Chikara Kunisaki
Yokohama City University, Yokohama City University Medical Center
Papers
4
Total Citations
58
H-Index
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About
Chikara Kunisaki is a leading figure in minimally invasive gastrointestinal surgery, with a career-long focus on advancing robotic and video-assisted techniques for cancer treatment. His pioneering work includes one of the earliest studies on voice-controlled robotic assistance in thoracoscopic esophagectomy (2004, 40 citations), demonstrating the feasibility of the AESOP system for complex procedures. Kunisaki has been instrumental in refining solo surgery, notably through a case-matched study comparing robotic versus human camera control in laparoscopic colectomy (2011, 9 citations), which highlighted the potential for improved surgeon autonomy. More recently, he led the prospective phase II ROBOCOLO trial (2023, 7 citations), evaluating robotic surgery for right-sided colon cancer in Japan—a key step toward standardizing robotic approaches in colorectal oncology. His work also extends to risk assessment, as seen in his 2024 study on the C-reactive protein-to-albumin ratio as a predictor of anastomotic leakage after rectal surgery with indocyanine green fluorescence imaging. With a career spanning two decades, Kunisaki’s contributions have shaped the integration of robotics and imaging into safer, more precise cancer surgery.
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Top Papers
- 1Video-assisted Thoracoscopic Esophagectomy With a Voice-controlled Robot40 citations · 2004
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