Yoo Min Kim
Yonsei University · 医学
研究室紹介
Professor Yoo Min Kim's research lab specializes in gastrointestinal oncology, with a primary focus on gastric cancer management, surgical outcomes, and postoperative metabolic complications. The lab conducts high-quality clinical research, including randomized controlled trials and systematic reviews, to evaluate minimally invasive surgical techniques—such as laparoscopic and robotic gastrectomy—comparing their oncological efficacy, safety, and long-term survival outcomes. A key area of investigation is the impact of lymph node evaluation and staging accuracy in gastric cancer, as well as the prevention and management of postgastrectomy vitamin B12 deficiency in elderly patients. The lab also explores microbial factors in pregnancy complications, linking vaginal colonization to preterm birth. These studies reflect a strong commitment to evidence-based surgical oncology and patient-centered outcomes.
Research Overview
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Selected Papers
15Gastric cancer is one of the most common cancers in Korea and the world. Since 2004, this is the 4th gastric cancer guideline published in Korea which is the revised version of previous evidence-based approach in 2018. Current guideline is a collaborative work of the interdisciplinary working group including experts in the field of gastric surgery, gastroenterology, endoscopy, medical oncology, abdominal radiology, pathology, nuclear medicine, radiation oncology and guideline development methodo
Importance: The long-term safety of laparoscopic distal gastrectomy for locally advanced gastric cancer (AGC) remains uncertain given the lack of 5-year follow-up results. Objective: To compare the 5-year follow-up results in patients with clinically AGC enrolled in the Korean Laparoendoscopic Gastrointestinal Surgery Study (KLASS)-02 randomized clinical trial who underwent laparoscopic or open distal gastrectomy. Design, Setting, and Participants: The KLASS-02, a multicenter randomized clinical
Robotic gastrectomy for gastric cancer reduces intraoperative blood loss and the postoperative hospital length of stay compared with laparoscopic gastrectomy and open gastrectomy at a cost of a longer operating time. Robotic gastrectomy also provides an oncologically adequate lymphadenectomy. Additional high-quality prospective studies are recommended to better evaluate both short and long-term outcomes.
BACKGROUND: The seventh edition of the tumor, lymph node (LN), metastasis (TNM) staging system increased the required number of examined LNs in gastric cancer from 15 to 16. However, the same staging system defines lymph node-negative gastric cancer regardless of the number of examined LNs. In this study, the authors evaluated whether gastric cancer can be staged properly with fewer than 15 examined LNs. METHODS: The survival rates of 10,010 patients who underwent curative gastrectomy from 1987
Vitamin B12 deficiency is an inevitable and rather early metabolic sequela after TG. Elderly patients with low preoperative vitamin B12 levels are more likely to experience vitamin B12 deficiency after DG. Thus, preoperative measurement and regular postoperative monitoring of vitamin B12 levels are necessary for early detection and treatment of postgastrectomy vitamin B12 deficiency.
There is an association between abnormal vaginal colonization detected in the 2nd trimester and preterm delivery before 28 weeks. <i>K. pneumonia</i> has been identified as the likely causative microorganisms.
Introduction Abdominal computed tomography (CT) can accurately demonstrate organs and vascular structures around the stomach, and its potential role for image guidance is becoming increasingly established. However, solely using two-dimensional CT images to identify critical anatomical structures is undeniably challenging and not surgeon-friendly. To validate the feasibility of a patient-specific 3-D surgical navigation system for preoperative planning and intraoperative guidance during robotic g