General Surgery
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.
Publications
Seeking an Initial-Weight-Independent Metric in a Mediterranean Cohort of Gastric Bypass Patients: the %AWL Revisited.
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: 4.129
Publication type: Paper in international publication
Authors: Ferrer Marquez, Manuel, Arroyo Martin, Juan Jose, Baltar, Javier, Beisani, Marc, Sabench Pereferrer, Fatima, Vilallonga, Ramon, Gonzalez Lopez, Oscar, Del Castillo Dejardin, Daniel, Garcia Ruiz de Gordejuela, Amador, Fort Lopez-Barajas, Jose Manuel et al.
DOI: 10.1007/s11695-020-05154-3
News
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.