International Journal of Surgical Research

International Journal of Surgical Research reports clinical investigations or fundamental research bearing directly on surgical management that will be of general interest to a broad range of surgeons and surgical researchers. It features original clinical and experimental papers, condensed reviews of new knowledge relevant to surgical research, and short technical notes serving the information needs of investigators in various fields of operative medicine.

Laura Mastrangelo

Lecturer, Department of Experimental General and Oncological Surgery, IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna, General and Emergency Surgery, Maggiore Hospital, Italy

Research Areas

"Hepatobiliopancreatic surgery, robotic surgery, oncology, GEP Neuroendocrine Tumors, pancreatic diseases, liver diseases, GIST

Education

1999.3.1MD Graduated with HonorsALMA MATER STUDIORUM University Of Bologna, Faculty of Medicine and Surgery
2005.11.1Completed residency in General SurgeryALMA MATER STUDIORUM University Of Bologna, Faculty of Medicine and Surgery
2020Teaching Assistant in General SurgeryALMA MATER STUDIORUM University Of Bologna, Faculty of Medicine and Surgery

Experience

01/01/2001 - 31/12/2003Resident at the Surgical Clinic of Alma Mater university of Bologna Directed By Prof A. Del Gaudio
1/11/2003 - 30/11/2005Resident at the Departement of General Surgery, Maggiore Hospital – Bologna Local Health District Directed By Prof Elio Jovine
01/11/2005 - 30/06/2007Attending Surgeon at the Departement of General Surgery, Maggiore Hospital – Bologna Local Health District Directed By Prof Elio Jovine
01/07/2007 - 30/04/2021Consultant Surgeon at the Departement of General Surgery, Maggiore Hospital – Bologna Local Health District Directed By Prof Elio Jovine
01/05/2021 till now Acting Chief of Surgery at the Department of Experimental General and Oncological Surgery IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna General and Emergency Surgery Maggiore Hospital

Membership

Societa' Italiana di Chirurgia (SIC)
European Society Of Neuroendocrine tumors (ENETS)
Societa' Italiana dei Tumori Neuroendocrini (It.a.net
Societa' Italiana Chirurgia Endoscopica (SICE)
Associazione Italiana per lo studio del Pancreas (AISP)
Societa' Italiana Chirurgia oncologica (SICO)

