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About
Tran Cong Duy Long is a leading hepatobiliary surgeon whose research has fundamentally shaped the modern practice of minimally invasive liver surgery. His work centers on a critical comparison between robotic and laparoscopic techniques, systematically evaluating their outcomes across the full spectrum of hepatic resections. Through a series of landmark, large-scale international multicenter studies, Dr. Long has provided the highest level of evidence on this debate. His most cited paper (120 citations) used propensity-score matching to compare robotic and laparoscopic right and extended right hepatectomies, while subsequent studies extended this analysis to major hepatectomies (59 citations), resections of challenging posterosuperior segments (54 citations), and even huge tumors ≥10 cm (24 citations). Notably, his research has demonstrated that the robotic approach is associated with significantly less blood loss in certain complex procedures, such as right anterior sectionectomy. Dr. Long has also pioneered the study of risk factors for open conversion during minimally invasive surgery, analyzing data from nearly 4,000 major hepatectomies and over 10,000 minor resections. His comprehensive body of work, encompassing over 400 citations, provides surgeons with crucial, data-driven guidance for selecting the optimal minimally invasive approach for each patient.
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