Seok Ho Kang
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44
Total Citations
770
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About
Dr. Seok Ho Kang is a pioneering urologic surgeon whose research has fundamentally advanced the fields of robotic surgery and postoperative recovery. His work centers on three key areas: optimizing surgical techniques for bladder and prostate cancer, enhancing surgical training through simulation, and improving patient outcomes. Dr. Kang’s most impactful contribution is his landmark 2010 study demonstrating that chewing gum significantly stimulates bowel motility after radical cystectomy, a simple intervention that has garnered over 105 citations and changed postoperative care protocols. He is a leading figure in robot-assisted radical cystectomy, with multiple highly-cited papers (each with 43-49 citations) comparing total intracorporeal urinary diversion to extracorporeal methods, showing superior perioperative outcomes. Dr. Kang has also made seminal contributions to robotic surgical education, developing and validating effective training schedules and simulators—including the Tube 3 module for vesicourethral anastomosis—that have become standards for skill acquisition. His recent work on single-port robot-assisted radical prostatectomy (2021, 33 citations) continues to push boundaries, while his meticulous anatomical studies on accessory pudendal arteries (2009, 33 citations) have helped preserve sexual function in prostate cancer surgery. Through over 400 combined citations, Dr. Kang has established himself as a transformative figure in minimally invasive urologic oncology.
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- 9A Study on the Learning Curve of the Robotic Virtual Reality Simulator29 citations · 2012
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