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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: 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: 2.571 Publication type: Letter or abstract Authors: Martorana, Stefania, Sionne, Francesco, Lamperti, Giulia, Foschi, Diego, Ficari, Ferdinando, Vacca, Ludovica, Cricchio, Marta, Giudici, Francesco, Selvaggi, Lucio, Sciaudone, Guido 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: 3.788 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Christensen, Peter, Baeten, Coen Im, Espin-Basany, Eloy, Martellucci, Jacopo, Nugent, Karen P, Zerbib, Frank, Pellino, Gianluca, Rosen, Harald et al. DOI: 10.1111/codi.15517
PMID: 33184988 Journal: Journal of Digestive Diseases Year: 2021 Reference: J Dig Dis. 2021 Jan;22(1):41-48. doi: 10.1111/1751-2980.12961. Epub 2020 Dec 22. Impact factor: 2.325 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Vidal, Laura, Roson, Nuria, Mast, Richard, Armario, David, Merino, Xavier, Dopazo, Cristina, Blanco, Laia, Caralt, Mireia, Gomez, Concepcion, Balsells, Joaquim et al. DOI: 10.1111/1751-2980.12961
PMID: 33398627 Journal: OBESITY SURGERY Year: 2021 Reference: Obes Surg. 2021 Apr;31(4):1733-1744. doi: 10.1007/s11695-020-05192-x. Epub 2021 Jan 5. Impact factor: 4.129 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Casajoana, Anna, Guerrero-Perez, Fernando, Garcia Ruiz de Gordejuela, Amador, Admella, Victor, Sorribas, Maria, Vidal-Alabro, Anna, Virgili, Nuria, Urdiales, Rafael Lopez, Montserrat, Monica, Perez-Maraver, Manuel et al. DOI: 10.1007/s11695-020-05192-x
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.
