Yuichiro Sawada

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Yuichiro Sawada is a urologic surgeon and researcher whose work centers on refining robot-assisted surgical techniques for prostate and kidney cancers. His primary research areas include optimizing perioperative outcomes in robot-assisted partial nephrectomy (RAPN) and radical prostatectomy (RARP), with a particular focus on minimizing complications and improving patient quality of life. In a notable 2021 study (15 citations), Sawada demonstrated that a low RENAL Nephrometry Score can reliably predict the need for intraoperative ureteral catheter placement during RAPN, helping to prevent postoperative urinary leakage and shorten hospital stays. He has also investigated the role of extended robot-assisted laparoscopic prostatectomy with extended pelvic lymph node dissection as a monotherapy for very-high-risk prostate cancer, challenging the need for neoadjuvant or adjuvant therapies. Additionally, his work on patient-reported outcomes after RARP has shed light on the institutional learning curve for functional recovery, providing valuable guidance for centers adopting this technology. With a growing citation record and a focus on evidence-based refinements to robotic urologic surgery, Sawada’s contributions are helping to shape safer, more patient-centered surgical practices.

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1. 1
   A low RENAL Nephrometry Score can avoid the need for the intraoperative insertion of a ureteral catheter in robot-assisted partial nephrectomy

   15 citations · 2021
2. 2
   Extended robot‐assisted laparoscopic prostatectomy and extended pelvic lymph node dissection as a monotherapy in patients with very high‐risk prostate cancer Patients

   4 citations · 2021
3. 3
   Patient-reported outcomes after robot-assisted radical prostatectomy and institutional learning curve for functional outcomes

   2 citations · 2022

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