Michele Fascelli

About

Michele Fascelli is a urologic surgeon and researcher whose work centers on advancing surgical techniques for bladder cancer and gender-affirming care. His most impactful contributions come from large-scale comparative studies of radical cystectomy approaches for bladder cancer management. In a landmark 2019 study with 85 citations, Fascelli led a comprehensive single-institution comparison of perioperative outcomes and complications across open radical cystectomy, intracorporeal robot-assisted radical cystectomy, and robotic cystectomy with extracorporeal urinary diversion. This work provided crucial evidence to guide surgical decision-making, demonstrating that robotic approaches offer distinct advantages while maintaining safety profiles comparable to traditional open surgery. Fascelli also investigates neoadjuvant chemotherapy timing for muscle-invasive bladder cancer and its impact on survival outcomes. More recently, he has extended his expertise to gender-affirming surgery, authoring a 2024 review on robotic-assisted peritoneal vaginoplasty in gender diverse patients, describing surgical techniques and outcomes that expand options for this population. His research bridges oncologic urology and reconstructive surgery, with a focus on optimizing patient outcomes through minimally invasive approaches.

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1. 1
   Large Single Institution Comparison of Perioperative Outcomes and Complications of Open Radical Cystectomy, Intracorporeal Robot-Assisted Radical Cystectomy and Robotic Extracorporeal Approach

   85 citations · 2019
2. 2
   PD57-08 LARGE SINGLE-INSTITUTION COMPARISON OF PERIOPERATIVE OUTCOMES AND COMPLICATIONS BETWEEN OPEN RADICAL CYSTECTOMY, INTRACORPOREAL ROBOTIC-ASSISTED RADICAL CYSTECTOMY, AND ROBOTIC CYSTECTOMY WITH EXTRACORPOREAL URINARY DIVERSION

   3 citations · 2019
3. 3
   Peritoneal Vaginoplasty in Gender Diverse Patients

   2 citations · 2024

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