Rafael Castilho Borges
Institute Mutualiste Montsouris, Faculdade de Medicina do ABC
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About
Rafael Castilho Borges is a urological surgeon and researcher whose work focuses on improving functional outcomes and quality of life for patients undergoing robotic radical prostatectomy. His primary research areas include post-prostatectomy urinary incontinence, pelvic floor rehabilitation, and minimally invasive surgical techniques for rare bladder tumors. Borges led a landmark randomized clinical trial (2023, 9 citations) that rigorously assessed the combined efficacy of pelvic floor muscle training and duloxetine for urinary continence recovery after robot-assisted radical prostatectomy—a study that directly addressed a critical gap in postoperative care. His secondary analysis of that trial (2024, 3 citations) further elucidated how urinary symptom changes impact patients' quality of life. In a notable surgical contribution, Borges reported the first robot-assisted transvesical partial cystectomy for a leiomyoma of the bladder trigone (2020, 5 citations), demonstrating the feasibility of a minimally invasive approach for this rare neoplasm. His work bridges clinical trial evidence and surgical innovation, offering practical solutions to common and uncommon urological challenges.
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