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.
Research
We are working to understand diseases, to find out how they operate and to create better treatments for patients. Get to know about our groups and their lines of research.
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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: 34417367 Journal: ANNALS OF SURGERY Year: 2022 Reference: Ann Surg. 2022 Feb 1;275(2):271-280. doi: 10.1097/SLA.0000000000005161. Impact factor: 12.969 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Planellas, P, Marinello, F, Elorza, G, Golda, T, Espin-Basany, E, Enriquez-Navascues, J M, Kreisler, E, Cornejo, L, Codina-Cazador, A, Farres, R et al. DOI: 10.1097/SLA.0000000000005161
PMID: 33217079 Journal: Colorectal Disease Year: 2021 Reference: Colorectal Dis. 2021 Feb;23(2):548-549. doi: 10.1111/codi.15451. Epub 2020 Dec 4. Impact factor: 3.788 Publication type: Letter or abstract Authors: Pellino, Gianluca, Pellino, Italia Maria, Pata, Francesco et al. DOI: 10.1111/codi.15451
PMID: 32698234 Journal: ENDOSCOPY Year: 2021 Reference: Endoscopy. 2021 Mar;53(3):235-243. doi: 10.1055/a-1224-7231. Epub 2020 Jul 22. Impact factor: 10.093 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Negi, Anuradha, Lopez-Nava, Gontrand, Asokkumar, Ravishankar, Bautista-Castano, Inmaculada, Laster, Janese, Espinett Coll, Eduard, Gebelli, Jordi Pujol, Garcia Ruiz de Gordejuela, Amador, Nebreda Duran, Javier, Fook-Chong, Stephanie et al. DOI: 10.1055/a-1224-7231
PMID: 33630284 Journal: Ulusal Travma ve Acil Cerrahi Dergisi-Turkish Journal of Trauma & Emergency Surgery Year: 2021 Reference: Ulus Travma Acil Cerrahi Derg. 2021 Mar;27(2):180-186. doi: 10.14744/tjtes.2020.02446. Impact factor: 0.976 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Leventoglu, Sezai, Mentes, Bulent, Senol, Esin, Zimmerman, David, Pellino, Gianluca, Espin, Eloy et al. DOI: 10.14744/tjtes.2020.02446
PMID: 33629230 Journal: JOURNAL OF GASTROINTESTINAL SURGERY Year: 2021 Reference: J Gastrointest Surg. 2021 Nov;25(11):2814-2822. doi: 10.1007/s11605-021-04956-9. Epub 2021 Feb 24. Impact factor: 3.452 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Di Martino, Marcello, Mora-Guzman, Ismael, Jodra, Victor Vaello, Dehesa, Alfonso Sanjuanbenito, Garcia, Dieter Morales, Ruiz, Ruben Caina, Nisa, Francisca Garcia-Moreno, Moreno, Fernando Mendoza, Batanero, Sara Alonso, Sampedro, Jose Edecio Quinones et al. DOI: 10.1007/s11605-021-04956-9
PMID: 31943678 Journal: Colorectal Disease Year: 2020 Reference: Colorectal Dis. 2020 Jun;22(6):724-725. doi: 10.1111/codi.14965. Epub 2020 Jan 31. Impact factor: 2.769 Publication type: Letter or abstract Authors: Pellino, Gianluca, Solis Pena, Alejandro, Espin-Basany, Eloy et al. DOI: 10.1111/codi.14965
PMID: 31929536 Journal: PLoS One Year: 2020 Reference: PLoS One. 2020 Jan 13;15(1):e0226488. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0226488. eCollection 2020. Impact factor: 2.74 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Berastegui, Cristina, Gomez-Olles, Susana, Mendoza-Valderrey, Alberto, Pereira-Veiga, Thais, Culebras, Mario, Monforte, Victor, Saez, Berta, Lopez-Meseguer, Manuel, Sintes-Permanyer, Helena, Ruiz de Miguel, Victoria et al. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0226488
PMID: 31761962 Journal: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF COLORECTAL DISEASE Year: 2020 Reference: Int J Colorectal Dis. 2020 Jan;35(1):51-67. doi: 10.1007/s00384-019-03439-3. Epub 2019 Nov 25. Impact factor: 2.108 Publication type: Editorail in international publication Authors: Marinello, Franco G, Curell, Anna, Tapiolas, Ingrid, Pellino, Gianluca, Vallribera, Francesc, Espin, Eloy et al. DOI: 10.1007/s00384-019-03439-3
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: 5.736 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Varela, Encarna, Clark, Allison, Campos, David, Herrera, Claudia, Santiago, Alba, Machiels, Kathleen, Vermeire, Severine, Marti, Marc, Espin, Eloy, Manichanh, Chaysavanh et al. DOI: 10.1016/j.ebiom.2019.102611
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.
