Maiko Komatsubara
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About
Maiko Komatsubara is a pioneering urological surgeon whose research centers on the transformative role of three-dimensional (3D) printing technology in renal surgery and resident education. Her most impactful work demonstrates how 3D-printed kidney models significantly enhance surgical planning and training—one study, cited 10 times, shows these models improve junior physicians’ accuracy in evaluating the R.E.N.A.L. nephrometry score, a critical tool for assessing kidney tumor complexity. Another highly cited paper (9 citations) reveals that utilizing 3D models leads to superior TRIFECTA outcomes—defined as no complications, negative surgical margins, and warm ischemia time under 25 minutes—during robot-assisted partial nephrectomy, even in early surgical experience. Komatsubara also contributes vital clinical insights on rare postoperative complications, as evidenced by her case report on delayed hemorrhagic shock from epigastric artery pseudoaneurysm after robot-assisted radical prostatectomy (6 citations). Her work bridges cutting-edge 3D printing technology with practical surgical excellence, offering urology residents and practitioners actionable tools to improve patient outcomes and procedural safety.
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