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Unità
Chirurgia Oncologica Addominale II
Ruolo in Ospedale
Responsabile Unità Operativa Chirurgia Oncologica Addominale II
Specializzazione
Chirurgia Generale
Aree mediche di interesse
Oncologia Chirurgica: tumori di esofago, stomaco, tenue, colon, retto, ano, fegato, vie biliari, pancreas, retroperitoneo e surreni.
Patologia benigna: Calcolosi della colecisti, ernie e laparoceli, ernia iatale, diverticolite, proctologia.
Metodica d’elezione e principale expertise in Chirurgia Mininvasiva (Laparoscopica e Robotica).

Esperienze di lavoro

• Da giugno 2022 ad agosto 2026
  Ospedale Umberto I – Enna
  Direttore UOC Chirurgia Generale
  Dal 2025 ad agosto 2026
  Direttore dell’U.O.C. di Chirurgia Generale e Direttore del Dipartimento Chirurgico dell’ASP di Enna.
  
  
  Direttore dell’U.O.C. di Chirurgia Generale e Direttore del Dipartimento Chirurgico dell’ASP di Enna. Svolge attività di chirurgia oncologica, con particolare focus sulla patologia del tratto digerente. Ha avviato e sviluppato il programma di chirurgia robotica (piattaforma HUGO/Console Surgeon) e promosso l’integrazione sistematica dei protocolli peri-operatori ERAS. Casistica di oltre 2.000 interventi da primo operatore negli ultimi 15 anni con elevata specializzazione nel trattamento delle neoplasie del tratto digerente.
• Dal 2014 al 2022
  ARNAS Garibaldi – Catania
  Dirigente Medico di Chirurgia Oncologica presso il P.O. Nesima.
  
  
  Dirigente Medico di Chirurgia Oncologica presso il P.O. Nesima, con incarico ad Altissima Specializzazione B2. Focalizzato sulla chirurgia dell’apparato digerente, carcinoma colorettale e gastrico e partecipazione ai Gruppi Oncologici Multidisciplinari (GOM) di Chirurgia addominale, Ginecologia Oncologica ed Endometriosi. 

Formazione

Laurea
Corso di Laurea in Medicina e Chirurgia
Anno di laurea: 2005
Università: Università degli Studi di Catania

Specializzazione
Specializzazione in Chirurgia Generale
Anno di specializzazione: 2011
Università: Università degli Studi di Catania

Attività e pubblicazioni scientifiche

Ha partecipato a numerosi Master professionalizzanti, Corsi Teorico Pratici e Congressi Nazionali e Internazionali in qualità di Presidente, Moderatore e Relatore.

Pubblicazioni Scientifiche ultimo triennio:

