FRANCESCO M. BIANCO, MD

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF SURGERY

General Profile

Specialty:

Robotic & Minimally Invasive Surgery

Sub-Specialties:

Bariatric Surgery, Hernia Surgery

Appointments:

Attending Surgeon at University of Illinois Hospital & Health Sciences System

Clinical Interests:

Robotic Surgery and Development of Related Techniques; Pancreatic and Liver Surgery; Minimally Invasive Colo-rectal and Upper GI Surgery

Languages Spoken:

English, Italian, French

Education

Medical Education:

G. d’Annunzio, Chieti University, Italy

Residency:

G. d’Annuzio, Chieti University, Misericordia Hospital

Fellowship:

Minimally Invasive & Robotic Surgery,Misericordia Hospital Grosseto, Italy

Certifications:

Italian Board of Surgery

Publications, Awards, & Memberships

Awards:

• Universita’ Gabriele D’Annunzio, Chieti, Italy. Winner National Scholarship Faculty of Medicine. Assigned based on written examination, 1993
• Universita’ Gabriele D’Annunzio, Chieti, Italy. 1st place in General Surgery selections. Assigned based on oral and written examination, 2000
• Socrates International Medical Students exchange project. Winner international sholarship program. Assigned based on medical school grades and curriculum, 1998
• Italian Society of Oncologic Surgery Regional Congress. 1st Prize ” Laparoscopic treatment of circumscribed peritonitis from perforated peptic ulcers “ 700 €, 2003
• Italian Society of Oncologic Surgery Regional Congress. 1st Prize: ” Laparoscopic approach for adrenal tumors”. 1250 €, 2005
• XVI National Congress of Digestive Surgery. 1st Prize: ” Robotic Right Hepatectomy”. 300 €, 2005
• Associazione Italiana Studio Pancreas. Clinical Research Grant: on Acute pancreatitis. Proinf AISP, Observational study on acute pancreatitis 1239 €, 2005
• Etichon Endosurgery. Clinical Research Grant: Laparoscopic colectomy. Laparoscopic colectomy Italy: follow up. 10000 €, 2005
• Etichon Endosurgery. Clinical Grant: Development of didactical material for colorectal lap surg. 10000 €, 2006
• Etichon Endosurgery. Clinical Grant: Development of didactical material for wall defect lap surg. 2000 €, 2006
• Clinical Robotic Surgery Association Worldwide Meeting 2010. 2nd Prize: ” Robotic assisted kidney transplant”. Best video contest, 2010
• Clinical Robotic Surgery Association Worldwide Meeting 2010. 1st Prize: ” Is robot-assisted pancreatoduodenectomy safe in pt older than 70 yrs”, Best paper contest, 2010
• Clinical Robotic Surgery Association Worldwide Meeting 2010. 3rd Prize: ” laparoscopic versus robotic gastric bypass”, Best poster contest, 2010
• University of Illinois at Chicago. Nominee Golden scalpel award. Excellence in teaching, recognition assigned by medical students, 2013
• University of Illinois at Chicago. Winner Golden scalpel award. Excellence in teaching, recognition assigned by medical students, 2014
• University of Illinois at Chicago 2015 research forum. 1st Prize: “robotic assisted inguinal hernia surgery: results of 217 repairs”, Golden award for best poster, 2015
• Clinical Robotic Surgery Association Worldwide Meeting 2015. 2nd Prize: “Bleeding Control from Inferior Pancreatoduodenal Artery during Robot-Assisted Laparoscopic Pylorus Preserving Pancreatoduodenectomy “, Best video contest, 2015

Society Memberships:

• Italian National Medical Association
• Clinical Robotic Surgery Association (CRSA)
• Clinical Robotic Surgery Association (CRSA)
• American Hernia Society
• American College of Surgeons

Publications:

