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Prof. Dr. med. Adrian Billeter, PhD

Chefarzt Stv. Viszeralchirurgie

 

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Seit 2022                    
Oberarzt Viszeralchirurgie, Clarunis Universitäres Bauchzentrum Basel

2022                                      
1. Oberarzt, Chirurgische Klinik, Universität Heidelberg (Direktor: Prof. Dr. med. M. W. Büchler)

2022                                      
Leitung „Chirurgie für Chronisch Entzündliche Darmerkrankungen“

2021                                      
Facharzt für Viszeralchirurgie, Landesärztekammer Baden-Württemberg

2018 – 2022                          
Oberarzt, Chirurgische Klinik, Universität Heidelberg (Direktor: Prof. Dr. med. M. W. Büchler)

2017 – 2022                           
Leitung „Adipositaschirurgie“

2016 – 2018                          
Facharzt, Chirurgische Klinik, Universität Heidelberg (Direktor: Prof. Dr. med. M. W. Büchler)

2016                                      
Facharzt für Allgemeinchirurgie, Landesärztekammer Baden-Württemberg

2013 – 2016                          
Assistenzarzt, Chirurgische Klinik, Universität Heidelberg (Direktor: Prof. Dr. med. M. W. Büchler)

2010 – 2013                          
Ph.D.-Student und postdoctoral fellow, Price Institute of Surgical Research, Hiram C. Polk Jr., MD, Department of Surgery, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, Kentucky, USA (Chairmen: Dr. H. C. Polk Jr. MD, Dr. K. McMasters MD)

2008 – 2010                          
Assistenzarzt, Klinik für Unfallchirurgie, Universitätsspital Zürich (Direktoren: Prof. Dr. O. Trentz, Prof. Dr. H.-P. Simmen)

2002 - 2008
Medizinstudium, Universität Zürich

 

