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About
Paolo Fornara is a distinguished urological surgeon whose research has profoundly shaped the evolution of minimally invasive and robotic techniques in urology, particularly in kidney surgery and transplantation. His most highly cited work, a worldwide multi-institutional analysis of laparoendoscopic single-site surgery (LESS) encompassing over 1,000 cases (277 citations), established critical benchmarks for this emerging surgical approach and helped define its safety profile and risk factors across global centers. Fornara has been a pioneering force in robot-assisted kidney transplantation (RAKT), contributing extensively to the European Robotic Urology Section's landmark series, which collectively documents outcomes across numerous European institutions and has garnered hundreds of citations. His studies address complex scenarios including multi-vessel grafts requiring extracorporeal reconstruction and transplantation in obese patients, expanding the eligibility and safety of minimally invasive transplantation techniques. His comparative work between robotic and conventional open transplantation has provided compelling evidence guiding surgical decision-making worldwide. Additionally, his longitudinal evaluation of laparoscopic versus open partial nephrectomy for T1 renal tumors (68 citations) contributed meaningful long-term oncological and functional data in an era of evolving nephron-sparing surgery. Through rigorous multi-institutional collaboration, Fornara has consistently advanced evidence-based practice in minimally invasive urology.
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