Papers
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Total Citations
3,049
H-Index
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About
Marcelo A. Orvieto is a pioneering urological surgeon whose career has been defined by his extraordinary contributions to the development and refinement of robot-assisted radical prostatectomy (RARP). Working at the intersection of surgical innovation and outcomes research, Orvieto has helped shape how the field measures and reports surgical success. His landmark 2011 paper introducing the "Pentafecta" concept — accumulating 336 citations — established a comprehensive new framework for evaluating RARP outcomes, building upon earlier trifecta metrics he also helped advance. His rigorous comparative analyses across retropubic, laparoscopic, and robotic prostatectomy techniques, alongside multi-institutional studies examining positive surgical margin rates in over 8,000 patients, have provided the field with essential benchmarks. Orvieto has also made meaningful technical contributions, demonstrating how posterior rhabdosphincter reconstruction improves early continence recovery, and documenting real-world robotic system failure rates to better inform patient counseling. With a body of work exceeding 1,800 cumulative citations, his research has directly influenced surgical training, patient outcomes, and the global adoption of robotic urology, making him an indispensable figure for any student seeking to understand the evolution of minimally invasive prostate cancer surgery.
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- 7History of robotic surgery132 citations · 2010
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- 9Incidence of lymphoceles after robot‐assisted pelvic lymph node dissection124 citations · 2011
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