Aldo Massimo Bocciardi
Azienda Socio Sanitaria Territoriale Grande Ospedale Metropolitano Niguarda, Ospedale Maggiore
Papers
45
Total Citations
1,399
H-Index
16
About
Aldo Massimo Bocciardi is a pioneering urological surgeon whose career has been defined by a singular, transformative contribution to prostate cancer treatment: the development and refinement of the Retzius-sparing approach to robot-assisted radical prostatectomy (RARP). His landmark 2010 feasibility study, now cited over 300 times, introduced a completely intrafascial surgical technique that fundamentally reimagined how robotic prostatectomy could be performed. By preserving the Retzius space and maximizing protection of the periprostatic neural network, Bocciardi's approach demonstrated dramatically improved early urinary continence recovery compared to standard techniques — a breakthrough of enormous significance for patients' quality of life. His subsequent body of work, accumulating hundreds of citations across multiple high-impact publications, systematically validated this innovation: documenting oncological and functional outcomes beyond the learning curve, establishing critical anatomical landmarks, assessing its applicability across varying prostate volumes and high-risk disease, and guiding surgeons worldwide through its adoption. His 2019 systematic review consolidated global evidence on Retzius-sparing versus standard RARP, cementing the approach's legitimacy in urological practice. Bocciardi's research has reshaped contemporary prostate dissection techniques internationally, making him one of the most influential technical innovators in modern robotic urology.
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- 4Contemporary Techniques of Prostate Dissection for Robot-assisted Prostatectomy124 citations · 2020
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