G. Robert

About

G. Robert is a prominent urological surgeon and researcher whose work sits at the intersection of robotic-assisted surgery, minimally invasive urology, and surgical innovation. Based primarily within the French UroCCR collaborative network, Robert has made significant contributions to the advancement of robot-assisted techniques across a broad spectrum of urological conditions, including renal tumors, urinary incontinence, prostate cancer, and kidney transplantation. His most influential work explores robotic partial nephrectomy, including pioneering research into 3D image-guided approaches (73 citations) and the feasibility of day-case robotic nephrectomy (44 citations), challenging traditional assumptions about postoperative recovery. His investigation into robot-assisted artificial urinary sphincter implantation in female patients (60 citations) represents a notable contribution to continence surgery. Robert has also pushed boundaries in complex oncological procedures, including robot-assisted vena cava thrombectomy and post-chemotherapy retroperitoneal lymph node dissection, as well as demonstrating the viability of totally preperitoneal robotic kidney transplantation — a genuine paradigm shift in transplant surgery. With a portfolio spanning clinical outcomes, medico-economic analysis, and multicentre collaborative research, Robert's work continues to shape evidence-based practice in contemporary robotic urology.

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Top Papers

1. 1
   3D-Image guided robotic-assisted partial nephrectomy: a multi-institutional propensity score-matched analysis (UroCCR study 51)

   73 citations · 2021
2. 2
   Robot-assisted AMS-800 Artificial Urinary Sphincter Bladder Neck Implantation in Female Patients with Stress Urinary Incontinence

   60 citations · 2018
3. 3
   Day-case robotic-assisted partial nephrectomy: feasibility and preliminary results of a prospective evaluation (UroCCR-25 AMBU-REIN study)

   44 citations · 2020
4. 4
   Robot-assisted versus open surgery for radical nephrectomy with level 1-2 vena cava tumor thrombectomy: a French monocenter experience (UroCCR study #73)

   21 citations · 2021
5. 5
   Are we ready for day-case partial nephrectomy?

   19 citations · 2015
6. 6
   Morbidity, perioperative outcomes and complications of robot-assisted radical prostatectomy in kidney transplant patients: A French multicentre study

   15 citations · 2020
7. 7
   Nurse-led coordinated surgical care pathways for cost optimization of robotic-assisted partial nephrectomy: medico-economic analysis of the UroCCR-25 AMBU-REIN study

   12 citations · 2022
8. 8
   Total Preperitoneal Robot-Assisted Kidney Transplantation

   11 citations · 2017
9. 9
   Post-chemotherapy robot-assisted retroperitoneal lymph node dissection for metastatic germ cell tumors: safety and perioperative outcomes

   10 citations · 2023
10. 10
    Outcomes after salvage radical prostatectomy and first-line radiation therapy or HIFU for recurrent localized prostate cancer: results from a multicenter study

    8 citations · 2019

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