Karen A. Diefenbach

2.2k total citations
79 papers, 1.2k citations indexed

About

Karen A. Diefenbach is a scholar working on Surgery, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and Gastroenterology. According to data from OpenAlex, Karen A. Diefenbach has authored 79 papers receiving a total of 1.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 59 papers in Surgery, 14 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and 13 papers in Gastroenterology. Recurrent topics in Karen A. Diefenbach's work include Congenital gastrointestinal and neural anomalies (16 papers), Intestinal Malrotation and Obstruction Disorders (13 papers) and Gastrointestinal motility and disorders (10 papers). Karen A. Diefenbach is often cited by papers focused on Congenital gastrointestinal and neural anomalies (16 papers), Intestinal Malrotation and Obstruction Disorders (13 papers) and Gastrointestinal motility and disorders (10 papers). Karen A. Diefenbach collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and Netherlands. Karen A. Diefenbach's co-authors include Matthew J. Bizzarro, Peter C. Minneci, Katherine J. Deans, Jennifer N. Cooper, Marc P. Michalsky, Veronika Northrup, Brian D. Kenney, Robert L. Ricca, Adam B. Goldin and Daryl J. McLeod and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Gastroenterology and PEDIATRICS.

In The Last Decade

Karen A. Diefenbach

71 papers receiving 1.2k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Karen A. Diefenbach United States 20 786 234 194 179 134 79 1.2k
Elizabeth Renaud United States 18 751 1.0× 106 0.5× 116 0.6× 141 0.8× 225 1.7× 33 1.1k
Akemi L. Kawaguchi United States 17 545 0.7× 55 0.2× 78 0.4× 160 0.9× 136 1.0× 47 891
Cynthia D. Downard United States 25 1.3k 1.7× 166 0.7× 269 1.4× 239 1.3× 698 5.2× 63 2.1k
Kourosh Afshar Canada 21 460 0.6× 452 1.9× 138 0.7× 55 0.3× 343 2.6× 79 1.4k
Sara C. Fallon United States 23 1.0k 1.3× 133 0.6× 55 0.3× 332 1.9× 448 3.3× 76 1.4k
Colin Walsh Ireland 24 690 0.9× 481 2.1× 213 1.1× 114 0.6× 113 0.8× 71 1.6k
Robert L. Ricca United States 18 582 0.7× 104 0.4× 130 0.7× 199 1.1× 155 1.2× 61 932
S. J. Carlan United States 18 296 0.4× 388 1.7× 424 2.2× 80 0.4× 190 1.4× 138 1.2k
Jason D. Fraser United States 22 1.2k 1.5× 62 0.3× 157 0.8× 521 2.9× 246 1.8× 98 1.5k
John H. Seashore United States 23 1.1k 1.4× 143 0.6× 93 0.5× 191 1.1× 229 1.7× 60 1.6k

