Papers
9
Total Citations
346
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About
Ingolf Tuerk is a pioneering urologic surgeon whose research has fundamentally advanced the safety and efficacy of minimally invasive and robotic surgery for prostate and bladder cancers. His most influential work, a multi-institutional study with 146 citations, established critical benchmarks for thromboembolic complications in prostate cancer patients undergoing laparoscopic and robot-assisted radical prostatectomy. Tuerk’s contributions extend to optimizing surgical outcomes, as demonstrated by his analysis of factors affecting operating time in laparoscopic prostatectomy (72 citations) and his focus on learning from complications to enhance robotic prostate surgery safety (50 citations). He has also been a leader in expanding surgical access, notably performing robot-assisted radical cystectomy in octogenarians, a high-risk population often denied surgery. His investigations into postoperative analgesia and infection management further underscore his commitment to comprehensive patient care. With a career spanning from technical refinements to large-scale safety studies, Tuerk’s work has directly shaped modern urologic oncology practice, making robotic and laparoscopic procedures safer, more efficient, and accessible to a broader range of patients.
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- 4Robot-Assisted Radical Cystectomy in Octogenarians27 citations · 2013
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- 9Laparoscopic Techniques in Uro-Oncology5 citations · 2009