Gregorio Di Franco General Surgery Unit, Department of Translational Research and New Technologies in Medicine and Surgery University of Pisa Biography Publications Institution JoVE Articles Gregorio Di Franco has not added a biography. If you are Gregorio Di Franco and would like to personalize this page please email our Author Liaison for assistance. Publications Polymorphic Variants Involved in Methylation Regulation: a Strategy to Discover Risk Loci for Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma Journal of Medical Genetics. May, 2023 | Pubmed ID: 37130759 The COVID - AGICT Study: COVID-19 and Advanced Gastro-intestinal Cancer Surgical Treatment. A Multicentric Italian Study on the SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic Impact on Gastro-intestinal Cancers Surgical Treatment During the 2020. Analysis of Perioperative and Short-term Oncological Outcomes Surgical Oncology. Apr, 2023 | Pubmed ID: 36924550 Minimally Invasive Surgery for the Treatment of Moderate to Critical Acute Pancreatitis: A Case-matched Comparison With the Traditional Open Approach Over 10 Years Surgical Laparoscopy, Endoscopy & Percutaneous Techniques. Apr, 2023 | Pubmed ID: 36821700 Surgical Treatment of Recurrent Retroperitoneal Sarcoma in Its Different Patterns: A 15-years' Two-centers Experience The Surgeon : Journal of the Royal Colleges of Surgeons of Edinburgh and Ireland. Jan, 2023 | Pubmed ID: 36707317 Initial 50 Consecutive Full-robotic Pancreatoduodenectomies Without Conversion by a Single Surgeon: a Learning Curve Analysis from a Tertiary Referral High-volume Center Surgical Endoscopy. May, 2023 | Pubmed ID: 36596929 Comparison of Different Pancreatic Stump Management Strategies During Robot-assisted Distal Pancreatectomy The International Journal of Medical Robotics + Computer Assisted Surgery : MRCAS. Feb, 2023 | Pubmed ID: 36256862 Surgery Combined with Intra-operative Microwaves Ablation for the Management of Colorectal Cancer Liver Metastasis: A Case-matched Analysis and Evaluation of Recurrences Frontiers in Oncology. 2022 | Pubmed ID: 36505851 Zebrafish Patient-Derived Xenograft Model to Predict Treatment Outcomes of Colorectal Cancer Patients Biomedicines. Jun, 2022 | Pubmed ID: 35884780 Pattern of Recurrence and Survival After D2 Right Colectomy for Cancer: is There Place for a Routine More Extended Lymphadenectomy? Updates in Surgery. Aug, 2022 | Pubmed ID: 35778547 A Polymorphic Variant in Telomere Maintenance is Associated with Worrisome Features and High-risk Stigmata Development in IPMNs Carcinogenesis. Sep, 2022 | Pubmed ID: 35675759 A "tailored" Interventional and Surgical Management for Moderate to Critical Acute Pancreatitis in Late Phase: a Cohort Study Langenbeck's Archives of Surgery. Nov, 2022 | Pubmed ID: 35639137 In Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma Alpha-Synuclein Increases and Marks Peri-Neural Infiltration International Journal of Molecular Sciences. Mar, 2022 | Pubmed ID: 35409135 Robot-assisted Pancreatoduodenectomy with the Da Vinci Xi: Can the Costs of Advanced Technology Be Offset by Clinical Advantages? A Case-matched Cost Analysis Versus Open Approach Surgical Endoscopy. Jun, 2022 | Pubmed ID: 34708294 Minimally Invasive Distal Pancreatectomy: a Case-matched Cost-analysis Between Robot-assisted Surgery and Direct Manual Laparoscopy Surgical Endoscopy. Jan, 2022 | Pubmed ID: 33534074 Contrast Enhanced Ultrasound for the Diagnosis of Bilateral Renal Lymphangiectasia: Literature Review and Contrast Enhanced Ultrasound Findings Journal of Ultrasound. Mar, 2022 | Pubmed ID: 32886346 Detailing the Ultrastructure's Increase of Prion Protein in Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma World Journal of Gastroenterology. Nov, 2021 | Pubmed ID: 34876792 Association of Genetic Variants Affecting MicroRNAs and Pancreatic Cancer Risk Frontiers in Genetics. 