René Vonlanthen

12.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
27 papers, 9.2k citations indexed

About

René Vonlanthen is a scholar working on Surgery, Emergency Medicine and Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, René Vonlanthen has authored 27 papers receiving a total of 9.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 21 papers in Surgery, 9 papers in Emergency Medicine and 4 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. Recurrent topics in René Vonlanthen's work include Hernia repair and management (11 papers), Appendicitis Diagnosis and Management (9 papers) and Pelvic and Acetabular Injuries (6 papers). René Vonlanthen is often cited by papers focused on Hernia repair and management (11 papers), Appendicitis Diagnosis and Management (9 papers) and Pelvic and Acetabular Injuries (6 papers). René Vonlanthen collaborates with scholars based in Switzerland, United States and France. René Vonlanthen's co-authors include Ksenija Slankamenac, Rolf Graf, Daniel Dindo, Pierre A. Clavien, Michelle Oliveira, Richard D. Schulick, Jean‐Nicolas Vauthey, Claudio Bassi, Robert Padbury and Masatoshi Makuuchi and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Annals of Surgery and Annals of Surgical Oncology.

In The Last Decade

René Vonlanthen

25 papers receiving 9.1k citations

Hit Papers

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

The Clavien-Dindo Classification of Surgical Complications

2009 8.4k citations Pierre A. Clavien, Jeffrey Barkun et al. Annals of Surgery profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
René Vonlanthen Switzerland	14	6.2k	3.6k	2.9k	1.1k	949	27	9.2k
Michelle Oliveira Switzerland	9	5.9k 1.0×	3.5k 1.0×	2.8k 1.0×	929 0.8×	1.1k 1.2×	14	8.8k
Robert Padbury Australia	17	6.2k 1.0×	3.8k 1.1×	3.6k 1.2×	979 0.9×	1.2k 1.2×	39	9.6k
Juan Pekolj Argentina	20	6.8k 1.1×	4.1k 1.1×	3.3k 1.1×	944 0.9×	1.7k 1.8×	108	9.9k
Pierre A. Clavien Switzerland	22	7.0k 1.1×	3.6k 1.0×	3.1k 1.0×	1.2k 1.1×	2.1k 2.2×	40	10.5k
Jeffrey Barkun Canada	36	9.7k 1.6×	5.3k 1.5×	4.3k 1.5×	1.5k 1.4×	1.6k 1.7×	102	14.0k
Ksenija Slankamenac Switzerland	25	8.6k 1.4×	4.3k 1.2×	4.0k 1.4×	1.7k 1.5×	2.3k 2.4×	55	12.8k
Eduardo de Santibáñes Argentina	34	8.3k 1.3×	4.5k 1.3×	4.2k 1.4×	997 0.9×	3.8k 4.0×	165	12.7k
H. Jaap Bonjer Netherlands	50	9.4k 1.5×	3.7k 1.0×	6.5k 2.2×	1.4k 1.2×	214 0.2×	174	12.7k
Roberto Cirocchi Italy	46	5.3k 0.9×	2.2k 0.6×	2.9k 1.0×	574 0.5×	218 0.2×	357	7.1k
Simon Msika France	43	6.5k 1.1×	3.0k 0.8×	3.5k 1.2×	935 0.8×	195 0.2×	153	9.0k

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Schweizer, Riccardo, Holger J. Klein, Stephan Steiner, et al.. (2025). Versatility of the Anterolateral Thigh Flap for Abdominal Wall Reconstruction. Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery Global Open. 13(1). e6433–e6433.

Oberkofler, Christian E., et al.. (2024). Fibroblast matrix implants—a better alternative for incisional hernia repair?. Biomedical Materials. 19(3). 35033–35033.