• P. Innocenti, L. Napolitano, C. Cicchella, M. Waku, F. Bianco, F.F. Di Mola. La colecistectomia laparoscopica in day surgery. Minerva Medica. 2000;Suppl SICADS(173 – 174)
• L. Napolitano, N. Di Bartolomeo, F. Bianco, P. Innocenti. Duodenal obstruction: unusual complication of acute pancreatitis. G Chir. 2001;22(4):125-126
• P. Innocenti, L. Aceto, N. Di Bartolomeo, L. Napolitano, F. Bianco, P. De Nicola, G. Liddo, M. Waku. Conventional versus laparoscopic surgery in tumors of the colon. Tumori. 2002;1(3):S1-4
• G. Liddo, D. Di Pietrantonio, M. Balestra, P. De Nicola, F.M. Bianco, N. Di Bartolomeo, L. Napolitano, L. Aceto, P. Innocenti. Tumori rari del pancreas: la nostra esperienza.Tumori. 2004;S66(suppl.):123 -124
• M. Balestra, G. Liddo, D. Di Pietrantonio, F. Bianco, P. De Nicola, N. Di Bartolomeo, L. Napolitano, L. Aceto, P. Innocenti. Rottura spontanea di HCC: caso clinico. Tumori. 2004;S 3(5):62-63
• L. Felicioni, F. Bianco, G. Caravaglios, A. Lombardi, G. Calamati, P. Giulianotti. Robotic Treatment of Visceral Aneurysms: A New Standard of Care? Surg Laparosc Endosc Percutan Tech. 2006;16(4):286
• P. Giulianotti, A. Coratti, F. Bianco, F. Sbrana. Technique de l’hépatectomie droite robotique. Le Journal de coelio-chirurgie. 2006;59):39-46
• P. Giulianotti, F. Sbrana, G. Caravaglios, F. Bianco. Robotic Right Hepatectomy. 2006; ACS CineMed Videolibrary. ACS -2499
• F. Sbrana, A. Coratti, M. Angelini, F. Bianco, P. Giulianotti. Major Robotic Hepatic Resections: Technical Details and a Standardization Proposal. Surg Laparosc Endosc Percutan Tech. 2006;16(4):289-290
• P. Giulianotti, F. Bianco, F. Sbrana, G. Pernazza, J. Palep. Robotic microdissection of the hepatic hilum for hepatectomies. Surg Endosc. 2007;21(S336-15359
• P. Giulianotti, F. Sbrana, A. Coratti, F. Bianco, A. Lombardi, G. Caravaglios. Robotic Pancreatic Surgery: A single Istitution Experience. Surg Endosc 2007;22(1):S071
• G. Pernazza, J. Palep, G. Caravaglios, A. Coratti, F. Sbrana, F. Bianco, P. GIulianotti. Is the 4th arm a useful tool in robotic general surgery. Surg Endosc 2007;21(S337-15492
• R. Costantini, P. De Nicola, F. Bianco, A.R. Cotroneo, R. Iezzi, N. Di Bartolomeo, P. Innocenti. Tumor vs non-tumor origin of occult and obscure gastrointestinal bleeding requiring hospitalization. Tumori 2007;93(5):461-466
• S. Ayloo, F. Bianco, A. Gallo, V. Gorodner, F. Sbrana, P. Giulianotti. Robotic assisted laparoscopic roux en Y gastric bypass. 2008; ACS CineMed Videolibrary. ACS-2697
• F.M. Bianco, F. Sbrana, S. Ayloo, K. Grubb, A. Gallo, A. Coratti, P. Giulianotti. Robotic right hepatectomy for giant angioma in a young Jehovah’s Witness. 2008; ACS CineMed Videolibrary. ACS-2693
• P. Giulianotti, F. Sbrana, A. Coratti, F.M. Bianco, A. Lombardi, L. Felicioni. Robotic-assisted treatment of visceral artery aneurysms: a new standard of care. Surg Endosc 2008;(22)(1):S289, P396
• F. Sbrana, F.M. Bianco, K. Grubb, A. Gallo, P. Giulianotti. Robotic Assisted Multiorgan resection for Histiocytosis X. 2008; ACS CineMed Videolibrary. ACS-2689
• F.M. Bianco, K. Grubb, F. Sbrana, E. Elli, M. Choh, S. Prasad, P. Giulianotti. Anterior minithoracotomy as a safety measure in robotic lung resections. Surg Endosc 2009;23(1):S336, P528
