Prof. Umberto Bracale is an expert in General Surgery in Naples. He graduated in Medicine and Surgery at the University of Naples Federico II in 2001 and then specialized in General Surgery in the same Institute in 2007. During his career, he participated as a Volunteer Doctor in various Humanitarian Missions in the Republic of Benin and has participated in numerous national and international conferences as a speaker and moderator. He currently receives treatment as a freelance doctor at the Morelli practice in Naples. He mainly deals with cases of: Laparoscopic and Gastrointestinal Surgery Robotic Surgery Wall surgery Coloproctology Parallel to his clinical activity, he is Professor of General Surgery and General Clinical and Pediatric Nursing Sciences at the Federico II University of Naples. Furthermore, Prof. Umberto Bracale is responsible for General Surgery in Naples.
Selected publications from PubMed
Inguinal hernia repair with the trabucco technique: A multicenter analysis with 5-year follow-up.
Aiolfi A, Bruni PG, Bona D, Bonitta G, Pecic V, Jovanovic B, Grappolini N, Manfredini L, Gargiulo A, Bracale U, Cavalli M, Campanelli G
Hernia. 2026 Aug 29;30(1) pii: 336. doi: 10.1007/s10029-026-03840-2.
Preoperative botulinum toxin a enables fascial closure and reduces morbidity in complex incisional hernias: results from the BRIDGE-HERNIA study.
Pizza F, Lucido FS, Salva AB, Bracale U, Precisano S, Gomez MJ, Maida P, D'Antonio D, Bertoglio C, Gili S, Massa C, Conzo A, Marte G, Dell'Isola C, Docimo L, Gambardella C
Hernia. 2026 Aug 7;30(1) pii: 316. doi: 10.1007/s10029-026-03811-7.
External Validation of the International Study Group for Pancreatic Surgery Complexity Grading System for Minimally Invasive Pancreatoduodenectomy: Insights From the IGOMIPS Registry.
Napoli N, Donisi G, Kauffmann EF, Ginesini M, Abu Hilal M, Baiocchi GL, Bracale U, Brolese A, Butturini G, Coppola R, Coratti A, Dalla Valle R, Di Benedetto F, Ercolani G, Ferrari G, Garulli G, Jovine E, Mazzola M, Memeo R, Molino C, Moraldi L, Morelli L, Salvia R, Tebala GD, Tondolo V, Troisi RI, Viola MG, Vivarelli M, Zerbi A, Boggi U
Ann Surg. 2026 Jul 1;284(1):108-118 doi: 10.1097/SLA.0000000000006612.
Collagen-Based Vascular Closure Device Multicenter Italian Experience in Endovascular Aortic Aneurysm Repair Compared With Suture-Mediated Closure Vascular Device.
Panagrosso M, Cavallo E, Bracale UM, Peluso A, Silvestri O, Intrieri F, Molinari V, Esposito A, Trimarchi S, Settembrini AM, Lomazzi C, La Barbera G, Carbonari L, Angelini A, Morelli I, Centonza E, Berchiolli R, Troisi N, Scarati V, Artini V, De Vivo S, Volpe P, Massara M, Martelli E
J Endovasc Ther. 2026 Apr;33(2):692-700 doi: 10.1177/15266028241275804.
EHS Guidelines on the Management of Primary Ventral and Incisional Hernias Under Emergency Conditions.
Stabilini C, Theodorou A, Pawlak M, Antoniou S, Berrevoet F, Bougard H, Bracale U, Capoccia Giovannini S, Fortelny R, Gaarder C, Garcia-Urena MA, Gilmore K, Gomez-Ochoa SA, Köckerling F, Mäkäräinen E, Morales-Conde S, Pecchini F, Pereira Rodríguez JA, Quiroga-Centeno AC, Renard Y, Romain B, Schembari E, Deerenberg E
J Abdom Wall Surg. 2026;5:16228 doi: 10.3389/jaws.2026.16228.
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