Yasuhiko Igawa
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About
Yasuhiko Igawa is a leading urological surgeon whose research has fundamentally advanced the understanding and outcomes of robot-assisted radical prostatectomy (RARP). His work centers on three key areas: reducing postoperative complications, accelerating urinary continence recovery, and optimizing surgical training. Dr. Igawa’s landmark study on inguinal hernia incidence after RARP (42 citations) established critical risk factors for this common complication, while his investigations into biochemical recurrence demonstrated RARP’s oncological superiority over traditional retropubic prostatectomy (30 citations). His most impactful contributions involve pelvic floor rehabilitation, where he pioneered the use of transperineal ultrasound-guided pelvic floor muscle training to promote early continence recovery—a technique validated across multiple studies (38 and 13 citations). Dr. Igawa also identified overactive bladder as a negative predictor of continence (29 citations) and developed a validated mentoring program that balances surgical training with quality control (23 citations), ensuring safe adoption of robotic techniques. Collectively, his work has been cited over 200 times, shaping modern postoperative care protocols and training standards in robotic prostatectomy.
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- 8Predictors of Early Continence after Robot‐assisted Radical Prostatectomy12 citations · 2017