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Yoshiyuki Sakamoto is a leading colorectal surgeon whose research focuses on advancing minimally invasive techniques for lower rectal cancer treatment. His work centers on robotic-assisted surgery, particularly lateral lymph node dissection and total mesorectal excision, with a primary goal of improving oncologic outcomes while preserving bowel and urinary function. Sakamoto’s most impactful study, with 25 citations, demonstrated that robotic-assisted laparoscopic lateral lymph node dissection offers superior short-term outcomes compared to conventional laparoscopic approaches for advanced lower rectal cancer. In a highly cited 2022 paper (20 citations), he showed that robotic surgery is more effective than both transanal and conventional laparoscopic methods in preserving postoperative bowel and urinary function after total mesorectal excision. His research also explores the role of robotic surgery following neoadjuvant chemotherapy, contributing valuable evidence on perioperative outcomes in this setting. Through these contributions, Sakamoto has helped establish robotic surgery as a key tool for achieving both curative resection and functional preservation in complex rectal cancer cases.