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About
Masaki Nakamura is a surgical oncologist whose research sits at the intersection of robotic surgery and gastrointestinal and urological cancers, with a particular focus on advancing minimally invasive techniques for gastric cancer treatment. His most influential contribution — a 2021 study on robotic versus laparoscopic gastrectomy that has accumulated over 220 citations — demonstrated that robotic gastrectomy may significantly reduce intra-abdominal infectious complications, including pancreatic fistula and abscess, making a compelling case for broader adoption of robotic approaches. Building on this, Nakamura has pioneered technical refinements such as radical lymphadenectomy performed without pancreatic manipulation and novel reconstruction methods including double tract and fundoplication techniques following proximal gastrectomy. His work extends beyond gastric surgery into urological oncology, where he has evaluated robot-assisted radical prostatectomy outcomes in elderly patients and championed enhanced recovery after surgery protocols for robot-assisted radical cystectomy. Nakamura has also contributed comparative analyses of successive da Vinci surgical systems, offering practical guidance on evolving robotic platforms. Collectively, his body of work — spanning prospective trial design, technical innovation, and outcomes research — has meaningfully shaped the evidence base for robotic surgery across multiple cancer specialties.
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