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Total Citations
210
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About
Takeshi Takahara is a leading surgical innovator whose research sits at the forefront of minimally invasive hepatopancreatobiliary (HPB) surgery, with particular expertise in robotic and laparoscopic techniques for liver and pancreatic procedures. His most influential contribution—a 2012 systematic review of robotic liver resection (118 citations)—helped establish the evidence base for robotic surgery as a legitimate modality in HPB care at a time when its effectiveness remained largely uncharacterized. Building on this foundation, Takahara has produced landmark single-center and multicenter studies evaluating robotic liver resection across 120 consecutive cases and examining anatomic resection using the extrahepatic Glissonian approach for hepatocellular carcinoma, systematically comparing open, laparoscopic, and robotic outcomes. His work extends prominently into pancreatic surgery, including a multicenter Japanese assessment of 425 robotic pancreaticoduodenectomy cases, novel anastomotic techniques shown to significantly reduce postoperative pancreatic fistula, and pioneering descriptions of single-port robotic platforms for tumor enucleation. Collectively accumulating over 200 citations, Takahara's research has meaningfully shaped surgical training paradigms, safety benchmarks, and the global adoption of robotic HPB surgery.
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- 1Systematic review of robotic liver resection118 citations · 2012
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