• F.M. Bianco, F. Sbrana, P. Addeo, G. Shah, M. Choh, P. Giulianotti. Minimally Invasive Robotic-assisted extended right hepatectomy with Roux-en Y biliojejunostomy for Cholangiocarcinoma. 2009; ACS CineMed Videolibrary. ACS-2970
• M. Choh, A. Roginsky, G. Shah, F.M. Bianco, F. Sbrana, P. Giulianotti. Robot assisted biliary reconstruction – Short term outcomes with minimally invasive roux-en-Y hepatico-jejunostomy. Surg Endosc 2009;23(1):S311, P435
• E.F. Elli, F.M. Bianco, M. Choh, F. Sbrana, P. Giulianotti. Roux en Y intrahepatico-jejunostomy after common bile duct injury. Surg Endosc 2009;23(1):S191-V033
• E.F. Elli, F. Sbrana, F.M. Bianco, A. Roginsky, G. Shah, P. Giulianotti. Robotic assisted pancreatic surgery: single surgeon experience. Surg Endosc 2009;23 (1):S180, S054
• L. Giulianotti, G. Shah, J. Oberholzer, I. Tzvetanov, F. Sbrana, F.M. Bianco, H. Herren, E. Benedetti. The Intra Hospital Cost of Robotics in Living Donor Nephrectomy (An Economical Comparison with Open Surgery). Am J Transplant 2009;9(438-438)
• P. Giulianotti, F. Sbrana, F.M. Bianco, E. Benedetti. Minimally Invasive Robotic Assisted Living Donor Right Hepatectomy. 2009; ACS CineMed Videolibrary. ACS-2961
• P. Giulianotti, F. Sbrana, G. Caravaglios, F.M. Bianco, N. Mazzucca. Minimally Invasive Robotic-assisted Enucleation of Pancreatic Insulinomas. 2009; ACS CineMed Videolibrary. ACS-2498
• P.C. Giulianotti, F.M. Bianco, P. Addeo. Troubleshooting in Robotic Colorectal Surgery. Seminars in Colon and Rectal Surgery 2009;20(4):195-200
• A. Roginsky, M. Choh, F. Sbrana, F.M. Bianco, E. Elli, P. Giulianotti. Laparoscopic robotic assisted distal pancreatectomy in an HIV patient with mucinous cystic neoplasm with ovarian struma: A case report. Surg Endosc 2009;23(1):S336, P527
• F. Sbrana, F.M. Bianco, G. Shah, P. Addeo, E. Elli, P. Giulianotti. Right Thoracoscopic Approach for Robotic-Assisted Thymectomy in Patient with Myasthenia Gravis. 2009; ACS CineMed Videolibrary. ACS-2831
• N.C. Buchs, P. Addeo, F.M. Bianco, S. Ayloo, E.F. Elli, P.C. Giulianotti. Safety of robotic general surgery in elderly patients. Journal of Robotic Surgery 2010;4(2):91-98
• P.C. Giulianotti, F.M. Bianco, P. Addeo, A. Lombardi, A. Coratti, F. Sbrana. Robot-assisted laparoscopic repair of renal artery aneurysms. J Vasc Surg 2010;51(4):842-849
• P. Giulianotti, A. Giacomoni, A. Coratti, P. Addeo, F.M. Bianco. Minimally invasive sequential treatment of synchronous colorectal liver metastases by laparoscopic colectomy and robotic right hepatectomy. Int J Colorectal Dis 2010;25(12):1507-1511
• P.C. Giulianotti, F. Sbrana, F.M. Bianco, E.F. Elli, G. Shah, P. Addeo, G. Caravaglios, A. Coratti. Robot-assisted laparoscopic pancreatic surgery: single-surgeon experience. Surg Endosc 2010;24(7):1646-1657
• P. Giulianotti, V. Gorodner, F. Sbrana, I. Tzvetanov, H. Jeon, F.M. Bianco, K. Kinzer, J. Oberholzer, E. Benedetti. Robotic transabdominal kidney transplantation in a morbidly obese patient. Am J Transplant 2010;10(6):1478-1482
• P.C. Giulianotti, F. Sbrana, F.M. Bianco, P. Addeo, G. Caravaglios. Robot-assisted laparoscopic middle pancreatectomy. J Laparoendosc Adv Surg Tech A 2010;20(2):135-139
• P.C. Giulianotti, F. Sbrana, F.M. Bianco, P. Addeo. Robot-assisted laparoscopic extended right hepatectomy with biliary reconstruction. J Laparoendosc Adv Surg Tech A 2010;20(2):159-163
