Augusto Zani

7.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
157 papers, 3.7k citations indexed

About

Augusto Zani is a scholar working on Surgery, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and Nutrition and Dietetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Augusto Zani has authored 157 papers receiving a total of 3.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 117 papers in Surgery, 70 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and 28 papers in Nutrition and Dietetics. Recurrent topics in Augusto Zani's work include Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Studies (56 papers), Neonatal Respiratory Health Research (44 papers) and Congenital Anomalies and Fetal Surgery (33 papers). Augusto Zani is often cited by papers focused on Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Studies (56 papers), Neonatal Respiratory Health Research (44 papers) and Congenital Anomalies and Fetal Surgery (33 papers). Augusto Zani collaborates with scholars based in Canada, Italy and United Kingdom. Augusto Zani's co-authors include Agostino Pierro, Simon Eaton, Lina Antounians, Giuseppe Lauriti, Louise Montalva, Bo Li, Denis A. Cozzi, Elke Zani‐Ruttenstock, Paolo De Coppi and Alison Hock and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Augusto Zani

151 papers receiving 3.7k citations

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Congenital diaphragmatic hernia

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Hiroomi Okuyama Japan

Moritz M. Ziegler United States

Y. Aigrain France

Akio Kubota Japan

Juan A. Tovar Spain

Atsuyuki Yamataka Japan

Marc Schiesser Switzerland

Marshall Z. Schwartz United States

David C. Brooks United States

Juhani Sand Finland

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Hall, Amanda K., Sherif Emil, Elena Guadagno, et al.. (2025). The Canadian Experience With Magnetic Esophageal Anastomosis: A Report From the Canadian Consortium for Research in Pediatric Surgery (CanCORPS). Journal of Pediatric Surgery. 60(6). 162150–162150.

Benchimol, Eric I., et al.. (2025). Incidence of Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia in Canada: Time Trends and Analysis by Location, Maternal Age, and Sex. Journal of Pediatric Surgery. 60(4). 162194–162194.

Antounians, Lina, et al.. (2025). Fetal therapies in congenital diaphragmatic hernia: a review of possibilities and practical challenges. Seminars in Fetal and Neonatal Medicine. 30(3). 101656–101656. 1 indexed citations

Zani, Augusto. (2025). Silent messengers in the nano-world: Harnessing extracellular vesicles as theranostic tools for neonatal surgical conditions. Journal of Pediatric Surgery. 61(2). 162670–162670.

Moineddin, Rahim, et al.. (2024). Identification of children with a nondiagnostic ultrasound at a low appendicitis risk using a pediatric Appendicitis Risk Calculator. Academic Emergency Medicine. 31(12). 1256–1263. 7 indexed citations

Figueira, Rebeca Lopes, et al.. (2024). Amniotic fluid stem cell extracellular vesicles promote lung development via TGF-beta modulation in a fetal rat model of oligohydramnios. Journal of Controlled Release. 377. 427–441. 5 indexed citations

Puligandla, Pramod S., Erik D. Skarsgard, Robert Baird, et al.. (2023). Diagnosis and management of congenital diaphragmatic hernia: a 2023 update from the Canadian Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Collaborative. Archives of Disease in Childhood Fetal & Neonatal. 109(3). 239–252. 23 indexed citations

Figueira, Rebeca Lopes, et al.. (2023). Characterization of the congenital diaphragmatic hernia model in C57BL/6J fetal mice: a step toward lineage tracing experiments. Pediatric Surgery International. 39(1). 296–296. 6 indexed citations

Russo, Francesca Maria, Alexandra Benachi, E. Gratacós, et al.. (2022). Antenatal management of congenital diaphragmatic hernia: What's next ?. Prenatal Diagnosis. 42(3). 291–300. 13 indexed citations

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Khalaj, Kasra, Lina Antounians, Rebeca Lopes Figueira, Martin Post, & Augusto Zani. (2022). Autophagy Is Impaired in Fetal Hypoplastic Lungs and Rescued by Administration of Amniotic Fluid Stem Cell Extracellular Vesicles. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 206(4). 476–487. 21 indexed citations

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Antounians, Lina, Vincenzo Davide Catania, Louise Montalva, et al.. (2021). Fetal lung underdevelopment is rescued by administration of amniotic fluid stem cell extracellular vesicles in rodents. Science Translational Medicine. 13(590). 54 indexed citations

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Antounians, Lina, et al.. (2020). Prevalence and risk factors for congenital diaphragmatic hernia: A global view. Journal of Pediatric Surgery. 55(11). 2297–2307. 66 indexed citations

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Lauriti, Giuseppe, Elke Zani‐Ruttenstock, Vincenzo Davide Catania, et al.. (2018). Open Versus Laparoscopic Approach for Morgagni's Hernia in Infants and Children: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Journal of Laparoendoscopic & Advanced Surgical Techniques. 28(7). 888–893. 12 indexed citations

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Montalva, Louise & Augusto Zani. (2018). Assessment of the nitrofen model of congenital diaphragmatic hernia and of the dysregulated factors involved in pulmonary hypoplasia. Pediatric Surgery International. 35(1). 41–61. 33 indexed citations

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Caro‐Domínguez, Pablo, Augusto Zani, David Chitayat, & Alan Daneman. (2018). Meconium peritonitis: the role of postnatal radiographic and sonographic findings in predicting the need for surgery. Pediatric Radiology. 48(12). 1755–1762. 12 indexed citations

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Kayssi, Ahmed, Maged Metias, Jacob C. Langer, et al.. (2017). The spectrum and management of noniatrogenic vascular trauma in the pediatric population. Journal of Pediatric Surgery. 53(4). 771–774. 14 indexed citations

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Catania, Vincenzo Davide, Giuseppe Lauriti, Agostino Pierro, & Augusto Zani. (2016). Open versus laparoscopic approach for intestinal malrotation in infants and children: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Pediatric Surgery International. 32(12). 1157–1164. 35 indexed citations

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Ade‐Ajayi, Niyi, Naomi Wright, & Augusto Zani. (2015). Epidemiology, management and outcome of gastroschisis in Sub-Saharan Africa: Results of an international survey. African Journal of Paediatric Surgery. 12(1). 1–1. 41 indexed citations

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Zani, Augusto, et al.. (2015). Preservation of native esophagus in infants with pure esophageal atresia has good long-term outcomes despite significant postoperative morbidity. Pediatric Surgery International. 32(2). 113–117. 31 indexed citations

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Patel, Ramnik V, Augusto Zani, Christina Panteli, & Agostino Pierro. (2014). Giant gluteal lipoblastoma associated with hepatic haemangioma and bilateral nephromegaly. BMJ Case Reports. 2014. bcr2013200681–bcr2013200681. 1 indexed citations

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