Hugo Otaola-Arca
Papers
4
Total Citations
32
H-Index
3
About
Dr. Hugo Otaola-Arca is a urologic surgeon and researcher advancing the frontiers of robotic surgery for genitourinary cancers. His primary research focuses on optimizing minimally invasive techniques for bladder and kidney cancer, with a particular emphasis on totally intracorporeal robot-assisted urinary diversion. In a landmark two-part review (2020), Dr. Otaola-Arca systematically characterized the most used intracorporeal orthotopic ileal neobladders and cutaneous urinary diversions—including the ileal conduit and modified Indiana pouch—providing a unified compendium with novel, consistent imagery that has become a reference for surgeons worldwide (22 combined citations). He has also investigated long-term oncological and functional outcomes after robot-assisted partial nephrectomy for localized renal cell carcinoma, contributing evidence on the durability and safety of nephron-sparing surgery. Demonstrating his commitment to refining surgical technique, Dr. Otaola-Arca conducted a prospective cohort study comparing insufflator/aspirator systems versus exclusive insufflators during robotic radical prostatectomy, exploring how smoke evacuation and gas recirculation impact the operative field. His work, though early in its citation trajectory, is shaping the standardization and ergonomics of robotic urologic oncology.
Research Focus
Key Achievements
Top Papers
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4