Yannic Raskin

KU Leuven, Ziekenhuis Oost-Limburg

Papers

6

Total Citations

47

H-Index

3

About

Yannic Raskin is a urologic surgeon and researcher whose work focuses on advancing minimally invasive, robot-assisted techniques for complex prostate and bladder cancer care. His most impactful contributions center on salvage procedures for recurrent prostate cancer—an area where surgical options are limited and fraught with risk. In a landmark international, multi-surgeon series (26 citations), Raskin demonstrated that salvage Retzius-sparing robotic prostatectomy offers superior continence outcomes compared to standard salvage approaches, providing a critical option for patients with recurrence after primary treatment. He further advanced the field by comparing robot-assisted versus open salvage lymph node dissection (13 citations), showing that the robotic approach can reduce morbidity while maintaining oncologic efficacy. Beyond salvage surgery, Raskin has explored novel applications of robotics, including renal denervation for resistant hypertension and stapled bowel anastomosis in cystectomy, as well as rare tumor excisions like urachal neoplasms. His work is characterized by a commitment to refining surgical techniques that improve functional recovery and quality of life without compromising cancer control. With a growing portfolio of studies published in high-impact urology journals, Raskin is establishing himself as a leader in the next generation of robotic urologic oncology.

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H-Index
6
Papers
47
Total Citations
8
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🏆 Most Cited Paper
Comparative Outcomes of Salvage Retzius-Sparing versus Standard Robotic Prostatectomy: An International, Multi-Surgeon Series
26 citations · 2021
📈 Most Prolific Year: 2024 (2 Papers)
🤝 Key Collaborators: 44
🏛 Institutions: KU Leuven, Ziekenhuis Oost-Limburg

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