Yutaro Hayashi

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Dr. Yutaro Hayashi is a pioneering figure in pediatric and adult robotic urologic surgery, with a career dedicated to refining minimally invasive techniques to improve patient outcomes. His research centers on robot-assisted laparoscopic surgery (RALS), with major contributions in pediatric urology—including the ureteral advancement technique for vesicoureteral reflux and robot-assisted pyeloplasty—and in oncologic procedures like radical prostatectomy and cystectomy. Dr. Hayashi’s work has profoundly impacted postoperative recovery, particularly through his investigations into early urinary continence after prostatectomy. His 2014 study on bladder neck sling suspension (40 citations) and his 2019 analysis of pelvic anatomic features (24 citations) have provided surgeons with evidence-based strategies to accelerate continence return. With over 200 total citations, his most influential paper, “Robotic surgery in pediatric urology: Current status” (44 citations), serves as a key reference for the field. Notably, he has advanced the extraperitoneal approach for prostatectomy in Japanese patients and performed the first robot-assisted radical cystectomy for pediatric bladder rhabdomyosarcoma in Japan. Dr. Hayashi’s blend of technical innovation and rigorous outcomes research continues to shape the standard of care in urologic robotics.

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Top Papers

1. 1
   Robotic surgery in pediatric urology: Current status

   44 citations · 2018
2. 2
   Bladder Neck Sling Suspension During Robot-assisted Radical Prostatectomy to Improve Early Return of Urinary Continence: A Comparative Analysis

   40 citations · 2014
3. 3
   Extravesical robot‐assisted laparoscopic ureteral reimplantation for vesicoureteral reflux: Initial experience in <scp>J</scp>apan with the ureteral advancement technique

   38 citations · 2014
4. 4
   Impact of prostate weight on perioperative outcomes of robot-assisted laparoscopic prostatectomy with a posterior approach to the seminal vesicle

   25 citations · 2014
5. 5
   Improvement in early urinary continence recovery after robotic-assisted radical prostatectomy based on postoperative pelvic anatomic features: a retrospective review

   24 citations · 2019
6. 6
   New steps of robot-assisted radical prostatectomy using the extraperitoneal approach: a propensity-score matched comparison between extraperitoneal and transperitoneal approach in Japanese patients

   21 citations · 2017
7. 7
   Robot-assisted laparoscopic pyeloplasty for ureteropelvic junction obstruction: comparison between pediatric and adult patients-Japanese series

   8 citations · 2016
8. 8
   Outcomes of Robot-Assisted Laparoscopic Prostatectomy with a Posterior Approach to the Seminal Vesicle in 300 Patients

   8 citations · 2014
9. 9
   Robot-Assisted Radical Cystectomy for Pediatric Bladder Rhabdomyosarcoma

   5 citations · 2020
10. 10
    A novel method of transvesicoscopic ureteral reimplantation of an ectopic ureter with a mate ureter in a duplex kidney

    2 citations · 2021

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