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: 34636779 Journal: DISEASES OF THE COLON & RECTUM Year: 2022 Reference: Dis Colon Rectum. 2022 Feb 1;65(2):207-217. doi: 10.1097/DCR.0000000000002147. Impact factor: Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Aliste, Luisa; Biondo, Sebastiano; Borras, Josep M; de Lacy, F Borja; Espin-Basany, Eloy; Guarga, Alex; Lacy, Antonio M; Manchon-Walsh, Paula; Pallares, Natalia; Pata, Francesco et al. DOI: 10.1097/DCR.0000000000002147
PMID: 34981326 Journal: OBESITY SURGERY Year: 2022 Reference: Obes Surg. 2022 Mar;32(3):704-711. doi: 10.1007/s11695-021-05883-z. Epub 2022 Jan 4. Impact factor: Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Armengol Carrasco, Manel; Beisani, Marc; Caubet Busquet, Enric; Fort, Jose Manuel; Garcia Ruiz de Gordejuela, Amador; Gonzalez Lopez, Oscar; Petrola Chacon, Carlos Gustavo; Vilallonga, Ramon et al. DOI: 10.1007/s11695-021-05883-z
PMID: 34428858 Journal: ANAESTHESIA Year: 2022 Reference: Anaesthesia. 2022 Jan;77(1):28-39. doi: 10.1111/anae.15563. Epub 2021 Aug 24. Impact factor: Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Bethurum, Alva; Bettamer, Nagat; Bettoni, Jeremie; Betz, Christian Stephan; Beuca, Alexandra; Bewarder, Julian; Beyene, Gaym; Beyer, Katharina; Beyrne, Carlos Daniel; Bezabih, Yoseph Solomon et al. DOI: 10.1111/anae.15563
PMID: 36614988 Journal: Journal of Clinical Medicine Year: 2022 Reference: J Clin Med. 2022 Dec 26;12(1):187. doi: 10.3390/jcm12010187. Impact factor: Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Armengol, Manuel; Ciscar, Ana; Ciudin, Andreea; Garcia Ruiz de Gordejuela, Amador; Gonzalez, Oscar; Sanchez-Cordero, Sergi; Vilallonga, Ramon; Zabalegui, Alba et al. DOI: 10.3390/jcm12010187
PMID: 33467636 Journal: Journal of Clinical Medicine Year: 2021 Reference: J Clin Med. 2021 Jan 15;10(2). pii: jcm10020307. doi: 10.3390/jcm10020307. Impact factor: Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Espin-Basany, Eloy; Kraft, Miquel; Pera, Meritxell; Vallribera, Francesc; Vidal, Laura et al. DOI: 10.3390/jcm10020307
PMID: 33454108 Journal: CIRUGIA ESPANOLA Year: 2021 Reference: Cir Esp. 2021 Mar;99(3):252-253. doi: 10.1016/j.ciresp.2020.12.011. Epub 2021 Jan 14. Impact factor: Publication type: Letter or abstract Authors: Balague, Carmen; Fernandez-Ananin, Sonia; Ibarzabal, Ainitze; Paris, Marta; Puche, Jose Julian; Ruiz de Adana, Juan Carlos; Vilallonga, Ramon et al. DOI: 10.1016/j.ciresp.2020.12.011
PMID: 33443892 Journal: ANNALS OF SURGERY Year: 2021 Reference: Ann Surg. 2021 Dec 1;274(6):e862-e863. doi: 10.1097/SLA.0000000000004744. Impact factor: Publication type: Letter or abstract Authors: Beisani, Marc; Galvao Neto, Manoel; Garcia Ruiz de Gordejuela, Amador et al. DOI: 10.1097/SLA.0000000000004744
PMID: 32979069 Journal: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF COLORECTAL DISEASE Year: 2021 Reference: Int J Colorectal Dis. 2021 Feb;36(2):213-226. doi: 10.1007/s00384-020-03740-6. Epub 2020 Sep 26. Impact factor: Publication type: Review in international publication Authors: Brogden, Danielle R L; Kontovounisios, Christos; Mills, Sarah C; Pellino, Gianluca; Tekkis, Paris; Walsh, Una et al. DOI: 10.1007/s00384-020-03740-6
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: 32818462 Journal: Lancet Gastroenterology & Hepatology Year: 2020 Reference: Lancet Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2020 Sep;5(9):802-803. doi: 10.1016/S2468-1253(20)30241-7. Impact factor: 14.789 Publication type: Letter or abstract Authors: Almirante, Benito, Basany, Eloy Espin, Pellino, Gianluca et al. DOI: 10.1016/S2468-1253(20)30241-7
PMID: 32808678 Journal: BRITISH JOURNAL OF SURGERY Year: 2020 Reference: Br J Surg. 2020 Oct;107(11):e543-e544. doi: 10.1002/bjs.11833. Epub 2020 Aug 18. Impact factor: 5.676 Publication type: Letter whit IF Authors: Jawad, Adraoui, An, Yongbo, Bellato, Vittoria, Konishi, Tsuyoshi, Pellino, Gianluca, Sensi, Bruno, Siragusa, Leandro, Franceschilli, Marzia, Sica, Giuseppe S, Kefleyesus, A et al. DOI: 10.1002/bjs.11833
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.