Mitgliedschaften
  • Deutsche Gesellschaft für Chirurgie (DGCH)
  • Deutsche Gesellschaft für Allgemein- und Viszeralchirurgie (DGAV):
  • Chirurgische Arbeitsgemeinschaft Adipositastherapie und metabolische Chirurgie (CAADIP), Vorstandsmitglied seit 10/2018
  • International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity and Metabolic Disorders (IFSO)
Publikationen
  • Billeter A, Turina M, Seifert B, Mica L, Stocker R, Keel M: Early Serum Procalcitonin, IL-6 and 24-hour Lactate Clearance: Useful Indicators of Septic Infections in Trauma Patients. World J Surg. 2009 Mar;33(3):558-566.
  • Billeter AT, Druen D, Kanaan ZM, Polk HC: MicroRNAs: New Helpers for Surgeons? Jr. Surgery 2012 Jan;151(1):1-5.
  • Theusinger OM, Wanner GA, Emmert MY, Billeter A, Eismon J, Seifert B, Simmen HP, Spahn DR, Baulig W:Hyperfibrinolysis Diagnosed by Rotational Thromboelastometry (ROTEM®) Is Associated with Higher Mortality in Patients with Severe Trauma. Anesth Analg. 2011 Nov;113(5):1003-1012
  • Frischknecht A, Lustenberger T, Bukur M, Turina M, Billeter A, Mica L, Keel M: Damage control in severely injured trauma patients - A ten-year experience. J Emerg Trauma Shock. 2011 Oct;4(4):450-4.
  • Billeter AT, Polk HC, JR., Hohmann SF, Qadan M, Fry DE, Jorden JR, McCafferty MH, Galandiuk S J: Mortality After Elective Colon Resection: The Search For Outcomes That Define Quality In Surgical Practice Am Coll Surg. 2012 Apr;214(4):436-43; discussion 443-4
  • Schönenberger A, Billeter AT, Seifert B, Neuhaus V, Trentz O, Turina M: Opportunities for Improved Trauma Care of the Elderly – A Cohort Study of 2090 Severely Injured Patients. Arch Gerontol Geriatr. 2012 Nov-Dec;55(3):660-6.
  • Nelson J, Billeter AT, Seifert B, Neuhaus V, Trentz O, Hofer C, Turina M: Obese trauma patients are at increased risk of early hypovolemic shock: a retrospective cohort analysis of 1084 severely injured patients. Crit Care. 2012 May 8;16(3):R77.
  • Billeter AT, Qadan M, Druen D, Gardner SA, The T, Polk HC Jr. J Interferon Cytokine Res. 2012 Oct;32(10):485-94 Aug 21.
  • Billeter AT, Sklare S, Franklin GA, Wright J, Morgan G, O’Flynn PE, Polk HC Jr: Injury. 2012 Nov;43(11):1805-10
  • Kanaan Z, Barnett R, Gardner S, Keskey B, Druen D, Billeter A, Cheadle WG: Differential microRNA (miRNA) expression could explain microbial tolerance in a novel chronic peritonitis model. Innate Immun. 2013;19(2):203-12.
  • Billeter AT, Barnett R, Druen D, Polk HC Jr., Van Berkel V: MicroRNAs as a New Factor in Lung and Esophageal Cancer. Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2012 Autumn;24(3):155-65.
  • Billeter AT, Druen D, Franklin GA, Smith JW, Wrightson W, Richardson JD: Video Assisted Thoracoscopy: An Important Tool for Trauma Surgeons. Langenbecks Arch Surg. 2013 Apr;398(4):515-23.
  • Dübendorfer C, Billeter AT, Seifert B, Keel M, Turina M: Serial lactate and admission SOFA scores in trauma: an analysis of predictive value in 724 patients with and without traumatic brain injury. European Journal of Trauma and Emergency Surgery – 2013 Feb;39(1):25-34
  • Billeter AT,Miller FB, Harbrecht BG, Bowen W, Stephens MJ, Postel GC, Smith JW, Penta M, Coleman R, Franklin GA, Trunkey DD, Polk HC Jr.: Interhospital transfer of blunt multiply injured patients to a level 1 trauma center does not adversely affect outcome. Am J Surg. 2014 Apr;207(4):459-66.
  • Billeter AT, Hellmann JL, Bhatnagar A, Polk HC Jr.: Transient Receptor Potential Ion Channels: Powerful Regulators of Cell Function. Ann Surg. 2014 Feb;259(2):229-35.
  • Kanaan Z, Roberts H, Eichenberger MR, Billeter A, Ocheretner G, Pan J, Rai SN, Jorden J, Williford A, Galandiuk S.: A Plasma MicroRNA Panel for Detection of Colorectal Adenomas: A Step Toward More Precise Screening for Colorectal Cancer. Ann Surg. 2013 Sep;258(3):400-8
  • Barnett RE, Keskey RC, Billeter AT, Cheadle WG: Poor Outcome in Bacterial Peritonitis Is Associated With Dysregulated MicroRNAs Resulting in an Increased Inflammatory Response. Surgery – 2013 Sep;154(3):521-7.
  • Scheyerer MJ, Dütschler J, Billeter A, Zimmermann SM, Sprengel K, Werner CML, Simmen HP, Wanner GA: Effect of elevated serum alcohol level on the outcome of severely injured patients. Emerg Med J. 2014 Oct;31(10):813-7.