• P.C. Giulianotti, N.C. Buchs, G. Caravaglios, F.M. Bianco. Robot-assisted lung resection: outcomes and technical details. Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg 2010;11(4):388-392
• N.C. Buchs, P. Addeo, F.M. Bianco, A. Gangemi, S.M. Ayloo, P.C. Giulianotti. Outcomes of robot-assisted pancreaticoduodenectomy in patients older than 70 years: a comparative study. World J Surg 2010;34(9):2109-2114
• P.C. Giulianotti, N.C. Buchs, A. Coratti, F. Sbrana, A. Lombardi, L. Felicioni, F.M. Bianco, P. Addeo. Traitement robot-assisté des anévrysmes de l’artère splénique. Annales de Chirurgie Vasculaire 2011;25(3):404-410
• P. Giulianotti, F. Gheza, M. Davis, P. Raimondi, L. Simpson, S. Ayloo, F.M. Bianco. Robotic Spleen Preseving Distal Pancreatectomy: Medial to Lateral Approach. 2011; ACS CineMed Videolibrary. ACS-3173
• S.M. Ayloo, N.C. Buchs, P. Addeo, F.M. Bianco, P.C. Giulianotti. Monoquadrant robotic roux-en-Y gastric bypass. Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery 2011;15(12):2299-2299
• P.C. Giulianotti, P. Addeo, F.M. Bianco. Robotic right hepatectomy for giant hemangioma in a Jehovah’s Witness. Journal of hepato-biliary-pancreatic sciences 2011;18(1):112-118
• F.M. Bianco, P. Raimondi, M. Davis, P. Narisetti, E. Elli, O. Babikir, P. Giulianotti. Bipolar Radiofrequency Preconditioning of the Section Line in the Robotic Liver Segmentectomy for HCC. 2011; ACS CineMed Videolibrary. ACS-3221
• L. Simpson, P. Raimondi, F.M. Bianco, O. Babikir, S. Ayloo, P. Giulianotti. Robotic Infrarenal Pre-Aortic Lymphadenectomy for Progression of Pancreatic Neuro-Endocrine Tumor. 2011; ACS CineMed Videolibrary. ACS-3114
• P.C. Giulianotti, N.C. Buchs, A. Coratti, F. Sbrana, A. Lombardi, L. Felicioni, F.M. Bianco, P. Addeo. Robot-assisted treatment of splenic artery aneurysms. Ann Vasc Surg 2011;25(3):377-383
• N.C. Buchs, P. Addeo, F.M. Bianco, S. Ayloo, E. Benedetti, P.C. Giulianotti. Robotic versus open pancreaticoduodenectomy: a comparative study at a single institution. World J Surg 2011;35(12):2739-2746
• P.C. Giulianotti, N.C. Buchs, P. Addeo, S. Ayloo, F.M. Bianco. Robot-assisted partial and total splenectomy. Int J Med Robot 2011;7(4):482-488
• P.C. Giulianotti, A. Coratti, F. Sbrana, P. Addeo, F.M. Bianco, N.C. Buchs, M. Annechiarico, E. Benedetti. Robotic liver surgery: results for 70 resections. Surgery 2011;149(1):29-39
• S.M. Ayloo, N.C. Buchs, P. Addeo, F.M. Bianco, P.C. Giulianotti. Traditional versus single-site placement of adjustable gastric banding: a comparative study and cost analysis. Obes Surg 2011;21(7):815-819
• P.C. Giulianotti, F. Sbrana, A. Coratti, F.M. Bianco, P. Addeo, N.C. Buchs, S.M. Ayloo, E. Benedetti. Totally robotic right hepatectomy: surgical technique and outcomes. Arch Surg 2011;146(7):844-850
• N.C. Buchs, P. Addeo, F.M. Bianco, E.F. Elli, S. Ayloo, P.C. Giulianotti. Robotic palliation for unresectable pancreatic cancer and distal cholangiocarcinoma. Int J Med Robot 2011;7(1):60-65
• P.C. Giulianotti, P. Addeo, N.C. Buchs, F.M. Bianco, S.M. Ayloo. Early experience with robotic total pancreatectomy. Pancreas 2011;40(2):311-313
• P.C. Giulianotti, N.C. Buchs, P. Addeo, F.M. Bianco, S.M. Ayloo, G. Caravaglios, A. Coratti. Robot-assisted adrenalectomy: a technical option for the surgeon? Int J Med Robot 2011;7(1):27-32
