Minato Yokoyama
Papers
5
Total Citations
43
H-Index
5
About
Dr. Minato Yokoyama is a leading Japanese urologic surgeon and researcher whose work focuses on advancing minimally invasive surgical techniques for bladder, prostate, and kidney cancers. His major contributions center on evaluating the safety, outcomes, and nationwide trends of robot-assisted surgeries, particularly radical cystectomy (RARC) and partial nephrectomy, using large-scale Japanese administrative databases. Dr. Yokoyama has demonstrated that RARC is a safe and effective option even for octogenarian patients, and he has pioneered the peritoneal closure with processus vaginalis transection method to prevent inguinal hernia after robot-assisted radical prostatectomy—a common complication with no established preventive procedure prior to his work. His studies, with citations ranging from 5 to 14, have provided critical real-world evidence on surgical outcomes and in-hospital costs, directly informing clinical guidelines and policy in Japan. Notably, his 2021 paper on the initial two-year adoption of robot-assisted partial nephrectomy after government approval offers a unique snapshot of technology diffusion in a national healthcare system. Dr. Yokoyama’s database-driven approach is shaping the future of evidence-based urologic oncology.
Research Focus
Key Achievements
Top Papers
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5