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All Works

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Sbragia, Lourenço, et al.. (2025). Fetoscopic Myelomeningocele (MMC) Repair: Evolution of the Technique and a Call for Standardization. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 14(5). 1402–1402.
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Svetanoff, Wendy Jo, Marc P. Michalsky, Jennifer H. Aldrink, & Karen A. Diefenbach. (2024). Utilization of a Single-Site Port as an Adjunct for Multi-Port Robotic-Assisted Surgery in Children. Journal of Laparoendoscopic & Advanced Surgical Techniques. 34(11). 1035–1038.
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Scoville, Steven D., et al.. (2024). Robotic-Assisted Surgery in Patients Less than 15 kg: A Single Center Review. Journal of Laparoendoscopic & Advanced Surgical Techniques. 34(5). 434–437. 2 indexed citations
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Alpert, Seth A., Karen A. Diefenbach, Richard J. Wood, et al.. (2024). Sacral nerve stimulation leads to long‐term improvement in fecal incontinence and quality of life for children with functional and organic defecation disorders. Neurogastroenterology & Motility. 36(9). e14865–e14865. 2 indexed citations
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Svetanoff, Wendy Jo, et al.. (2024). Laparoscopic Cecostomy Placement for Antegrade Enema Access in the Pediatric Population. Journal of Pediatric Surgery. 60(3). 162053–162053.
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Cruz, Stephanie, et al.. (2023). Robotic-assisted minimally invasive surgery: Foregut procedures in pediatric patients. Seminars in Pediatric Surgery. 32(1). 151256–151256. 1 indexed citations
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Diefenbach, Karen A., et al.. (2023). Robotic-Assisted Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery in the Pediatric Population. Seminars in Pediatric Surgery. 32(1). 151257–151257. 4 indexed citations
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Fleming, Mark, et al.. (2023). Robotic-assisted splenectomy in pediatric patients. Seminars in Pediatric Surgery. 32(1). 151260–151260. 1 indexed citations
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Beyene, Tariku J., et al.. (2022). Rates of Air Embolism in Pediatric Patients Undergoing Surgical Procedures of the Peritoneum. Journal of Laparoendoscopic & Advanced Surgical Techniques. 32(12). 1220–1227.
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Gates, Robert L., Julia Shelton, Karen A. Diefenbach, et al.. (2022). Management of the undescended testis in children: An American Pediatric Surgical Association Outcomes and Evidence Based Practice Committee Systematic Review. Journal of Pediatric Surgery. 57(7). 1293–1308. 11 indexed citations
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Diefenbach, Karen A., et al.. (2022). Robotic-assisted vertical sleeve gastrectomy in adolescents: Do BMI limits apply?. Journal of Pediatric Surgery. 57(6). 1158–1161. 1 indexed citations
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Nordin, Andrew B., Brian D. Kenney, Rajan K. Thakkar, & Karen A. Diefenbach. (2021). Secondary overtriage in a pediatric level one trauma center. Journal of Pediatric Surgery. 56(12). 2337–2341. 5 indexed citations
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Kelley‐Quon, Lorraine I., Matthew G. Kirkpatrick, Robert L. Ricca, et al.. (2020). Guidelines for Opioid Prescribing in Children and Adolescents After Surgery. JAMA Surgery. 156(1). 76–76. 88 indexed citations
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Savoie, Kate, et al.. (2019). Volume of Irrigation Does Not Affect Rate of Abscess in Perforated Appendicitis. Journal of Laparoendoscopic & Advanced Surgical Techniques. 29(10). 1232–1238. 2 indexed citations
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Gasior, Alessandra C., Carlos A. Reck-Burneo, Alejandra Vilanova-Sánchez, et al.. (2018). Surgical management of functional constipation: An intermediate report of a new approach using a laparoscopic sigmoid resection combined with malone appendicostomy. Journal of Pediatric Surgery. 53(6). 1160–1162. 27 indexed citations
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Pepper, Victoria K., et al.. (2016). Routine Bronchoscopy and Fogarty Catheter Occlusion of Tracheoesophageal Fistulas. Journal of Laparoendoscopic & Advanced Surgical Techniques. 27(1). 97–100. 11 indexed citations
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Huntington, Justin T., Laura A. Boomer, Victoria K. Pepper, et al.. (2015). Minimally Invasive Ileal Pouch-Anal Anastomosis with Rectal Eversion Allows for Equivalent Outcomes in Continence in Pediatric Patients. Journal of Laparoendoscopic & Advanced Surgical Techniques. 26(3). 222–225. 5 indexed citations
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Kenney, Brian D., et al.. (2015). Postoperative timing of computed tomography scans for abscess in pediatric appendicitis. Journal of Surgical Research. 200(1). 1–7. 16 indexed citations
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Mahida, Justin B., Lindsey Asti, Victoria K. Pepper, et al.. (2014). Comparison of 30-Day Outcomes Between Thoracoscopic and Open Lobectomy for Congenital Pulmonary Lesions. Journal of Laparoendoscopic & Advanced Surgical Techniques. 25(5). 435–440. 13 indexed citations
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Rathore, Animesh, Daniel Solomon, B. Joyce Simpson, et al.. (2012). Novel report of an adrenal adenoma in a newborn. Journal of Pediatric Surgery. 47(7). 1436–1439. 2 indexed citations

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