Yuichiro Uchida

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Dr. Yuichiro Uchida is a pioneering hepatobiliary and pancreatic surgeon whose research focuses on advancing minimally invasive techniques for complex liver and pancreas surgeries. His major contributions include demonstrating the feasibility and safety of robotic liver resection through a landmark audit of 120 consecutive cases, which showed comparable outcomes to open and laparoscopic approaches. He has also refined the extrahepatic Glissonian approach for anatomic liver resection in hepatocellular carcinoma, analyzing outcomes across 327 cases to validate minimally invasive methods. In pancreatic surgery, Dr. Uchida introduced the "wrapping double-mattress anastomosis" for pancreaticojejunostomy, significantly reducing postoperative pancreatic fistula rates, and developed the retroperitoneal-first laparoscopic approach for distal pancreatectomy with celiac axis resection. His work on robotic distal pancreatectomy in obese patients and single-port robotic enucleation further underscores his innovation. With over 100 citations across his top papers, Dr. Uchida’s research is shaping safer, more effective surgical standards, making him a leading figure in the evolution of robotic hepatobiliary and pancreatic surgery.

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Top Papers

1. 1
   Initial experience with robotic liver resection: Audit of 120 consecutive cases at a single center and comparison with open and laparoscopic approaches

   24 citations · 2022
2. 2
   Minimally Invasive Anatomic Liver Resection for Hepatocellular Carcinoma Using the Extrahepatic Glissonian Approach: Surgical Techniques and Comparison of Outcomes with the Open Approach and between the Laparoscopic and Robotic Approaches

   17 citations · 2023
3. 3
   Robotic versus laparoscopic distal pancreatectomy in obese patients

   16 citations · 2023
4. 4
   Wrapping double-mattress anastomosis for pancreaticojejunostomy in minimally invasive pancreaticoduodenectomy can significantly reduce postoperative pancreatic fistula rate compared with conventional pancreaticojejunostomy in open surgery: An analysis of a propensity score-matched sample

   10 citations · 2021
5. 5
   Conversion to open surgery in obese patients undergoing minimally invasive distal pancreatectomy: results from a multicenter analysis

   7 citations · 2024
6. 6
   Distal pancreatectomy with en bloc celiac axis resection (DP-CAR) using retroperitoneal-first laparoscopic approach (Retlap): A novel minimally invasive approach for determining resectability and achieving tumor-free resection margins of locally advanced pancreatic body cancer

   7 citations · 2022
7. 7
   Robotic pancreatic tumor enucleation by the double bipolar technique using the <scp>da Vinci SP</scp> system: An initial case report with a technical detail

   6 citations · 2023
8. 8
   Challenge in optimizing robotic pancreaticoduodenectomy including nerve plexus hanging maneuver: a Japanese single center experience of 76 cases

   6 citations · 2024
9. 9
   Task division by multiple console surgeons is beneficial for safe robotic pancreaticoduodenectomy implementation and education

   4 citations · 2024
10. 10
    Robot-assisted approach using a laparoscopic articulating vessel-sealing device versus pure-robotic approach during distal pancreatectomy

    3 citations · 2024

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