Papers
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Total Citations
317
H-Index
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About
Erkan Kaba is a pioneering thoracic surgeon whose research has fundamentally advanced the field of minimally invasive thoracic surgery, with a particular focus on robotic-assisted techniques for lung cancer and mediastinal pathology. His most influential work centers on comparative analyses of surgical approaches — open, video-assisted (VATS), and robotic-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (RATS) — examining outcomes in lymph node dissection, pulmonary resection, and nodal staging for lung cancer. His 2016 study comparing lymph node dissection across all three modalities has garnered 64 citations, while his foundational work documenting the learning curve for robotic anatomic lung resections in 102 cases (59 citations) has become an essential reference for surgeons adopting robotic platforms. Kaba's research on robotic lung segmentectomy helped establish evidence for this technically demanding procedure at a time when institutional experience was scarce. Beyond lung cancer, his work extends to robotic thymectomy for myasthenia gravis and innovative pediatric applications, including robotic bronchogenic cyst resection in children. With over 280 cumulative citations, Kaba's contributions have meaningfully shaped how thoracic surgeons worldwide evaluate and adopt emerging minimally invasive technologies.
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- 4Robotic lung segmentectomy for malignant and benign lesions.41 citations · 2014
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- 7Robotic thymectomy for myasthenia gravis12 citations · 2019
- 8Robotic lung resections: video-assisted thoracic surgery based approach8 citations · 2017
- 9What happens while learning robotic lobectomy for lung cancer?7 citations · 2017
- 10Robotic thymectomy—a new approach for thymus7 citations · 2017