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  1. The Weight of Eloquence in Motor Area Glioblastoma: Oncologic Outcome After nTMS-Guided Surgical Resection

    Article • NeuroSci, December 2025, MDPI AG

    Roberto Colasanti

  2. Reducing the environmental impact of surgery on a global scale: systematic review and co-prioritization with healthcare workers in 132 countries

    Article • BJS, April 2023, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Prof. Antonio Simone Laganà, Dr. Josep M Muñoz Vives, Muhammad Umar Younis, Dr Ahmad Ozair, Prof. Dr. Mahmoud ElFiky, Dr alberto maria saibene, Alfie J Kavalakat, Prof Marcello Migliore, Professor Gianluca Franceschini, Prof NDUBUISI ONYEMAECHI, Dr Rabea A Gadelkareem, Dimitrios Magouliotis, Justin Wormald, Shoukrie Shoukrie, Dr. Bruno Martinez-Leo, Professor Wim Ceelen, Khaled AL-Sayaghi, Dickon Hayne, Mostafa Shalaby, Roberto Colasanti, Dr. Luca Bertolaccini, Dr. Jessica G.Y. Luc, Pritik A Shah, Dr Vin Shen Ban, Dr Fabio Martinelli

  3. Selective Stimulus Intensity during Hotspot Search Ensures Faster and More Accurate Preoperative Motor Mapping with nTMS

    Article • Brain Sciences, February 2023, MDPI AG

    Roberto Colasanti

  4. Elective surgery system strengthening: development, measurement, and validation of the surgical preparedness index across 1632 hospitals in 119 countries

    Article • The Lancet, November 2022, Elsevier

    Prof. Antonio Simone Laganà, Muhammad Umar Younis, Dr. Josep M Muñoz Vives, Dr Ahmad Ozair, Dr. Mahmoud A. Ebada, Dr Mohmmad Khursheed Alam, Dr Katerina Kasapinova, Dr alberto maria saibene, Alfie J Kavalakat, funlayo odejinmi, Prof Marcello Migliore, Professor Gianluca Franceschini, Prof NDUBUISI ONYEMAECHI, Francesco Di Marzo, Dr Rabea A Gadelkareem, Professor Calvin S.H. Ng, Prof. Dr. Mahmoud ElFiky, Dimitrios Magouliotis, Professor Badr Eldin Mostafa, Prof Marco Clementi, Dale Vimalachandran, Dr Tjokorda Gde Agung Senapathi, Dr khaled Mohamed Abdel wahab , Gerardo Caruso, Hitesh Chopra, Mostafa Shalaby, Roberto Colasanti, Dr. Luca Bertolaccini, Prof. Shadi Hamouri, Dr. Jessica G.Y. Luc, Dr Vin Shen Ban, Dr Fabio Martinelli

  5. Ventriculoatrial Shunting: An Escape Option in Patients with Idiopathic Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus Failing Ventriculoperitoneal Drainage

    Article • World Neurosurgery, October 2021, Elsevier

    Roberto Colasanti

  6. Application of a Scanner-Assisted Carbon Dioxide Laser System for Neurosurgery

    Article • World Neurosurgery, September 2021, Elsevier

    Roberto Colasanti

  7. SARS‐CoV‐2 infection and venous thromboembolism after surgery: an international prospective cohort study

    Article • Anaesthesia, August 2021, Wiley

    Dr. Mahmoud A. Ebada, Francesco Di Marzo, Dr Ahmad Ozair, Justin Wormald, Dimitrios Magouliotis, Ronald Flumignan, Dr. Musbahu Sani Kurawa, Dr. Josep M Muñoz Vives, Professor Dr. Ashrarur Rahman Mitul, Vittoria Bellato, Dr Shameel Musthafa, MD Aleksandar Bogdanovic, Assia HAIF, Alfie J Kavalakat, Prof Marcello Migliore, Joshua Totty, Martin Karamanliev, Professor Gianluca Franceschini, Prof NDUBUISI ONYEMAECHI, Dr Rabea A Gadelkareem, Professor Calvin S.H. Ng, Professor Dr Osama Farouk, Prof. Dr. Mahmoud ElFiky, Marcos Perini, Aloy Okechukwu Ugwu, Dickon Hayne, Dr Ramesh P Menon, Prof. Dr. Alex Alfieri, Edward Caruana, avinash aujayeb, Roberto Colasanti, Dr. Luca Bertolaccini, Dr Ayrat R. Kaldarov , Dr Vin Shen Ban, Dr Fabio Martinelli

