Emad Rizkala
Papers
12
Total Citations
445
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About
Dr. Emad Rizkala is a pioneering urologic surgeon whose research has fundamentally advanced the field of minimally invasive kidney surgery, particularly through the refinement of robot-assisted partial nephrectomy (RAPN). His work focuses on expanding the indications for nephron-sparing surgery to the most technically challenging scenarios, including completely endophytic renal masses (68 citations) and hilar tumors (59 citations). Dr. Rizkala demonstrated the feasibility and safety of repeat RAPN for recurrent tumors (54 citations) and developed the innovative "zero ischemia" sequential preplaced suture renorrhaphy technique (36 citations), which minimizes warm ischemia time during tumor resection. His contributions extend to reconstructive urology, where he established the efficacy of robot-assisted ureteroneocystostomy (57 citations), and to the frontiers of surgical innovation, including robotic single-site kidney surgery and natural orifice translumenal endoscopic surgery (NOTES) nephrectomy. With multiple landmark studies published in high-impact journals, Dr. Rizkala’s work has collectively garnered hundreds of citations, shaping modern urologic practice by making complex, minimally invasive procedures safer and more accessible for patients with renal pathology.
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- 2Robot-assisted Partial Nephrectomy for Hilar Tumors: Perioperative Outcomes59 citations · 2013
- 3Robot-Assisted Ureteroneocystostomy: Technique and Comparative Outcomes57 citations · 2012
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