Yusuke Yamaoka
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About
Yusuke Yamaoka is a leading surgical oncologist whose research has fundamentally advanced the understanding and application of robotic-assisted laparoscopic surgery for colorectal cancer, particularly complex rectal malignancies. Based primarily at a high-volume center in Japan, Yamaoka has dedicated his career to rigorously evaluating robotic surgical techniques against conventional open and laparoscopic approaches across a spectrum of challenging clinical scenarios, including locally advanced, T4, and ultra-low rectal cancers. His most cited work, garnering 84 citations, demonstrated comparable oncological outcomes between robotic and open lateral lymph node dissection — a technically demanding procedure critical for locally advanced low rectal cancer. Beyond oncological efficacy, Yamaoka has made notable contributions in predicting surgical difficulty using mesorectal fat area measurements and in demonstrating robotic surgery's protective role in preserving urinary function postoperatively. His research encompasses multivisceral resections, abdominoperineal resections, and sphincter-preserving operations, consistently highlighting robotic surgery's clinical advantages. Collectively accumulating over 349 citations, Yamaoka's body of work represents an authoritative longitudinal perspective on robotic rectal surgery outcomes, providing surgeons worldwide with rigorous evidence to guide adoption of this evolving surgical technology.
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- 7Robotic surgery for clinical T4 rectal cancer: short- and long-term outcomes24 citations · 2021
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