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Philippe Morel is affiliated with the University of Geneva in Switzerland. Their research spans multiple fields, primarily focusing on medicine and agricultural and biological sciences. Within these broad areas, the main subfields of study include plant science, surgery, pulmonary and respiratory medicine, emergency medicine, and genetics.

Morel's work covers specific topics such as intestinal and peritoneal adhesions, hernia repair and management, abdominal surgery and complications, flowering plant growth and cultivation, appendicitis diagnosis and management, surgical simulation and training, and innovations in medical education.

Recent publications by Morel highlight a variety of research interests across surgery and agricultural sciences. These include:

  • Implementation and validation of a competency assessment tool for laparoscopic cholecystectomy, 2022, Surgical Endoscopy
  • Development and Validation of a Predictive Model for Internal Hernia After Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass in a Multicentric Retrospective Cohort, 2020, Annals of Surgery
  • A new clinical severity score for the management of acute small bowel obstruction in predicting bowel ischemia: a cohort study, 2023, International Journal of Surgery
  • Genotype × Light Quality Interaction on Rose Architecture, 2020, Agronomy
  • Bringing nature into private urban housing: Environmental, social and food connections for urban resilience, 2022, Cities

Morel frequently collaborates with several co-authors, including:

  • Christian Toso
  • Mickaël Chevallay
  • Frédéric Ris
  • Stefan Mönig
  • Nicolas C. Buchs

Their most common publication venues include the International Journal of Surgery, Surgical Endoscopy, Agronomy, Cities, and Annals of Surgery.

Best Publications

  • International Trial of the Edmonton Protocol for Islet Transplantation

    A. M James Shapiro;Camillo Ricordi;Bernhard J. Hering;Hugh Auchincloss

  • Severe hepatic sinusoidal obstruction associated with oxaliplatin-based chemotherapy in patients with metastatic colorectal cancer

    L. Rubbia-Brandt;V. Audard;P. Sartoretti;A. D. Roth

  • Cloning and functional expression of the human islet GLP-1 receptor. Demonstration that exendin-4 is an agonist and exendin-(9-39) an antagonist of the receptor.

    Bernard Thorens;Andrée Porret;Léo Bühler;Shao-Ping Deng

  • Single port access laparoscopic right hemicolectomy

    Pascal Bucher;François Pugin;Philippe Morel

  • Incidence, consequences, and risk factors for anastomotic dehiscence after colorectal surgery: a prospective monocentric study.

    Nicolas C. Buchs;Pascal Gervaz;Michelle Secic;Pascal Bucher

  • Unique arrangement of alpha- and beta-cells in human islets of Langerhans

    Domenico Bosco;Mathieu Pierre Jean Armanet;Philippe Morel;Nadja Niclauss

  • Randomized clinical trial of mechanical bowel preparation versus no preparation before elective left‐sided colorectal surgery

    Pascal Alain Robert Bucher;Pascal Gervaz;Claudio Soravia;Bernadette Mermillod

  • Neoadjuvant chemotherapy and resection of advanced synchronous liver metastases before treatment of the colorectal primary.

    Gilles Mentha;Pietro Majno;Axel Andres;Laura Rubbia-Brandt

  • Two colons-two cancers: paradigm shift and clinical implications.

    Pascal Gervaz;Pascal Alain Robert Bucher;Philippe Morel

  • Current situation of donation after circulatory death in European countries.

    Beatriz Domínguez-Gil;Bernadette Haase-Kromwijk;Hendrik Van Leiden;James Neuberger

  • Clinical Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Pancreatic Islet Grafts After Iron Nanoparticle Labeling

    Christian Toso;Christian Toso;Jean-Paul Vallée;Philippe Morel;Frederic Ris

  • Mesenteric cysts. Toward less confusion

    de Perrot M;Bründler M;Tötsch M;Mentha G

  • Mechanical Bowel Preparation for Elective Colorectal Surgery: A Meta-analysis

    Pascal Alain Robert Bucher;Bernadette Mermillod;Pascal Gervaz;Philippe Morel

  • Acute left colonic diverticulitis--compared performance of computed tomography and water-soluble contrast enema: prospective evaluation of 420 patients.

    Patrick Ambrosetti;Alexandra Jenny;Christophe Becker;François Terrier

  • Long-term follow-up after first acute episode of sigmoid diverticulitis: is surgery mandatory?: a prospective study of 118 patients.

    Roland Chautems;Patrick Ambrosetti;Alexandra Ludwig;Bernadette Mermillod

  • Abdominal lymphangioma in adults and children.

    M. de Perrot;O. Rostan;P. Morel;C. Le Coultre

  • Management of gastrointestinal stromal tumors: from diagnosis to treatment.

    Pascal Bucher;Peter Villiger;Jean-François Egger;Leo H Buhler

  • Randomized clinical trial of laparoendoscopic single-site versus conventional laparoscopic cholecystectomy.

    P. Bucher;F. Pugin;N. C. Buchs;S. Ostermann

  • Management of bleeding pseudoaneurysms in patients with pancreatitis.

    M de Perrot;T Berney;L Bühler;X Delgadillo

  • Percutaneous CT scan-guided drainage vs. antibiotherapy alone for Hinchey II diverticulitis: a case-control study.

    Didier Gabriel Brandt;Pascal Gervaz;Ymer Durmishi;Alexandra Platon

Frequent Co-Authors

Thierry Berney
Thierry Berney University of Geneva
Didier Trono
Didier Trono École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
Jorg Dieter Seebach
Jorg Dieter Seebach University of Geneva
Francesco Negro
Francesco Negro University of Geneva
Jean-Marc Dumonceau
Jean-Marc Dumonceau Geneva College
Thomas V. Perneger
Thomas V. Perneger University of Geneva
Christoph R. Becker
Christoph R. Becker Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München

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