Papers
16
Total Citations
192
H-Index
9
About
Dr. Marie Hanaoka is a pioneering colorectal surgeon whose research focuses on advancing minimally invasive surgical techniques for colorectal and pelvic cancers, with a particular emphasis on robotic-assisted surgery. Her major contributions include demonstrating the advantages of robotic abdominoperineal resection over laparoscopic approaches (26 citations) and establishing the safety and efficacy of robotic surgery for clinical T4 rectal cancer (24 citations). Dr. Hanaoka has been instrumental in expanding robotic surgery indications for colon cancer in Japan, as highlighted in her 2022 review (16 citations), and she achieved a global milestone with the world’s first sigmoidectomy for sigmoid cancer using the Saroa surgical system with tactile feedback (16 citations). Her work also addresses critical clinical challenges, such as male sexual dysfunction after robotic rectal cancer surgery (11 citations) and the standardization of robot-assisted pelvic lymph node dissection through cross-disciplinary collaboration (12 citations). With over 150 total citations across her most-cited papers, Dr. Hanaoka’s research has significantly shaped the landscape of robotic colorectal surgery, improving patient outcomes and advancing surgical precision.
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- 2Robotic surgery for clinical T4 rectal cancer: short- and long-term outcomes24 citations · 2021
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- 5Robotic-assisted Surgery: Expanding Indication to Colon Cancer in Japan16 citations · 2022
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