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Total Citations
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About
Louis L. Pisters is a leading urologic oncologist whose work has profoundly shaped the surgical management of prostate and penile cancers. His research centers on optimizing surgical techniques—particularly robotic-assisted procedures—and improving patient outcomes through evidence-based guidelines and comparative effectiveness studies. Pisters co-authored the influential AUA Best Practice Statement for the Prevention of Deep Vein Thrombosis in Urologic Surgery (160 citations), a cornerstone for perioperative safety. He was a pioneer in evaluating the oncological adequacy of robotic-assisted video-endoscopic inguinal lymphadenectomy for penile carcinoma (85 citations), demonstrating that minimally invasive approaches can reduce morbidity without compromising cancer control. His work also includes standardizing training for robot-assisted radical prostatectomy and comparing quality-of-life outcomes after brachytherapy versus nerve-sparing robotic prostatectomy. Pisters has further advanced salvage surgery for recurrent prostate cancer after radiotherapy and explored the feasibility of robotic radical prostatectomy in patients with prior pelvic surgery or TURP. With over 400 citations across his most-cited papers, his contributions have helped define modern, less invasive standards in urologic oncology.
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- 8Robotic Total Pelvic Exenteration12 citations · 2017
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