• S. Ayloo, N.C. Buchs, P. Addeo, F.M. Bianco, P.C. Giulianotti. Robot-assisted sleeve gastrectomy for super-morbidly obese patients. J Laparoendosc Adv Surg Tech A 2011;21(4):295-299
• S.M. Ayloo, M.A. Masrur, F.M. Bianco, P.C. Giulianotti. Robotic Roux-en-Y duodenojejunostomy for superior mesenteric artery syndrome: operative technique. J Laparoendosc Adv Surg Tech A 2011;21(9):841-844
• P.C. Giulianotti, P. Addeo, N.C. Buchs, S.M. Ayloo, F.M. Bianco. Robotic extended pancreatectomy with vascular resection for locally advanced pancreatic tumors. Pancreas 2011;40(8):1264-1270
• D. Catalayud, M. Masrur, L. Milone, G. Contino, M. El Zaeedi, F.M. Bianco, M. Davis, J. Oberholzer, E. Benedetti, P. Giulianotti. Robotic Living Donor Kidney Transplant with an Interposed Ovarian Vein Graft in a Super-obese Patient. 2012; ACS CineMed Videolibrary. ACS-3339
• A. Gangemi, M. Masrur, F. Gheza, F.M. Bianco, M. Kawaguchi, E. Benedetti, P. Giulianotti. Challenges and opportunities in implementing a robotic learning module in a general surgery training program. The University of Illinois at Chicago experience. Journal of the American College of Surgeons 2012;215(3):S60-S61
• N.C. Buchs, P. Addeo, F.M. Bianco, V. Gorodner, S.M. Ayloo, E.F. Elli, J. Oberholzer, E. Benedetti, P.C. Giulianotti. Perioperative risk assessment in robotic general surgery: lessons learned from 884 cases at a single institution. Arch Surg 2012;147(8):701-708
• P.C. Giulianotti, I. Tzvetanov, H. Jeon, F.M. Bianco, M. Spaggiari, J. Oberholzer, E. Benedetti. Robot-assisted right lobe donor hepatectomy. Transpl Int 2012;25(1):e5-9
• S.M. Ayloo, N.C. Buchs, F.M. Bianco, P.C. Giulianotti. Cost and validity of early postoperative contrast swallow after laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding. Surg Obes Relat Dis 2012;8(2):176-180
• P.C. Giulianotti, P. Addeo, N.C. Buchs, S.M. Ayloo, F.M. Bianco. Robotic thyroidectomy: an initial experience with the gasless transaxillary approach. J Laparoendosc Adv Surg Tech A 2012;22(4):387-391
• I. Tzvetanov, L. Bejarano-Pineda, P. Giulianotti, F.M. Bianco, S. Ayloo, J. Oberholzer, E. Benedetti. Eighteen Months Follow-Up in Obese Recipients with Robotic Kidney Transplantation. Am J Transplant 2013;13(469-470
• I. Tzvetanov, L. Bejarano-Pineda, P.C. Giulianotti, H. Jeon, R. Garcia-Roca, F.M. Bianco, J. Oberholzer, E. Benedetti. State of the art of robotic surgery in organ transplantation. World J Surg 2013;37(12):2791-2799
• I. Tzvetanov, P.C. Giulianotti, L. Bejarano-Pineda, H. Jeon, R. Garcia-Roca, F.M. Bianco, J. Oberholzer, E. Benedetti. Robotic-assisted kidney transplantation. Surg Clin North Am 2013;93(6):1309-1323
• J. Oberholzer, P. Giulianotti, K.K. Danielson, M. Spaggiari, L. Bejarano-Pineda, F.M. Bianco, I. Tzvetanov, S. Ayloo, H. Jeon, R. Garcia-Roca, J. Thielke, I. Tang, S. Akkina, B. Becker, K. Kinzer, A. Patel, E. Benedetti. Minimally invasive robotic kidney transplantation for obese patients previously denied access to transplantation. Am J Transplant 2013;13(3):721-728
• R. Garcia-Roca, G. D’Amico, T. Williams, I. Tzvetanov, H. Jeon, P. Giulianotti, F.M. Bianco, J. Oberholzer, E. Benedetti. One Hundred-Four Robotic Kidney Transplants. Transplantation 2014;98(643-643)
