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: 36660195 Journal: Frontiers in Surgery Year: 2022 Reference: Front Surg. 2022 Dec 26;9:1025987. doi: 10.3389/fsurg.2022.1025987. eCollection 2022. Impact factor: Publication type: Review in international publication Authors: Brady, Richard R; D'Ambrosio, Giancarlo; Linardi, Cataldo; Pata, Francesco; Pellino, Gianluca et al. DOI: 10.3389/fsurg.2022.1025987
PMID: 38314156 Journal: Year: 2022 Reference: J Abdom Wall Surg. 2022 Jul 21;1:10586. doi: 10.3389/jaws.2022.10586. eCollection 2022. Impact factor: Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Blanco, R; Bravo-Salva, A; Lopez-Cano, M; Moratal, M; Pereira-Rodiguez, J A; Rodrigues-Goncalves, V; Verdaguer, M et al. DOI: 10.3389/jaws.2022.10586
PMID: 34791061 Journal: British Journal of Surgery Year: 2022 Reference: Br J Surg. 2022 Feb 1;109(2):e42. doi: 10.1093/bjs/znab393. Impact factor: Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Berrevoet, Frederik; Cuccurullo, Diego; Henriksen, Nadia; Hernandez-Granados, Pilar; Lopez-Cano, Manuel; Montgomery, Agneta; Nienhuijs, Simon; Ross, David et al. DOI: 10.1093/bjs/znab393
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: 4.129 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Petrola Chacon, Carlos Gustavo; Vilallonga, Ramon; Garcia Ruiz de Gordejuela, Amador; Beisani, Marc; Caubet Busquet, Enric; Fort, Jose Manuel; Armengol Carrasco, Manel; Gonzalez Lopez, Oscar et al. DOI: 10.1007/s11695-021-05883-z
PMID: 33428711 Journal: Journal of Crohns & Colitis Year: 2021 Reference: J Crohns Colitis. 2021 Jul 5;15(7):1089-1105. doi: 10.1093/ecco-jcc/jjab011. Impact factor: Publication type: Review in international publication Authors: Adamina, Michel; Cannatelli, Rosanna; D'Hoore, Andre; Driessen, Ann; Feakins, Roger; Iacucci, Marietta; Katsanos, Konstantinos; Mookhoek, Aart; Myrelid, Par; Pellino, Gianluca et al. DOI: 10.1093/ecco-jcc/jjab011
PMID: 33416986 Journal: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF COLORECTAL DISEASE Year: 2021 Reference: Int J Colorectal Dis. 2021 Mar;36(3):609. doi: 10.1007/s00384-020-03832-3. Impact factor: Publication type: Letter or abstract Authors: Allaix, Marco Ettore; Angriman, Imerio; Barugola, Giuliano; Bondurri, Andrea; Boni, Luigi; Bordignon, Giovanni; Botti, Fiorenzo; Braini, Andrea; Bucci, Luigi; Calini, Giacomo et al. DOI: 10.1007/s00384-020-03832-3
PMID: 33411977 Journal: Colorectal Disease Year: 2021 Reference: Colorectal Dis. 2021 Feb;23(2):461-475. doi: 10.1111/codi.15517. Epub 2021 Jan 24. Impact factor: Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Baeten, Coen Im; Christensen, Peter; Espin-Basany, Eloy; Martellucci, Jacopo; Nugent, Karen P; Pellino, Gianluca; Rosen, Harald; Zerbib, Frank et al. DOI: 10.1111/codi.15517
PMID: 33398625 Journal: OBESITY SURGERY Year: 2021 Reference: Obes Surg. 2021 Apr;31(4):1524-1532. doi: 10.1007/s11695-020-05154-3. Epub 2021 Jan 4. Impact factor: Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Acin, Debora; Armengol Carrasco, Manel; Arroyo Martin, Juan Jose; Baltar, Javier; Beisani, Marc; Cassinello, Norberto; Del Castillo Dejardin, Daniel; Ferrer Marquez, Manuel; Fort Lopez-Barajas, Jose Manuel; Garcia Ruiz de Gordejuela, Amador et al. DOI: 10.1007/s11695-020-05154-3
PMID: 32803500 Journal: Techniques in Coloproctology Year: 2020 Reference: Tech Coloproctol. 2020 Aug 16. pii: 10.1007/s10151-020-02327-1. doi: 10.1007/s10151-020-02327-1. Impact factor: 2.721 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Pellino, G, Reif de Paula, T, Lawlor, G, Keller, D S et al. DOI: 10.1007/s10151-020-02327-1
PMID: 32790095 Journal: Colorectal Disease Year: 2020 Reference: Colorectal Dis. 2020 Sep;22(9):1006-1014. doi: 10.1111/codi.15313. Epub 2020 Aug 28. Impact factor: 2.769 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Pellino, Gianluca, Vaizey, Carolynne J, Maeda, Yasuko et al. DOI: 10.1111/codi.15313
PMID: 32767367 Journal: BRITISH JOURNAL OF SURGERY Year: 2020 Reference: Br J Surg. 2020 Sep;107(10):e364-e365. doi: 10.1002/bjs.11800. Epub 2020 Aug 6. Impact factor: 5.676 Publication type: Letter or abstract Authors: Cavallaro, Andrea, Bellato, V, Konishi, T, Pellino, G, An, Y, Piciocchi, A, Sensi, B, Siragusa, L, Khanna, K, Pirozzi, B M et al. DOI: 10.1002/bjs.11800
PMID: 32767169 Journal: Techniques in Coloproctology Year: 2020 Reference: Tech Coloproctol. 2020 Dec;24(12):1255-1262. doi: 10.1007/s10151-020-02315-5. Epub 2020 Aug 7. Impact factor: 2.721 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Pellino, G, Reif de Paula, T, Lawlor, G, Keller, D S et al. DOI: 10.1007/s10151-020-02315-5
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.