  8. Effects of pre‐operative isolation on postoperative pulmonary complications after elective surgery: an international prospective cohort study

    Article • Anaesthesia, August 2021, Wiley

    Dr. Mahmoud A. Ebada, Francesco Di Marzo, Dr Ahmad Ozair, Justin Wormald, Dimitrios Magouliotis, Fernando Cordera, Ronald Flumignan, Dr. Musbahu Sani Kurawa, Vittoria Bellato, Dr Shameel Musthafa, MD Aleksandar Bogdanovic, Assia HAIF, Alfie J Kavalakat, funlayo odejinmi, Ademola Adeyeye , Joshua Totty, Professor Gianluca Franceschini, Prof NDUBUISI ONYEMAECHI, Dr Rabea A Gadelkareem, Professor Calvin S.H. Ng, Prof. Saleh S. Baeesa, Professor Dr Osama Farouk, Dr. Josep M Muñoz Vives, Prof. Dr. Mahmoud ElFiky, Marcos Perini, Dickon Hayne, Professor Dr. Ashrarur Rahman Mitul, Prof. Dr. Alex Alfieri, Edward Caruana, avinash aujayeb, Roberto Colasanti, Dr. Luca Bertolaccini, Dr Vin Shen Ban, Dr Fabio Martinelli

  9. Characterization and Ex Vivo Application of Indocyanine Green Chitosan Patches in Dura Mater Laser Bonding

    Article • Polymers, June 2021, MDPI AG

    Roberto Colasanti

  10. Management of Obstructive Hydrocephalus Associated with Pineal Region Cysts and Tumors and Its Implication in Long-Term Outcome

    Article • World Neurosurgery, May 2021, Elsevier

    Roberto Colasanti

  11. SARS-CoV-2 vaccination modelling for safe surgery to save lives: data from an international prospective cohort study

    Article • BJS, March 2021, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Professor Badr Eldin Mostafa, Dr. Mahmoud A. Ebada, Dimitrios Magouliotis, Professor Dr. Ashrarur Rahman Mitul, Roberto Colasanti, Justin Wormald, Dr. Josep M Muñoz Vives, Francesco Di Marzo, Dr Ahmad Ozair, Ronald Flumignan, Vittoria Bellato, Dr Shameel Musthafa, Dr kehinde sharafadeen okunade, MD Aleksandar Bogdanovic, Assia HAIF, Alfie J Kavalakat, funlayo odejinmi, Joshua Totty, Professor Gianluca Franceschini, Prof NDUBUISI ONYEMAECHI, Dr Rabea A Gadelkareem, Professor Calvin S.H. Ng, Prof. Saleh S. Baeesa, Ahmad Ramzi Yusoff, Professor Dr Osama Farouk, Prof. Dr. Mahmoud ElFiky, Marcos Perini, Emre Balık, Prof. Dr. Alex Alfieri, Edward Caruana, Dr. Luca Bertolaccini, Dr Ayrat R. Kaldarov , Dr Vin Shen Ban, Dr Fabio Martinelli

