About the VHIR
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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: 34274357 Journal: Gastroenterologia y Hepatologia Year: 2022 Reference: Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2022 Apr;45(4):315-334. doi: 10.1016/j.gastrohep.2021.07.001. Epub 2021 Jul 15. Impact factor: 2.102 Publication type: Paper in national publication Authors: Loras, C, Manosa, M, Andujar, X, Sanchiz, V, Marti-Gallostra, M, Zabana, Y, Gutierrez, A, Barreiro-de Acosta, M et al. DOI: 10.1016/j.gastrohep.2021.07.001
PMID: 35277909 Journal: Colorectal Disease Year: 2022 Reference: Colorectal Dis. 2022 Mar 11. doi: 10.1111/codi.16114. Impact factor: 3.788 Publication type: Letter or abstract Authors: Pera, Meritxell, Barrios, Oriana, Pellino, Gianluca, Golda, Thomas, Biondo, Sebastiano, Espin-Basany, Eloy et al. DOI: 10.1111/codi.16114
PMID: 35273998 Journal: Frontiers in Surgery Year: 2022 Reference: Front Surg. 2022 Feb 22;9:840595. doi: 10.3389/fsurg.2022.840595. eCollection 2022. Impact factor: 2.718 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Tekkis, Nicholas Pari, Richmond-Smith, Rebecca, Pellino, Gianluca, Kontovounisios, Christos et al. DOI: 10.3389/fsurg.2022.840595
PMID: 35257139 Journal: BJS Open Year: 2022 Reference: BJS Open. 2022 Mar 8;6(2). pii: 6544101. doi: 10.1093/bjsopen/zrac009. Impact factor: 3.396 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Ortega, Nuria, Planellas, Pere, Cornejo, Lidia, Farres, Ramon, Pigem, Anna, Timoteo, Ander, Lopez-Bonet, Eugeni, Fernandez-Real, Jose Manuel, Codina-Cazador, Antoni, Rodriguez-Hermosa, Jose-Ignacio et al. DOI: 10.1093/bjsopen/zrac009
PMID: 34021318 Journal: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CARDIO-THORACIC SURGERY Year: 2021 Reference: Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2021 Dec 1;60(6):1308-1315. doi: 10.1093/ejcts/ezab234. Impact factor: 4.191 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Montoya, Pilar, Bello, Irene, Ascanio, Fernando, Romero, Laura, Perez, Javier, Rosado, Joel, Sanchez, Leire, Sacanell, Judith, Ribas, Montserrat, Berastegui, Cristina et al. DOI: 10.1093/ejcts/ezab234
PMID: 34021148 Journal: Nature Communications Year: 2021 Reference: Nat Commun. 2021 May 21;12(1):3010. doi: 10.1038/s41467-021-23333-3. Impact factor: 14.919 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Perea, David, Rosado, Joel, Falco, Anna, Kirkegaard, Cristina, Torrella, Ariadna, Planas, Bibiana, Navarro, Jordi, Suanzes, Paula, Alvarez-Sierra, Daniel, Ayora, Alfonso et al. DOI: 10.1038/s41467-021-23333-3
PMID: 32972853 Journal: SURGEON-JOURNAL OF THE ROYAL COLLEGES OF SURGEONS OF EDINBURGH AND IRELAND Year: 2021 Reference: Surgeon. 2021 Jun;19(3):e53-e58. doi: 10.1016/j.surge.2020.08.006. Epub 2020 Aug 28. Impact factor: 2.392 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Kraft, Miquel, Pellino, Gianluca, Jofra, Mariona, Sorribas, Maria, Solis-Pena, Alejandro, Biondo, Sebastiano, Espin-Basany, Eloy et al. DOI: 10.1016/j.surge.2020.08.006
PMID: 34000031 Journal: BRITISH JOURNAL OF SURGERY Year: 2021 Reference: Br J Surg. 2021 Sep 27;108(9):e313. doi: 10.1093/bjs/znab182. Impact factor: 6.939 Publication type: Letter or abstract Authors: Ielpo, Benedetto, Podda, Mauro, Pellino, Gianluca, Pata, Francesco, Di Saverio, Salomone et al. DOI: 10.1093/bjs/znab182
PMID: 32233034 Journal: JOURNAL OF GASTROENTEROLOGY AND HEPATOLOGY Year: 2020 Reference: J Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2020 May;35(5):749-759. doi: 10.1111/jgh.15053. Epub 2020 Apr 22. Impact factor: 3.437 Publication type: Review in international publication Authors: Lui, Rashid N, Wong, Sunny H, Sanchez-Luna, Sergio A, Pellino, Gianluca, Bollipo, Steven, Wong, Mei-Yin, Chiu, Philip Wy, Sung, Joseph Jy et al. DOI: 10.1111/jgh.15053
PMID: 32233064 Journal: Colorectal Disease Year: 2020 Reference: Colorectal Dis. 2020 Jun;22(6):625-634. doi: 10.1111/codi.15056. Epub 2020 Jun 1. Impact factor: 2.769 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Sileri, Pierpaolo, Di Saverio, Salomone, Pata, Francesco, Gallo, Gaetano, Carrano, Francesco, Scorza, Antonella, Pellino, Gianluca, Spinelli, Antonino, Smart, Neil et al. DOI: 10.1111/codi.15056
PMID: 32191340 Journal: BRITISH JOURNAL OF SURGERY Year: 2020 Reference: Br J Surg. 2020 Jun;107(7):785-787. doi: 10.1002/bjs.11627. Epub 2020 Mar 23. Impact factor: 5.676 Publication type: Letter or abstract Authors: Spinelli, A, Pellino, G et al. DOI: 10.1002/bjs.11627
PMID: 32187672 Journal: BRITISH JOURNAL OF SURGERY Year: 2020 Reference: Br J Surg. 2020 Apr;107(5):619. doi: 10.1002/bjs.11605. Impact factor: 5.676 Publication type: Letter or abstract Authors: Pellino Editor Assistant, G et al. DOI: 10.1002/bjs.11605
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.
