Riccardo Bartoletti
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About
Riccardo Bartoletti is a pioneering urological surgeon whose research focuses on advancing robotic-assisted surgery, particularly for prostate cancer and gender-affirming procedures. His major contributions center on optimizing surgical techniques to improve functional outcomes, such as urinary continence and erectile function recovery. Notably, his 2013 study on bilateral nerve-sparing robotic-assisted radical prostatectomy (RARP) demonstrated faster continence recovery compared to open surgery, with 24 citations, while his 2017 work on combined bladder neck preservation and posterior reconstruction showed significant long-term continence benefits (19 citations). Bartoletti has also been instrumental in evaluating novel multiport robotic platforms through the IDEAL framework, as seen in his highly cited 2024 systematic review (26 citations). Beyond oncology, he has innovated in transgender surgery, developing a single-pedicled robotic peritoneal flap for vaginoplasty augmentation (11 citations) and comparing sexual outcomes in gender-affirming procedures. His research extends to benign conditions, including single-port transvesical prostatectomy for BPH and idiopathic retroperitoneal fibrosis management. With a career marked by over 100 citations across key papers, Bartoletti’s work is shaping the future of minimally invasive urology, emphasizing precision, patient recovery, and quality of life.
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