2021 | Pubmed ID: 34527018 Zebrafish Patient-Derived Xenografts Identify Chemo-Response in Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma Patients Cancers. Aug, 2021 | Pubmed ID: 34439284 Technical Validation and Usability of a Portable Ultrasound-Based System for Carotid Assessment of Vascular Ageing: A Pilot Study Heart, Lung & Circulation. Nov, 2021 | Pubmed ID: 34366219 Perioperative Nutritional Aspects in Total Pancreatectomy: A Comprehensive Review of the Literature Nutrients. May, 2021 | Pubmed ID: 34067286 Prognostic Impact of Conservative Surgery for Pancreatic IPMNs Surgical Oncology. Sep, 2021 | Pubmed ID: 33892432 Genome-wide Scan of Long Noncoding RNA Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms and Pancreatic Cancer Susceptibility International Journal of Cancer. Jun, 2021 | Pubmed ID: 33534179 Ileo-colic Intra-corporeal Anastomosis During Robotic Right Colectomy: a Systematic Literature Review and Meta-analysis of Different Techniques International Journal of Colorectal Disease. Jun, 2021 | Pubmed ID: 33486533 Somatostatin Administration Following Pancreatoduodenectomy: a Case-matched Comparison According to Surgical Technique, Body Mass Index, American Society of Anesthesiologists' Score and Fistula Risk Score Surgery Today. Jun, 2021 | Pubmed ID: 33270148 Use of Barbed Suture Without Fashioning the "classical" Wirsung-jejunostomy in a Modified End-to-side Robotic Pancreatojejunostomy Surgical Endoscopy. Feb, 2021 | Pubmed ID: 33025248 Tissue Microarray-chip Featuring Computerized Immunophenotypical Characterization More Accurately Subtypes Ampullary Adenocarcinoma Than Routine Histology World Journal of Gastroenterology. Nov, 2020 | Pubmed ID: 33268964 A Plea for Surgery in Pancreatic Metastases from Renal Cell Carcinoma: Indications and Outcome from a Multicenter Surgical Experience Journal of Clinical Medicine. Oct, 2020 | Pubmed ID: 33066168 Renal Cell Carcinoma: The Role of Radical Surgery on Different Patterns of Local or Distant Recurrence Surgical Oncology. Dec, 2020 | Pubmed ID: 32866943 The Occurrence of Prion Protein in Surgically Resected Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma Pancreatology : Official Journal of the International Association of Pancreatology (IAP) ... [et Al.]. Sep, 2020 | Pubmed ID: 32828686 Use of Zebrafish Embryos As Avatar of Patients with Pancreatic Cancer: A New Xenotransplantation Model Towards Personalized Medicine World Journal of Gastroenterology. Jun, 2020 | Pubmed ID: 32550755 A Model of a Zebrafish Avatar for Co-Clinical Trials Cancers. Mar, 2020 | Pubmed ID: 32183229 Pancreatic Resections for Metastases: A Twenty-year Experience from a Tertiary Care Center European Journal of Surgical Oncology : the Journal of the European Society of Surgical Oncology and the British Association of Surgical Oncology. May, 2020 | Pubmed ID: 31806518 Is There a Role of Robotic Surgery in Abdominal Organs Transplantations? Journal of Robotic Surgery. Aug, 2020 | Pubmed ID: 31531754 The Role of Robotic-assisted Surgery for the Treatment of Diverticular Disease Journal of Robotic Surgery. Feb, 2020 | Pubmed ID: 31375994 Pancreatic Resections in Elderly Patients with High American Society of Anesthesiologists' Risk Score: a View from a Tertiary Care Center Aging Clinical and Experimental Research. May, 2020 | Pubmed ID: 31347102 Robotic-assisted Surgery for Colorectal Liver Metastasis: A Single-centre Experience Journal of Minimal Access Surgery. 2020 | Pubmed ID: 30777992 Robotic-assisted Versus Open Left Pancreatectomy for Cystic Tumours: A Single-centre Experience Journal of Minimal Access Surgery. 