Current Status of Endoscopic Surgery in Japan: The 15th National Survey of Endoscopic Surgery by the Japan Society for Endoscopic Surgery

Hidefumi Shiroshita; Masafumi Inomata; Shigeo Akira; Hiroomi Kanayama; Shigeki Yamaguchi; Susumu Eguchi; Norihito Wada; Yukinori Kurokawa; Hiroki Uchida; Yosuke Seki; Satoshi Ieiri; Masayuki Iwazaki; Yukio Sato; Kaoru Kitamura; Minoru Tabata; Hiromitsu Mimata; Hiroshi Takahashi; Tetsuji Uemura; Tomonori Akagi; Fuminori Taniguchi; Akira Miyajima; Makoto Hashizume; Sumio Matsumoto; Seigo Kitano; Masahiko Watanabe; Yoshiharu Sakai

doi:10.1111/ases.13012

Current Status of Endoscopic Surgery in Japan: The 15th National Survey of Endoscopic Surgery by the Japan Society for Endoscopic Surgery

Asian J Endosc Surg. 2022 Apr;15(2):415-426. doi: 10.1111/ases.13012. Epub 2021 Dec 26.

Authors

Hidefumi Shiroshita^{1

2}, Masafumi Inomata^{1

2}, Shigeo Akira^{1

3}, Hiroomi Kanayama^{1

4}, Shigeki Yamaguchi^{1

5}, Susumu Eguchi^{1

6}, Norihito Wada^{1

7}, Yukinori Kurokawa^{1

8}, Hiroki Uchida^{1

9}, Yosuke Seki^{1

10}, Satoshi Ieiri^{1

11}, Masayuki Iwazaki^{1

12}, Yukio Sato^{1

13}, Kaoru Kitamura^{1

14}, Minoru Tabata^{1

15}, Hiromitsu Mimata^{1

16}, Hiroshi Takahashi^{1

17}, Tetsuji Uemura^{1

18}, Tomonori Akagi^{1

2}, Fuminori Taniguchi^{1

19}, Akira Miyajima^{1

20}, Makoto Hashizume^{1

21}, Sumio Matsumoto^{1

22}, Seigo Kitano^{1

23}, Masahiko Watanabe^{1

24}, Yoshiharu Sakai^{1

25}

Affiliations

¹ Academic Committee of Japan Society for Endoscopic Surgery, Tokyo, Japan.
² Department of Gastroenterological and Pediatric Surgery, Oita University Faculty of Medicine, Yufu, Japan.
³ Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Nippon Medical School, Tokyo, Japan.
⁴ Department of Urology, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Tokushima University, Tokushima, Japan.
⁵ Department of Surgery, Division of Colorectal Surgery, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Tokyo, Japan.
⁶ Department of Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan.
⁷ Department of Surgery, Shonan Keiiku Hospital, Fujisawa, Japan.
⁸ Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan.
⁹ Department of Surgery, Nakatsu Municipal Hospital, Nakatsu, Japan.
¹⁰ Weight Loss and Metabolic Surgery Center, Yotsuya Medical Cube, Tokyo, Japan.
¹¹ Department of Pediatric Surgery, Research Field in Medical and Health Sciences, Medical and Dental Area, Research and Education Assembly, Kagoshima University, Kagoshima, Japan.
¹² Department of General Thoracic Surgery, Tokai University School of Medicine, Isehara, Japan.
¹³ Department of Thoracic Surgery, University of Tsukuba, Ibaragi, Japan.
¹⁴ Department of Breast Surgery, Kaizuka Hospital, Fukuoka, Japan.
¹⁵ Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Tokyo Bay Urayasu Ichikawa Medical Center, Urayasu, Japan.
¹⁶ Department of Urology, Oita University Faculty of Medicine, Yufu, Japan.
¹⁷ Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Toho University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
¹⁸ Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Saga University, Faculty of Medicine, Saga, Japan.
¹⁹ Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Tottori University Hospital, Yonago, Japan.
²⁰ Department of Urology, Tokai University School of Medicine, Isehara, Japan.
²¹ Kitakyushu Koga Hospital, Koga, Japan.
²² National Hospital Organization Tokyo Medical Center, Tokyo, Japan.
²³ Oita University, Yufu, Japan.
²⁴ Kitasato University Kitasato Institute Hospital, Tokyo, Japan.
²⁵ Japanese Red cross Osaka Hospital, Osaka, Japan.

PMID: 34954907
DOI: 10.1111/ases.13012

Abstract

In Japan, the first endoscopic surgery, a laparoscopic cholecystectomy, was performed in 1990. Since then, operative procedures have been standardized, and the safety and efficacy of endoscopic surgery have been evaluated. In accordance with the social acceptance of endoscopic surgery as a less invasive type of surgery, the number of endoscopic procedures performed has increased in all surgical domains. The Japan Society for Endoscopic Surgery (JSES) has played an important role in the development of endoscopic surgery in Japan. Notably, a technical skills certification system for surgeons was established by the JSES to train instructors on how to teach safe endoscopic surgery. Furthermore, the JSES has conducted a national survey every 2 years. In 2019, 291,792 patients underwent endoscopic surgery in all surgical domains, such as abdominal, thoracic, mammary and thyroid gland, cardiovascular, obstetrics and gynecology, urologic, orthopedic, and plastic surgery. The 15th National Survey of Endoscopic Surgery conducted by the JSES demonstrated the status of laparoscopic surgery in Japan in 2018-2019.

Keywords: Japan; endoscopic surgery; national survey; the Japan Society for Endoscopic Surgery.

MeSH terms

Cholecystectomy, Laparoscopic*
Humans
Japan
Laparoscopy* / methods
Surgeons*