Papers
39
Total Citations
1,318
H-Index
16
About
Silvia Secco is a urological surgeon and researcher whose career has been defined by a deep commitment to advancing minimally invasive surgical techniques for prostate cancer, particularly robot-assisted laparoscopic radical prostatectomy (RALP). Her work has made substantial contributions to understanding and optimizing surgical outcomes across three critical dimensions: urinary continence, erectile function preservation, and oncological control. Among her most influential contributions is a landmark prospective comparison of RALP and traditional retropubic radical prostatectomy, which has accumulated over 218 citations and helped establish the clinical case for robotic approaches in European urology. Her rigorous investigation into predictors of urinary continence recovery post-RALP (193 citations) has directly informed patient selection and preoperative counseling practices worldwide. Secco also pioneered standardized postoperative complication reporting in robotic prostatectomy, lending the field much-needed methodological consistency. More recently, her research has focused on the innovative Retzius-sparing technique, examining its learning curve across multiple continents and its applicability across varying prostate volumes. Her 2020 overview of contemporary prostate dissection techniques (124 citations) reflects her ongoing role as a technical educator in robotic urology. Collectively, her work has helped define best practices in a rapidly evolving surgical specialty, making her a respected voice in global uro-oncology.
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- 4Contemporary Techniques of Prostate Dissection for Robot-assisted Prostatectomy124 citations · 2020
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- 7Trifecta outcomes after robot‐assisted laparoscopic radical prostatectomy63 citations · 2010
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