Toyohiko Watanabe
Papers
12
Total Citations
154
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About
Toyohiko Watanabe is a pioneering urological surgeon and researcher whose work centers on improving functional outcomes after robotic prostate cancer surgery. His major contributions lie at the intersection of surgical robotics, pelvic anatomy, and quality-of-life preservation. He has systematically investigated how preoperative anatomical parameters—such as pelvic floor muscle width, urethral length, and sarcopenia—predict post-operative urinary incontinence and erectile dysfunction, with his landmark 2018 study on pelvic MRI predictors (36 citations) providing clinicians with actionable tools for patient counseling. Watanabe also advanced noninvasive diagnostics through Doppler sonography-based velocity flow urodynamics (33 citations), and performed the first robotic renal autotransplantation outside North America (16 citations). His research portfolio, spanning over 130 citations, demonstrates a sustained focus on refining surgical technique—comparing intracorporeal vs. extracorporeal diversion, anterior vs. posterior surgical approaches, and the impact of robotic systems on treatment choice. By linking objective imaging biomarkers to patient-reported outcomes, Watanabe has helped transform robotic prostatectomy from a purely oncologic procedure into one that prioritizes long-term functional recovery, making him a key figure in evidence-based, patient-centered urologic oncology.
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- 3Robotic Renal Autotransplantation: First Case Outside of North America.16 citations · 2017
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