  • Billeter AT, Fischer L, Wekerle AL, Senft J, Müller-Stich B: Malabsorption as a Therapeutic Approach in Bariatric Surgery. Gastrointestinal Medicine and Surgery – 2014;30:198-204
  • Billeter AT, Rao JM, Hohmann S, Druen D, Cannon R, Polk HC Jr.: Unintentional perioperative hypothermia is associated with severe complications and high mortality in elective operations. Surgery. 2014 Jun 16. pii: S0039-6060(14)00194-9. [Epub ahead of print]
  • Müller-Stich BP, Senft JD, Lasitschka F, Shevchenko M, Billeter AT, Bruckner T, Kenngott HG, Fischer L, Gehrig T: Polypropylene, polyester or polytetrafluoroethylene-is there an ideal material for mesh augmentation at the esophageal hiatus? Results from an experimental study in a porcine model. Hernia. 2014 Aug 27. [Epub ahead of print]
  • Billeter AT, Hellmann J, Roberts H, Druen D, Gardner SA, Sarojini H, Galandiuk S, Chien S, Bhatnagar A, Spite M, Polk HC Jr.: MicroRNA-155 potentiates the inflammatory response in hypothermia by suppressing IL-10 production. FASEB J. 2014 Dec;28(12):5322-36. Epub 2014 Sep 17.
  • Müller-Stich BP, Senft JD, Warschkow D, Kenngott HG, Billeter AT, Vit G, Helfert S, Diener MK, Fischer L, Büchler MW, Nawroth PP: Surgical Versus Medical Treatment of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in Nonseverely Obese Patients: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Ann Surg. 2014 Nov 17. [Epub ahead of print]
  • Senft JD, Billeter AT, Fischer L, Müller-Stich BP: Clinical evidence for metabolic surgery. Chirurg. 2014 Nov;85(11):952-6. doi: 10.1007/s00104-014-2797-8. Review.
  • Müller-Stich BP*, Billeter AT*, Fleming T, Fischer L, Büchler MW, Nawroth PP: Nitrosative stress but not glycemic parameters correlate with improved neuropathy in non-severely obese diabetic patients after Roux-Y gastric bypass. Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases – 2015 Jul-Aug;11(4):847-54
  • Billeter AT, Rice J, Druen D, Sklare S, Walker S, Gardner SA, Polk HC Jr.: Warming to 39°C but Not to 37°C Ameliorates the Effects on the Monocyte Response by Hypothermia. Annals of Surgery – 2015 Feb 25. [Epub ahead of print]
  • Billeter AT, Galbraiht N, Walker S, Lawson C, Gardner SA, Sarojini H, Galandiuk S, Polk HC Jr. Surgery. TRPA1 mediates the effects of hypothermia on the monocyte inflammatory response. 2015 Sep;158(3):646-54
  • Raque J, Billeter AT, Lucich E, Marvin MM, Sutton E. Training techniques in laparoscopic donor nephrectomy: a systematic review. Clin Transplant. 2015 Jul 14. [Epub ahead of print]
  • Billeter AT, Probst P, Fischer L, Senft JD, Kenngott HG, Schulte T, Nickel F, Zech U, Büchler MW, Nawroth PP, Müller-Stich BP. Risk of Malnutrition, Trace Metal, and Vitamin Deficiency Post Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass-a Prospective Study of 20 Patients with BMI <35 kg/m2. Obesity Surgery - 2015 Apr 24. [Epub ahead of print]
  • Kulu Y, Tarantino I, Billeter AT, Diener MK, Schmidt T, Büchler MW, Ulrich A. Comparative Outcomes of Neoadjuvant Treatment Prior to Total Mesorectal Excision and Total Mesorectal Excision Alone in Selected Stage II/III Low and Mid Rectal Cancer. Annals of Surgical Oncology 2015 Aug 25. [Epub ahead of print]
  • Billeter AT, Senft J, Gotthardt D, Knefeli P, Nickel F, Schulte T, Fischer L, Nawroth PP, Büchler MW, Müller BP. Combined non-alcoholic fatty liver disease and type 2 diabetes mellitus: Sleeve gastrectomy or gastric bypass? - A controlled matched pair study of 34 patients. Obesity Surgery –2015 Dec 11. [Epub ahead of print]
  • Gehrig T, Billeter AT, Wekerle AL, Shevchenko M, Brand K, Müller-Stich BP. Evaluation of the LigaSure™ Vessel Sealing System for bowel transection and intestinal anastomosis-an experimental study in a porcine model. Langenbeck’s Archives of Surgery – 2016 Mar 23. [Epub ahead of print]
  • Nickel F, Schmidt L, Bruckner T, Billeter AT, Kenngott HG, Müller-Stich BP, Fischer L. Gastrointestinal Quality of Life Improves Significantly After Sleeve Gastrectomy and Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass-a Prospective Cross-Sectional Study Within a 2-Year Follow-up. Obes Surg. 2016 Nov 22. [Epub ahead of print]
