Francesca Lombardo
Papers
5
Total Citations
353
H-Index
5
About
Francesca Lombardo is a prominent surgical researcher whose work sits at the cutting edge of minimally invasive and robotic surgery, with particular expertise in hernia repair, pancreatic surgery, and oncological gastrointestinal procedures. Her research consistently employs rigorous systematic reviews and advanced network meta-analyses — including Bayesian frameworks — to synthesize complex comparative evidence across open, laparoscopic, and robotic surgical approaches. Lombardo's most influential contribution, a 2019 Bayesian network meta-analysis on primary inguinal hernia repair, has accumulated 153 citations, establishing her as a leading voice in defining optimal surgical strategies for one of the world's most common procedures. Complementing this, her concurrent systematic review on robotic hernia repair (73 citations) critically evaluated the role of emerging technologies in surgical practice. Her scope broadened significantly with high-impact analyses of pancreaticoduodenectomy (70 citations) and gastric cancer surgery, where she has shaped understanding of minimally invasive alternatives to traditional open techniques. Collectively, her body of work provides surgeons and policymakers with evidence-based guidance on adopting new surgical technologies, balancing innovation against clinical outcomes. Her growing citation record reflects the practical and scholarly value her research holds for the global surgical community.
Research Focus
Key Achievements
Top Papers
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5