  12. Timing of surgery following SARS-CoV-2 infection

    Article • Anaesthesia, March 2021, Wiley

    Dr. Mahmoud A. Ebada, Professor Badr Eldin Mostafa, Professor shahnoor islam, Professor Dr. Ashrarur Rahman Mitul, Dimitrios Magouliotis, Roberto Colasanti, Justin Wormald, Dr. Josep M Muñoz Vives, Francesco Di Marzo, Dr Ahmad Ozair, Stênio Zequi, Ronald Flumignan, Dr. Musbahu Sani Kurawa, Vittoria Bellato, Dr Shameel Musthafa, Dr kehinde sharafadeen okunade, MD Aleksandar Bogdanovic, Assia HAIF, Alfie J Kavalakat, Ademola Adeyeye , Joshua Totty, Professor Gianluca Franceschini, Prof NDUBUISI ONYEMAECHI, Dr Rabea A Gadelkareem, Professor Calvin S.H. Ng, Prof. Saleh S. Baeesa, Ahmad Ramzi Yusoff, Professor Dr Osama Farouk, Prof. Dr. Mahmoud ElFiky, Marcos Perini, Dickon Hayne, Dr Ramesh P Menon, Prof. Dr. Alex Alfieri, Edward Caruana, avinash aujayeb, Dr. Luca Bertolaccini, Fernando Cordera, Dr Vin Shen Ban, Dr Fabio Martinelli

  13. Foreign body granuloma reaction after endovascular therapy of an unruptured right frontal arteriovenous malformation

    Article • Journal of Cerebrovascular and Endovascular Neurosurgery, December 2020, Korean Society of Cerebrovascular Surgeons/Korean Society of Endovascular Surgery (KAMJE)

    Roberto Colasanti

  14. Functional status of surgically treated pineal cyst patients

    Article • Surgical Neurology International, October 2020, Scientific Scholar

    Roberto Colasanti

  15. Systematic review of pineal cysts surgery in pediatric patients

    Article • Child s Nervous System, July 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Roberto Colasanti

  16. Long-term survival outcomes of pineal region gliomas

    Article • Journal of Neuro-Oncology, July 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Roberto Colasanti

  17. Timing of cranial reconstruction after cranioplasty infections: are we ready for a re-thinking? A comparative analysis of delayed versus immediate cranioplasty after debridement in a series of 48 patients

    Article • Neurosurgical Review, June 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Roberto Colasanti

  18. Midline and Paramedian Supracerebellar Infratentorial Approach to The Pineal Region: A Comparative Clinical Study in 112 Patients

    Article • World Neurosurgery, May 2020, Elsevier

    Roberto Colasanti

  19. Global Perspectives on Task Shifting and Task Sharing in Neurosurgery

    Article • World Neurosurgery X, April 2020, Elsevier

    Dr Juergen Konczalla, Roberto Colasanti, Dr Giovanni Raffa

  20. The relationship between preoperative predictive factors for clinical outcome in patients operated for lumbar spinal stenosis by decompressive laminectomy

    Article • Surgical Neurology International, February 2020, Scientific Scholar

    Roberto Colasanti

  21. Repair of ventricular wall by pericranial flap: a valuable option?

    Article • British Journal of Neurosurgery, February 2020, Taylor & Francis

    Roberto Colasanti

  22. Preliminary ex vivo and in vivo evaluation of laser bonding in dura mater

    Article • February 2020, SPIE

    Roberto Colasanti

  23. Pineal Gland Tumor Microenvironment

    Article • January 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Roberto Colasanti

  24. Pineoblastomas: A long-term follow up study of three cases in Helsinki Neurosurgery

    Article • Interdisciplinary Neurosurgery, December 2019, Elsevier

    Roberto Colasanti

  25. Extent of Resection and Long-Term Survival of Pineal Region Tumors in Helsinki Neurosurgery

    Article • World Neurosurgery, November 2019, Elsevier

    Roberto Colasanti

  26. Sinking flap syndrome revisited: the who, when and why

    Article • Neurosurgical Review, August 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

    Roberto Colasanti

  27. The microsurgical management of benign pineal cysts: Helsinki experience in 60 cases

    Article • Surgical Neurology International, June 2019, Scientific Scholar

    Roberto Colasanti

  28. A retrospective case series on the usefulness of fractionated stereotactic radiotherapy for benign intracranial tumors

    Article • Interdisciplinary Neurosurgery, June 2019, Elsevier

    Roberto Colasanti

  29. Endoscope-assisted microsurgical evacuation versus external ventricular drainage for the treatment of cast intraventricular hemorrhage: results of a comparative series

    Article • Neurosurgical Review, May 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

