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The research group is formed by doctors from the General and Digestive Surgery Service.

The lines of research are linked to the health care activity we perform and can be summarized in: Abdominal surgery, endocrine surgery, breast surgery, obesity surgery and endocrine surgery.

Main lines of research
  • Endocrine surgery
  • Morbid obesity surgery
  • Breast surgery
  • Hepato-bilio-pancreatic surgery (benign and malignant)
  • Colorectal surgery (benign and malignant)
  • Esophagogastric surgery (benign and malignant)
Strategic objectives
  • Increase the number of publications by the group
  • Increase the number of doctoral theses from the group
  • Increase the research activity within the group
Publications
Planellas, P, Fernandes-Montes, N, Golda, T, Alonso-Gonçalves, S, Elorza, G, Gil, J, Kreisler, E, Abad-Camacho, MR, Cornejo, L, Marinello, F

A word of caution in the functional monitoring of patients after rectal cancer surgery: a multicentre observational study

TECHNIQUES IN COLOPROCTOLOGY, 2025, 29, 42-42 dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10151-024-03089-w
Barzola, E, Planellas, P, Cornejo, L, Gómez, N, Juliá, D, Bobb, KA, Farrés, R, Gómez, M

Impact of team experience on robot-assisted surgery for rectal cancer: A comparative study

CIRUGIA ESPANOLA, 2025, 103, 75-83 dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ciresp.2024.10.012
Fernandez LM, São Julião GP, Santacruz CC, Renehan AG, Cano-Valderrama O, Beets GL, Azevedo J, Lorente BF, Rancaño RS, Biondo S, Espin-Basany E, Vailati BB, Nilsson PJ, Martling A, Van De Velde CJH, Parvaiz A, Habr-Gama A, Perez RO

Risks of Organ Preservation in Rectal Cancer: Data From Two International Registries on Rectal Cancer.

JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ONCOLOGY, 2025, 43 dx.doi.org/10.1200/JCO.24.00405
Paulí S, Oliveras-Cañellas N, Moreno-Navarrete JM, Castells-Nobau A, Ortega FJ, Rodriguez-Hermosa JI, Castro E, Zhang B, Zhou Y, Gómez-Ambrosi J, Crujeiras AB, Rangel-Zuñiga OA, Garrido-Sanchez L, Becerril S, Pardo M, Romero-Cabrera JL, Gutierrez-Repiso C, Carreira MC, Macias-Gonzalez M, Martinez-Olmos MÁ, Frühbeck G, Seoane LM, López-Miranda J, Tinahones FJ, Diéguez C, Mayneris-Perxachs J, Fernández-Real JM

Cellular composition and transcriptomics of subcutaneous adipose tissue linked to blood glycated haemoglobin.

EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL INVESTIGATION, 2025 dx.doi.org/10.1111/eci.70033
Peng Y, Liu F, Li B, Wei Y, Tan HL, Syn NL, Fuks D, Soubrane O, Dokmak S, Gruttadauria S, Zimmitti G, Jaber B, Cipriani F, Kato Y, Scatton O, Herman P, Aghayan DL, Marino MV, Croner RS, Mazzaferro V, Chiow AKH, Sucandy I, Ivanecz A, Choi SH, Lee JH, Prieto M, Vivarelli M, Giuliante F, Ruzzenente A, Yong CC, Yin M, Fondevila C, Efanov M, Morise Z, Di Benedetto F, Brustia R, Dalla Valle R, Boggi U, Geller D, Belli A, Memeo R, Mejia A, Park JO, Rotellar F, Choi GH, Robles-Campos R, Hasegawa K, Wang X, Sutcliffe RP, Pratschke J, Lai ECH, Chong CCN, D'Hondt M, Monden K, Lopez-Ben S, Kingham TP, Liu R, Ferrero A, Ettorre GM, Cherqui D, Liang X, Mishima K, Wakabayashi G, Troisi RI, Cheung TT, Sugimoto M, Sugioka A, Han HS, Duy Long TC, Abu Hilal M, Zhang W, Chen KH, Aldrighetti L, Edwin B, Goh BKP

Validation of the Iwate scoring system for the stratification of laparoscopic liver resections: An international multicenter study.

