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Willem A. Bemelman is affiliated with the University of Amsterdam in the Netherlands and has a research focus primarily within the field of medicine, with significant contributions to surgery, oncology, genetics, epidemiology, and pulmonary and respiratory medicine.

Their work prominently covers topics related to colorectal and gastrointestinal conditions. Major areas of research include:

  • Colorectal Cancer Surgical Treatments
  • Inflammatory Bowel Disease
  • Diverticular Disease and Complications
  • Anorectal Disease Treatments and Outcomes
  • Microscopic Colitis
  • Gastric Cancer Management and Outcomes
  • Colorectal and Anal Carcinomas

Bemelman has published extensively in several venues, notably:

  • Journal of Crohn's and Colitis
  • Gastroenterology
  • Colorectal Disease
  • Techniques in Coloproctology
  • Surgical Endoscopy

Recent papers by Willem A. Bemelman include:

  • STRIDE-II: An Update on the Selecting Therapeutic Targets in Inflammatory Bowel Disease (STRIDE) Initiative of the International Organization for the Study of IBD (IOIBD): Determining Therapeutic Goals for Treat-to-Target strategies in IBD, 2021, Gastroenterology
  • European Society of Coloproctology: guidelines for the management of diverticular disease of the colon, 2020, Colorectal Disease
  • Laparoscopic ileocaecal resection versus infliximab for terminal ileitis in Crohn's disease: retrospective long-term follow-up of the LIR!C trial, 2020, The Lancet. Gastroenterology & Hepatology
  • The cost of inflammatory bowel disease in high-income settings: a Lancet Gastroenterology & Hepatology Commission, 2023, The Lancet. Gastroenterology & Hepatology
  • Impact of a defunctioning ileostomy and time to stoma closure on bowel function after low anterior resection for rectal cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis, 2021, Techniques in Coloproctology

They frequently collaborate with a group of co-authors including:

  • Christianne J. Buskens
  • Roel Hompes
  • Pieter J. Tanis
  • Geert D'Haens
  • Esther C. J. Consten

The interdisciplinary nature of their research incorporates clinical guidelines, cost-analysis, surgical techniques, and treatment outcomes, contributing to areas such as inflammatory bowel disease management and colorectal surgical procedures.

Best Publications

  • Selecting Therapeutic Targets in Inflammatory Bowel Disease (STRIDE): Determining Therapeutic Goals for Treat-to-Target.

    L. Peyrin-Biroulet;W. Sandborn;B. E. Sands;W. Reinisch;W. Reinisch

  • STRIDE-II: An Update on the Selecting Therapeutic Targets in Inflammatory Bowel Disease (STRIDE) Initiative of the International Organization for the Study of IBD (IOIBD): Determining Therapeutic Goals for Treat-to-Target strategies in IBD

    Dan Turner;Amanda Ricciuto;Ayanna Lewis;Ferdinando D’Amico

  • A Randomized Trial of Laparoscopic versus Open Surgery for Rectal Cancer

    H. Jaap Bonjer;Charlotte L. Deijen;Gabor A. Abis;Miguel A. Cuesta

  • Human type 1 innate lymphoid cells accumulate in inflamed mucosal tissues

    Jochem H Bernink;Charlotte P Peters;Marius Munneke;Anje A te Velde

  • Laparoscopy in Combination with Fast Track Multimodal Management is the Best Perioperative Strategy in Patients Undergoing Colonic Surgery A Randomized Clinical Trial (LAFA-study)

    Malaika S. Vlug;Jan Wind;Markus W. Hollmann;Dirk T. Ubbink

  • Systematic review of enhanced recovery programmes in colonic surgery

    J. Wind;S.W. Polle;P.H.P. Fung Kon Jin;C.H.C. Dejong

  • European evidence-based Consensus on the management of ulcerative colitis: Current management.

    S. P. L Travis;E. F Stange;M Lemann;T Oresland

  • Interleukin-12 and -23 Control Plasticity of CD127(+) Group 1 and Group 3 Innate Lymphoid Cells in the Intestinal Lamina Propria.

    Jochem H. Bernink;Lisette Krabbendam;Kristine Germar;Esther de Jong

  • Colonic stenting versus emergency surgery for acute left-sided malignant colonic obstruction: a multicentre randomised trial

    Jeanin E van Hooft;Jeanin E van Hooft;Willem A Bemelman;Bas Oldenburg;Andreas W Marinelli

  • Medical liability insurance claims on entry-related complications in laparoscopy

    Jan Wind;Jan E. L. Cremers;Mark I. van Berge Henegouwen;Dirk J. Gouma

  • Laparoscopic Sigmoid Resection for Diverticulitis Decreases Major Morbidity Rates: A Randomized Control Trial Short-term Results of the Sigma Trial

    Bastiaan R. Klarenbeek;Alexander A. Veenhof;Roberto Bergamaschi;Donald L. van der Peet

  • A global consensus on the classification, diagnosis and multidisciplinary treatment of perianal fistulising Crohn's disease

    Krisztina B Gecse;Krisztina B Gecse;Willem Bemelman;Michael A Kamm;Jaap Stoker

  • Surgical stress response and postoperative immune function after laparoscopy or open surgery with fast track or standard perioperative care: a randomized trial.

    A. A. F. A. Veenhof;M. S. Vlug;M. H. G. M. van der Pas;C. Sietses

  • Laparoscopic-Assisted Versus Open Ileocolic Resection for Crohn's Disease: A Randomized Trial

    Stefan Maartense;Mich S. Dunker;J Frederik M. Slors;Miguel A. Cuesta

  • Early closure of a multicenter randomized clinical trial of endoscopic stenting versus surgery for stage IV left-sided colorectal cancer.

    J. E. van Hooft;P. Fockens;A. W. Marinelli;R. Timmer

  • ECCO-ESCP Consensus on Surgery for Crohn's Disease.

    Willem A Bemelman;Janindra Warusavitarne;Gianluca M Sampietro;Zuzana Serclova

  • European evidence based consensus on surgery for ulcerative colitis.

    Tom Øresland;Willem A. Bemelman;Gianluca M. Sampietro;Antonino Spinelli

  • Functional outcome, quality of life, body image, and cosmesis in patients after laparoscopic-assisted and conventional restorative proctocolectomy: a comparative study.

    M. S. Dunker;W. A. Bemelman;J. F. M. Slors;P. van Duijvendijk

  • Esophageal Sphincter Device for Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease

    Robert A. Ganz;Jeffrey H. Peters;Santiago Horgan;Willem A. Bemelman

  • Laparoscopic peritoneal lavage or sigmoidectomy for perforated diverticulitis with purulent peritonitis: a multicentre, parallel-group, randomised, open-label trial

    Sandra Vennix;Gijsbert D Musters;Irene M Mulder;Hilko A Swank

Frequent Co-Authors

Pieter J. Tanis
Pieter J. Tanis University of Amsterdam
Paul Fockens
Paul Fockens University of Amsterdam
Geert R. D'Haens
Geert R. D'Haens University of Amsterdam
Cyriel Y. Ponsioen
Cyriel Y. Ponsioen University of Amsterdam
Jeanin E. van Hooft
Jeanin E. van Hooft University of Amsterdam
Marcel G. W. Dijkgraaf
Marcel G. W. Dijkgraaf University of Amsterdam
Dirk J. Gouma
Dirk J. Gouma University of Amsterdam
Olivier R. Busch
Olivier R. Busch University of Amsterdam
Mirjam A. G. Sprangers
Mirjam A. G. Sprangers University of Amsterdam
Yves Panis
Yves Panis Université Paris Cité

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