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About
Francesco Passaro is a pioneering urologic surgeon specializing in single-port robot-assisted surgery for complex genitourinary cancers. His research focuses on advancing minimally invasive techniques for upper tract urothelial carcinoma, penile cancer, and testicular cancer. Passaro’s major contributions include developing novel single-port approaches for radical nephroureterectomy, bilateral inguinal lymph node dissection for penile cancer, and post-chemotherapy retroperitoneal lymph node dissection for testicular cancer. His work demonstrates that these procedures can be performed safely with reduced morbidity compared to traditional open or multi-port robotic surgery. With over 40 cumulative citations, his most impactful paper describes the step-by-step technique for single-port robot-assisted nephroureterectomy (16 citations). Passaro also investigates perioperative outcomes, including blood loss trends in robot-assisted prostatectomy and sexual/reproductive outcomes following post-chemotherapy lymph node dissection. Notably, he reported the first Italian experience with the da Vinci SP® system for partial nephrectomy via supine anterior retroperitoneal access. His innovative work at a high-volume cancer center is helping establish single-port robotics as a viable option for challenging urologic oncology procedures, potentially expanding surgical access and improving patient recovery.
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