EJSO, 2025, 51, 109597-109597 dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ejso.2025.109597
Planellas P, Fernandes N, Alonso-Gonçalves S, Golda T, Gil J, Elorza G, Kreisler E, Abad-Camacho MR, Cornejo L, Marinello F

Risk factors for permanent stoma following sphincter-preserving anterior resection in rectal cancer: A retrospective multicenter observational study.

Cirugia Espanola, 2025, 103, 800095-800095 dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cireng.2025.800095
Hernández-Yagüe X, López-Ben S, Martínez-Sancho J, Ortíz-Durán MR, Casellas-Robert M, Aula-Olivar A, Meléndez-Muñoz C, Pujolràs MB, Queralt-Merino B, Felip JFI

The Prognostic Value of Tumor Fibrosis in Patients Undergoing Hepatic Metastasectomy for Colorectal Cancer: A Retrospective Pooled Analysis.

Cancers, 2025, 17 dx.doi.org/10.3390/cancers17111870
Ramia JM, Villodre C, Vicente Del Río J, Blanco G, Rotellar F, Sabater L, Busquets J, Manuel A, Domingo Del Pozo C, Latorre R, Serradilla-Martín M, Alcázar C

Which risk factors are related to failure to rescue in left pancreatectomy? Mixed cohort study (ERPANDIS and SPANDISPAN projects).

CURR PROB SURG, 2025, 68, 101780-101780 dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cpsurg.2025.101780
Krenzien F, Schmelzle M, Pratschke J, Feldbrügge L, Liu R, Liu Q, Zhang W, Zhao JJ, Tan HL, Cipriani F, Hoogteijling TJ, Aghayan DL, Fretland ÅA, Siow TF, Lim C, Scatton O, Herman P, Coelho FF, Marino MV, Mazzaferro V, Chiow AKH, Sucandy I, Ivanecz A, Choi SH, Lee JH, Gastaca M, Vivarelli M, Giuliante F, Valle BD, Ruzzenente A, Yong CC, Chen Z, Yin M, Fondevila C, Efanov M, Morise Z, Di Benedetto F, Brustia R, Valle RD, Boggi U, Geller D, Belli A, Memeo R, Gruttadauria S, Mejia A, Park JO, Rotellar F, Choi GH, Robles-Campos R, Wang X, Sutcliffe RP, Hasegawa K, Tang CN, Chong CCN, Lee KF, Meurs J, D'Hondt M, Monden K, Lopez-Ben S, Kingham TP, Ferrero A, Ettorre GM, Pascual F, Cherqui D, Zheng J, Liang X, Soubrane O, Wakabayashi G, Troisi RI, Cheung TT, Kato Y, Sugioka A, Dokmak S, D'Silva M, Han HS, Nghia PP, Long TCD, Hilal MA, Chen KH, Fuks D, Aldrighetti L, Edwin B, Goh BKP, International robotic and laparoscopic liver resection study group investigators

Propensity Score-Matching Analysis Comparing Robotic Versus Laparoscopic Limited Liver Resections of the Posterosuperior Segments An International Multicenter Study

