Giuseppe Mario Ludovico
Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Ospedale Generale Regionale Francesco Miulli
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Total Citations
133
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About
Giuseppe Mario Ludovico is a leading urologic surgeon whose research centers on robotic-assisted surgery for urologic cancers and complex stone disease. His work has fundamentally shaped perioperative management and surgical technique, particularly through landmark collaborative efforts. He co-authored the first joint consensus on anesthesia for urologic and gynecologic robotic surgery (2019, 43 citations), establishing critical safety protocols for the field. Dr. Ludovico has been at the forefront of integrating three-dimensional virtual models into robot-assisted partial nephrectomy, demonstrating in a 2024 propensity-score matched study (32 citations) that these models improve surgical precision. His comparative research on robotic versus open radical prostatectomy (2013, 24 citations) provided key evidence that bilateral nerve-sparing robotic approaches accelerate continence recovery, while his ongoing work on robotic pyelolithotomy for large renal stones (2025, 9 citations) challenges traditional PCNL guidelines. With over 130 citations across his most influential papers, Dr. Ludovico continues to advance minimally invasive urology through rigorous clinical studies and international guideline development, making him a pivotal figure in modern urologic surgery.
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