Papers
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Total Citations
247
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About
Dr. Yunpeng Xuan is a pioneering thoracic surgeon whose research has fundamentally advanced the field of minimally invasive lung cancer surgery, particularly through the application of robotic systems. His primary focus is on developing and refining complex robotic bronchial sleeve lobectomies for centrally located non-small cell lung cancer—procedures traditionally requiring open thoracotomy. Dr. Xuan’s major contributions include demonstrating the safety, feasibility, and superior perioperative outcomes of robotic sleeve lobectomy compared to both video-assisted thoracoscopic (VATS) and open approaches, as evidenced by his 2019 propensity score–weighted study (84 citations). He has also systematically defined the learning curve for robot-assisted lobectomy (48 citations), providing essential training guidelines for surgeons adopting this technology. Notably, he has described advanced techniques such as robotic-assisted double-sleeve lobectomy, which combines bronchial and vascular reconstruction. His 2022 long-term oncologic outcomes study on 104 consecutive patients provides crucial evidence for the oncological efficacy of this approach. With a cumulative citation count exceeding 240, Dr. Xuan’s work is instrumental in establishing robotic surgery as a standard of care for complex central lung tumors, offering patients a less invasive path to curative resection.
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- 3Learning curve for robot-assisted lobectomy of lung cancer48 citations · 2019
- 4Robotic-assisted double-sleeve lobectomy34 citations · 2017
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