• Risk Factor for Hypoparathyoidism after Thyroid Surgery : A Single-Center Study. Journal of Clinical Medicine  2023,12,1956. https: / doi. Org 10.3390/jcm12051956,  published 1 March 2023.
• Prospective validation of the Israeli Score for the prediction of common bile duct stones in patients with acute calculous cholecystitis Fugazzola P,  et al. ; S.P.Ri.M.A.C.C. Collaborative Group.. Surg Endosc. 2023 Nov;37(11):8562-8569. doi: 10.1007/s00464-023-10442-x. Epub 2023 Oct 4. PMID: 37794123.
• Prediction of morbidity and mortality after early cholecystectomy for acute calculous cholecystitis: results of the S.P.Ri.M.A.C.C. study. Fugazzola P, et al; S.P.Ri.M.A.C.C. Collaborative Group. World J Emerg Surg. 2023 Mar 18;18(1):20. doi: 10.1186/s13017-023-00488-6. PMID: 36934276; PMCID: PMC10024826
• Time for a paradigm shift in shared decision-making in trauma and emergency surgery? Results from an international survey. Cobianchi L, et al. Team Dynamics Study Group. World J Emerg Surg. 2023 Feb 17;18(1):14. doi: 10.1186/s13017-022-00464-6. PMID: 36803568; PMCID: PMC9936681.
• Surgeons’ perspectives on artificial intelligence to support clinical decision-making in trauma and emergency contexts: results from an international survey Cobianchi L, et al. Team Dynamics Study Group.. World J Emerg Surg. 2023 Jan 3;18(1):1. doi: 10.1186/s13017-022-00467-3. Erratum in: World J Emerg Surg. 2023 Mar 23;18(1):22. doi: 10.1186/s13017-023-00493-9. PMID: 36597105; PMCID: PMC9811693.
• 30-day Morbidity and Mortality after Cholecystectomy for Benign Gallbladder Disease (AMBROSE): A Prospective, International Collaborative Cohort Study. Wong GYM, et al. AMBROSE Collaborative. Ann Surg. 2024 Feb 13. doi: 10.1097/SLA.0000000000006236. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 38348652.
• Access to and quality of elective care: a prospective cohort study using hernia surgery as a tracer condition in 83 countries. NIHR Global Health Research Unit on Global Surgery. Lancet Glob Health. 2024 Jul;12(7):e1094-e1103. doi: 10.1016/S2214-109X(24)00142-6. Epub 2024 May 23. PMID: 38797188.
• Global 30-day morbidity and mortality of surgery for perforated peptic ulcer: GRACE study. Abouelazayem M et al.GRACE Study Collaborative Group. Surg Endosc. 2024 Aug;38(8):4402-4414. doi: 10.1007/s00464-024-10881-0. Epub 2024 Jun 17. PMID: 38886232.
• Opioid analgesia and severity of acute pancreatitis: An international multicentre cohort study on pain management in acute pancreatitis. Pandanaboyana S et al. PAINAP Collaborative. United European Gastroenterol J. 2024 Apr;12(3):326-338. doi: 10.1002/ueg2.12542. Epub 2024 Mar 4. PMID: 38439202; PMCID: PMC11017759
• Global trends in opioid use for pain management in acute pancreatitis: A multicentre prospective observational study. Knoph CS, et al. PAINAP Collaborative; Pandanaboyana S. United European Gastroenterol J. 2024 Oct;12(8):1114-1127. doi: 10.1002/ueg2.12641. Epub 2024 Aug 14. PMID: 39140779; PMCID: PMC11485295.
• Textbook outcome in urgent early cholecystectomy for acute calculous cholecystitis: results post hoc of the S.P.Ri.M.A.C.C study Fugazzola P, et al. S.P.Ri.M.A.C.C. Collaborative Group.. World J Emerg Surg. 2024 Mar 21;19(1):12. doi: 10.1186/s13017-024-00539-6. PMID: 38515141; PMCID: PMC10956255.
• Association between multimorbidity and postoperative mortality in patients undergoing major surgery: a prospective study in 29 countries across Europe STARSurg Collaborative; EuroSurg Collaborative.. Anaesthesia. 2024 Sep;79(9):945-956. doi: 10.1111/anae.16324. Epub 2024 May 27. PMID: 39101671.
• Impact of postoperative cardiovascular complications on 30-day mortality after major abdominal surgery: an international prospective cohort study. STARSurg Collaborative; EuroSurg Collaborative. Anaesthesia. 2024 Jul;79(7):715-724. doi: 10.1111/anae.16220. Epub 2024 Feb 2. PMID: 38303634.
• Global access to technologies to support safe and effective inguinal hernia surgery: prospective, international cohort study. National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Global Health Research Unit on Global Surgery. Br J Surg. 2024 Jul 2;111(7):znae164. doi: 10.1093/bjs/znae164. PMID: 38985889; PMCID: PMC11235323.
• Stomach cancer elective surgery morbidity and mortality at 90-Day (Hold Study): a prospective, international collaborative cohort study. Langenbecks Arch Surg. 2025 Nov 14;411(1):12. doi: 10.1007/s00423-025-03890-7.PMID: 41236666 
• Pain intensity and prognosis of acute pancreatitis in an international, prospective study. Knoph CS; PAINAP Collaborative; Pandanaboyana S.Br J Surg. 2025 Aug 1;112(8):znaf155. doi: 10.1093/bjs/znaf155.PMID: 40827650
• Combined Neuroendocrine Carcinoma and Hepatocellular Carcinoma of the Liver: Systematic Literature Review Suggests Implementing Biological Characterization to Optimize Therapeutic Strategy. Sambataro D, Bellavia S, Di Mattia P, Centonze D, Emmanuele C, Bonasera A, Caputo G, Quattrocchi AMO, Vinci E, Gebbia V, Valerio MR.Cancers (Basel). 2025 Mar 22;17(7):1074. doi: 10.3390/cancers17071074.PMID: 40227579 
• Brain Metastasis in Endometrial Cancer: A Systematic Review. Sambataro D, Gebbia V, Bonasera A, Quattrocchi AMO, Caputo G, Vinci E, Di Mattia P, Lavalle S, Pecorino B, Scandurra G, Scibilia G, Centonze D, Valerio MR.Cancers (Basel). 2025 Jan 25;17(3):402. doi: 10.3390/cancers17030402.PMID: 39941769 
• 30-day Morbidity and Mortality after Cholecystectomy for Benign Gallbladder Disease (AMBROSE): A Prospective, International Collaborative Cohort Study. Wong GYM, et al. AMBROSE Collaborative.Ann Surg. 2025 Feb;281(2):312-321. doi: 10.1097/SLA.0000000000006236. Epub 2024 Feb 13.PMID: 38348652 
• Global anaesthesia practice using inguinal hernia surgery as a tracer condition: a secondary analysis of an international prospective cohort study. NIHR Global Health Research Group on Environmentally Sustainable Hospitals in Low‐ and Middle‐income Countries.Anaesthesia. 2025 Nov;80(11):1343-1351. doi: 10.1111/anae.16686. Epub 2025 Sep 9.PMID: 40923367 
• Extended pharmacological thromboprophylaxis and clinically relevant venous thromboembolism after major abdominal and pelvic surgery: international, prospective, propensity score-weighted cohort study.EuroSurg Collaborative and STARSurg Collaborative.Br J Surg. 2025 Mar 4;112(3):znaf005. doi: 10.1093/bjs/znaf005.PMID: 40067192 
• Evaluating quality of colorectal cancer surgery across elective and emergency health systems: secondary analysis of prospective cohort studies in 95 countries. Kamarajah SK et al. NIHR Global Health Research Unit on Global Surgery.BJS Open. 2026 Jul 3;10(4):zrag062. doi: 10.1093/bjsopen/zrag062.PMID: 42483900 

Unità

Chirurgia Oncologica Addominale II