Ji Eun Heo
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About
Ji Eun Heo is a urological surgeon and researcher whose work centers on minimally invasive robotic surgery, particularly robot-assisted radical prostatectomy (RARP) and reconstructive urological procedures. Based at Severance Hospital in Seoul, South Korea, Heo has made meaningful contributions to optimizing surgical techniques that improve patient quality of life following prostate cancer treatment. Heo's most impactful work—garnering 87 citations—demonstrated that Retzius-sparing RARP offers significantly faster urinary continence recovery compared to conventional approaches, drawing on a robust propensity score–matched cohort of 1,863 patients. Complementing this, her research into urethral realignment with maximal urethral length and bladder neck preservation further refined continence outcomes post-prostatectomy. She has also been a pioneer in single-port robotic surgery using the da Vinci SP system, publishing early experience with single-site pyeloplasty and ureteral reconstruction, advancing the frontier of reduced-incision surgical techniques. Additional contributions include practical investigations into postoperative ileus management in robotic prostatectomy patients and emerging evidence linking phosphodiesterase-5 inhibitor use to improved survival outcomes. Collectively, Heo's research reflects a consistent commitment to refining robotic surgical platforms to enhance both oncological and functional patient outcomes.
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