Valerie Przetocki
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About
Dr. Valerie Przetocki is a leading hepatopancreaticobiliary (HPB) surgeon whose research focuses on advancing minimally invasive surgical techniques for complex liver and pancreatic cancers. Her most impactful work centers on evaluating the clinical and economic outcomes of robotic surgery compared to traditional open approaches. In her landmark 2022 study (41 citations), she used propensity score matching to demonstrate that robotic major hepatectomy for malignant liver tumors yields comparable oncologic outcomes to open surgery, challenging long-held assumptions about the limitations of minimally invasive approaches. Her 2021 cost analysis (38 citations) provided crucial evidence that robotic pancreaticoduodenectomy, despite perceptions of higher expense, can be economically viable at high-volume centers. Dr. Przetocki has also investigated the impact of prior abdominal surgeries on robotic hepatectomy outcomes and analyzed surgical margins in colorectal liver metastasis resections. Her work has been instrumental in expanding the evidence base for robotic HPB surgery, helping to establish its role as a safe, effective, and potentially cost-efficient alternative to open procedures.
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