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Total Citations
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About
Claudio Bassi is a preeminent pancreatic surgeon and researcher whose work has fundamentally shaped the field of minimally invasive pancreatic surgery (MIPS). Based at a high-volume center in Verona, Italy, Bassi has dedicated his career to advancing laparoscopic and robotic approaches to complex pancreatic procedures, establishing both their safety and oncological efficacy. His leadership in developing landmark international guidelines — including the Miami Evidence-based Guidelines (2019, 478 citations) and the Brescia EGUMIPS guidelines (2023) — has provided the surgical community with rigorous, consensus-driven frameworks for standardizing minimally invasive pancreas resection worldwide. His contributions to the DIPLOMA study (2017, 280 citations) offered critical comparative evidence on minimally invasive versus open distal pancreatectomy for pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma, influencing surgical decision-making globally. Bassi has also championed parenchyma-preserving techniques such as pancreatic enucleation, demonstrating long-term quality-of-life benefits for patients. His prolific output spans cost-effectiveness analyses, robotic surgery outcomes, and pancreatic stenting innovations, collectively accumulating over 1,200 citations. For students and researchers in hepatopancreatobiliary surgery, Bassi's work represents an essential, evidence-driven foundation for modern pancreatic surgical practice.
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- 8Minimally invasive pancreatic surgery - a review.41 citations · 2015
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- 10Robotic spleen-preserving distal pancreatectomy: the Verona experience31 citations · 2020