Ghafoor, Soleen, Daniel Stocker, Andreas M. Hötker, et al.. (2023). Diagnostic performance of CT with Valsalva maneuver for the diagnosis and characterization of inguinal hernias. Hernia. 27(5). 1253–1261. 5 indexed citations

Vonlanthen, René, et al.. (2022). Results of robotic TAPP and conventional laparoscopic TAPP in an outpatient setting: a cohort study in Switzerland. Langenbeck s Archives of Surgery. 407(6). 2563–2567. 15 indexed citations

Gerö, Dániel, Marcel Schneider, Michel Suter, et al.. (2020). Sleeve gastrectomy or gastric bypass: a “post-code” lottery? A comprehensive national analysis of the utilization of bariatric surgery in Switzerland between 2011–2017. Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases. 17(3). 563–574. 8 indexed citations

Steinert, Robert E., Ateequr Rehman, Valeria Agamennone, et al.. (2020). Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery changes fungal and bacterial microbiota in morbidly obese patients—A pilot study. PLoS ONE. 15(7). e0236936–e0236936. 23 indexed citations

Roth, Lilian, Dimitri A. Raptis, Philippe Gertsch, et al.. (2019). Standard Operating Procedures for Anesthesia Management in Cytoreductive Surgery and Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy Improve Patient Outcomes: A Patient Cohort Analysis. Annals of Surgical Oncology. 26(11). 3652–3662. 10 indexed citations

Käser, Samuel A., Philippe Brosi, Pierre-Alain Clavien, & René Vonlanthen. (2019). Blurring the boundary between open abdomen treatment and ventral hernia repair. Langenbeck s Archives of Surgery. 404(4). 489–494. 1 indexed citations

Metzger, Jürg, et al.. (2015). Inguinal hernia repair in Switzerland. Hernia. 19(5). 741–745. 24 indexed citations

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Lehmann, Kuno, Dilmurodjon Eshmuminov, Ksenija Slankamenac, et al.. (2015). Where Oncologic and Surgical Complication Scoring Systems Collide: Time for a New Consensus for CRS/HIPEC. World Journal of Surgery. 40(5). 1075–1081. 19 indexed citations

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Vetter, Diana, Jürgen Barth, Semra Uyulmaz, et al.. (2015). Effects of Art on Surgical Patients. Annals of Surgery. 262(5). 704–713. 44 indexed citations

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Wirsching, Andrea, René Vonlanthen, & Kuno Lehmann. (2014). Gallbladder perforation by absorbable spiral tacker. Annals of The Royal College of Surgeons of England. 96(7). e22–e23. 5 indexed citations

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Lehmann, Kuno, Andreas Rickenbacher, Jae–Hwi Jang, et al.. (2012). New Insight Into Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy. Annals of Surgery. 256(5). 730–738. 23 indexed citations

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Steinemann, Daniel C., Dimitri Aristotle Raptis, Georg Lurje, et al.. (2011). Cosmesis and body image after single-port laparoscopic or conventional laparoscopic cholecystectomy: a multicenter double blinded randomised controlled trial (SPOCC-trial). BMC Surgery. 11(1). 24–24. 26 indexed citations

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Vonlanthen, René, Ksenija Slankamenac, Stefan Breitenstein, et al.. (2011). The Impact of Complications on Costs of Major Surgical Procedures. Annals of Surgery. 254(6). 907–913. 369 indexed citations

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Clavien, Pierre A., Jeffrey Barkun, Michelle Oliveira, et al.. (2009). The Clavien-Dindo Classification of Surgical Complications. Annals of Surgery. 250(2). 187–196. 8428 indexed citations breakdown →

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Giger, Urs, Jean-Marie Michel, René Vonlanthen, et al.. (2004). Laparoscopic cholecystectomy in acute cholecystitis: indication, technique, risk and outcome. Langenbeck s Archives of Surgery. 390(5). 373–380. 29 indexed citations

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Giger, Urs, et al.. (2003). Trans- and Retroperitoneal Endoscopic Adrenalectomy: Experience in 26 Consecutive Adrenalectomies. Digestive Surgery. 21(1). 28–32. 8 indexed citations

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Vonlanthen, René, Markus Schäfer, & L. Krähenbühl. (2001). Technical aspects and access devices for preperitoneal and retroperitoneal endoscopic surgery. Minimally Invasive Therapy & Allied Technologies. 10(1). 15–22. 1 indexed citations

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Kerl, Katrin, René Vonlanthen, Nina Hurwitz, et al.. (2001). Alterations on the 5′ Noncoding Region of the BCL-6 Gene Are Not Correlated with BCL-6 Protein Expression in T Cell Non-Hodgkin Lymphomas. Laboratory Investigation. 81(12). 1693–1702. 21 indexed citations

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