2020 | Pubmed ID: 30178768 Robot-assisted Trans-gastric Drainage and Debridement of Walled-off Pancreatic Necrosis Using the EndoWrist Stapler for the Da Vinci Xi: A Case Report World Journal of Clinical Cases. Jun, 2019 | Pubmed ID: 31363474 Comment on "Lessons Learnt from Living Donor Liver Transplantation with ABO-incompatibility: A Single-center Experience from Southern India" Indian Journal of Gastroenterology : Official Journal of the Indian Society of Gastroenterology. Jun, 2019 | Pubmed ID: 31230263 The Role of Hand-assisted Laparoscopic Splenectomy for Mega Spleens in the Da Vinci Era Journal of Robotic Surgery. Dec, 2019 | Pubmed ID: 31168743 Role of Abdominal Ultrasound for the Surveillance Follow-up of Pancreatic Cystic Neoplasms: a Cost-effective Safe Alternative to the Routine Use of Magnetic Resonance Imaging World Journal of Gastroenterology. May, 2019 | Pubmed ID: 31143072 Total Abdominal Proctocolectomy: What is New with the Da Vinci Xi? Journal of Robotic Surgery. Oct, 2019 | Pubmed ID: 31055772 Gray-scale, Doppler and Contrast-enhanced Ultrasound in Pancreatic Allograft Surveillance: A Systematic Literature Review Transplantation Reviews (Orlando, Fla.). Jul, 2019 | Pubmed ID: 30940408 Technical Details and Preliminary Results of a Full Robotic Type II Endoleak Treatment with the Da Vinci Xi Journal of Robotic Surgery. Jun, 2019 | Pubmed ID: 30830571 Use of 3D Models for Planning, Simulation, and Training in Vascular Surgery Updates in Surgery. Mar, 2019 | Pubmed ID: 30805868 Alternative Uses of Virtual Simulators for Laparoscopy and Robot-assisted Surgery for Medical Students Updates in Surgery. Jun, 2019 | Pubmed ID: 30623295 Should We Use Virtual Simulators for Surgical Resident Selection? Journal of Robotic Surgery. Aug, 2019 | Pubmed ID: 30607693 Comment On: 'Money for Nothing'. The Role of Robotic-assisted Laparoscopy for the Treatment of Endometriosis Journal of Robotic Surgery. Jun, 2019 | Pubmed ID: 30536132 Structured Cost Analysis of Robotic TME Resection for Rectal Cancer: a Comparison Between the Da Vinci Si and Xi in a Single Surgeon's Experience Surgical Endoscopy. Jun, 2019 | Pubmed ID: 30251144 Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumours of Stomach: Robot-assisted Excision with the Da Vinci Surgical System Regardless of Size and Location Site Journal of Minimal Access Surgery. 2019 | Pubmed ID: 29595183 Pancreatoduodenectomy Without Vascular Resection in Patients with Primary Resectable Adenocarcinoma and Unilateral Venous Contact: A Matched Case Study Gastroenterology Research and Practice. 2018 | Pubmed ID: 30595690 The Future Today: New Options for Surgical Care Updates in Surgery. Sep, 2018 | Pubmed ID: 30120744 Augmented Reality in Open Surgery Updates in Surgery. Sep, 2018 | Pubmed ID: 30006832 Control Comparison of the New EndoWrist and Traditional Laparoscopic Staplers for Anterior Rectal Resection with the Da Vinci Xi: A Case Study Journal of Laparoendoscopic & Advanced Surgical Techniques. Part A. Dec, 2018 | Pubmed ID: 29920142 Robotic Colorectal Resection With and Without the Use of the New Da Vinci Table Motion: A Case-Matched Study Surgical Innovation. Jun, 2018 | Pubmed ID: 29577830 Multiple Small Bowel Perforations Due to Invasive Aspergillosis in a Patient with Acute Myeloid Leukemia: Case Report and a Systematic Review of the Literature Infection. Jun, 2018 | Pubmed ID: 29357049 Robot-assisted Total Mesorectal Excision for Rectal Cancer: Case-matched Comparison of Short-term Surgical and Functional Outcomes Between the Da Vinci Xi and Si Surgical Endoscopy. Feb, 2018 | Pubmed ID: 28733738 Technical Details and Results of a