. doi: 10.1093/bjs/znad373. Impact factor: Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Calini, Giacomo; Flacco, Maria E; Gori, Alice; Lopez Cano, Manuel; Manzoli, Lamberto; Pellino, Gianluca; Pereira Rodriguez, Jose Antonio; Poggioli, Gilberto; Rottoli, Matteo; Spinelli, Antonino et al. DOI: 10.1093/bjs/znad373
PMID: 37954964 Journal: JTO clinical and research reports Year: 2023 Reference: JTO Clin Res Rep. 2023 Sep 9;4(11):100572. doi: 10.1016/j.jtocrr.2023.100572. eCollection 2023 Nov. Impact factor: Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Awad, Mark M; Cheema, Parneet K; Csoszi, Tibor; Garcia-Alamino, Josep Maria; Gottfried, Maya; Gumus, Mahmut; Kalemkerian, Gregory P; Kato, Terufumi; Kim, Hye Ryun; Lopez-Cano, Manuel et al. DOI: 10.1016/j.jtocrr.2023.100572
PMID: 37957771 Journal: Year: 2023 Reference: Allergy Asthma Clin Immunol. 2023 Nov 13;19(1):96. doi: 10.1186/s13223-023-00852-w. Impact factor: Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Cruz, Maria-Jesus; Hernandez Granados, Pilar; Lopez-Cano, Manuel; Montalvo, Tomas; Munoz, Xavier; Ojanguren, Inigo; Peracho-Tobena, Victor; Pereira, Jose Antonio; Romero-Mesones, Christian; Sanchez-Diez, Silvia et al. DOI: 10.1186/s13223-023-00852-w
PMID: 37958573 Journal: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES Year: 2023 Reference: Int J Mol Sci. 2023 Oct 25;24(21):15589. doi: 10.3390/ijms242115589. Impact factor: Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Acosta-Herrera, Marialbert; Callejas, Jose L; Guillen-Del-Castillo, Alfredo; Lopez Cano, Manuel; Martin, Javier; Ortego-Centeno, Norberto; Rodriguez-Martin, Inmaculada; Simeon-Aznar, Carmen P; Villanueva-Martin, Gonzalo et al. DOI: 10.3390/ijms242115589
PMID: 35212807 Journal: Hernia Year: 2022 Reference: Hernia. 2022 Feb 25. pii: 10.1007/s10029-022-02573-2. doi: 10.1007/s10029-022-02573-2. Impact factor: Publication type: Review in international publication Authors: Berrevoet, F; Cano, M Lopez; Cavallaro, G; East, B; Jensen, K K; Jisova, B; Jorgensen, L N; Rodrigues, V; Stabilini, C; Wouters, D et al. DOI: 10.1007/s10029-022-02573-2
PMID: 35057836 Journal: World Journal of Emergency Surgery Year: 2022 Reference: World J Emerg Surg. 2022 Jan 20;17(1):4. doi: 10.1186/s13017-022-00410-6. Impact factor: Publication type: Review in international publication Authors: Aisoni, Filippo; Alberti, Daniele; Ansaloni, Luca; Beghdadi, Nassiba; Bianchi, Giorgio; Biffl, Walter; Catena, Fausto; Ceccarelli, Graziano; Chiara, Osvaldo; Cicuttin, Enrico et al. DOI: 10.1186/s13017-022-00410-6
PMID: 34846686 Journal: OBESITY SURGERY Year: 2022 Reference: Obes Surg. 2022 Mar;32(3):625-633. doi: 10.1007/s11695-021-05815-x. Epub 2021 Nov 30. Impact factor: Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Burgos, Rosa; Candia, Fiorella Palmas; Ciudin, Andreea; Cordero, Efrain; Eguinoa, Alba Zabalegui; Filippi, Francesca; Hernandez, Irene; Martinez, Marta Comas; Meli, Enzamaria Fidilio; Simo, Rafael et al. DOI: 10.1007/s11695-021-05815-x
PMID: 34635910 Journal: Journal of Crohns & Colitis Year: 2022 Reference: J Crohns Colitis. 2022 Feb 23;16(2):179-189. doi: 10.1093/ecco-jcc/jjab177. Impact factor: Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Adamina, Michel; Annese, Vito; Bachmann, Oliver; Bettenworth, Dominik; Bonovas, Stefanos; Burisch, Johan; Chaparro-Sanchez, Maria; Czuber-Dochan, Wladyslawa; Doherty, Glen; Eder, Piotr et al. DOI: 10.1093/ecco-jcc/jjab177
