Papers
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Total Citations
980
H-Index
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About
Sjors Klompmaker is a leading surgical researcher whose work has fundamentally shaped the modern approach to pancreatic surgery, particularly in the transition from open to minimally invasive techniques. His primary research focuses on comparing the safety, oncological efficacy, and short-term outcomes of laparoscopic and robotic pancreatic resections against traditional open procedures. Klompmaker’s major contributions include leading the landmark DIPLOMA study (280 citations), which provided critical evidence on oncological outcomes for distal pancreatectomy in pancreatic cancer patients. He also developed and validated the updated Alternative Fistula Risk Score (ua-FRS) (195 citations), a crucial tool for predicting postoperative pancreatic fistula after minimally invasive pancreatoduodenectomy. His pan-European propensity score-matched studies on pancreatoduodenectomy (159 and 37 citations) have been instrumental in establishing benchmarks for these complex procedures. Beyond comparative effectiveness, Klompmaker has investigated risk factors for conversion to open surgery and pioneered procedure-specific training protocols for robotic distal pancreatectomy, directly impacting surgical education and patient safety. His work, accumulating over 900 citations, continues to guide evidence-based implementation of minimally invasive pancreatic surgery worldwide.
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- 3Outcomes After Minimally-invasive Versus Open Pancreatoduodenectomy159 citations · 2018
- 4Laparoscopic pancreatic surgery for benign and malignant disease143 citations · 2016
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- 9Procedure-specific Training for Robot-assisted Distal Pancreatectomy21 citations · 2019
- 10Outcomes After Minimally Invasive Versus Open Total Pancreatectomy17 citations · 2021