Guido Costamagna

27.5k total citations · 5 hit papers
614 papers, 16.1k citations indexed

About

Guido Costamagna is a scholar working on Surgery, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and Oncology. According to data from OpenAlex, Guido Costamagna has authored 614 papers receiving a total of 16.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 467 papers in Surgery, 300 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and 195 papers in Oncology. Recurrent topics in Guido Costamagna's work include Gallbladder and Bile Duct Disorders (156 papers), Esophageal and GI Pathology (150 papers) and Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research (144 papers). Guido Costamagna is often cited by papers focused on Gallbladder and Bile Duct Disorders (156 papers), Esophageal and GI Pathology (150 papers) and Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research (144 papers). Guido Costamagna collaborates with scholars based in Italy, United States and France. Guido Costamagna's co-authors include Andrea Tringali, Massimiliano Mutignani, Vincenzo Perri, Pietro Familiari, Cristiano Spada, Ivo Boškoski, Jacques Devière, Maria Elena Riccioni, Alberto Larghi and Cesare Hassan and has published in prestigious journals such as JAMA, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Gastroenterology.

In The Last Decade

Guido Costamagna

583 papers receiving 15.7k citations

Hit Papers

A prospective trial comparing small bowel radiographs and... 2002 2026 2010 2018 2002 2015 2018 2016 2019 200 400 600
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  1. A prospective trial comparing small bowel radiographs and video capsule endoscopy for suspected small bowel disease
    2002 608 citations Guido Costamagna, Saumil Shah et al. Gastroenterology profile →
  2. Randomised clinical trial: faecal microbiota transplantation by colonoscopy vs. vancomycin for the treatment of recurrent Clostridium difficile infection
    2015 434 citations Guido Costamagna et al. profile →
  3. Endoscopic biliary stenting: indications, choice of stents, and results: European Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ESGE) Clinical Guideline – Updated October 2017
    2018 423 citations Andrea Tringali, Guido Costamagna et al. Endoscopy profile →
  4. Papillary cannulation and sphincterotomy techniques at ERCP: European Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ESGE) Clinical Guideline
    2016 358 citations Guido Costamagna, Cesare Hassan et al. Endoscopy profile →
  5. Effect of Peroral Endoscopic Myotomy vs Pneumatic Dilation on Symptom Severity and Treatment Outcomes Among Treatment-Naive Patients With Achalasia
    2019 230 citations Guido Costamagna, Pietro Familiari et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Guido Costamagna Italy 65 12.7k 8.1k 5.7k 4.9k 1.3k 614 16.1k
Alessandro Repici Italy 66 10.1k 0.8× 9.0k 1.1× 7.1k 1.2× 3.1k 0.6× 1.6k 1.2× 691 17.3k
Cesare Hassan Italy 80 14.0k 1.1× 13.6k 1.7× 11.4k 2.0× 5.1k 1.0× 1.7k 1.3× 745 25.6k
Peter D. Siersema Netherlands 77 14.1k 1.1× 10.8k 1.3× 6.4k 1.1× 2.6k 0.5× 2.5k 2.0× 647 22.9k
Douglas G. Adler United States 56 8.4k 0.7× 6.4k 0.8× 5.7k 1.0× 2.1k 0.4× 1.2k 0.9× 460 12.5k
Paul Fockens Netherlands 80 17.6k 1.4× 13.1k 1.6× 11.9k 2.1× 3.4k 0.7× 1.8k 1.4× 608 24.4k
Thomas W. Rice United States 66 8.9k 0.7× 10.2k 1.3× 2.4k 0.4× 1.8k 0.4× 703 0.5× 277 16.0k
Todd H. Baron United States 95 26.0k 2.0× 18.8k 2.3× 14.0k 2.4× 3.8k 0.8× 1.6k 1.2× 677 32.2k
Richard A. Kozarek United States 64 10.5k 0.8× 6.4k 0.8× 5.2k 0.9× 1.9k 0.4× 1.2k 0.9× 455 13.1k
Hugo W. Tilanus Netherlands 61 9.4k 0.7× 8.4k 1.0× 1.7k 0.3× 2.2k 0.4× 998 0.8× 255 14.8k
Robert H. Hawes United States 75 15.1k 1.2× 10.7k 1.3× 9.8k 1.7× 2.8k 0.6× 1.5k 1.2× 437 18.7k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Guido Costamagna

