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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.
Estudi INVISIBLE (Detecció de DNA tumoral per biòpsia líquida en cirurgia del càncer de pàncreas), Estudio: Biòpsia líquida en lesions pre-malignas IPMN i N. quística Mucinosa.
IP: Elizabeth Pando Rau, Joaquin Balsells Valls
Avaluar l´ús de l´ICG per la identificació de noves lesions i comportament tumoral de manera intraoperatòria.
IP: Ernest Hidalgo Llompart, Concepción Gomez Gavara
PMID: 37031602 Journal: Translational Oncology Year: 2023 Reference: Transl Oncol. 2023 Jun;32:101668. doi: 10.1016/j.tranon.2023.101668. Epub 2023 Apr 5. Impact factor: Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Baraibar, Iosune; Capdevila, Jaume; Castells, Marta R; Castillo, Gloria; Comas, Raquel; Comas, Raquel; Dopazo, Cristina; Elez, Elena; Espin, Eloy; Garcia, Ariadna et al. DOI: 10.1016/j.tranon.2023.101668
PMID: 37731066 Journal: LANGENBECKS ARCHIVES OF SURGERY Year: 2023 Reference: Langenbecks Arch Surg. 2023 Sep 21;408(1):367. doi: 10.1007/s00423-023-03105-x. Impact factor: Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Abu-Suboh, Monder; Abu-Suboh, Monder; Alberti, Piero; Balsells, Joaquin; Balsells, Joaquin; Charco, Ramon; Charco, Ramon; Macarulla, Teresa; Macarulla, Teresa; Masachs, Miquel et al. DOI: 10.1007/s00423-023-03105-x
PMID: 37750781 Journal: TRANSPLANTATION Year: 2023 Reference: Transplantation. 2023 Oct 1;107(10):2087-2097. doi: 10.1097/TP.0000000000004644. Epub 2023 Sep 25. Impact factor: Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Anand; Antonini, Teresa M; Apinyachon, Worapot; Arnon, Ronen; Bakar Hafeez Bhatti, Abu; Balci, Deniz; Bedregal-Mendoza, Tayana; Bellemare, Sarah; Bhalerao, Suryabhan; Boillot, Olivier et al. DOI: 10.1097/TP.0000000000004644
PMID: 37093116 Journal: Cirugia pediatrica : organo oficial de la Sociedad Espanola de Cirugia Pediatrica Year: 2023 Reference: Cir Pediatr. 2023 Apr 1;36(2):73-77. doi: 10.54847/cp.2023.02.14. Impact factor: Publication type: Paper in national publication Authors: Barila, P; Bilbao, I; Charco, R; Hidalgo, E; Juamperez, J; Mercadal-Hally, M; Molino, J A; Ortega, J; Quintero, J et al. DOI: 10.54847/cp.2023.02.14
PMID: 35395098 Journal: HEPATOLOGY Year: 2022 Reference: Hepatology. 2022 Nov;76(5):1259-1274. doi: 10.1002/hep.32517. Epub 2022 Jul 1. Impact factor: Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Alonso-Pena, Marta; Andrade, Raul J; Briz, Oscar; Bujanda, Luis; Cagigal, Maria Luisa; Calvo Sanchez, Marta; Crespo, Javier; D Avola, Delia; Diago, Moises; Diaz-Gonzalez, Alvaro et al. DOI: 10.1002/hep.32517
PMID: 34802942 Journal: HPB Year: 2022 Reference: HPB (Oxford). 2022 Jun;24(6):875-884. doi: 10.1016/j.hpb.2021.10.016. Epub 2021 Nov 1. Impact factor: Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Alberti, Piero; Balsells, Joaquim; Blanco, Laia; Caralt, Mireia; Charco, Ramon; Cirera, Arturo; Dopazo, Cristina; Fernandes, Nair; Gomez, Concepcion; Gomez-Jurado, Maria J et al. DOI: 10.1016/j.hpb.2021.10.016
PMID: 34872865 Journal: HPB Year: 2022 Reference: HPB (Oxford). 2022 Jun;24(6):974-985. doi: 10.1016/j.hpb.2021.11.007. Epub 2021 Nov 17. Impact factor: Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Adam, Rene; Azoulay, Daniel; Boudjema, Karim; Cherqui, Daniel; Esono, Daniel; Esposito, Francesco; Feray, Cyrille; Fondevila, Constantino; Gomez-Gavara, Concepcion; Heneghan, Michael et al. DOI: 10.1016/j.hpb.2021.11.007
PMID: 35653504 Journal: Clinical and Translational Medicine Year: 2022 Reference: Clin Transl Med. 2022 Jun;12(6):e842. doi: 10.1002/ctm2.842. Impact factor: Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Alberti, Piero; Bajor, Judit; Czimmer, Jozsef; de-Madaria, Enrique; Eross, Balint; Farkas, Hunor; Farkas, Nelli; Feher, Eszter; Fejes, Roland; Foldi, Ildiko et al. DOI: 10.1002/ctm2.842
PMID: 33715879 Journal: ENFERMEDADES INFECCIOSAS Y MICROBIOLOGIA CLINICA Year: 2021 Reference: Enferm Infecc Microbiol Clin (Engl Ed). 2021 Mar 11. pii: S0213-005X(21)00045-8. doi: 10.1016/j.eimc.2021.01.019. Impact factor: Publication type: Paper in national publication Authors: Juamperez-Gomi, Javier; Lung, Mayli; Melendo, Susana; Mendoza-Palomar, Natalia; Mercadal-Hally, Maria; Perez, Maria Mercedes; Quintero, Jesus; Soler-Palacin, Pere; Soria-Navarro, Beatriz et al. DOI: 10.1016/j.eimc.2021.01.019
PMID: 32229130 Journal: ENFERMEDADES INFECCIOSAS Y MICROBIOLOGIA CLINICA Year: 2021 Reference: Enferm Infecc Microbiol Clin. 2021 Mar;39(3):134-138. doi: 10.1016/j.eimc.2020.02.015. Epub 2020 Mar 27. Impact factor: Publication type: Paper in national publication Authors: Alonso Garcia, Laura; Barnes-Mayolas, Meritxell; Castellnou Asens, Ivette; Castilla Fernandez, Yolanda; Estrella Barcelo, Maria; Fernandez Polo, Aurora; Fernandez-Polo, Aurora; Lopez Fernandez, Sergio; Melendo Perez, Susana; Melendo, Susana et al. DOI: 10.1016/j.eimc.2020.02.015
PMID: 32429799 Journal: Surgical Infections Year: 2021 Reference: Surg Infect (Larchmt). 2021 Mar;22(2):222-226. doi: 10.1089/sur.2020.031. Epub 2020 May 20. Impact factor: Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Castells, Lluis; Gomez-Gavara, Concepcion; Hidalgo, Ernesto; Len, Oscar; Los-Arcos, Ibai; Lung, Mayli; Nuvials, Xavier; Perez-Cameo, Cristina; Vargas, Victor et al. DOI: 10.1089/sur.2020.031
PMID: 32345868 Journal: TRANSPLANTATION Year: 2021 Reference: Transplantation. 2021 Mar 1;105(3):602-607. doi: 10.1097/TP.0000000000003281. Impact factor: Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Bilbao, Itxarone; Colmenero, Jordi; De la Rosa, Gloria; Gomez-Bravo, Miguel Angel; Rodriguez-Peralvarez, Manuel; Sanchez-Antolin, Gloria et al. DOI: 10.1097/TP.0000000000003281
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.