PMID: 33661301 Journal: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CARDIO-THORACIC SURGERY Year: 2021 Reference: Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2021 Jul 14;60(1):81-88. doi: 10.1093/ejcts/ezab007. Impact factor: Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Alvarez Kindelan, Antonio; Campo-Canaveral de la Cruz, Jose Luis; Cano Garcia, Jose Ramon; Delgado Roel, Maria; Escobar Campuzano, Ignacio; Figueroa Almanzar, Santiago; Galvez Munoz, Carlos; Garcia Fontan, Eva M; Jimenez Lopez, Marcelo Fernando; Jimenez Maestre, Unai et al. DOI: 10.1093/ejcts/ezab007
PMID: 32240380 Journal: SURGICAL ENDOSCOPY AND OTHER INTERVENTIONAL TECHNIQUES Year: 2021 Reference: Surg Endosc. 2021 Mar;35(3):1378-1384. doi: 10.1007/s00464-020-07521-8. Epub 2020 Apr 2. Impact factor: Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Carvello, M; Coleman, M; de'Angelis, N; Espin, E; Flashman, K; Frasson, M; Garcia-Granero, A; Garofalo, E; Harper, M; Pellino, G et al. DOI: 10.1007/s00464-020-07521-8
PMID: 33656696 Journal: Updates in Surgery Year: 2021 Reference: Updates Surg. 2021 Oct;73(5):1945-1953. doi: 10.1007/s13304-021-01005-7. Epub 2021 Mar 3. Impact factor: Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Caruso, Riccardo; Ferri, Valentina; Giuliani, Antonio; Ielpo, Benedetto; Nunez, Javier; Pellino, Gianluca; Quijano, Yolanda; Silva, Jesus; Vicente, Emilio et al. DOI: 10.1007/s13304-021-01005-7
PMID: 33642094 Journal: Gastroenterologia y Hepatologia Year: 2021 Reference: Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2021 Apr;44(4):320. doi: 10.1016/j.gastrohep.2021.02.001. Epub 2021 Feb 25. Impact factor: Publication type: Letter or abstract Authors: Barreiro-de Acosta, Manuel; Beltran, Belen; Chaparro, Maria; Espin, Eloy; Ferrer Bradley, Isabel; Gisbert, Javier P; Guarner, Francisco; Gutierrez, Ana; Marin-Jimenez, Ignacio; Nos, Pilar et al. DOI: 10.1016/j.gastrohep.2021.02.001
PMID: 31843689 Journal: JOURNAL OF INFECTION Year: 2020 Reference: J Infect. 2020 Feb;80(2):190-196. doi: 10.1016/j.jinf.2019.12.006. Epub 2019 Dec 13. Impact factor: Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Bello, Irene; Berastegui, Cristina; Bunsow, Eleonora; Deu, Maria; Ferrer, Ricard; Gavalda, Joan; Gonzalez-Lopez, Juan Jose; Len, Oscar; Los-Arcos, Ibai; Lung, Mayli et al. DOI: 10.1016/j.jinf.2019.12.006
PMID: 32040983 Journal: ANZ JOURNAL OF SURGERY Year: 2020 Reference: ANZ J Surg. 2020 Mar;90(3):300-307. doi: 10.1111/ans.15421. Epub 2020 Feb 10. Impact factor: Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Bissett, Ian P; Bordeianou, Liliana G; Christensen, Peter; Espin Basany, Eloy; Fearnhead, Nicola S; Keane, Celia; Laurberg, Soren; Mellgren, Anders; Messick, Craig; Orangio, Guy R et al. DOI: 10.1111/ans.15421
PMID: 32037685 Journal: Colorectal Disease Year: 2020 Reference: Colorectal Dis. 2020 Mar;22(3):331-341. doi: 10.1111/codi.14957. Epub 2020 Feb 10. Impact factor: Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Abbott, S; Acheson, A; Adams, R; An, V; Andersen, P; Andreyev, J; Araujo-Ferreiro, M; Bach, S; Bachmann, C; Ballester, C et al. DOI: 10.1111/codi.14957
PMID: 32032141 Journal: DISEASES OF THE COLON & RECTUM Year: 2020 Reference: Dis Colon Rectum. 2020 Mar;63(3):274-284. doi: 10.1097/DCR.0000000000001583. Impact factor: Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Abbott, S; Acheson, A; Adams, R; An, V; Andersen, P; Andreyev, J; Araujo-Ferreiro, M; Bach, S; Bachmann, C; Ballester, C et al. DOI: 10.1097/DCR.0000000000001583
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.
