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Until 2017, this group was constituted as a consolidated group in the VHIR under the name of "Digestive Transplants" with a consolidated research trajectory. Our group has two large areas of research: liver transplantation, which is cross-sectional adult-pediatric and; on the other hand, research, specifically in the fields of liver resections, liver cancer (primary or metastatic), biliary cancer, pancreatic cancer and pancreatitis. Both areas have very innovative aspects, with translational objectives, including artificial intelligence, transcriptomics and molecular biology.
The general objective of the liver transplant research area is to improve the preservation of liver grafts, as well as increase the survival of grafts and transplant patients. The research area related to cancer or acute pancreatitis has as a general objective to improve the management and treatment of patients with pancreatitis, as well as to improve the diagnosis and survival of cancer patients.
L'objectiu de minimitzar el risc de insuficiència hepàtica post-resecció.
IP: Ernest Hidalgo Llompart, Mireia Caralt Barba
Projecte que avalua la cirurgia mínimament invasiva en la resecció de tumors en pacients amb hipertensió portal clínicament significativa.
IP: Ramon Charco Torra, Concepción Gomez Gavara
IP: Elizabeth Pando Rau, Joaquin Balsells Valls
En col·laboració con grup CIBEREHD-Dra. Macarena Simon.
IP: Begoña Benito Villabriga Collaborators: Carmen Escudero Iriarte, Laia Ventura i Expósito, Susana Otero Romero, Ibane Abasolo Olaortua, Ignacio Ferreira González, José Antonio Barrabés Riu, Carlos Nos Llopis, Pablo Velasco Puyó, Jose Fernando Rodríguez Palomares, María Rosario Pérez- Torres Lobato, Sunny Malhotra Sareen, Belen Perez Dueñas, Jaume Sastre Garriga, Joan López Hellin, Antonia Sambola Ayala, Jordi Rio Izquierdo, Nuria Rivas Gandara, Jordi Perez Rodon, Aroa Soriano Fernández, Manuel Comabella Lopez, Antonio Rodríguez Sinovas, Gisela Teixido Tura, Antonia Pijuan Domenech, Roser Ferrer Costa, Joaquin Seras Franzoso, Carmen Tur Gomez, Maria Cristina Díaz de Heredia Rubio, Laia Yañez Bisbe, Julia German Cortes, Maria Jose Pérez García, Miguel Segura Ginard, Diego Baranda Martínez-Abasca, Cristina Auger Acosta, Neus Bellera Gotarda, Herena Eixarch Ahufinger, M Mar Mañu Pereira, Deborah Pareto Onghena, Lorena Valero Arrese, Aitor Uribarri Gonzalez, Jordi Bañeras Rius, Alex Rovira Cañellas, Mar Tintore Subirana, Bruno García del Blanco, Maria Teresa Salcedo Allende, Marisol Ruiz Meana, Ana Belén Méndez Fernández, Xavier Montalban Gairín, Simon Schwartz Navarro, Anna Llort Sales, Carmen Espejo Ruiz, Raquel Hladun Alvaro, Angels Alcina Mila, Sandra Mancilla Zamora, Zamira Vanessa Diaz Riascos, Ana Zabalza de Torres, Marc Miquel Moltó Abad, Javier Inserte Igual, Luciana Midaglia Fernandez, Elizabeth Pando Rau, Gabriela Guillén Burrieza, Ana Laura Cazurro Gutierrez, David Gómez Andrés, Alvaro Cobo Calvo, Alvaro Calabuig Goena, Joaquin Castillo Justribo, Lydia Dux-Santoy Hurtado, Lucas Moreno Martín-Retortillo, Andres Miguez Gonzalez, Josep Roma Castanyer, Laura Dos Subirá, Nicolás Miguel Fissolo, Maria Nazarena Pizzi, Tian Tian, Fernanda Raquel Da Silva Andrade, Diana Fernandes de Rafael, Andrea Guala Funding agency: Instituto de Salud Carlos III Funding: 2494527.53 Reference: FORT23/00034 Duration: 01/01/2024 - 31/12/2027
IP: Elizabeth Pando Rau Collaborators: Laia Blanco Cuso, Nair Sonia Fernandes Montes Funding agency: Instituto de Salud Carlos III Funding: 65000 Reference: PI23/01890 Duration: 01/01/2024 - 31/12/2026
IP: - Collaborators: Santiago Pérez Hoyos, Joaquin Balsells Valls, Joan Dot Bach Funding agency: Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación-MICINN Funding: 293321 Reference: CPP2022- 009592 Duration: 01/10/2023 - 30/09/2026
IP: Joaquin Balsells Valls Collaborators: Gianluca Pellino Funding agency: Asociación Española de Cirujanos Funding: 5000 Reference: AEC/BECA/2022/IBD/FERTILITY Duration: 18/10/2022 - 19/10/2025
PMID: 36917142 Journal: International Journal of Surgery Year: 2023 Reference: Int J Surg. 2023 Mar 15. doi: 10.1097/JS9.0000000000000280. Impact factor: Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Achalandabaso, Mar; Achalandabaso, Mar; Alcazar-Lopez, Candido F; Alsammani, Mohammedsuror; Amaral, Maria Joao; Andersson, Bodil; Asbun, Horacio; Balakrishnan, Anita; Berrevoet, Frederik; Bjornsson, Bergthor et al. DOI: 10.1097/JS9.0000000000000280
PMID: 36949385 Journal: BMC GASTROENTEROLOGY Year: 2023 Reference: BMC Gastroenterol. 2023 Mar 23;23(1):81. doi: 10.1186/s12876-023-02730-6. Impact factor: Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Balsells, Joaquim; Barros, Marta; Blanco, Laia; Charco, Ramon; Fernandes, Nair; Herms, Daniel; Hidalgo, Nils Jimmy; Mata, Rodrigo; Pando, Elizabeth; Villasante, Sara et al. DOI: 10.1186/s12876-023-02730-6
PMID: 36987799 Journal: Experimental and Clinical Transplantation Year: 2023 Reference: Exp Clin Transplant. 2023 Mar;21(3):236-244. doi: 10.6002/ect.2022.0412. Impact factor: Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Castells, Lluis; Dopazo, Cristina; Len, Oscar; Llado, Laura; Los-Arcos, Ibai; Lung, Mayli; Nuvials, Xavier; Oriol, Isabel; Perez-Cameo, Cristina; Sabe, Nuria et al. DOI: 10.6002/ect.2022.0412
PMID: 37028826 Journal: HPB Year: 2023 Reference: HPB (Oxford). 2023 Apr;25(4):400-408. doi: 10.1016/j.hpb.2022.07.015. Epub 2022 Aug 17. Impact factor: Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Abu Hilal, Mohammed; Balsells, Joaquim; Berrevoet, Frederik; Besselink, Marc G; Bjornsson, Bergthor; Boggi, Ugo; Bratlie, Svein O; Burdio, Fernando; Cabus, Santiago S; Can, Mehmet F et al. DOI: 10.1016/j.hpb.2022.07.015
PhD student: Juan Andres Echeverri Cifuentes Director/s: Ramon Charco Torra, Gonzalo Sapisochin Cantis University: Year: 2021
The meeting was an opportunity to get to know projects from both institutions and to promote interaction between professionals.
The study also linked improved microbiota diversity to better liver function.
Over the course of two days, experts presented the latest advances in vectors, different gene modification techniques and their transfer to clinical practice.
