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Total Citations
825
H-Index
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About
Nobuyuki Hinata is a pioneering urologic surgeon whose research has fundamentally advanced the field of robot-assisted surgery. His work centers on three key areas: developing and validating novel robotic surgical platforms, creating objective assessment tools for surgical competency, and refining surgical techniques for complex urologic procedures. Hinata led the preclinical and clinical evaluation of the hinotori™ Surgical Robot System (106 citations), a novel platform that promises to expand access to robotic surgery. He has made landmark contributions to surgical education by developing the Prostatectomy Assessment and Competence Evaluation (PACE) tool (59 citations), enabling objective measurement of surgical skill. His research on workflow interruptions during robot-assisted surgery (55 citations) and telementoring systems (52 citations) has improved surgical safety and training. Hinata's comparative studies of robot-assisted versus laparoscopic partial nephrectomy for renal hilar tumors (48 citations) have helped establish best practices for challenging cases. With over 500 total citations, his work has shaped modern urologic surgery, particularly in radical prostatectomy and partial nephrectomy, while his anatomical studies of pelvic structures have provided the foundational knowledge for these advanced techniques.
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- 7Progress in pelvic anatomy from the viewpoint of radical prostatectomy41 citations · 2012
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