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About
Aaron M. Potretzke is a leading urologic surgeon and researcher specializing in minimally invasive and robotic-assisted renal surgery. His work centers on optimizing surgical techniques for partial nephrectomy and nephroureterectomy, with a focus on improving patient outcomes and reducing complications. Potretzke’s major contributions include landmark prospective randomized trials comparing off-clamp versus on-clamp robot-assisted partial nephrectomy (93 citations), which have informed best practices for preserving renal function. He has also led large multicenter analyses identifying risk factors for urinary fistula after partial nephrectomy (73 citations) and demonstrated that retroperitoneal approaches for posterior renal masses reduce hospital length of stay (58 citations). His research extends to comparative effectiveness studies of open, laparoscopic, and robotic radical nephroureterectomy for upper tract urothelial carcinoma (30 citations), as well as investigations into how patient comorbidities and assistant experience influence surgical outcomes. With over 380 total citations across his most-cited works, Potretzke’s evidence-based contributions have shaped modern urologic practice, providing crucial data for surgical decision-making and patient counseling.
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- 9Review of robot-assisted partial nephrectomy in modern practice17 citations · 2015
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