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Takafumi Yanagisawa is a leading urologic surgeon and researcher whose work focuses on optimizing surgical outcomes in robot-assisted pelvic surgery (RAPS) and managing complex urologic cancers. His major contributions center on evidence-based perioperative care, particularly investigating how the steep Trendelenburg position—essential for robotic pelvic procedures—affects postoperative complications. His landmark 2021 systematic review and meta-analysis (32 citations) clarified these intraoperative physiologic changes, providing crucial guidance for surgical teams. Yanagisawa has also advanced the field through comprehensive reviews on salvage radical prostatectomy for recurrent prostate cancer after nonsurgical treatment (15 citations) and the optimal extent of lymph node dissection for upper tract urothelial carcinoma (12 citations). His collaborative multicenter study on urethrectomy during radical cystectomy (12 citations) addressed a longstanding clinical uncertainty in bladder cancer management. Additionally, his work on pelvic drain placement and early catheter removal following robot-assisted radical prostatectomy (10 citations) has helped standardize postoperative protocols. Through these impactful systematic reviews and meta-analyses, Yanagisawa has established himself as a key voice in refining surgical techniques and perioperative management in urologic oncology, directly influencing clinical practice guidelines.