  • Fischer L, Wekerle AL, Sander J, Nickel F, Billeter AT, Zech U, Bruckner T, Müller-Stich BP. Is there a Reason Why Obese Patients Choose Either Conservative Treatment or Surgery? Obes Surg. 2017 Jan 5. doi: 10.1007/s11695-016-2534-0. [Epub ahead of print]
  • Billeter AT, Kopf S, Zeier M, Scheurlen K, Fischer L, Schulte TM, Kenngott HG, Israel B, Knefeli P, Büchler MW, Nawroth PP, Müller-Stich BP. Renal Function in Type 2 Diabetes Following Gastric Bypass. Dtsch Arztebl Int. 2016 Dec 9;113(49):827-833. doi: 10.3238/arztebl.2016.0827.
  • Nickel F, Tapking C, Zech U, Huennemeyer K, Billeter AT, Müller PC, Kenngott HG, Müller-Stich BP, Fischer L. [The way from cost approval to bariatric surgery: Analysis of resource utilization in a maximum care hospital]. Chirurg. 2017 Feb 20. doi: 10.1007/s00104-017-0381-8. [Epub ahead of print] German.
  • Sutton E, Billeter A, Druen D, Roberts H, Rice J, Polk HC Jr. Development of a Human Cadaver Model for Training in Laparoscopic Donor Nephrectomy. Clin Transplant. 2017 Mar 25. doi: 10.1111/ctr.12979. [Epub ahead of print]
  • Sarojini H, Billeter AT, Eichenberger S, Druen D, Barnett R, Gardner SA, Galbraith NJ, Polk HC Jr, Chien S. Rapid tissue regeneration induced by intracellular ATP delivery-A preliminary mechanistic study. PLoS One. 2017 Apr 5;12(4):e0174899. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0174899. eCollection 2017.
  • Billeter AT, Vittas S, Israel B, Scheurlen KM, Hidmark A, Fleming TH, Kopf S, Büchler MW, Müller-Stich BP. Gastric bypass simultaneously improves adipose tissue function and insulin-dependent type 2 diabetes mellitus. Langenbecks Arch Surg. 2017 Jul 9. [Epub ahead of print]
  • Müller PC, Senft JD, Gath P, Steinemann DC, Nickel F, Billeter AT, Müller-Stich BP, Linke GR. Transrectal rigid-hybrid NOTES cholecystectomy can be performed without peritoneal contamination: a controlled porcine survival study. Surg Endosc. 2018 Jan;32(1):478-484. Epub 2017 Aug 10.
  • Steinemann DC, Müller PC, Billeter AT, Bruckner T, Ulrich A, Müller-Stich BP. Surgery is essential in squamous cell cancer of the rectum. Langenbecks Arch Surg. 2017 Nov;402(7):1055-1062. Epub 2017 Aug 11.
  • Senft JD, Dröscher T, Gath P, Müller PC, Billeter A, Müller-Stich BP, Linke GR. Transrectal Inflammatory response and peritoneal contamination after transrectal natural orifice specimen extraction (NOSE) versus mini-laparotomy: a porcine in vivo study. Surg Endosc. 2017 Aug 25.[Epub ahead of print]
  • Probst P, Ohmann S, Klaiber U, Hüttner FJ, Billeter AT, Ulrich A, Büchler MW, Diener MK. Meta-analysis of immunonutrition in major abdominal surgery. Br J Surg. 2017 Nov;104(12):1594-1608. Epub 2017 Sep 22. Review.
  • Nickel F, Tapking C, Benner L, Sollors J, Billeter AT, Kenngott HG, Bokhary L, Schmid M, von Frankenberg M, Fischer L, Mueller S, Müller-Stich BP. Bariatric Surgery as an Efficient Treatment for Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease in a Prospective Study with 1-Year Follow-up: BariScan Study. Obes Surg. 2017 Nov 9. doi: 10.1007/s11695-017-3012-z. [Epub ahead of print]
  • Billeter AT, Scheurlen KM, Probst P, Eichel S, Nickel F, Kopf S, Fischer L, Diener MK, Nawroth PP, Müller-Stich BP. Meta-analysis of metabolic surgery versus medical treatment for microvascular complications in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus. Br J Surg. 2018 Feb;105(3):168-181. Review.
  • Billeter AT, Müller-Stich BP. Comment on: impact of age on risk of complications after gastric bypass: a cohort study from the Scandinavian Obesity Surgery Registry (SOReg). Surg Obes Relat Dis. 2018 Apr;14(4):443-444.
  • Billeter AT, de la Garza Herrera JR, Scheurlen KM, Nickel F, Billmann F, Müller-Stich BP. MANAGEMENT OF ENDOCRINE DISEASE: Which metabolic procedure? Comparing outcomes in sleeve gastrectomy and Roux-en Y gastric bypass. Eur J Endocrinol. 2018 Aug;179(2):R77-R93. Epub 2018 May 15. Review
