Gianluca Perroni

About

Gianluca Perroni is a thoracic surgeon and clinical researcher whose work sits at the forefront of minimally invasive and robotic-assisted thoracic surgery, with a particular focus on the surgical management of lung cancer. His most significant contribution to the field is his leadership in the ROMAN Study, the first prospective international randomized controlled trial comparing robotic surgery to traditional video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) for early-stage lung cancer — a landmark paper that has accumulated 94 citations since its 2021 publication and represents a pivotal milestone in evidence-based thoracic surgery. Perroni has also made meaningful contributions to the refinement of robotic segmentectomy, exploring its indications, technique, and outcomes as an increasingly preferred alternative to lobectomy for small peripheral tumors. His work extends to challenging patient populations, including the very elderly and those with locally advanced non-small cell lung cancer, demonstrating robotic surgery's safety and versatility across a broad clinical spectrum. Through rigorous comparative research and technical expertise, Perroni has helped establish robotic thoracic surgery as a credible and advantageous approach, shaping evolving standards of care in thoracic oncology.

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Top Papers

1. 1
   Perioperative Outcome of Robotic Approach Versus Manual Videothoracoscopic Major Resection in Patients Affected by Early Lung Cancer: Results of a Randomized Multicentric Study (ROMAN Study)

   94 citations · 2021
2. 2
   Robotic segmentectomy: indication and technique

   21 citations · 2020
3. 3
   Overview of the outcomes of robotic segmentectomy and lobectomy

   11 citations · 2021
4. 4
   Robotic Surgery Is a Safe Treatment in Very Elderly Patients with Resectable Lung Cancer

   3 citations · 2025
5. 5
   Robotic surgery for locally advanced non-small cell lung cancer

   2 citations · 2021

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