Julio Castillo Diego
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About
Julio Castillo Diego is a pioneering colorectal surgeon whose research has significantly advanced minimally invasive techniques for rectal cancer treatment, with a particular focus on robotic-assisted surgery and total mesorectal excision (TME). His most influential work, a 2014 prospective pilot study on robotic-assisted laparoscopic transanal TME (78 citations), established early evidence for the feasibility and safety of this technically demanding approach, helping lay the groundwork for what would become an increasingly adopted surgical paradigm. Notably, Castillo Diego published multiple complementary studies in that same year—including preclinical cadaveric research and technique descriptions in both English and Spanish—demonstrating a comprehensive, methodical effort to validate and disseminate this innovation across international surgical communities. His 2016 series of 198 consecutive robotic TME cases further reinforced the technique's reproducibility at scale. More recently, his contributions to the MIRCAST study (2023, 42 citations) reflect an evolving interest in optimizing anastomotic strategies during right hemicolectomy. His work on enhanced recovery protocols combined with robotic surgery underscores a holistic approach to patient outcomes. Collectively, his publications have accumulated nearly 220 citations, marking him as a meaningful contributor to modern colorectal surgical practice.
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- 8Polipectomía transanal asistida por robot: ¿tiene alguna indicación?7 citations · 2017