  • Jak-TGFβ cross-talk links transient adipose tissue inflammation to beige adipogenesis. Babaei R, Schuster M, Meln I, Lerch S, Ghandour RA, Pisani DF, Bayindir-Buchhalter I, Marx J, Wu S, Schoiswohl G, Billeter AT, Krunic D, Mauer J, Lee YH, Granneman JG, Fischer L, Müller-Stich BP, Amri EZ, Kershaw EE, Heikenwälder M, Herzig S, Vegiopoulos A. Sci Signal. 2018 Apr 24;11(527)
  • Bayindir-Buchhalter I, Wolff G, Lerch S, Sijmonsma T, Schuster M, Gronych J, Billeter AT, Babaei R, Krunic D, Ketscher L, Spielmann N, Hrabe de Angelis M, Ruas JL, Müller-Stich BP, Heikenwalder M, Lichter P, Herzig S, Vegiopoulos A. Cited4 is a sex-biased mediator of the antidiabetic glitazone response in adipocyte progenitors. EMBO Mol Med. 2018 Aug;10(8). pii: e8613. doi: 10.15252/emmm.201708613
  • Billeter AT, Müller-Stich BP. Comment on: metabolic comparison of one anastomosis gastric bypass, single-anastomosis duodenal-switch, Roux-en-Y gastric bypass, and vertical sleeve gastrectomy in rat. Surg Obes Relat Dis. 2018 Dec;14(12):1867-1868. Epub 2018 Sep 22
  • Wolff G, Taranko AE, Meln I, Weinmann J, Sijmonsma T, Lerch S, Heide D, Billeter AT, Tews D, Krunic D, Fischer-Posovszky P, Müller-Stich BP, Herzig S, Grimm D, Heikenwälder M, Kao WW, Vegiopoulos A. Diet-dependent function of the extracellular matrix proteoglycan Lumican in obesity and glucose homeostasis. Mol Metab. 2019 Jan;19:97-106. Epub 2018 Oct 23.
  • Schwarz AC, Billeter AT, Scheurlen KM, Blüher M, Müller-Stich BP. Comorbidities as an Indication for Metabolic Surgery. Visc Med. 2018 Oct;34(5):381-387. Epub 2018 Oct 28. Review.
  • Billeter AT, Müller-Stich BP. Comment on: metabolic comparison of one anastomosis gastric bypass, single-anastomosis duodenal-switch, Roux-en-Y gastric bypass, and vertical sleeve gastrectomy in rat. Surg Obes Relat Dis. 2018 Dec;14(12):1867-1868. Epub 2018 Sep 22.
  • Billeter AT, Müller-Stich BP. CME-Article Metabolic surgery. Chirurg. 2019 Feb;90(2):157-170. German.
  • Scheurlen KM, Probst P, Kopf S, Nawroth PP, Billeter AT, Müller-Stich BP. Metabolic surgery improves renal injury independent of weight loss: a meta-analysis. Surg Obes Relat Dis. 2019 Mar 20. [Epub ahead of print]
  • Scheurlen KM, Billeter AT, Kopf S, Herbst V, Block M, Nawroth PP, Zeier M, Scherberich JE, Müller-Stich BP. Serum uromodulin and Roux-en-Y gastric bypass – improvement of a marker reflecting nephron mass. Surg Obes Relat Dis. 2019 May 02. [Epub ahead of print]
  • Billeter AT, Müller-Stich BP. Paired editorial: "Unacylated Ghrelin is Correlated with the Decline of Bone Mineral Density after Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass in Obese Chinese with Type 2 Diabetes". Surg Obes Relat Dis. 2019 May 30.
  • Billeter AT, Eichel S, Scheurlen KM, Probst P, Kopf S, Müller-Stich BP. Meta-analysis of metabolic surgery versus medical treatment for macrovascular complications and mortality in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus. Surg Obes Relat Dis. 2019 May 2.
  • Kenngott HG, Nickel F, Wise PA, Wagner F, Billeter AT, Nattenmüller J, Nabers D, Maier-Hein K, Kauczor HU, Fischer L, Müller-Stich BP. Weight Loss and Changes in Adipose Tissue and Skeletal Muscle Volume after Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy and Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass: a Prospective Study with 12-Month Follow-Up. Obes Surg. 2019 Jul 15
  • Nickel F, de la Garza J, Werthmann FS, Benner L, Tapking C, Karadza E, Wekerle AL, Billeter AT, Kenngott HG, Fischer L, Müller-Stich BP. Predictors of Risk and Success of Obesity Surgery. Obes Facts 12 (4), 427-439 2019
  • Billeter AT, Müller-Stich BP. Comment On: Perioperative Outcomes of Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass and Sleeve Gastrectomy in Super-Obese and Super-Super-Obese Patients: A National Database Analysis. Surg Obes Relat Dis 16 (1), e8-e9 Jan 2020
  • Billeter AT, Scheurlen KM, Probst P, Müller-Stich BP. Response to the letter to the editor: Different effect on improvement of renal injury in urinary albumin-creatinine ratio at different follow-up time and metabolic surgery. Surg Obes Relat Dis. 2020 May;16(5):706-708.
