Karel Decaestecker
Ghent University Hospital, Ghent University, AZ Maria Middelares, European Association of Urology
Papers
55
Total Citations
1,333
H-Index
21
About
Karel Decaestecker is a pioneering urological surgeon whose work has fundamentally shaped the adoption of robotic technology in kidney transplantation and radical cystectomy across Europe. As a leading voice within the European Association of Urology's Robotic Urology Section (ERUS), Decaestecker has been instrumental in establishing clinical consensus, defining best practices, and rigorously evaluating outcomes for minimally invasive urological procedures. His most influential contributions center on robot-assisted kidney transplantation (RAKT), with a series of landmark multicenter European studies accumulating hundreds of citations and demonstrating the safety, feasibility, and learning curve of this technically demanding procedure across diverse patient populations, including obese recipients and those requiring complex multi-vessel grafts. His 2016 consensus work on enhanced recovery after robot-assisted radical cystectomy has similarly guided institutional protocols internationally. More recently, Decaestecker has pushed into cutting-edge territory by integrating deep learning with augmented reality in robotic renal surgery, reflecting a forward-thinking approach to surgical innovation. Collectively, his publications have garnered over 800 citations, establishing him as a transformative figure bridging surgical technique, collaborative European research, and emerging digital technologies in urology.
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- 2Robot-assisted Kidney Transplantation: The European Experience138 citations · 2017
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