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Organ Regulatory Surgery Lab
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A surgery lab that studies operations for cancers of the liver, biliary tract, pancreas, and breast.
AboutAbout the lab
A lion's heart and a hawk's eye, operating with a woman's hands
The Organ Regulatory Surgery Lab covers surgery of the liver, biliary tract, and pancreas, as well as surgery of the breast and thyroid.
Renamed from the former First Department of Surgery, the lab works on research into operations for conditions such as hilar cholangiocarcinoma, which is said to be difficult to resect.
The lab's motto, "Lion's heart and hawk's eyes; operate with a woman's hands," means: have the will of a lion and the eyes of a hawk, and operate as delicately and gracefully as a woman's hands.
The lab carries out clinical and basic research to improve surgical outcomes and presents its results in Japan and overseas.
Key terms
- Living-donor liver transplantation
- Surgery in which part of the liver is donated by a living person and transplanted into a patient
- Hilar cholangiocarcinoma
- Cancer that arises in the large bile ducts at the hilum (the entrance and exit) of the liver. Blood vessels gather around it, which makes surgery difficult
- Navigation surgery
- Surgery in which MRI or CT images taken before the operation are used as a guide to decide the range to be resected
NewsLab news
A paper from the lab was published in Journal of Surgical Research
A paper from the lab was published in Clinical & Experimental Metastasis
A paper from the lab was published in Annals of Surgical Oncology
A paper from the lab was published in Cancer Medicine
A paper from breast surgery was published in Journal of Medical Case Reports
ResearchResearch themes
The lab covers surgery of the liver, biliary tract, and pancreas, as well as breast and thyroid surgery, and conducts research on operations for advanced cancers considered difficult to resect and on improving their outcomes. It pursues both clinical and basic research and presents its results in Japan and overseas.
*Illustrative imageSurgical Treatment of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Cancers
Targeting biliary tract cancers, including hilar cholangiocarcinoma, which is said to be difficult to resect, as well as pancreatic cancer and primary and metastatic liver cancer, the lab develops new surgical techniques and treatments to improve outcomes.
*Illustrative imageLiving-Donor Liver Transplantation
The lab actively performs living-donor liver transplantation and also conducts research on the surgical procedure as well as basic research.
*Illustrative imageNavigation Surgery for Breast Cancer
For segmental non-mass-type breast cancer, which has been considered difficult to treat with partial resection, the lab has independently developed navigation surgery that uses MRI and CT images taken specifically for surgery.
MembersFaculty
The members of the Organ Regulatory Surgery Lab are faculty, graduate students, and residents in specialty training.
- ProfessorMasayuki Otsuka
- Associate ProfessorTakeshi Nagashima
- Clinical Associate ProfessorTsukasa Takayashiki
- Clinical Associate ProfessorShigetsugu Takano
- LecturerHiroshi Fujimoto
- Clinical LecturerNozomu Sakai
- Assistant ProfessorIsamu Hosokawa
- Assistant ProfessorMamoru Takada
- Assistant ProfessorJunta Sakakibara
- Assistant ProfessorTakanori Konishi
- Assistant ProfessorHitoe Nishino
- Assistant ProfessorKensuke Suzuki
- Assistant ProfessorShinichiro Nakada
- Assistant ProfessorKensuke Sugiura
- Assistant ProfessorYuya Yamamoto
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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: “USAF surgical team help inaugurate new operating rooms in Suriname (8257392)” U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Rachel Maxwell / Public domain (cropped)
- Surgical Treatment of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Cancers: “Surgical Instruments 01” آرمین / CC0 (cropped)
- Living-Donor Liver Transplantation: “Surgical Instruments 01” آرمین / CC0 (cropped)
- Navigation Surgery for Breast Cancer: “US Navy 111006-O-KK908-026 An MRI machine is set up at the Role 3 Medical Facility at Joint Operating Base, Bastion, Afghanistan” U.S. Navy photo / Public domain (cropped)
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