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All Works

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Mascagni, Pietro, Deepak Alapatt, Armine Vardazaryan, et al.. (2025). Endoscapes, a critical view of safety and surgical scene segmentation dataset for laparoscopic cholecystectomy. Scientific Data. 12(1). 331–331. 1 indexed citations
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Nachira, Dania, Valerio Pontecorvi, Angelo Trivisonno, et al.. (2025). Regenerative endoscopy for the treatment of difficult gastrointestinal defects: results from a pilot trial. Endoscopy. 58(2). 193–199. 1 indexed citations
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Voiosu, Theodor, Andrei Voiosu, Paul Bălănescu, et al.. (2023). Still a long way to go in ERCP training: a pooled analysis of two large, prospective, multicenter studies on ERCP training practices and outcomes. Endoscopy. 55(S 02). S12–S12. 1 indexed citations
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Pontecorvi, Valerio, Rocco Trisolini, Carlo Trani, et al.. (2023). Multidisciplinary treatment of a chronic tracheoesophageal fistula. Endoscopy. 55(S 02). S166–S166. 1 indexed citations
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Pontecorvi, Valerio, et al.. (2023). Overstitch versus Endomina for endoscopic sleeve gastroplasty. Endoscopy. 55(S 02). S165–S165.
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Mascagni, Pietro, Deepak Alapatt, Maria S. Altieri, et al.. (2022). Computer vision in surgery: from potential to clinical value. npj Digital Medicine. 5(1). 163–163. 102 indexed citations
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Nachira, Dania, Angelo Trivisonno, Guido Costamagna, et al.. (2021). Successful Therapy of Esophageal Fistulas by Endoscopic Injection of Emulsified Adipose Tissue Stromal Vascular Fraction. Gastroenterology. 160(4). 1026–1028. 16 indexed citations
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Spada, Cristiano, Cesare Hassan, Brunella Barbaro, et al.. (2014). Colon capsule versus CT colonography in patients with incomplete colonoscopy: a prospective, comparative trial. Gut. 64(2). 272–281. 93 indexed citations
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Urgesi, R., Rossella Cianci, Alessandra Bizzotto, Guido Costamagna, & Maria Elena Riccioni. (2013). Evaluation of gastric and small bowel transit times in coeliac disease with the small bowel PillCam®: a single centre study in a non gluten-free diet adult Italian population with coeliac disease.. PubMed. 17(9). 1167–73. 14 indexed citations
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Attili, Fabia, Gabriele Capurso, Giuseppe Vanella, et al.. (2013). Diagnostic and therapeutic role of endoscopy in gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine neoplasms. Digestive and Liver Disease. 46(1). 9–17. 19 indexed citations
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Perri, Vincenzo, Pietro Familiari, Andrea Tringali, Ivo Boškoski, & Guido Costamagna. (2011). Plastic Biliary Stents for Benign Biliary Diseases. Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Clinics of North America. 21(3). 405–433. 28 indexed citations
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Larghi, Alberto, et al.. (2009). Concomitant intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasm and pancreatic endocrine tumour: Report of two cases and review of the literature. Digestive and Liver Disease. 41(10). 759–761. 20 indexed citations
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Spada, Cristiano, Maria Elena Riccioni, Michele Marchese, Pietro Familiari, & Guido Costamagna. (2008). Isotretinoin-associated Pan-enteritis. Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology. 42(8). 923–925. 14 indexed citations
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Tringali, Andrea, Massimiliano Mutignani, Angelo Milano, Vincenzo Perri, & Guido Costamagna. (2007). No difference between supine and prone position for ERCP in conscious sedated patients: a prospective randomized study. Endoscopy. 40(2). 93–97. 34 indexed citations
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Matteo, Francesco Di, Armando Gabbrielli, María Martino, et al.. (2006). Same-day endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography after transduodenal endoscopic ultrasound-guided needle aspiration: do we need to be cautious?. Endoscopy. 38(11). 1149–1151. 19 indexed citations
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Macchia, Gabriella, Guido Costamagna, A.G. Morganti, et al.. (2005). Intraluminal brachytherapy without stenting in intrahepatic papillary cholangiocarcinoma: A case report. Digestive and Liver Disease. 37(8). 615–618. 3 indexed citations
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Mutignani, Massimiliano, Andrea Tringali, & Guido Costamagna. (2004). Therapeutic Biliary Endoscopy. Endoscopy. 36(2). 147–159. 20 indexed citations
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Morganti, A.G., L. Trodella, Vincenzo Valentini, et al.. (2003). Concomitant Gemcitabine (Gemzar<sup>®</sup>) and Extended Nodes Irradiation in the Treatment of Pancreatic and Biliary Carcinoma: A Phase I Study. Oncology Research and Treatment. 26(4). 325–329. 11 indexed citations
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Mutignani, Massimiliano, Saumil Shah, Andrea Tringali, Vincenzo Perri, & Guido Costamagna. (2002). Endoscopic therapy for biliary leaks from aberrant right hepatic ducts severed during cholecystectomy. Gastrointestinal Endoscopy. 55(7). 932–936. 16 indexed citations

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