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About
Francesco Ardito is a leading figure in minimally invasive hepatobiliary surgery, with a focused expertise in laparoscopic and robotic liver resections for primary liver malignancies, particularly in patients with cirrhosis and portal hypertension. His major contributions include landmark multicenter studies demonstrating how liver disease severity impacts surgical difficulty and outcomes, such as his 2023 work on major liver resections (19 citations) and a 2024 international analysis of over 10,500 minor resections (10 citations). Ardito has been instrumental in advancing the Italian Group of Minimally Invasive Liver Surgery (IGoMILS) registry, a key tool for dissemination and networking that has enabled large-scale analyses, including a 714-patient study on single small hepatocellular carcinoma (14 citations). His comparative research on robotic versus laparoscopic approaches, including a 2025 propensity-score matched analysis of 647 patients (6 citations), provides critical evidence for surgical decision-making. Notably, he has also explored the economic impact of robotic surgery and its application in gynecological cancer recurrences. With a growing body of work that consistently addresses the challenges of cirrhotic livers and technical complexity, Ardito’s research directly shapes safer, more effective minimally invasive strategies for liver cancer patients worldwide.
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