  • Billmann F, Strobel O, Billeter A, Thomusch O, Keck T, Langan EA, Pfeiffer A, Nickel F, Müller-Stich BP. Insufflation pressure above 25 mm Hg confers no additional benefit over lower pressure insufflation during posterior retroperitoneoscopic adrenalectomy: a retrospective multi-centre propensity score-matched analysis. Surg Endosc. 2021 Feb;35(2):891-899
  • Müller-Stich B, Schmidt T, Nienhüser H, Nickel F, Billeter A, Diener M, Ulrich A, Büchler MW. Total minimally invasive esophagectomy. Chirurg. 2020 Dec;91(Suppl 1):13-14.
  • Billeter AT, Müller PC, Albrecht T, Roessler S, Löffler M, Lemekhova A, Mehrabi A, Müller-Stich BP, Hoffmann K. J. Impact of Type 2 Diabetes on Oncologic Outcomes of Hepatocellular Carcinomas in Non-Cirrhotic, Non-alcoholic Steatohepatitis: a Matched-Pair Analysis. Gastrointest Surg. 2021 May;25(5):1193-1202
  • Billeter AT, Schwarz AC, Rühle A, Boskovic A, Nickel F, Zech U, Wagenlechner P, Müller-Stich BP. Quality of indications in bariatric surgery. Chirurg. 2020 Sep;91(9):727-735.
  • Gehrig T, Josef V, Billeter AT, Warschkow R, Knebel P, Gutt CN, Diener MK, Tarantino I. Dissection with LigaSure Impact™ versus conventional resection in pylorus-preserving partial pancreatoduodenectomy (DISSECT): a single-institution randomized controlled trial. Langenbecks Arch Surg. 2020 Nov;405(7):949-958
  • Felinska E, Billeter A, Nickel F, Contin P, Berlth F, Chand B, Grimminger P, Mikami D, Schoppmann SF, Müller-Stich B. Do we understand the pathophysiology of GERD after sleeve gastrectomy? Ann N Y Acad Sci. 2020 Dec;1482(1):26-35.
  • Billmann F, Billeter A, Thomusch O, Keck T, El Shishtawi S, Langan EA, Strobel O, Müller-Stich BP. Minimally invasive partial versus total adrenalectomy for unilateral primary hyperaldosteronism-a retrospective, multicenter matched-pair analysis using the new international consensus on outcome measures. Surgery. 2020 Oct 16:S0039-6060(20)30608-5.
  • Brock JM, Billeter A, Müller-Stich BP, Herth F. Obesity and the Lung: What We Know Today. Respiration. 2020;99(10):856-866.
  • Fischer A, Fuchs J, Stravodimos C, Hinz U, Billeter A, Büchler MW, Mehrabi A, Hoffmann K. Influence of diabetes on short-term outcome after major hepatectomy: an underestimated risk? BMC Surg. 2020 Nov 30;20(1):305.
  • Scheurlen KM, Billeter AT, O'Brien SJ, Galandiuk S. Metabolic dysfunction and early-onset colorectal cancer - how macrophages build the bridge. Cancer Med. 2020 Sep;9(18):6679-6693.
  • Nickel F, Felinska EA, Billeter AT, Müller-Stich BP. Comment on: Esophageal cancer after sleeve gastrectomy: a population-based comparative cohort study. Surg Obes Relat Dis. 2021 May;17(5):887-888.
  • Pfister D, Núñez NG, Pinyol R, Govaere O, Pinter M, Szydlowska M, Gupta R, Qiu M, Deczkowska A, Weiner A, Müller F, Sinha A, Friebel E, Engleitner T, Lenggenhager D, Moncsek A, Heide D, Stirm K, Kosla J, Kotsiliti E, Leone V, Dudek M, Yousuf S, Inverso D, Singh I, Teijeiro A, Castet F, Montironi C, Haber PK, Tiniakos D, Bedossa P, Cockell S, Younes R, Vacca M, Marra F, Schattenberg JM, Allison M, Bugianesi E, Ratziu V, Pressiani T, D'Alessio A, Personeni N, Rimassa L, Daly AK, Scheiner B, Pomej K, Kirstein MM, Vogel A, Peck-Radosavljevic M, Hucke F, Finkelmeier F, Waidmann O, Trojan J, Schulze K, Wege H, Koch S, Weinmann A, Bueter M, Rössler F, Siebenhüner A, De Dosso S, Mallm JP, Umansky V, Jugold M, Luedde T, Schietinger A, Schirmacher P, Emu B, Augustin HG, Billeter A, Müller-Stich B, Kikuchi H, Duda DG, Kütting F, Waldschmidt DT, Ebert MP, Rahbari N, Mei HE, Schulz AR, Ringelhan M, Malek N, Spahn S, Bitzer M, Ruiz de Galarreta M, Lujambio A, Dufour JF, Marron TU, Kaseb A, Kudo M, Huang YH, Djouder N, Wolter K, Zender L, Marche PN, Decaens T, Pinato DJ, Rad R, Mertens JC, Weber A, Unger K, Meissner F, Roth S, Jilkova ZM, Claassen M, Anstee QM, Amit I, Knolle P, Becher B, Llovet JM, Heikenwalder M. NASH limits anti-tumour surveillance in immunotherapy-treated HCC. Nature. 2021 Apr;592(7854):450-456.
