Satoshi Kamiya

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Satoshi Kamiya is a leading figure in the surgical treatment of gastric cancer, with a focused expertise in comparing robotic and laparoscopic gastrectomy techniques. His research primarily investigates the advantages of robotic surgery for specific patient populations, demonstrating that robotic gastrectomy (RG) offers superior outcomes for patients with high visceral fat area and those undergoing total gastrectomy. Kamiya’s work has been instrumental in refining surgical protocols, including a pivotal prospective phase II study establishing the long-term safety and efficacy of RG for clinical stage I gastric cancer. With over 100 citations across his most impactful papers, his contributions have shaped clinical decision-making in minimally invasive oncology. Notably, his 2021 propensity score-matched analysis, which garnered 39 citations, provided robust evidence for the benefits of RG over conventional laparoscopy. Kamiya has also identified critical risk factors, such as obesity and pancreas compression time, that influence postoperative complications, offering actionable insights to improve patient outcomes. His ongoing work continues to advance the field of robotic gastric cancer surgery.

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Top Papers

1. 1
   Robotic Gastrectomy Compared with Laparoscopic Gastrectomy for Clinical Stage I/II Gastric Cancer Patients: A Propensity Score‐Matched Analysis

   39 citations · 2021
2. 2
   Comparisons of surgical outcomes between robotic and laparoscopic total gastrectomy in patients with clinical stage I/IIA gastric cancer

   21 citations · 2022
3. 3
   Advantages of a robotic approach compared with laparoscopy gastrectomy for patients with high visceral fat area

   16 citations · 2022
4. 4
   Long-term outcomes of robotic gastrectomy for clinical stage I gastric cancer: a single-center prospective phase II study

   13 citations · 2020
5. 5
   Obesity is a risk factor for internal hernia after laparoscopic or robot-assisted gastrectomy with mesenteric defect closure for gastric cancer

   11 citations · 2019
6. 6
   The impact of pancreas compression time during minimally invasive gastrectomy on the postoperative complications in gastric cancer

   11 citations · 2021
7. 7
   Robotic surgery for gastric cancer

   5 citations · 2019

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