Luca Moraldi
Papers
19
Total Citations
382
H-Index
12
About
Luca Moraldi is a surgical researcher specializing in minimally invasive pancreatic and hepatic surgery, with a particular focus on robotic and laparoscopic techniques for complex oncological procedures. His work has significantly advanced the understanding of robotic-assisted surgery as an alternative to both traditional open and laparoscopic approaches in high-stakes interventions such as distal pancreatectomy and pancreatoduodenectomy. Moraldi's most influential contribution — a multicentre analysis comparing robotic versus laparoscopic distal pancreatectomy, now amassing over 121 citations — has helped clarify perioperative outcomes in a field where large-scale evidence was critically lacking. His research on pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors (PanNETs), including ultrasound-guided robotic enucleation techniques, has shaped evolving clinical decision-making for these often incidentally discovered lesions. Participating in pan-European multicenter studies and propensity-matched analyses, Moraldi has consistently contributed rigorous comparative data on surgical outcomes, including for frail patient populations. His investigations into the learning curve of robotic pancreatoduodenectomy and robotic liver resection for hepatocellular carcinoma further underscore his broad expertise across hepatopancreatic surgery. With a growing citation record across multiple high-impact studies, Moraldi represents an important voice in the global effort to standardize and validate minimally invasive approaches in complex abdominal oncology.
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Top Papers
- 1Robotic <i>versus</i> laparoscopic distal pancreatectomy: multicentre analysis121 citations · 2021
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- 5Ultrasound-Guided Robotic Enucleation of Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumors18 citations · 2018
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