• R. Garcia-Roca, T. Williams, G. D’Amico, I. Tzvetanov, H. Jeon, P. Giulianotti, F.M. Bianco, J. Oberholzer, E. Benedetti. Robotic Kidney Transplant in Morbid Obesity. Transplantation 2014;98(642-643)
• P.C. Giulianotti, V. Bindal, D. Daskalaki, M. Masrur, K. Patton, F.M. Bianco. Future perspectives of robotics in HPB surgery. Journal of Japan Surgical Society 2014;115(2):103 [ISSN18801129] • D. Daskalaki, E. Fernandes, X. Wang, F.M. Bianco, E.F. Elli, S. Ayloo, M. Masrur, L. Milone, P.C. Giulianotti. Indocyanine Green (ICG) Fluorescent Cholangiography During Robotic Cholecystectomy: Results of 184 Consecutive Cases in a Single Institution. Surg Innov 2014;21(6):615-621
• Aceto L, Di Bartolomeo N, Napolitano L, Waku M, di Mola FF, Bianco F, De Nicola P, Innocenti P. Approccio laparoscopico alle neoformazioni del pancreas. Comunicazione al 103° Congr. Naz. SIC, Bologna 28-31 October 2001. Congress proceding pag 214
• Di Bartolomeo N, Aceto L, Napolitano L, Waku M, di Mola FF, Bianco F, De Nicola P, Innocenti P. Trattamento laparoscopico dell’ulcera peptica perforata: Nostra esperienza. Comunicazione al 103° Congr. Naz. SIC, Bologna 28-31 October 2001. Congress proceding pag. 215
• Napolitano L, Di Bartolomeo N, Aceto L, Waku M, di Mola FF, Bianco F, De Nicola P, Innocenti P. Tecnica di asportazione laparoscopica di tumore surrenalico sinistro. Comunicazione al 103° Congr. Naz. SIC, Bologna 28-31 October 2001. Congress proceding pag. 216
• Innocenti P, Napolitano L, Aceto L, Di Bartolomeo N, di Mola FF, Waku M, Bianco F. Approccio laparoscopico alle neoplasie del corpo coda del pancreas: note di tecnica chirurgica. 7° Evento speciale SICO “La chirurgia laparoscopica in oncologia” Chieti 29-30 marzo 2001 (CD ROM Congress proceding)
• Innocenti P, Napolitano L, Aceto L, Di Bartolomeo N, di Mola FF, Waku M, Bianco F. Chirurgia laparoscopica del colon-retto. Risultati preliminari. 7° Evento speciale SICO “La chirurgia laparoscopica in oncologia” Chieti 29-30 marzo 2001 (CD ROM Congress proceding)
• Innocenti P, Napolitano L, Aceto L, Di Bartolomeo N, di Mola FF, Waku M, Bianco F. Approccio laparoscopico alle neoplasie del surrene: note di tecnica chirurgica. 7° Evento speciale SICO “La chirurgia laparoscopica in oncologia” Chieti 29-30 marzo 2001 (CD ROM Congress proceding)
• Innocenti P, Bianco FM, Di Mola FF, Waku M, Napolitano L. Resezioni laparoscopiche del cancro del colon. 7° Congresso Nazionale S.I.C.E., Urbino 9-12 September 2001 Congress proceding
• Costantini R, De Nicola P, Bianco F, Liddo G, Di Bartolomeo N, Savastano M, Innocenti P. Anorectal function after low anterior resection for rectal cancer. World Congress of coloproctology and pelvic diseases – Innovation and current debates Rome, June 12-15 2005, Congress proceedings pag. 87
• Sbrana F, Caravaglios G, Pernazza G, Lombardi A, Bianco FM, Annecchiarico M, Gualtierotti M, Giulianotti PC. Role of robotic-computer assisted minimally invasive surgery in gastrointestinal malignancies. First Annual Scientific Meeting of Istituto Toscano Tumori, Siena – Italy Jul 22, 2006. pag 36-38
• Bianco FM, Caravaglios G, Pernazza G, Lombardi A, Palep JH, Felicioni L, Sbrana F, Giulianotti PC. The difficult hylum in major robotic hepatectomies. “2nd Worldwide meeting of the Minimally Invasive Robotic Association”, New York Jan 18-20, 2007. Congress proceedings pag 10
