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About
Marco Pirozzi is a leading urologic surgeon and researcher whose work centers on optimizing outcomes in robot-assisted radical prostatectomy (RARP) and extended pelvic lymph node dissection (ePLND) for prostate cancer. His major contributions include identifying body mass index as an independent predictor of high-grade complications (Clavien-Dindo grade 3) after RARP with extensive lymph node dissection—a finding with 39 citations that directly informs preoperative risk stratification. Pirozzi pioneered the combination of local anesthetic wound infiltration with ultrasound-guided transversus abdominis plane block, demonstrating in a double-blind randomized trial (36 citations) significant improvements in postoperative pain and recovery. His anatomical studies on lymph node metastases are particularly notable: he characterized the role of Cloquet’s nodes and Marcille’s fossa in metastatic spread (each 30 citations), introducing the concept of “Marcillectomy” to ensure complete nodal clearance. Pirozzi also established risk factors for positive surgical margins and long-term hospital readmission after prostate cancer surgery, with multiple papers exceeding 20 citations. His work has directly shaped perioperative protocols and surgical templates, making him a key figure in advancing the safety and oncologic precision of robotic prostate surgery.
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