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Total Citations
759
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About
Graziano Pernazza is a pioneering figure in minimally invasive surgical oncology, with a career dedicated to advancing robotic and laparoscopic techniques for gastrointestinal and endocrine cancers. His research centers on optimizing surgical outcomes for rectal, gastric, and pancreatic malignancies, as well as adrenal pathologies. Pernazza’s landmark 2013 study comparing robotic and laparoscopic total mesorectal excision for rectal cancer, cited over 250 times, established critical benchmarks for oncological and functional recovery. He was an early adopter of robotic right colon resection for malignant disease, documenting its feasibility in a seminal 2010 paper (120 citations). In gastric cancer, Pernazza has made transformative contributions, demonstrating through propensity-matched studies that robotic gastrectomy with extended D2 lymphadenectomy offers superior outcomes to open and laparoscopic approaches (100+ citations). His work on full robotic gastrectomy (98 citations) and ICG-near-infrared fluorescence-guided lymph node dissection (30 citations) has refined surgical precision. Beyond the abdomen, he has advanced robotic adrenalectomy, detailing technical nuances and learning curves. Pernazza also leads the multicenter TiMiSNAR trial, investigating optimal surgical timing after neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy for rectal cancer. With over 700 total citations, his research continues to shape evidence-based practice in robotic surgery.
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- 5Robotic adrenalectomy: technical aspects, early results and learning curve38 citations · 2012
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- 7Improved Early Survival After Robotic Gastrectomy in Advanced Gastric Cancer18 citations · 2006
- 8Robotic versus laparoscopic distal pancreatectomy in obese patients16 citations · 2023
- 9Fully robotic treatment of an epiphrenic diverticulum: Report of a case15 citations · 2011
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