# Franca Melfi

**Type:** Researchers  
**Canonical URL:** https://scholariq.org/researchers/franca-melfi/

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Citations | 5,533 |
| Field | Lung Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment |
| h-index | 40 |
| i10-index | 108 |
| Last Known Institution | Ospedale Annunziata di Cosenza |
| OpenAlex ID | https://openalex.org/A5019615986 |
| ORCID iD | 0000-0002-1773-8269 |
| Works | 267 |

## Researcher papers

- [Early experience with robotic technology for thoracoscopic surgery](https://scholariq.org/papers/early-experience-with-robotic-technology-for-thoracoscopic-surgery/)
- [Technical review of the da Vinci surgical telemanipulator](https://scholariq.org/papers/technical-review-of-the-da-vinci-surgical-telemanipulator/)
- [Four-arm robotic lobectomy for the treatment of early-stage lung cancer](https://scholariq.org/papers/four-arm-robotic-lobectomy-for-the-treatment-of-early-stage-lung-cancer/)
- [Robotic lobectomy for non–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC): Long-term oncologic results](https://scholariq.org/papers/robotic-lobectomy-for-non-small-cell-lung-cancer-nsclc-long-term-oncologic/)
- [EACTS expert consensus statement for surgical management of pleural empyema](https://scholariq.org/papers/eacts-expert-consensus-statement-for-surgical-management-of-pleural-empyema/)
- [A pilot study of the role of TC-99 radionuclide in localization of pulmonary nodular lesions for thoracoscopic resection✩](https://scholariq.org/papers/a-pilot-study-of-the-role-of-tc-99-radionuclide-in-localization-of-pulmonary/)
- [Robot-aided thoracoscopic thymectomy for early-stage thymoma: A multicenter European study](https://scholariq.org/papers/robot-aided-thoracoscopic-thymectomy-for-early-stage-thymoma-a-multicenter/)
- [Percutaneous radiofrequency ablation of lung tumours: results in the mid-term☆](https://scholariq.org/papers/percutaneous-radiofrequency-ablation-of-lung-tumours-results-in-the-mid-term/)
- [Robotically Assisted Lobectomy: Learning Curve and Complications](https://scholariq.org/papers/robotically-assisted-lobectomy-learning-curve-and-complications/)
- [Robotic renal transplantation: first European case](https://scholariq.org/papers/robotic-renal-transplantation-first-european-case/)
- [Design and preliminary validation of a high-fidelity vascular simulator for robot-assisted manipulation](https://scholariq.org/papers/design-and-preliminary-validation-of-a-high-fidelity-vascular-simulator-for/)

## Researcher topics

- [Lung Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment](https://scholariq.org/topics/lung-cancer-diagnosis-and-treatment/)
- [Myasthenia Gravis and Thymoma](https://scholariq.org/topics/myasthenia-gravis-and-thymoma/)
- [Pleural and Pulmonary Diseases](https://scholariq.org/topics/pleural-and-pulmonary-diseases/)
- [Surgical Simulation and Training](https://scholariq.org/topics/surgical-simulation-and-training/)
- [Hepatocellular Carcinoma Treatment and Prognosis](https://scholariq.org/topics/hepatocellular-carcinoma-treatment-and-prognosis/)

## Researcher university

- [Ospedale Annunziata di Cosenza](https://scholariq.org/institutions/ospedale-annunziata-di-cosenza/)

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