Digestive & Liver Diseases

Overview

In the Physiology and Pathophysiology of the Digestive Tract group, the gastroenterology line investigates the integrated function of the intestinal tract including secretion, motility and absorption in health and disease. It also studies the interactions of intestinal inflammation with some aspects of enteric flora in inflammatory bowel disease.

The liver diseases group deals with viral hepatitis and liver cirrhosis and its complications. And the digestive transplants group studies mostly liver transplantation and the quality of life after it.