• Pernazza G, Bianco FM, Caravaglios G, Lombardi A, Palep JH, Calamati G, Sbrana F, Giulianotti PC. Robotic Rectal Resection V/S Hybrid Laparo-Robotic Procedure. “2nd Worldwide meeting of the Minimally Invasive Robotic Association”, New York Jan 18-20, 2007. Congress proceedings pag 13
• Palep JH, Caravaglios G, Lombardi A, Bianco FM, Pernazza G, Annecchiarico M, Sbrana F, Giulianotti PC. Clinical Experience of the 4TH arm in general surgery. “2nd Worldwide meeting of the Minimally Invasive Robotic Association”, New York Jan 18-20, 2007. Congress proceedings pag 1
• Caravaglios G, Coratti A, Pernazza G, Bianco FM, Lombardi A, Palep JH, Sbrana F, Giulianotti PC. Robotic Splenopancreasectomy with enbloc gastric resection for pancreatic cancer. “2nd Worldwide meeting of the Minimally Invasive Robotic Association”, New York Jan 18-20, 2007. Congress proceedings pag 1
• Lombardi A, Caravaglios G, Coratti A, Pernazza G, Bianco FM, Palep JH, Sbrana F, Giulianotti PC. Robotic Splenopancreasectomy with enbloc gastric resection for pancreatic cancer. “2nd Worldwide meeting of the Minimally Invasive Robotic Association”, New York Jan 18-20, 2007. Congress proceedings pag 1
• Bianco FM, Sbrana F, Iqbal R, Gallo A, Giulianotti PC. Robotic Minimally Invasive short interval staged approach to synchronous colon cancer and liver metastases. UIC COM Research 2008, Abstract book pag 201
• Bianco FM, Sbrana F, Gallo A, Iqbal R, Giulianotti PC. Robotic assisted Splenectomy and Hemisplenectomy. UIC COM Research 2008, Abstract book pag 200
• Bianco FM, Sbrana F, Gallo A, Iqbal R, Giulianotti PC. Does robotic assistance increases the percentage of spleen preservation in minimally invasive distal pancreatectomy? UIC COM Research 2008, Abstract book pag 198
• Bianco FM, Prasad S, Sbrana F, Iqbal R, Gallo A, Giulianotti PC. The robotic assistance for upper lobectomies: the right answer to a difficult challenge. UIC COM Research 2008, Abstract book pag 199
• Bianco FM, Coratti A, Giulianotti PC. Cosa può aggiungere la chirurgia robotica alla chirurgia tradizionale. Il trattamento chirurgico del carcinoma del colon-retto. Editor: M. sartelli. Edizioni Alpes Italia 2006
• Giulianotti PC, Bianco FM. Robotic Gastrectomy. Mastery of Robotic Surgery. Suppl. Ospedali d’Italia di Chirurgia, 2007
• Giulianotti PC, Bianco FM, Sbrana F. Robotic assisted Laparoscopic Pancreatoduodenectomy. ACS Multimedia Atlas of Surgery: Pancreas Surgery Volume. Editor: Asburn HJ, Fuchshuber PR. American College of Surgeons, 2010
• Tzvetanov I, Giulianotti PC, Bianco FM et al. Robotic –assisted Kidney transplantation.Current topics in transplantation. Surgical Clinics of North America 2013
• Giulianotti PC, Daskalaki D, Bianco FM. Robotic Surgery For Pancreatic Cancer. Robotic Surgery. Current applications and new trends. Editor: Giuseppe Spinoglio, Springer 2014.
• Bianco FM, Giulianotti PC. Role of Minimally Invasive Surgery in the treatment of Cholangiocarcinoma. Cholangiocarcinoma Diagnosis and Treatment. Editors: Knuttien G, Gaba R, Bui J. Nova Publishers 2014
• Giulianotti PC, Daskalaki D, Bianco FM. Pancreatic Surgery for Cancer. Imaging and Visualization in The Modern Operating Room. Editors: Fong, Y., Giulianotti, P.C., Lewis, J., Koerkamp, B.G., Reiner. Springer New York, 2015