Modified End-to-Side Technique of Pancreatojejunostomy: a Personal Series of 100 Patients Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery : Official Journal of the Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract. Dec, 2017 | Pubmed ID: 28936588 Full Robotic Colorectal Resections for Cancer Combined With Other Major Surgical Procedures: Early Experience With the Da Vinci Xi Surgical Innovation. Aug, 2017 | Pubmed ID: 28498018 Use of the New Da Vinci Xi® During Robotic Rectal Resection for Cancer: a Pilot Matched-case Comparison with the Da Vinci Si® The International Journal of Medical Robotics + Computer Assisted Surgery : MRCAS. Mar, 2017 | Pubmed ID: 26804716 Robotic Assisted Versus Pure Laparoscopic Surgery of the Adrenal Glands: a Case-control Study Comparing Surgical Techniques Langenbeck's Archives of Surgery. Nov, 2016 | Pubmed ID: 27516077 Robot-assisted Versus Laparoscopic Rectal Resection for Cancer in a Single Surgeon's Experience: a Cost Analysis Covering the Initial 50 Robotic Cases with the Da Vinci Si International Journal of Colorectal Disease. Sep, 2016 | Pubmed ID: 27475091 Use of a Novel Multi-purpose Sponge for Laparoscopic Surgery: Does It Have Special Relevance to Robotically-assisted Laparoscopic Surgery? Journal of Minimal Access Surgery. 2016 | Pubmed ID: 27251845 Use of a New Integrated Table Motion for the Da Vinci Xi in Colorectal Surgery International Journal of Colorectal Disease. Sep, 2016 | Pubmed ID: 27236322 Incidental Appendectomy? Microscopy Tells Another Story: A Retrospective Cohort Study in Patients Presenting Acute Right Lower Quadrant Abdominal Pain International Journal of Surgery (London, England). Apr, 2016 | Pubmed ID: 26931338 Robot-assisted Surgery for the Radical Treatment of Deep Infiltrating Endometriosis with Colorectal Involvement: Short- and Mid-term Surgical and Functional Outcomes International Journal of Colorectal Disease. Mar, 2016 | Pubmed ID: 26686873 Da Vinci Single Site© Surgical Platform in Clinical Practice: a Systematic Review The International Journal of Medical Robotics + Computer Assisted Surgery : MRCAS. Dec, 2016 | Pubmed ID: 26525827 Sexual and Urinary Functions After Robot-assisted Versus Pure Laparoscopic Total Mesorectal Excision for Rectal Cancer International Journal of Colorectal Disease. Apr, 2016 | Pubmed ID: 26149941 Short-term Clinical Outcomes of Robot-assisted Intersphincteric Resection and Low Rectal Resection with Double-stapling Technique for Cancer: a Case-matched Study International Journal of Colorectal Disease. Mar, 2016 | Pubmed ID: 25982464 Robotic Surgery and Hemostatic Agents in Partial Nephrectomy: a High Rate of Success Without Vascular Clamping Journal of Robotic Surgery. Sep, 2015 | Pubmed ID: 26531202 Use of the New Da Vinci Xi During Robotic Rectal Resection for Cancer: Technical Considerations and Early Experience International Journal of Colorectal Disease. Sep, 2015 | Pubmed ID: 26255257 Establishment of Zebrafish Patient-Derived Xenografts from Pancreatic Cancer for Chemosensitivity Testing Alice Usai1, Gregorio Di Franco2, Chiara Gabellini1, Luca Morelli2, Vittoria Raffa1 1Department of Biology, University of Pisa, 2General Surgery Unit, Department of Translational Research and New Technologies in Medicine and Surgery, University of Pisa JoVE 63744 Cancer Research
Establishment of Zebrafish Patient-Derived Xenografts from Pancreatic Cancer for Chemosensitivity Testing Alice Usai1, Gregorio Di Franco2, Chiara Gabellini1, Luca Morelli2, Vittoria Raffa1 1Department of Biology, University of Pisa, 2General Surgery Unit, Department of Translational Research and New Technologies in Medicine and Surgery, University of Pisa JoVE 63744 Cancer Research