Akihiro Naito
The University of Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolitan Bokutoh Hospital
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4
Total Citations
32
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About
Dr. Akihiro Naito is a leading urologic surgeon whose research focuses on optimizing surgical outcomes for prostate and bladder cancer through robotic-assisted techniques. His work has garnered over 30 citations, with key contributions in comparing the safety and efficacy of robot-assisted radical prostatectomy (RARP) against both open surgery and radiotherapy. Notably, his 2020 study (13 citations) was the first to document transient acute kidney injury immediately after RARP, a finding absent in open procedures, challenging assumptions about robotic surgery’s renal safety. He also pioneered the integration of enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) protocols in robot-assisted radical cystectomy (2023, 9 citations), demonstrating significant perioperative advantages. His comparative analyses of RARP versus volumetric modulated arc therapy (2019, 7 citations; 2024, 3 citations) provide rare long-term, propensity score-matched data on mortality and functional outcomes, directly informing treatment decisions for localized prostate cancer. Dr. Naito’s work bridges critical gaps in urologic oncology, establishing evidence-based benchmarks for robotic surgery’s role in cancer care.
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