Papers
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Total Citations
441
H-Index
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About
Dr. L. Bresler is a pioneering surgeon whose career has been defined by the systematic exploration and validation of robotic-assisted surgery across multiple specialties. His research focuses on the application of the Da Vinci® system to complex procedures in pelvic organ prolapse, adrenal and thyroid surgery, and colorectal and bariatric interventions. A key contribution is his early and sustained work on robotic sacrocolpopexy and rectopexy, demonstrating through long-term outcome studies (with papers accumulating over 100 and 36 citations, respectively) that robotic assistance offers durable results, particularly for elderly patients with full-thickness rectal prolapse. Dr. Bresler was also among the first to critically assess the advantages and drawbacks of robot-assisted adrenalectomy, a procedure that has since become a standard. His influence extends to surgical education, as evidenced by his highly cited 2020 work on residency training and simulation (47 citations). By consistently publishing preliminary results and long-term follow-ups in both French and English, he has built a robust evidence base that has helped transition robotic surgery from a novelty to a mainstream tool in digestive and endocrine surgery.
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Top Papers
- 1Robotic-assisted pelvic organ prolapse surgery107 citations · 2005
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- 3Robot-assisted adrenalectomy: indications and drawbacks57 citations · 2017
- 4Residency training in robotic surgery: The role of simulation47 citations · 2020
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