ANNALS OF SURGERY, 2024, 279, 297-305 dx.doi.org/10.1097/SLA.0000000000006027
Cipriani F, Aldrighetti L, Ratti F, Wu AGR, Kabir T, Scatton O, Lim C, Zhang W, Sijberden J, Aghayan DL, Siow TF, Dokmak S, Coelho FF, Herman P, Marino MV, Mazzaferro V, Chiow AKH, Sucandy I, Ivanecz A, Choi SH, Lee JH, Gastaca M, Vivarelli M, Giuliante F, Ruzzenente A, Yong CC, Yin M, Fondevila C, Efanov M, Morise Z, Di Benedetto F, Brustia R, Dalla Valle R, Boggi U, Geller D, Belli A, Memeo R, Gruttadauria S, Mejia A, Park JO, Rotellar F, Choi GH, Robles-Campos R, Wang X, Sutcliffe RP, Pratschke J, Lai ECH, Chong CCN, D'Hondt M, Monden K, Lopez-Ben S, Kingham TP, Ferrero A, Ettorre GM, Cherqui D, Liang X, Soubrane O, Wakabayashi G, Troisi RI, Cheung TT, Kato Y, Sugioka A, Han HS, Long TCD, Liu Q, Liu R, Edwin B, Fuks D, Chen KH, Abu Hilal M, Goh BKP, International Robotic and Laparoscopic Liver Resection Study Group Investigators

Impact of Liver Cirrhosis, Severity of Cirrhosis, and Portal Hypertension on the Difficulty and Outcomes of Laparoscopic and Robotic Major Liver Resections for Primary Liver Malignancies

ANNALS OF SURGICAL ONCOLOGY, 2024, 31, 97-114 dx.doi.org/10.1245/s10434-023-14376-5
Competitive projects
Codi oficial: PI24/02015 Start date:01/01/2025 Data fi: 31/12/2027 Investigador/a principal: PERE PLANELLAS GINE Organisme finançador: INSTITUTO DE SALUD CARLOS III
Codi oficial: FAECP_2024_NOT Start date:04/04/2024 Data fi: 03/04/2026 Investigador/a principal: NURIA ORTEGA TORRECILLA Organisme finançador: ASOCIACIÓN ESPAÑOLA DE COLOPROCTOLOGÍA (AECP)
Codi oficial: FAECP_2024_PPG Start date:01/01/2024 Data fi: 31/12/2025 Investigador/a principal: PERE PLANELLAS GINE Organisme finançador: ASOCIACIÓN ESPAÑOLA DE COLOPROCTOLOGÍA (AECP)
Codi oficial: 2024_ACD_NOT Start date:26/09/2024 Data fi: 25/09/2026 Investigador/a principal: PERE PLANELLAS GINE Organisme finançador: FUNDACIÓ ACADÈMIA CIÈNCIES MÈDIQUES
Codi oficial: 2023-12-013 Start date:01/01/2024 Data fi: 31/12/2025 Investigador/a principal: ERNEST CASTRO GUTIERREZ Organisme finançador: FUNDACIÓ INSTITUCIÓ DELS CENTRES DE RECERCA DE CATALUNYA
Codi oficial: ACM 2018 Santi López Start date:15/10/2018 Data fi: 31/12/2025 Investigador/a principal: SANTIAGO LOPEZ BEN Organisme finançador: FUNDACIÓ ACADÈMIA CIÈNCIES MÈDIQUES
Codi oficial: RETOS245779LLOV Start date:01/01/2025 Data fi: 30/11/2030 Investigador/a principal: SANTIAGO LOPEZ BEN, MARGARITA SALA LLINÀS Organisme finançador: ASSOCIACIÓ ESPANYOLA CONTRA EL CÀNCER
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Guies clíniques

- René Adam, Aimery de Gramont, Joan Figueras, Norihiro Kokudo, Francis Kunstlinger4email, Evelyne Loyer5email, Graeme Poston6email, Philippe Rougier, Laura Rubbia-Brandt, Alberto Sobrero, Catherine Teh1, Sabine Tejpar, Eric Van Cutsem, Jean-Nicolas Vauthey, Lars Påhlman, of the EGOSLIM (Expert Group on OncoSurgery management of LIver Metastases) group. “Managing synchronous liver metastases from colorectal cancer: A multidisciplinary international consensus”. Cancer Treatment Reviews. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ctrv.2015.06.006

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