Yukiko Kouchi
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About
Yukiko Kouchi is a Japanese urological surgeon whose research focuses on improving functional outcomes after robot-assisted radical prostatectomy (RARP), particularly postoperative urinary incontinence (PUI). Her work addresses a critical quality-of-life issue for prostate cancer patients, investigating both the duration and influencing factors of PUI in community hospital settings. Kouchi’s major contributions include demonstrating that approximately 90% of patients achieve continence within one year, while identifying modifiable surgical factors that can accelerate recovery. She has pioneered the evaluation of the Hood technique—a nerve-sparing modification—and its combination with umbilical ligament preservation, showing that these approaches significantly shorten the time to continence compared to standard RARP. Her most cited paper (24 citations) provides real-world data from a Japanese community hospital, filling a gap in evidence from non-academic centers. Additionally, her work on RARP following holmium laser enucleation of the prostate (HoLEP) addresses the growing challenge of managing prostate cancer in patients with prior benign prostatic hyperplasia surgery. Kouchi’s research has direct clinical impact, helping surgeons refine their techniques to improve patient recovery and quality of life after prostate cancer surgery.
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