Dai Hoon Han

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Dr. Dai Hoon Han is a pioneering hepatobiliary surgeon whose research focuses on advancing minimally invasive liver surgery, particularly through robotic and laparoscopic techniques. His major contributions center on establishing the safety, feasibility, and oncologic equivalence of robotic hepatectomy compared to traditional open and laparoscopic approaches. Notably, his work on robotic living donor right hepatectomy—documented in studies with 86 and 23 citations—demonstrates that this complex procedure can be performed safely in donors, expanding the frontiers of transplant surgery. His comparative analyses, including a propensity-score matched study on hepatocellular carcinoma (42 citations) and a multicenter analysis of 1,194 donor hepatectomies (30 citations), provide robust evidence that minimally invasive methods reduce recovery time without compromising outcomes. Dr. Han has also explored the learning curve for robotic versus laparoscopic donor hepatectomy (38 citations) and refined techniques like the robotic extrahepatic Glissonean pedicle approach (27 citations). With over 500 cumulative citations, his work has been instrumental in shaping global practice, particularly through the Korean experience and perspective on robotic hepatectomy (99 citations), making him a leading voice in the evolution of minimally invasive liver surgery.

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Top Papers

1. 1
   Robotic hepatectomy: the Korean experience and perspective

   99 citations · 2017
2. 2
   Outcomes of Robotic Living Donor Right Hepatectomy From 52 Consecutive Cases

   86 citations · 2020
3. 3
   Robotic versus laparoscopic left lateral sectionectomy of liver

   76 citations · 2016
4. 4
   Surgical outcomes after laparoscopic or robotic liver resection in hepatocellular carcinoma: a propensity‐score matched analysis with conventional open liver resection

   42 citations · 2015
5. 5
   Comparison of surgical outcomes and learning curve for robotic versus laparoscopic living donor hepatectomy: A retrospective cohort study

   38 citations · 2022
6. 6
   Robotic major liver resections: Surgical outcomes compared with open major liver resections

   38 citations · 2021
7. 7
   Propensity score-matching analysis for single-site robotic cholecystectomy versus single-incision laparoscopic cholecystectomy: A retrospective cohort study

   33 citations · 2020
8. 8
   Robotic and laparoscopic right lobe living donation compared to the open approach: A multicenter study on 1194 donor hepatectomies

   30 citations · 2023
9. 9
   Robotic extrahepatic Glissonean pedicle approach for anatomic liver resection in the right liver: techniques and perioperative outcomes

   27 citations · 2015
10. 10
    OUTCOMES OF ROBOTIC LIVING DONOR RIGHT HEPATECTOMY FROM 52 CONSECUTIVE CASES: COMPARISON WITH OPEN AND LAPAROSCOPY-ASSISTED DONOR HEPATECTOMY

    23 citations · 2020

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