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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.
IP: Elizabeth Pando Rau, Joaquin Balsells Valls
Colangiocarcinoma intrahepatic i perihiliar i les metàstasis hepàtiques colo-rectals irresecables.
IP: Cristina Dopazo Taboada, Ramon Charco Torra
Té com a objectiu avaluar el pronòstic en l'entorn preoperatori en comparació amb els factors clínics i histològics.
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
PMID: 34855268 Journal: Journal of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Sciences Year: 2022 Reference: J Hepatobiliary Pancreat Sci. 2022 Aug;29(8):e75-e76. doi: 10.1002/jhbp.1086. Epub 2021 Dec 14. Impact factor: Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: D'Angelo, E; Dopazo, C; Lopez, R; Puig, O; Vellalta, G; Vidal, L et al. DOI: 10.1002/jhbp.1086
PMID: 36010868 Journal: Cancers Year: 2022 Reference: Cancers (Basel). 2022 Aug 11;14(16). pii: cancers14163875. doi: 10.3390/cancers14163875. Impact factor: Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Bermudez-Ramos, Maria; Bilbao, Itxarone; Gregori, Josep; Guerrero-Murillo, Mercedes; Higuera, Monica; Martinez-Camprecios, Joan; Merino, Xavier; Minguez, Beatriz; Quer, Josep; Rodriguez-Frias, Francisco et al. DOI: 10.3390/cancers14163875
PMID: 36016740 Journal: Hepatobiliary Surgery and Nutrition Year: 2022 Reference: Hepatobiliary Surg Nutr. 2022 Aug;11(4):567-576. doi: 10.21037/hbsn-20-792. Impact factor: Publication type: Review in international publication Authors: Gavriilidis, Paschalis; Hidalgo, Ernest et al. DOI: 10.21037/hbsn-20-792
PMID: 35834788 Journal: British Journal of Surgery Year: 2022 Reference: Br J Surg. 2022 Oct 14;109(11):1124-1130. doi: 10.1093/bjs/znac204. Impact factor: Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Al-Sarireh, Bilal; Bassi, Claudio; Besselink, Marc; Bjornsson, Bergthor; Boggi, Ugo; Burdio, Fernando; Butturini, Giovanni; Capretti, Giovanni; Casadei, Riccardo; Coratti, Andrea et al. DOI: 10.1093/bjs/znac204
PMID: 33835707 Journal: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF TRANSPLANTATION Year: 2021 Reference: Am J Transplant. 2021 Aug;21(8):2876-2884. doi: 10.1111/ajt.16599. Epub 2021 Apr 27. Impact factor: Publication type: Letter whit IF Authors: Alamo-Martinez, Jose Maria; Alonso-Fernandez, Roberto; Arias-Milla, Ana; Blanco-Fernandez, Gerardo; Bustamante, Francisco Javier; Caballero-Marcos, Aranzazu; Cachero, Alba; Calatayud, Laura; Castells, Lluis; Colmenero, Jordi et al. DOI: 10.1111/ajt.16599
PMID: 33824864 Journal: Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology Year: 2021 Reference: Can J Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2021 Mar 22;2021:6643595. doi: 10.1155/2021/6643595. eCollection 2021. Impact factor: Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Alberti, Piero; Balsells, Joaquim; Blanco, Laia; Caralt, Mireia; Charco, Ramon; Cirera, Arturo; Dopazo, Cristina; Gomez, Concepcion; Gomez, Maria Jose; Mata, Rodrigo et al. DOI: 10.1155/2021/6643595
PMID: 33793754 Journal: BRITISH JOURNAL OF SURGERY Year: 2021 Reference: Br J Surg. 2021 Apr 30;108(4):380-387. doi: 10.1093/bjs/znaa171. Impact factor: Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Alberti, P; Blanco, A; Espin-Basany, E; Fraccalvieri, D; Frago, R; Jimenez, L M; Marinello, F G; Ostiz, F; Pellino, G; Talavera, E et al. DOI: 10.1093/bjs/znaa171
PMID: 33724244 Journal: TRANSPLANTATION Year: 2021 Reference: Transplantation. 2021 Dec 1;105(12):2528-2537. doi: 10.1097/TP.0000000000003736. Impact factor: Publication type: Review in international publication Authors: Augustin, Salvador; Campos-Varela, Isabel; Gomez-Gavara, Concepcion et al. DOI: 10.1097/TP.0000000000003736
PMID: 32067701 Journal: CIRUGIA ESPANOLA Year: 2020 Reference: Cir Esp. 2020 Dec;98(10):634-636. doi: 10.1016/j.ciresp.2019.12.013. Epub 2020 Feb 14. Impact factor: Publication type: Letter whit IF Authors: Adell, Montse; Curell, Anna; Gomez-Gavara, Concepcion; Merino, Xavier; Pando, Elizabeth; Pando, Elizabeth et al. DOI: 10.1016/j.ciresp.2019.12.013
PMID: 32051190 Journal: CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY BIOMARKERS & PREVENTION Year: 2020 Reference: Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2020 May;29(5):1009-1018. doi: 10.1158/1055-9965.EPI-19-1027. Epub 2020 Feb 12. Impact factor: Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Balsells, Joaquim; Barbera, Victor M; Carrato, Alfredo; Costello, Eithne; Crnogorac-Jurcevic, Tatjana; Dominguez-Munoz, Enrique; Farre, Antoni; Gomez-Rubio, Paulina; Greenhalf, William; Gress, Thomas M et al. DOI: 10.1158/1055-9965.EPI-19-1027
PMID: 32024476 Journal: BMC CANCER Year: 2020 Reference: BMC Cancer. 2020 Feb 5;20(1):99. doi: 10.1186/s12885-020-6597-x. Impact factor: Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Arribas, Joaquin; Carles, Joan; Castro, Sandra; Dopazo, Cristina; Fletcher, Jonathan A; Garcia-Valverde, Alfonso; George, Suzanne; Landolfi, Stefania; Lopez-Pousa, Antonio; Mancuso, Francesco M et al. DOI: 10.1186/s12885-020-6597-x
The consensus establishes recommendations that could correct the current disparities related to muscle mass, weight and height and would allow for more precise prioritization of patients who require transplants more urgently.
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.
