Federica Tofani

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Dr. Federica Tofani is a leading figure in the advancement of minimally invasive hepatobiliary and pancreatic surgery, with a particular focus on robotic techniques. Her research centers on comparing the safety and efficacy of robotic approaches against traditional open surgery for complex procedures. Dr. Tofani’s major contributions include demonstrating that robotic pancreatoduodenectomy and liver resections for malignancies like hepatocellular carcinoma can achieve comparable or superior surgical and oncological outcomes to open surgery, with the benefits of reduced invasiveness. Her work on the Pringle maneuver in robotic liver surgery has also helped refine intraoperative bleeding control. Her most cited paper, a propensity score-matched study on robotic versus open pancreatoduodenectomy (17 citations), provides crucial evidence for the feasibility of this challenging procedure. Further impactful studies on robotic liver resection for malignant tumors (12-13 citations) underscore her role in expanding the application of minimally invasive surgery. Through these investigations, Dr. Tofani is actively shaping the future of surgical oncology, offering patients less invasive options without compromising outcomes.

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Top Papers

1. 1
   Single-centre comparison of robotic and open pancreatoduodenectomy: a propensity score-matched study

   17 citations · 2020
2. 2
   Robotic Versus Open Liver Resection in Hepatocarcinoma: Surgical and Oncological Outcomes

   13 citations · 2021
3. 3
   Surgical and oncological outcomes after ultrasound‐guided robotic liver resections for malignant tumor. Analysis of a prospective database

   12 citations · 2019
4. 4
   Pringle maneuver in robotic liver surgery: preliminary study

   7 citations · 2018

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