    Roberto Colasanti

  30. Pineal Parenchymal Tumors of Intermediate Differentiation: A long-Term Follow-Up Study in Helsinki Neurosurgery

    Article • World Neurosurgery, February 2019, Elsevier

    Roberto Colasanti

  31. Cord Splitting Access to Ventral Intradural Cysts of Cervicothoracic Junction and Thoracic Spine

    Article • World Neurosurgery, February 2019, Elsevier

    Roberto Colasanti

  32. Modified pure endoscopic approach (MAPEnd) in neurosurgery

    Article • Surgical Neurology International, January 2019, Scientific Scholar

    Roberto Colasanti

  33. Classification of Tidal Breathing Airflow Profiles Using Statistical Hierarchal Cluster Analysis in Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis

    Article • Medical Sciences, September 2018, MDPI AG

    Roberto Colasanti

  34. Microsurgical Management of Vascular Malformations of the Pineal Region

    Article • World Neurosurgery, September 2018, Elsevier

    Roberto Colasanti

  35. Modified Pure Endoscopic Approach to Pineal Region: Proof of Concept of Efficient and Inexpensive Surgical Model Based on Laboratory Dissections

    Article • World Neurosurgery, September 2018, Elsevier

    Roberto Colasanti

  36. On-ward surgical management of wound dehiscence: report of a single neurosurgical center experience and comparison of safety and effectiveness with conventional treatment

    Article • Neurosurgical Review, August 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    Roberto Colasanti

  37. Papillary tumor of the pineal region in children: presentation of a case and comprehensive literature review

    Article • World Neurosurgery, June 2018, Elsevier

    Behnam Rezai Jahromi, Roberto Colasanti

  38. Praying Sitting Position for Pineal Region Surgery: An Efficient Variant of a Classic Position in Neurosurgery

    Article • World Neurosurgery, May 2018, Elsevier

    Behnam Rezai Jahromi, Roberto Colasanti

  39. Virtual Reality Glasses and “Eye-Hands Blind Technique” for Microsurgical Training in Neurosurgery

    Article • World Neurosurgery, April 2018, Elsevier

    Behnam Rezai Jahromi, Roberto Colasanti

  40. Skip Hemilaminectomy for Large, Multilevel Spinal Epidural Hematomas: Report of a Series of 11 Patients

    Article • World Neurosurgery, March 2018, Elsevier

    Roberto Colasanti

  41. Quantitative evaluation of different far lateral approaches to the cranio-vertebral junction using the microscope and the endoscope: a cadaveric study using a tumor model

    Article • Acta Neurochirurgica, February 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    Serdar Ercan, Roberto Colasanti

  42. Venous air embolisms and sitting position in Helsinki pineal region surgery

    Article • Surgical Neurology International, January 2018, Scientific Scholar

    Roberto Colasanti

  43. Anatomic Features of Paraclinoid Aneurysms: Computed Tomography Angiography Study of 144 Aneurysms in 136 Consecutive Patients

    Article • Neurosurgery, December 2017, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Roberto Colasanti

  44. Moyamoya Disease in an 8-Year-Old Boy: Direct Bypass Surgery in a Province of Peru

    Article • World Neurosurgery, December 2017, Elsevier

    Roberto Colasanti

  45. Surgical treatments of spinal metastases: analysis of prognostic factors during a seven-year experience

    Article • Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences, December 2017, Edizioni Minerva Medica

    Roberto Colasanti

  46. Endoscopic Endonasal Odontoidectomy with Anterior C1 Arch Preservation in Rheumatoid Arthritis: Long-Term Follow-Up and Further Technical Improvement by Anterior Endoscopic C1-C2 Screw Fixation and Fusion

    Article • World Neurosurgery, November 2017, Elsevier

    Roberto Colasanti

  47. Supracerebellar Infratentorial Paramedian Approach in Helsinki Neurosurgery: Cornerstones of a Safe and Effective Route to the Pineal Region

    Article • World Neurosurgery, September 2017, Elsevier

    Behnam Rezai Jahromi, Roberto Colasanti

  48. Developing the First Highly Specialized Neurosurgical Center of Excellence in Trujillo, Peru: Work in Progress—Results of the First Four Months

    Article • World Neurosurgery, June 2017, Elsevier

    Roberto Colasanti

  49. Anatomic Features of Paraclinoid Aneurysms: Computed Tomography Angiography Study of 144 Aneurysms in 136 Consecutive Patients

