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: 38066348 Journal: Techniques in Coloproctology Year: 2023 Reference: Tech Coloproctol. 2023 Dec 8;28(1):2. doi: 10.1007/s10151-023-02888-x. Impact factor: Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Celentano, V; Climente, Monica; Damani, A; Escolano, Angel; Kennedy, N; Lee, Y J; Manrique-Rodriguez, Silvia; Manzo, C A; Miarons, Marta; Parra, Alba Pau et al. DOI: 10.1007/s10151-023-02888-x
PMID: 38084933 Journal: DISEASES OF THE COLON & RECTUM Year: 2023 Reference: Dis Colon Rectum. 2023 Dec 11. doi: 10.1097/DCR.0000000000003143. Impact factor: Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Adell, Montse; Celentano, V; Damani, A; Espin-Basany, Eloy; Fraccalvieri, Domenico; Gil, Julia; Kennedy, N; Kreisler, Esther; Lee, Y J; Manzo, C A et al. DOI: 10.1097/DCR.0000000000003143
PMID: 38091127 Journal: Techniques in Coloproctology Year: 2023 Reference: Tech Coloproctol. 2023 Dec 13;28(1):11. doi: 10.1007/s10151-023-02877-0. Impact factor: Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Alanay, Ahmet; Ames, Christopher P; Bess, Shay; Burton, Douglas C; Chou, Dean; Daniels, Alan H; Espin-Basany, E; Gum, Jeffrey L; Gupta, Munish C; Haddad, Sleiman et al. DOI: 10.1007/s10151-023-02877-0
PMID: 38095497 Journal: JOURNAL OF INVESTIGATIONAL ALLERGOLOGY AND CLINICAL IMMUNOLOGY Year: 2023 Reference: J Investig Allergol Clin Immunol. 2023 Dec;33(6):503-504. doi: 10.18176/jiaci.0953. Impact factor: Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Alobid, I; Arismendi, E; Barranco, P; Barroso, B; Betancor, D; Bobolea, I; Cardaba, B; Cruz Carmona, M J; Curto, E; Del Pozo, V et al. DOI: 10.18176/jiaci.0953
PMID: 35093980 Journal: DISEASES OF THE COLON & RECTUM Year: 2022 Reference: Dis Colon Rectum. 2022 May 1;65(5):619-621. doi: 10.1097/DCR.0000000000002417. Impact factor: Publication type: Letter or abstract Authors: Pellino, Gianluca et al. DOI: 10.1097/DCR.0000000000002417
PMID: 34635919 Journal: Journal of Crohns & Colitis Year: 2022 Reference: J Crohns Colitis. 2022 Jan 28;16(1):2-17. doi: 10.1093/ecco-jcc/jjab178. 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/jjab178
PMID: 35063366 Journal: Journal of Pediatric Urology Year: 2022 Reference: J Pediatr Urol. 2022 Apr;18(2):112.e1-112.e7. doi: 10.1016/j.jpurol.2021.12.018. Epub 2022 Jan 7. Impact factor: Publication type: Review in international publication Authors: Asensio, Marino; Gander, Romy; Lopez, Manuel; Royo, Gloria Fatou et al. DOI: 10.1016/j.jpurol.2021.12.018
PMID: 33371748 Journal: JOURNAL OF INVESTIGATIVE SURGERY Year: 2022 Reference: J Invest Surg. 2022 Feb;35(2):467-468. doi: 10.1080/08941939.2020.1863529. Epub 2020 Dec 28. Impact factor: Publication type: Letter or abstract Authors: Beisani, Marc; Vilallonga, Ramon et al. DOI: 10.1080/08941939.2020.1863529
PMID: 33599898 Journal: Hernia Year: 2021 Reference: Hernia. 2021 Dec;25(6):1659-1666. doi: 10.1007/s10029-021-02378-9. Epub 2021 Feb 18. Impact factor: Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Armengol-Carrasco, M; Garcia-Alamino, J M; Lopez-Cano, M; Petrola-Chacon, C; Rodrigues-Goncalves, V; Rossello-Jimenez, D; Saludes-Serra, J; Verdaguer-Tremolosa, M et al. DOI: 10.1007/s10029-021-02378-9
PMID: 33355687 Journal: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF COLORECTAL DISEASE Year: 2021 Reference: Int J Colorectal Dis. 2021 Mar;36(3):605-608. doi: 10.1007/s00384-020-03821-6. Epub 2020 Dec 23. Impact factor: Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Celentano, Valerio; Colombo, Francesco; Pellino, Gianluca; Rottoli, Matteo; Sampietro, Gianluca; Selvaggi, Francesco; Spinelli, Antonino et al. DOI: 10.1007/s00384-020-03821-6
PMID: 32240381 Journal: SURGICAL ENDOSCOPY AND OTHER INTERVENTIONAL TECHNIQUES Year: 2021 Reference: Surg Endosc. 2021 Mar;35(3):1238-1246. doi: 10.1007/s00464-020-07494-8. Epub 2020 Apr 2. Impact factor: Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Agresta, Ferdinando; Agresta, Ferdinando; Antoniou, Stavros A; Antoniou, Stavros A; Bonjer, Hendrik-Jaap; Francis, Nader K; Gorter-Stam, Marguerite; Lopez-Cano, Manuel; Mavridis, Dimitrios; Morales-Conde, Salvador et al. DOI: 10.1007/s00464-020-07494-8
PMID: 33573518 Journal: Surgical Innovation Year: 2021 Reference: Surg Innov. 2021 Aug;28(4):485-495. doi: 10.1177/1553350621992309. Epub 2021 Feb 11. Impact factor: Publication type: Review in international publication Authors: Balague, Carmen; Pasquier, Jorge; Sarria Lamoru, Sunaymy; Targarona, Eduardo M; Vilallonga, Ramon; Villalta, Oscar et al. DOI: 10.1177/1553350621992309
PMID: 31901867 Journal: EBioMedicine Year: 2020 Reference: EBioMedicine. 2020 Jan;51:102611. doi: 10.1016/j.ebiom.2019.102611. Epub 2020 Jan 2. Impact factor: Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Campos, David; Clark, Allison; Espin, Eloy; Herrera, Claudia; Landolfi, Stefania; Machiels, Kathleen; Manichanh, Chaysavanh; Marti, Marc; Pozuelo, Marta; Santiago, Alba et al. DOI: 10.1016/j.ebiom.2019.102611
PMID: 31869471 Journal: BRITISH JOURNAL OF SURGERY Year: 2020 Reference: Br J Surg. 2020 Jan;107(1):152. doi: 10.1002/bjs.11432. Impact factor: Publication type: Letter or abstract Authors: Pellino, G; Pellino, I M et al. DOI: 10.1002/bjs.11432
PMID: 33298131 Journal: World Journal of Emergency Surgery Year: 2020 Reference: World J Emerg Surg. 2020 Dec 9;15(1):64. doi: 10.1186/s13017-020-00341-0. Impact factor: 4.1 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Abdullaev, Abakar, Reichert, Martin, Sartelli, Massimo, Weigand, Markus A, Doppstadt, Christoph, Hecker, Matthias, Reinisch-Liese, Alexander, Bender, Fabienne, Askevold, Ingolf, Padberg, Winfried et al. DOI: 10.1186/s13017-020-00341-0
PMID: 33448342 Journal: BRITISH JOURNAL OF SURGERY Year: 2020 Reference: Br J Surg. 2020 Sep;107(10):1383. doi: 10.1002/bjs.12021. Impact factor: 5.676 Publication type: Letter or abstract Authors: Pellino, G et al. DOI: 10.1002/bjs.12021
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.
