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Stefano Cavalleri is a urological surgeon and clinical researcher whose work has profoundly shaped the understanding and adoption of robot-assisted laparoscopic radical prostatectomy (RALP) for localized prostate cancer. His research spans surgical technique refinement, functional outcomes, and patient selection — areas where his contributions have collectively garnered well over 1,400 citations. Cavalleri's early systematic review on robotic prostatectomy evidence (2006, 380 citations) established a foundational reference for the field, while his prospective comparative studies positioned RALP against traditional retropubic approaches, demonstrating its reduced invasiveness and competitive functional outcomes. His rigorous investigations into urinary continence predictors (193 citations) and postoperative complication assessment using standardized criteria (138 citations) brought much-needed methodological rigor to a rapidly evolving surgical landscape. Particularly notable is his holistic focus on patient quality of life: his work on nerve-sparing candidate selection, erectile function recovery, and "trifecta" outcomes — simultaneously achieving cancer control, continence, and potency — reflects a commitment to comprehensive surgical success beyond oncological margins. His documentation of the RALP learning curve further provided practical guidance for institutions adopting the da Vinci platform. Cavalleri's body of work remains essential reading for urologists and trainees navigating minimally invasive prostate cancer surgery.
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- 9Trifecta outcomes after robot‐assisted laparoscopic radical prostatectomy63 citations · 2010
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