    Article • Neurosurgery, April 2017, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Behnam Rezai Jahromi, Roberto Colasanti, Jean de Oliveira

  50. Mini-Craniotomy under Local Anesthesia to Treat Acute Subdural Hematoma in Deteriorating Elderly Patients

    Article • Journal of Neurological Surgery Part A Central European Neurosurgery, March 2017, Thieme Publishing Group

    Roberto Colasanti

  51. Supraorbital subfrontal trans-laminar endoscope-assisted approach for tumors of the posterior third ventricle

    Article • Acta Neurochirurgica, February 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Roberto Colasanti

  52. “Squeeze Maneuver” Assisted by Indocyanine Green Videoangiography: Simple Technique to “Resuscitate” Partially Occluded Bridging Veins During Microneurosurgical Operations

    Article • World Neurosurgery, January 2017, Elsevier

    Behnam Rezai Jahromi, Roberto Colasanti

  53. Seven Cerebral Aneurysms: A Challenging Case from the Andean Slopes Managed with 1-Stage Surgery

    Article • World Neurosurgery, January 2017, Elsevier

    Mr George Fotakopoulos, Roberto Colasanti

  54. The open access video collection project “Hernesniemi's 1001 and more microsurgical videos of Neurosurgery”: A legacy for educational purposes

    Article • Surgical Neurology International, January 2017, Medknow

    Behnam Rezai Jahromi, Roberto Colasanti

  55. A5 segment aneurysm of the anterior cerebral artery, imbedded into the body of the corpus callosum: A case report

    Article • Surgical Neurology International, January 2017, Medknow

    Behnam Rezai Jahromi, Roberto Colasanti

  56. Suboccipital osteoblastoma: Microsurgical resection of a rare entity

    Article • Surgical Neurology International, January 2017, Scientific Scholar

    Roberto Colasanti

  57. Deep spinal infection in instrumented spinal surgery: diagnostic factors and therapy

    Article • Il Giornale di Chirurgia - Journal of Surgery, January 2017, CIC Edizioni Internazionali

    Roberto Colasanti

  58. Short-Burst Bipolar Coagulation for Repairing Partially Damaged Brain Arteries Preserving Their Flow: Technical Note

    Article • World Neurosurgery, September 2016, Elsevier

    Behnam Rezai Jahromi, Roberto Colasanti

  59. Expanding the Horizon of the Suboccipital Retrosigmoid Approach to the Middle Incisural Space by Cutting the Tentorium Cerebelli: Anatomic Study and Illustration of 2 Cases

    Article • World Neurosurgery, August 2016, Elsevier

    Roberto Colasanti

  60. Endoscopic Transnasal Odontoidectomy With Anterior C1 Arch Preservation and Anterior Vertebral Column Reconstruction in Patients With Irreducible Bulbomedullary Compression by Complex Craniovertebral Junction Abnormalities: Operative Nuance

    Article • Operative Neurosurgery, June 2016, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Roberto Colasanti

  61. Functional Petrosectomy Via a Suboccipital Retrosigmoid Approach: Guidelines and Topography

    Article • World Neurosurgery, March 2016, Elsevier

    Roberto Colasanti

  62. Minimally Invasive Supraorbital Key-hole Approach for the Treatment of Anterior Cranial Fossa Meningiomas

    Article • Neurologia medico-chirurgica, January 2016, Japan Neurosurgical Society

    Roberto Colasanti

  63. Posterior Titanium Screw Fixation without Debridement of Infected Tissue for the Treatment of Thoracolumbar Spontaneous Pyogenic Spondylodiscitis

    Article • Asian Spine Journal, January 2016, Asian Spine Journal (ASJ)

    Roberto Colasanti

  64. Skin flap complications after decompressive craniectomy and cranioplasty: Proposal of classification and treatment options

    Article • Surgical Neurology International, January 2016, Scientific Scholar

    Roberto Colasanti

  65. Delayed diagnosed intermuscular lipoma causing a posterior interosseous nerve palsy in a patient with cervical spondylosis: the �priceless� value of the clinical examination in the technological era

    Article • Il Giornale di Chirurgia - Journal of Surgery, January 2016, CIC Edizioni Internazionali

    Roberto Colasanti

  66. Image-guided, microsurgical topographic anatomy of the endolymphatic sac and vestibular aqueduct via a suboccipital retrosigmoid approach

    Article • Neurosurgical Review, April 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    Roberto Colasanti

  67. Maximizing the Petroclival Region Exposure Via a Suboccipital Retrosigmoid Approach: Where Is the Intrapetrous Internal Carotid Artery?

