Woon Kyung Jeong
Keimyung University Dongsan Medical Center, Keimyung University
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Total Citations
129
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About
Woon Kyung Jeong is a colorectal surgeon and surgical innovator based at Keimyung University's Dongsan Medical Center in Daegu, South Korea, whose research has significantly advanced minimally invasive approaches to colorectal cancer surgery. Jeong's work centers on robotic and reduced-port surgical techniques, with a particular focus on developing and refining single-site robotic platforms for left- and right-sided colon cancer as well as rectal cancer. His most influential contribution — a 2015 paper on reduced-port robotic anterior resection using the Da Vinci Single-Site® platform (34 citations) — demonstrated that complex lymphovascular dissection and safe rectal transection could be achieved through fewer incisions without compromising oncological outcomes. Building on this, Jeong has championed complete mesocolic excision with central vascular ligation using reduced-port access, incorporating cutting-edge technologies such as intraoperative near-infrared fluorescence imaging for enhanced vascular visualization. His 2016 systematic review on single-port robotic colonic surgery (31 citations) has become a key reference for surgeons navigating this evolving field. Through comparative studies utilizing propensity score matching, Jeong has also contributed rigorous evidence comparing robotic and laparoscopic total mesorectal excision outcomes, helping establish the clinical value of robotic approaches in rectal cancer care.
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