Publications: Journals

[1]  Computer-aided assessment of the extra-cellular matrix during pancreatic carcinogenesis: a pilot study J Transl Med. 2019 Feb 28;17(1):61. doi: 10.1186/s12967-019-1817-3.
[2]  The COVID - AGICT study: COVID-19 and advanced gastro-intestinal cancer surgical treatment. A multicentric Italian study on the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic impact on gastro-intestinal cancers surgical treatment during the 2020. Analysis of perioperative and short-term oncological outcomes Surg Oncol. 2023 Apr:47:101907. doi: 10.1016/j.suronc.2023.101907. Epub 2023 Feb 2.
[3]  Feasibility and outcome of spleen and vessel preserving total pancreatectomy (SVPTP) in pancreatic malignancies - a retrospective cohort study Langenbecks Arch Surg. 2022 Dec;407(8):3457-3465. doi: 10.1007/s00423-022-02690-7. Epub 2022 Sep 28.
[4]  Prospective minimally invasive pancreatic resections from the IGOMIPS registry: a snapshot of daily practice in Italy on 1191 between 2019 and 2022 Updates Surg. 2023 Sep;75(6):1439-1456. doi: 10.1007/s13304-023-01592-7. Epub 2023 Jul 20
[5]  Matricellular proteins and survival in patients with pancreatic cancer: A systematic review Pancreatology. 2018 Jan;18(1):122-132. doi: 10.1016/j.pan.2017.11.001. Epub 2017 Nov 4
[6]  Possible association between hepatitis C virus and malignancies different from hepatocellular carcinoma: A systematic review World J Gastroenterol. 2015 Dec 7;21(45):12896-953. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i45.12896
[7]  Clinical nutrition in surgical oncology: Young AIOM-AIRO-SICO multidisciplinary national survey on behalf of NutriOnc research group Front Nutr. 2023 Apr 14:10:1045022. doi: 10.3389/fnut.2023.1045022. eCollection 2023
[8]  coMpliAnce with evideNce-based cliniCal guidelines in the managemenT of acute biliaRy pancreAtitis): The MANCTRA-1 international audit Pancreatology. 2022 Nov;22(7):902-916. doi: 10.1016/j.pan.2022.07.007. Epub 2022 Jul 16.
[9]  Analysis of prognostic factors in metastatic tumors of the pancreas: a single-center experience and review of the literature Pancreas. 2010 Mar;39(2):135-43. doi: 10.1097/MPA.0b013e3181bae9b3.
[10]  Correction: Intraperitoneal prophylactic drain after pancreaticoduodenectomy: an Italian survey Updates Surg. 2024 Oct;76(6):2501. doi: 10.1007/s13304-024-01967-4
[11]  MicroRNAs as possible biomarkers for diagnosis and prognosis of hepatitis B- and C-related-hepatocellular-carcinoma World J Gastroenterol. 2016 Apr 21;22(15):3907-36. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v22.i15.3907.
[12]  The pan - COVID - AGICT study. The impact of COVID-19 pandemic on surgically treated pancreatic cancer patients. A multicentric Italian study Surg Oncol. 2024 Jun:54:102081. doi: 10.1016/j.suronc.2024.102081
[13]  Infected pancreatic necrosis: outcomes and clinical predictors of mortality. A post hoc analysis of the MANCTRA-1 international study Updates Surg. 2023 Apr;75(3):493-522. doi: 10.1007/s13304-023-01488-6
[14]  Epidemiology of gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine neoplasms: a review and protocol presentation for bridging tumor registry data with the Italian association for neuroendocrine tumors (Itanet) national database Endocrine. 2024 Apr;84(1):42-47. doi: 10.1007/s12020-023-03649-4. Epub 2024 Jan 4
[15]  Discharge protocol in acute pancreatitis: an international survey and cohort analysis Sci Rep. 2023 Dec 13;13(1):22109. doi: 10.1038/s41598-023-48480-z.
[16]  Intraperitoneal prophylactic drain after pancreaticoduodenectomy: an Italian survey Updates Surg. 2024 Jun;76(3):923-932. doi: 10.1007/s13304-024-01836-0. Epub 2024 Apr 25.
[17]  Timing of Cholecystectomy After Moderate and Severe Acute Biliary Pancreatitis JAMA Surg. 2023 Oct 1;158(10):e233660. doi: 10.1001/jamasurg.2023.3660
[18]  Pancreatic surgery outcomes: multicentre prospective snapshot study in 67 countries Br J Surg. 2024 Jan 3;111(1):znad330. doi: 10.1093/bjs/znad330.
[19]  The MIS-COVID-AGICT Study: Trend of Minimally Invasive Surgery for Gastrointestinal Cancer Treatment During the First Waves of the COVID-19 Pandemic in Italy. Subgroup Analysis from the COVID-AGICT Study: COVID-19 and Advanced Gastrointestinal Cancer J Laparoendosc Adv Surg Tech A. 2023 Jun;33(6):579-585. doi: 10.1089/lap.2023.0058. Epub 2023 May 2.Surgical Treatment

Publications: Conferences/Workshops/Symposiums

[1]  Combined Associating Right Trisectionectomy and Spleen Distal Pancreatectomy for a Rare Case of Ectopic Adrenocorticotropic Hormone Syndrome Caused by a Metastatic Neuroendocrine Tumor of the Pancreas The European Neuroendocrine Tumor Society 2019
[2]  NEW EVIDENCE OF EMERGING NODAL METASTASIS IN STAGING SYSTEM AFTER SURGICAL PNET RESECTION AS PREDICTIVE FACTOR FOR RECURRENCE. RESULT FROM The European Neuroendocrine Tumor Society 2020, MONOCENTRIC RETROSPECTIVE SERIES
[3]  Our Experience Using a New Scoring System to Detect Disease Recurrence after Curative Surgical Resection of Well-Differentiated Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumors The European Neuroendocrine Tumor Society 2020
[4]  Is surgery the only answer to G1 NF PNETs superior than 2 cm? Our experience ENETS - The European Neuroendocrine Tumor Society 2021