Papers
69
Total Citations
2,317
H-Index
24
About
Ottavio De Cobelli is a distinguished urological surgeon and clinical researcher whose work has fundamentally shaped the landscape of minimally invasive and robotic surgery for prostate and kidney cancers. Based at a leading European institution, De Cobelli has pioneered the adoption and rigorous evaluation of robotic-assisted techniques, producing landmark comparative studies — including a widely cited matched-pair analysis of robotic versus open prostatectomy (178 citations) — that gave laparoscopically naive centers a credible roadmap for transitioning to robotic platforms. His contributions extend to stereotactic radiotherapy for recurrent prostate cancer (233 citations), multicenter analyses of robot-assisted partial nephrectomy for challenging T2 renal tumors (147 citations), and the refinement of robot-assisted simple prostatectomy as a viable minimally invasive alternative for benign prostatic obstruction. Notably, De Cobelli has embraced emerging technologies with genuine foresight: his work on artificial intelligence and machine learning in prostate cancer management (157 citations) and surgical workflow recognition reflects a commitment to shaping next-generation clinical tools. With a portfolio spanning surgical outcomes research, oncology, and digital innovation, his body of work — accumulating nearly 1,400 citations — represents an exceptional and enduring contribution to modern urology.
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- 6Robot‐assisted simple prostatectomy (RASP): does it make sense?101 citations · 2012
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- 8“Deep-Onto” network for surgical workflow and context recognition72 citations · 2018
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