Filippo Pederzoli
IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele, Vita-Salute San Raffaele University
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About
Filippo Pederzoli is a urological researcher whose work focuses on the functional and psychological outcomes of prostate cancer surgery, as well as innovative approaches to bladder cancer treatment. His major contributions include pioneering research on the often-overlooked psychosexual consequences of radical prostatectomy, particularly the relationship between depressive symptoms and low sexual desire. In a landmark 2017 study involving 811 patients, Pederzoli demonstrated that depressive symptoms significantly impair sexual desire after both open and robot-assisted prostatectomy, providing crucial insights for postoperative counseling. He has also investigated the neglected phenomenon of penile morphometric alterations following robotic surgery, revealing that penile shortening is a real and underreported complication. In the realm of bladder cancer, Pederzoli has challenged conventional treatment paradigms, advocating for neoadjuvant chemotherapy or immunotherapy in clinical T2N0 muscle-invasive disease. His work, accumulating over 55 citations, bridges the gap between surgical technique and patient quality of life, establishing him as a thoughtful voice in urologic oncology who prioritizes the holistic well-being of cancer survivors.
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