Selected publications from PubMed
The global surgical workforce crisis: narrative review of the role of surgical educator development and technological innovations.
Saito T, Yamaoka Y, Shirai M, Hattori S, Kobayashi AK, Utsumi T, Maru N, Matsui H, Taniguchi Y, Murakawa T
Surg Today. 2026 Sep;56(9):1707-1722 doi: 10.1007/s00595-026-03320-1.
Patient-Reported Outcomes in Thoracic Surgery: An International Survey of European Society of Thoracic Surgeons (ESTS) and Japanese Association for Chest Surgery (JACS) Members.
Pompili C, Kobayashi AK, Lo Torto S, Novoa NM, Bertani A, Ostrowski M, Takamiya S, Suzuki H, Horinouchi H, Tsuboi M, Watanabe SI, Kikawa Y, Yoshino I, Ichimura H
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2026 Jan 6;68(1) pii: ezag001. doi: 10.1093/ejcts/ezag001.
Clinical and pathological implications of the presence of MECA-79-expressing tumor cells in pathological stage IA lung adenocarcinoma.
Saito T, Ishida M, Akama TO, Hattori S, Maru N, Utsumi T, Kobayashi AK, Fukumoto KJ, Matsui H, Taniguchi Y, Hirose Y, Kouda K, Murakawa T
PLoS One. 2025;20(10):e0323233 doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0323233.
Lung Cancers in Never-Smokers: A Different Disease?
Salazar MC, Kobayashi AK
Surg Oncol Clin N Am. 2025 Oct;34(4):543-556 doi: 10.1016/j.soc.2025.05.001.
Diagnostic Dilemma of Rounded Atelectasis in the Left Lower Lobe Showing High Uptake of 18F-Fluorodeoxyglucose: A Surgical Conundrum.
Saito T, Kono Y, Akahane Y, Maru N, Utsumi T, Kobayashi AK, Fukumoto KJ, Matsui H, Taniguchi Y, Hino H, Honda O, Tsuta K, Murakawa T
Cureus. 2025 Apr;17(4):e83005 doi: 10.7759/cureus.83005.
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