    Article • Operative Neurosurgery, March 2015, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Roberto Colasanti

  68. Microsurgical and Endoscopic Anatomy of the Extended Retrosigmoid Inframeatal Infratemporal Approach

    Article • Operative Neurosurgery, January 2015, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Roberto Colasanti

  69. Surgical treatment of cervical spine trauma: Our experience and results

    Article • Asian Journal of Neurosurgery, January 2015, Medknow

    prof mauro md dobran, Roberto Colasanti

  70. Candida Albicans Dural Granuloma: Case Report

    Article • NMC Case Report Journal, January 2015, Japan Neurosurgical Society

    Roberto Colasanti

  71. P07.01 * NEUROSURGICAL TREATMENT OF SPINAL TUMORS IN THE ELDERLY

    Article • Neuro-Oncology, September 2014, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Roberto Colasanti

  72. P12.09 * MALIGNANT TUMORS OF ANTERIOR SKULL BASE: IS THE ROLE OF SURGERY ENHANCED IN THE ENDOSCOPY ERA?

    Article • Neuro-Oncology, September 2014, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Roberto Colasanti

  73. Neurological outcome in a series of 58 patients operated for traumatic thoracolumbar spinal cord injuries

    Article • Surgical Neurology International, January 2014, Scientific Scholar

    Roberto Colasanti

  74. Recurrent atlantoaxial synovial cyst resection via a navigation-guided, endoscope-assisted posterior approach

    Article • Surgical Neurology International, January 2014, Scientific Scholar

    Roberto Colasanti

  75. Autologous Vascularized Dural Wrapping for Temporalis Muscle Preservation and Reconstruction After Decompressive Craniectomy: Report of Twenty-five Cases

    Article • Neurologia medico-chirurgica, January 2013, Japan Neurosurgical Society

    Roberto Colasanti

  76. Subarachnoid Hematoma of the Craniocervical Junction and Upper Cervical Spine After Traumatic Cerebral Contusion: Case Report

    Article • Neurologia medico-chirurgica, January 2013, Japan Neurosurgical Society

    Roberto Colasanti

  77. The Sinking Bone Syndrome?

    Article • Neurologia medico-chirurgica, January 2013, Japan Neurosurgical Society

    Roberto Colasanti

  78. Minimally invasive surgery for benign intradural extramedullary spinal meningiomas: experience of a single institution in a cohort of elderly patients and review of the literature

    Article • Clinical Interventions in Aging, December 2012, Taylor & Francis

    prof mauro md dobran, Roberto Colasanti

  79. Endoscopy-verified occult subependymal dissemination of glioblastoma and brain metastasis undetected by MRI: prognostic significance

    Article • OncoTargets and Therapy, December 2012, Taylor & Francis

    prof mauro md dobran, Roberto Colasanti

  80. Rare synchronous association of vestibular schwannoma and indolent insular oligodendroglioma in a patient without neurofibromatosis: controversial issue of timing for surgical treatment of asymptomatic low-grade gliomas

    Article • OncoTargets and Therapy, November 2012, Taylor & Francis

    prof mauro md dobran, Roberto Colasanti

  81. A rare case of chordoma and craniopharyngioma treated by an endoscopic endonasal, transtubercular transclival approach

    Article • Turkish Neurosurgery, January 2012, Turkish Neurological Society

    Roberto Colasanti

  82. An Unusual Instrumentation-Related S1 Radiculopathy in a Patient Treated for a Primary Vertebral (L3) Lymphoma

    Article • Clinical Medicine Insights Oncology, January 2012, SAGE Publications

    Roberto Colasanti