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Renal and Genitourinary Surgery Lab
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A lab that explores the mechanisms and treatment of urological diseases from both clinical and research perspectives.
AboutAbout the lab
Cutting-edge medicine begins in the great land of the north
The lab works on elucidating the mechanisms of urological diseases and developing new treatments from both clinical and research perspectives.
The lab provides broad care for diseases of the kidneys, urinary tract, male genital organs, and adrenal glands.
The lab has four pillars: pediatric urology, voiding function, urologic oncology, and kidney transplantation and vascular surgery.
In collaboration with the Faculty of Information Science and Technology, the lab is also conducting research that measures forceps movements during laparoscopic surgery training and puts the skills of experts into words.
Key terms
- Laparoscopic surgery
- Surgery performed by making small openings in the abdomen and inserting a camera and long, thin instruments. The incisions can be kept small.
- Forceps
- A scissors-shaped instrument used in surgery to grasp and pull tissue.
- Living donor
- A living person giving one of their kidneys, for example, to a patient. The term also refers to the person who donates.
NewsLab news
Urology department information session held (July 2026; online participation available)
Case report published in IJU Case Reports
Paper on bladder recovery after kidney transplantation published in International Journal of Urology
Doctoral student received the Hokkaido Regional Meeting Award (Research Category) of the Japanese Urological Association
Prof. Abe received the Best Poster Award at the 111th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Urological Association
ResearchResearch themes
In addition to daily clinical care, the lab studies the pathophysiology of urological diseases and develops new treatments. Everyone from resident physicians and graduate students to staff members engages in research at their own stage, aiming to contribute to the clinical care of urological diseases worldwide.
*Illustrative imageMeasuring and Conveying Laparoscopic Surgical Skills
In laparoscopic surgery training using pig organs and donated cadavers, the lab measures forceps movements, aiming to put the skills of experts into words. In collaboration with a lab in the Faculty of Information Science and Technology, it also incorporates a system that automatically produces skill assessment scores.
*Illustrative imageFollowing Kidney Transplantation Over the Long Term
The lab studies the long-term survival and kidney function of living donors who have donated a kidney. It also studies how bladder size and voiding function recover after kidney transplantation in people who have been on dialysis for a long time.
MembersFaculty
The lab's members consist of faculty, medical staff, and graduate students. Physicians from the Department of Urology at Hokkaido University Hospital also take part in providing guidance.As of 2025
- ProfessorTakashige Abe
- Associate ProfessorKiyohiko Hotta
- LecturerRyuji Matsumoto
- LecturerHiroki Chiba
- Assistant ProfessorMasafumi Kon
- Assistant ProfessorTakayuki Hirose
- Assistant ProfessorHaruka Miyata
- Assistant ProfessorJun Furumido
- Assistant ProfessorYurie Hirata
- Project Assistant ProfessorYuki Muranishi
- Project Assistant ProfessorMasato Nagamori
- Project Assistant ProfessorSachiyo Murai
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The top and research theme images are illustrative and were not taken at the lab. They are cropped from Wikimedia Commons images. Cropped CC BY-SA images are provided under the same CC BY-SA license as the original (version shown on each line).
- Top image: “Kidney noblood” Sheldahl / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Measuring and Conveying Laparoscopic Surgical Skills: “Instruments for laparoscopic Hernia Operation” Anpol42 / CC BY-SA 3.0 (cropped)
- Following Kidney Transplantation Over the Long Term: “Kidney” Sheldahl / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Related lab (Gastroenterological Surgery I Lab): “3D printed liver model - tumor” Jan Witowski / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Related lab (Obstetrics and Gynecology Lab): “Placenta (265 26) Section of human placenta” Doc. RNDr. Josef Reischig, CSc. / CC BY-SA 3.0 (cropped)
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- Related lab (Gastroenterological Surgery II Lab): “Instruments for laparoscopic Hernia Operation” Anpol42 / CC BY-SA 3.0 (cropped)
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