Kian Tai Chong

About

Dr. Kian Tai Chong is a pioneering urological surgeon whose research has significantly advanced the surgical management of prostate cancer and kidney stone disease. His most impactful work focuses on optimizing lymph node dissection during robotic-assisted radical prostatectomy, where he demonstrated that extended and full-template dissections—including common iliac nodes—improve the accuracy of lymph node involvement prediction without compromising perioperative outcomes. This seminal research, published in 2011 and cited over 100 times, has helped refine surgical templates and nomogram-based risk assessment, directly influencing clinical guidelines. Dr. Chong also made a notable contribution to endourology by developing the Automated Needle Targeting with X-ray (ANT-X) system, a robot-assisted device that automates percutaneous renal access for nephrolithotomy. Its first successful human use, reported in 2018, represents a major step toward safer, more precise stone surgery. With multiple high-impact publications and a career bridging open, laparoscopic, and robotic techniques, Dr. Chong is recognized as a leader in minimally invasive urologic oncology and surgical innovation.

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Top Papers

1. 1
   Extent of Pelvic Lymph Node Dissection and the Impact of Standard Template Dissection on Nomogram Prediction of Lymph Node Involvement

   104 citations · 2011
2. 2
   Extended Pelvic Lymph Node Dissection in Robotic-assisted Radical Prostatectomy: Surgical Technique and Initial Experience

   47 citations · 2010
3. 3
   Automated Needle Targeting with X-ray (ANT-X) - Robot-assisted device for percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL) with its first successful use in human.

   39 citations · 2018
4. 4
   Lymph node dissection during robotic‐assisted laparoscopic prostatectomy: comparison of lymph node yield and clinical outcomes when including common iliac nodes with standard template dissection

   35 citations · 2010

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