  • Dudek M, Pfister D, Donakonda S, Filpe P, Schneider A, Laschinger M, Hartmann D, Hüser N, Meiser P, Bayerl F, Inverso D, Wigger J, Sebode M, Öllinger R, Rad R, Hegenbarth S, Anton M, Guillot A, Bowman A, Heide D, Müller F, Ramadori P, Leone V, Garcia-Caceres C, Gruber T, Seifert G, Kabat AM, Mallm JP, Reider S, Effenberger M, Roth S, Billeter AT, Müller-Stich B, Pearce EJ, Koch-Nolte F, Käser R, Tilg H, Thimme R, Boettler T, Tacke F, Dufour JF, Haller D, Murray PJ, Heeren R, Zehn D, Böttcher JP, Heikenwälder M, Knolle PA. Auto-aggressive CXCR6+ CD8 T cells cause liver immune pathology in NASH. Nature. 2021 Apr;592(7854):444-449.
  • Sarojini H, Bajorek A, Wan R, Wang J, Zhang Q, Billeter AT, Chien S. Enhanced Skin Incisional Wound Healing With Intracellular ATP Delivery via Macrophage Proliferation and Direct Collagen Production. Front Pharmacol. 2021 Jun 16;12:594586.
  • Billeter AT, Müller-Stich BP. Radiomics: The endocrinologists' new best friend? EBioMedicine. 2021 Aug;70:103531. Epub 2021 Aug 10.
  • Billeter AT, Wloka S, Behnisch R, Albrecht T, Roessler S, Goeppert B, Mueller S, Nickel F, Müller B. Development and Validation of a Novel Scoring System for Noninvasive Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis Detection in Bariatric Patients. Obes Facts. 2021 Aug 20:1-11. Online ahead of print.
  • Müller-Stich BP, Probst P, Nienhüser H, Fazeli S, Senft J, Kalkum E, Heger P, Warschkow R, Nickel F, Billeter AT, Grimminger PP, Gutschow C, Dabakuyo-Yonli TS, Piessen G, Paireder M, Schoppmann SF, van der Peet DL, Cuesta MA, van der Sluis P, van Hillegersberg R, Hölscher AH, Diener MK, Schmidt T. Meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials and individual patient data comparing minimally invasive with open oesophagectomy for cancer. Br J Surg. 2021 Sep 27;108(9):1026-1033.
  • Billmann F, El Shishtawi S, Bruckner T, ElSheikh M, Müller-Stich BP, Billeter AT. Combined non-alcoholic fatty liver disease and type 2 diabetes in severely obese patients—medium term effects of sleeve gastrectomy versus Roux-en-Y-gastric bypass on disease markers. Hepatobiliary Surg Nutr. 2021, accepted for publication
  • Billeter AT, Reiners B, Seide SE, Probst P, Kalkum E, Rupp C, Müller-Stich BP. Comparative effectiveness of medical treatment vs. metabolic surgery for histologically proven non-alcoholic steatohepatitis and fibrosis: a matched network meta-analysis. Hepatobiliary Surg Nutr. 2022 Oct;11(5):696-708. doi: 10.21037/hbsn-21-5.
  • Billmann F, Pfeiffer A, Sauer P, Billeter A, Rupp C, Koschny R, Nickel F, von Frankenberg M, Müller-Stich BP, Schaible A. Endoscopic Stent Placement Can Successfully Treat Gastric Leak Following Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy If and Only If an Esophagoduodenal Megastent Is Used. Obes Surg. 2021 Nov 3. Online ahead of print.
  • Billeter AT, Zumkeller M, Brock J, Herth F, Zech U, Zeier M, Rupp C, Wagenlechner P, Mehrabi A, Müller-Stich BP. Obesity surgery in patients with end-stage organ failure: Is it worth it? Surg Obes Relat Dis. 2021 Nov 14:S1550-7289(21)00545-1.
  • Lang F, Huber A, Kowalewski KF, Kenngott HG, Billmann F, Billeter AT, Fischer L, Bintintan VV, Gutt CN, Müller-Stich BP, Nickel F. Randomized controlled trial of robotic-assisted versus conventional laparoscopic fundoplication: 12 years follow-up. Surg Endosc. 2022 Jan 25. doi: 10.1007/s00464-021-08969-y
  • Billmann F, Billeter A, Schaible A, Müller-Stich BP. Endoscopic Stent Placement to Treat Gastric Leak Following Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy: the Bigger, the Better. Obes Surg. 2022 May;32(5):1768-1769. Epub 2022 Jan 28
  • Murtha-Lemekhova A, Fuchs J, Feiler S, Schulz E, Teroerde M, Kalkum E, Klotz R, Billeter A, Probst P, Hoffmann K. Is metabolic syndrome a risk factor in hepatectomy? A meta-analysis with subgroup analysis for histologically confirmed hepatic manifestations. BMC Med. 2022 Jan 28;20(1):47..
  • Billeter AT, Müller-Stich BP. Comment on: Esophageal and gastric malignancies after bariatric surgery: a retrospective global study. Surg Obes Relat Dis. 2022 Apr;18(4):472-474.
  • Wagner M, Probst P, Haselbeck-Koebler M, Brandenburg JM, Kalkum E, Störzinger D, Kessler J, Simon JJ, Friederich HC, Angelescu M, Billeter AT, Hackert T, Müller-Stich BP, Büchler MW. The Problem of Appetite Loss After Major Abdominal Surgery: A Systematic Review. Ann Surg. 2022 Jan 27. doi: 10.1097/SLA.0000000000005379.
