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Makoto Sumi is a leading figure in the field of robotic-assisted oncologic surgery, with a specialized focus on the complex intersection of gastric cancer treatment and cardiovascular comorbidity. His most impactful work addresses a critical, high-stakes clinical challenge: performing safe gastrectomies on patients who have previously undergone coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) using the right gastroepiploic artery (RGEA). Sumi’s major contribution is the development and validation of a real-time intraoperative navigation technique using indocyanine green (ICG) fluorescence during robotic surgery. This innovation allows surgeons to visualize and meticulously preserve the life-sustaining RGEA graft, thereby preventing catastrophic coronary ischemia during gastric cancer resection. His landmark 2023 paper, which has garnered 7 citations, details the successful application of this method in a patient with advanced gastric cancer whose cardiac blood flow was entirely dependent on the RGEA. By pioneering this targeted use of ICG fluorescence, Sumi has established a new standard of care for a previously high-risk patient population, demonstrating that robotic precision combined with advanced imaging can safely expand the boundaries of surgical oncology.
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