Naoya Kitamura, MD, PhD
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2025
Modified Posterior Approach in Thoracoscopic Lateral and Posterior Basal (S9 + 10) Segmentectomy for A9 + 10 and B9 + 10
Shimada Y, Homma T, Ojima T, Kitamura N, Akemoto Y, Tanabe K, Tsuchiya T. Modified Posterior Approach in Thoracoscopic Lateral and Posterior Basal (S9 + 10) Segmentectomy for A9 + 10 and B9 + 10. Asian Journal Of Endoscopic Surgery 2025, 19: e70224. PMID: 41456607, DOI: 10.1111/ases.70224.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLung adenocarcinoma cells respond differently to mechanical stress in 3D versus 2D environments
Kitamura N, Iwatake M, Mizoguchi S, Ibrahim Wani S, Kobayashi K, Hasnain M, Nguyen V, Yokoyama R, Kitade N, Ojima T, Shimoyama K, Koba N, Hatta H, Raredon M, Hirabayashi K, Morinaga Y, Tsuchiya T. Lung adenocarcinoma cells respond differently to mechanical stress in 3D versus 2D environments. Communications Biology 2025, 8: 1819. PMID: 41381717, PMCID: PMC12749616, DOI: 10.1038/s42003-025-09179-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLow-cost and bendable patient-specific three-dimensional pulmonary vessel models for lung segmentectomy
Ojima T, Tsuchiya T, Kitade N, Yokoyama R, Kitamura N, Shimoyama K. Low-cost and bendable patient-specific three-dimensional pulmonary vessel models for lung segmentectomy. The Surgeon 2025 PMID: 41241632, DOI: 10.1016/j.surge.2025.11.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCross-Vascular Graft Reconstruction for Lung Cancer Involving the Upper Superior Vena Cava
Kitade N, Kitamura N, Yokoyama R, Ojima T, Miyoshi N, Tsuchiya T. Cross-Vascular Graft Reconstruction for Lung Cancer Involving the Upper Superior Vena Cava. Annals Of Thoracic Surgery Short Reports 2025, 3: 897-900. PMID: 41425394, PMCID: PMC12712191, DOI: 10.1016/j.atssr.2025.05.012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchThoracoscopic ligation by using an extrathoracic looping technique for secondary spontaneous pneumothorax in patients with smoking-induced emphysema
Shimada Y, Homma T, Doki Y, Ojima T, Kitamura N, Akemoto Y, Tanabe K, Shimoyama K, Tsuchiya T. Thoracoscopic ligation by using an extrathoracic looping technique for secondary spontaneous pneumothorax in patients with smoking-induced emphysema. General Thoracic And Cardiovascular Surgery 2025, 74: 38-44. PMID: 40392455, DOI: 10.1007/s11748-025-02160-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchImpact of social media on the career choices of medical students and junior residents in Japan: a prospective study to strategize an increase in the number of aspiring surgeons
Kitamura N, Kitade N, Yokoyama R, Ojima T, Shimoyama K, Tanabe K, Shimada Y, Akemoto Y, Doki Y, Tsuchiya T. Impact of social media on the career choices of medical students and junior residents in Japan: a prospective study to strategize an increase in the number of aspiring surgeons. Surgery Today 2025, 55: 1252-1261. PMID: 40102236, DOI: 10.1007/s00595-025-03023-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchIntuitive stent simulation with internal cavity airway models created by a consumer-grade three-dimensional printer: A case series
Kitamura N, Ojima T, Shimada Y, Tanabe K, Yokoyama R, Kitade N, Shimoyama K, Tsuchiya T. Intuitive stent simulation with internal cavity airway models created by a consumer-grade three-dimensional printer: A case series. Respiratory Medicine Case Reports 2025, 53: 102167. PMID: 39902225, PMCID: PMC11788788, DOI: 10.1016/j.rmcr.2025.102167.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2024
Lymphoid follicular hyperplasia arising from the chest wall presenting as a substantial mass
Kitamura N, Tanabe K, Ojima T, Shimoyama K, Noguchi A, Hirabayashi K, Tsuchiya T. Lymphoid follicular hyperplasia arising from the chest wall presenting as a substantial mass. Respirology Case Reports 2024, 12: e01417. PMID: 39006514, PMCID: PMC11246594, DOI: 10.1002/rcr2.1417.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPredictive factors of early autologous blood pleurodesis for postoperative air leak
Kitamura N, Doki Y, Tanabe K, Akemoto Y, Shimada Y, Ojima T, Shimoyama K, Homma T, Tsuchiya T. Predictive factors of early autologous blood pleurodesis for postoperative air leak. Asian Cardiovascular And Thoracic Annals 2024, 32: 306-313. PMID: 38872441, DOI: 10.1177/02184923241261757.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSuccessful surgical intervention for acute pyothorax caused by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus thoracic pyogenic spondylitis: a case report
Kitamura N, Shimada Y, Futakawa H, Makino H, Takegoshi Y, Kawasuji H, Tanabe K, Ojima T, Shimoyama K, Yamamoto Y, Kawaguchi Y, Tsuchiya T. Successful surgical intervention for acute pyothorax caused by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus thoracic pyogenic spondylitis: a case report. General Thoracic And Cardiovascular Surgery Cases 2024, 3: 11. PMID: 39517010, PMCID: PMC11533522, DOI: 10.1186/s44215-024-00138-6.Peer-Reviewed Original Research