  • Billeter AT. Comment on: Fatty acid binding protein 4 regulates pancreatic cancer cell proliferation via activation of nuclear factor E2-related factor 2. Surg Obes Relat Dis. 2022 Apr;18(4):493-494.
  • Nienhüser H, Heger P, Crnovrsanin N, Schaible A, Sisic L, Fuchs HF, Berlth F, Grimminger PP, Nickel F, Billeter AT, Probst P, Müller-Stich BP, Schmidt T. Mechanical stretching and chemical pyloroplasty to prevent delayed gastric emptying after esophageal cancer resection-a meta-analysis and review of the literature. Dis Esophagus. 2022 Feb 17:doac007. doi: 10.1093/dote/doac007.
  • Rühle A, Billeter AT, Müller-Stich BP. Metabolic Surgery: Paradigm Shift in Metabolic Syndrome/Diabetes Therapy. Visc Med. 2022 Feb;38(1):56-62. doi: 10.1159/000521707
  • Schiefer S, Wirsik NM, Kalkum E, Seide SE, Nienhüser H, Müller B, Billeter A, Büchler MW, Schmidt T, Probst P. Systematic Review of Prognostic Role of Blood Cell Ratios in Patients with Gastric Cancer Undergoing Surgery. Diagnostics (Basel). 2022 Feb 25;12(3):593. doi: 10.3390/diagnostics12030593.
  • Apostolidis L, Lang K, Sisic L, Busch E, Ahadova A, Wullenkord R, Nienhüser H, Billeter A, Müller-Stich B, Kloor M, Jaeger D, Haag GM. Outcome and prognostic factors in patients undergoing salvage therapy for recurrent esophagogastric cancer after multimodal treatment. J Cancer Res Clin Oncol. 2022 Apr 19. doi: 10.1007/s00432-022-04016-y
  • Khajeh E, Aminizadeh E, Eslami P, Ramouz A, Kulu Y, Billeter AT, Nickel F, Müller-Stich BP, Mehrabi A. Outcomes of bariatric surgery in patients with obesity and compensated liver cirrhosis. Surg Obes Relat Dis. 2022 Jun;18(6):727-737. doi: 10.1016/j.soard.2022.03.011.
  • Billeter AT, Müller-Stich BP. Comment on: Comparative effectiveness of gastric bypass and sleeve gastrectomy on predicted 10-year risk of cardiovascular disease 5 years after surgery. Surg Obes Relat Dis. 2022 May 6:S1550-7289(22)00186-1.
  • Billeter AT, Scheurlen KM, Israel B, Straub BK, Schirmacher P, Kopf S, Nawroth PP, Müller-Stich BP. Gastric Bypass Resolves Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Fatty Liver Disease (MAFLD) in Low-BMI Patients: A Prospective Cohort Study. Ann Surg. 2022 Nov 1;276(5):814-821. Epub 2022 Jul 26.
  • Murtha-Lemekhova A, Fuchs J, Teroerde M, Rau H, Frey OR, Hornuss D, Billeter A, Klotz R, Chiriac U, Larmann J, Weigand MA, Probst P, Hoffmann K. BMJ Open. Study protocol of REpeat versus SIngle ShoT Antibiotic prophylaxis in major Abdominal Surgery (RESISTAAS I): a prospective observational study of antibiotic prophylaxis practice for patients undergoing major abdominal surgery. 2022 Sep 19;12(9):e062088. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-062088.
  • Nickel F, Studier-Fischer A, Hausmann D, Klotz R, Vogel-Adigozalov SL, Tenckhoff S, Klose C, Feisst M, Zimmermann S, Babic B, Berlt F, Bruns C, Gockel I, Graf S, Grimminger P, Gutschow CA, Hoeppner J, Ludwig K, Mirow L, Mönig S, Reim D, Seyfried F, Stange D, Billeter A, Nienhüser H, Probst P, Schmidt T, Müller-Stich BP. Study Minimally invasivE versus open total GAstrectomy (MEGA): study protocol for a multicentre randomised controlled trial (DRKS00025765). BMJ Open. 2022 Oct 31;12(10):e064286. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-064286.
  • Book Chapters:
  • Galandiuk S, Smith J, Billeter A, Jorden J. Traumatic Colorectal Injuries, Foreign Bodies, and Anal Wounds In: Shackelford’s Surgery of the Alimentary Tract. 7th edition Yeo C, McFadden D, Mathews J, Peters J, Pemberton J (Eds.) Elsevier, Philadelphia, PA. In Press.
  • Cheadle WG, Kanaan ZM, Billeter AT, Barnett RE. Surgical Immunology. Surgical Infections, 2nd Edition Donald E. Fry (Editor) Jp Medical Pub March 2013
  • Müller-Stich B, Billeter AT, Büchler MW. Afterword Laparoscopic Liver, Pancreas, and Biliary Surgery: Textbook and Illustrated Video Atlas Claudius Conrad (Editor), Brice Gayet (Editor) Wiley, January 2017
  • Billeter AT, Wagner M, Capek M, Müller-Stich BP. Robot-Assisted Gastrectomy in “Atlas of Robotic Upper Gastrointestinal Surgery”.Editors: Omar Yusef Kudsi, Peter P. Grimminger Springer 2022