Ugo Boggi

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Ugo Boggi is a pioneering Italian surgical researcher whose career has fundamentally shaped the field of minimally invasive pancreatic and abdominal surgery. Based at the forefront of advanced surgical innovation, Boggi has dedicated his work to establishing the safety, feasibility, and oncological efficacy of minimally invasive approaches to some of surgery's most technically demanding procedures, particularly pancreaticoduodenectomy and distal pancreatectomy. His most influential contributions include co-authoring the landmark Miami International Evidence-based Guidelines on Minimally Invasive Pancreas Resection (478 citations), which set the global standard for the field, and leading the DIPLOMA multicenter study (280 citations) comparing minimally invasive and open surgery for pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma. His early demonstration of robotic pancreaticoduodenectomy's feasibility (196 citations) and rigorous analysis of its learning curve (122 citations) helped legitimize robotic surgery as a credible alternative to open techniques. Remarkably, Boggi also performed Europe's first robotic renal transplantation (124 citations), showcasing extraordinary versatility. With over 1,900 citations across his top ten papers alone, Boggi's work has directly informed surgical training, risk stratification tools, and international clinical guidelines, cementing his status as a transformative figure in modern minimally invasive surgery.

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Top Papers

1. 1
   The Miami International Evidence-based Guidelines on Minimally Invasive Pancreas Resection

   478 citations · 2019
2. 2
   Minimally Invasive versus Open Distal Pancreatectomy for Ductal Adenocarcinoma (DIPLOMA)

   280 citations · 2017
3. 3
   Feasibility of robotic pancreaticoduodenectomy

   196 citations · 2013
4. 4
   Laparoscopic pancreaticoduodenectomy: a systematic literature review

   195 citations · 2014
5. 5
   Updated Alternative Fistula Risk Score (ua-FRS) to Include Minimally Invasive Pancreatoduodenectomy

   195 citations · 2019
6. 6
   Outcomes After Minimally-invasive Versus Open Pancreatoduodenectomy

   159 citations · 2018
7. 7
   Robotic renal transplantation: first European case

   124 citations · 2010
8. 8
   The Learning Curve in Robotic Pancreaticoduodenectomy

   122 citations · 2016
9. 9
   Perioperative outcomes of laparoscopic and robot-assisted major hepatectomies: an Italian multi-institutional comparative study

   121 citations · 2014
10. 10
    Robotic <i>versus</i> laparoscopic distal pancreatectomy: multicentre analysis

    121 citations · 2021

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