Hiroaki Shidei
Papers
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Total Citations
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About
Hiroaki Shidei is a pioneering thoracic surgeon whose research centers on advancing minimally invasive surgical techniques for complex chest pathologies, with a particular focus on robot-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (RATS). His major contributions include demonstrating the feasibility of RATS for challenging mediastinal tumors, such as the first reported case of a rib-invasive mediastinal paraganglioma successfully resected with en bloc chest wall removal (17 citations). Shidei has also refined surgical approaches for mediastinal tumors, systematically evaluating optimal robotic access routes in a study of 141 cases (5 citations), and pioneered single-incision port RATS for thymic carcinoid tumors associated with MEN-1 (4 citations). His work on segmentectomy is equally impactful, introducing the pulmonary ligament approach for technically demanding lower lobe resections, including lateral and posterior basal segments (3 citations). Beyond technique, Shidei critically examines surgical learning curves, comparing RATS and video-assisted thoracoscopic lobectomy to guide training (6 citations), and investigates intraoperative robotic system malfunctions to enhance patient safety (2 citations). With a career spanning over a decade, his research has accumulated more than 40 citations, establishing him as a key figure in the evolution of robotic thoracic surgery.
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