About

Peter Rimington is a urological surgeon whose research has fundamentally shaped our understanding of surgical approaches to bladder cancer treatment, particularly through comparative analysis of open, laparoscopic, and robotic-assisted radical cystectomy. He is perhaps best known as a principal investigator of the landmark CORAL trial — one of the few prospective, randomised controlled trials directly comparing all three surgical modalities — whose 2015 publication has accumulated over 337 citations and whose long-term oncological follow-up, published in 2019, further cemented its clinical significance. His early contribution to the International Robotic Cystectomy Consortium's learning curve analysis (2010, 238 citations) helped establish benchmarks for safe adoption of robotic techniques worldwide. Through dual-centre cohort comparisons and collaborative work with the European Association of Urology's Section of Uro-Technology, Rimington has contributed critical insights into postoperative morbidity and early recurrence patterns following minimally invasive cystectomy. With a body of work exceeding 900 citations, his research has directly informed surgical decision-making for one of urology's most complex oncological procedures, making him an important figure in the evolution of bladder cancer surgery.

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960
Total Citations
87
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🏆 Most Cited Paper
A Single-centre Early Phase Randomised Controlled Three-arm Trial of Open, Robotic, and Laparoscopic Radical Cystectomy (CORAL)
337 citations · 2015
📈 Most Prolific Year: 2013 (3 Papers)
🤝 Key Collaborators: 75
🏛 Institutions: Eastbourne District General Hospital, King's College Hospital, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, East Sussex County Council, East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust

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