Papers
33
Total Citations
1,537
H-Index
17
About
Mario Morino is a pioneering surgical innovator whose career spans minimally invasive surgery, robotic-assisted procedures, and advanced endoscopic technologies. Based at the intersection of clinical practice and surgical engineering, Morino has made landmark contributions to the comparative evaluation of robotic versus laparoscopic techniques, conducting prospective randomized controlled trials that have become benchmarks in the field. His influential studies on robot-assisted adrenalectomy (202 citations) and Nissen fundoplication (167 citations) provided some of the earliest rigorous evidence comparing these approaches, shaping how surgeons worldwide adopted emerging robotic platforms. Morino has also been a driving force in the development of robotic capsule endoscopy, contributing foundational work on magnetic steering systems and robotic control of endoscopic capsules — research that collectively spans hundreds of citations and has informed next-generation diagnostic devices for gastrointestinal disease. His review on robotic endoscopic capsule frontiers (166 citations) remains a key reference in the field. Beyond robotics, Morino has contributed meaningfully to gastric cancer management and bariatric surgery outcomes, including identifying complication patterns in Roux-en-Y gastric bypass. With a body of work exceeding 1,300 cumulative citations, Morino represents a defining voice in the evolution of surgical technology and minimally invasive innovation.
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- 2Gastric cancer: Current status of lymph node dissection186 citations · 2016
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- 4Frontiers of robotic endoscopic capsules: a review166 citations · 2016
- 5Robotic versus manual control in magnetic steering of an endoscopic capsule135 citations · 2009
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