Jacques Planas

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Jacques Planas is a urological surgeon and researcher whose work centers on improving functional outcomes after robot-assisted radical prostatectomy, with a particular focus on early urinary continence recovery. His major contributions include leading a randomized controlled trial that demonstrated the benefit of posterior rhabdosphincter reconstruction in accelerating continence return—a finding published in 2021 and cited 23 times. He has also systematically reviewed variations in surgical technique to optimize early continence, with two 2019 reviews accumulating 14 and 13 citations respectively. Planas pioneered the use of preoperative magnetic resonance imaging to predict continence recovery, showing that anatomical factors visible on MRI can forecast functional outcomes—work that has garnered over 25 citations across multiple studies. His 2021 cohort analysis further established that the position of the urethrovesical anastomosis on postoperative MRI predicts early functional recovery. Through these integrated clinical and imaging studies, Planas has provided evidence-based guidance for surgical planning and patient counseling, helping to refine robotic prostatectomy techniques and improve quality of life for prostate cancer patients.

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1. 1
   A Randomised Controlled Trial to Assess the Benefit of Posterior Rhabdosphincter Reconstruction in Early Urinary Continence Recovery after Robot-assisted Radical Prostatectomy

   23 citations · 2021
2. 2
   La resonancia magnética preoperatoria predice la recuperación temprana de la continencia urinaria tras la prostatectomía radical robótica

   14 citations · 2018
3. 3
   Variaciones de la prostatectomía radical para una recuperación de la continencia urinaria precoz: una revisión sistemática

   14 citations · 2019
4. 4
   Early continence after radical prostatectomy: A systematic review

   13 citations · 2019
5. 5
   Preoperative magnetic resonance imaging in predicting early continence recovery after robotic radical prostatectomy

   11 citations · 2019
6. 6
   The position of urethrovesical anastomosis after robotic radical prostatectomy assessed by MRI predicts early functional recovery: A cohort analyses from a randomized clinical trial

   5 citations · 2021
7. 7
   Definición de continencia y factores pronósticos para la recuperación temprana de la continencia urinaria en la prostatectomía radical robótica con reconstrucción posterior del rabdoesfínter. Análisis post hoc de un ensayo clínico aleatorizado

   4 citations · 2022

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