TY - JOUR
T1 - Multidisciplinary Trends in Endoscopic Surgery in Japan
T2 - Insights From the 17th Nationwide Survey
AU - Shiroshita, Hidefumi
AU - Takiguchi, Shuji
AU - Taniguchi, Fuminori
AU - Hinata, Nobuyuki
AU - Uemura, Tetsuji
AU - Eguchi, Susumu
AU - Kurokawa, Yukinori
AU - Kinugasa, Yusuke
AU - Akagi, Tomonori
AU - Tsukamoto, Shunsuke
AU - Kanehira, Aya
AU - Seki, Yosuke
AU - Ieiri, Satoshi
AU - Iwazaki, Masayuki
AU - Sato, Yukio
AU - Kitamura, Kaoru
AU - Nakajo, Akihiro
AU - Okamoto, Kazuma
AU - Miyajima, Akira
AU - Takahashi, Hiroshi
AU - Takatsuki, Mitsuhisa
AU - Takeda, Toshikazu
AU - Fukutake, Katsunori
AU - Hoshikawa, Yasushi
AU - Matsumoto, Isao
AU - Akira, Shigeo
AU - Inomata, Masafumi
AU - Kitano, Seigo
AU - Watanabe, Masahiko
AU - Sakai, Yoshiharu
AU - Kitagawa, Yuko
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2026 The Author(s). Asian Journal of Endoscopic Surgery published by Asia Endosurgery Task Force and Japan Society of Endoscopic Surgery and John Wiley & Sons Australia, Ltd.
PY - 2026/1/1
Y1 - 2026/1/1
N2 - The Japan Society for Endoscopic Surgery (JSES) conducts a nationwide survey every 2 years to evaluate the status and trends of endoscopic surgery in Japan. This article reports the results of the 17th Nationwide Survey conducted by the JSES in 2022 and 2023. A questionnaire assessing the current status of endoscopic surgery was distributed to institutions nationwide. Since 1990, a total of 4 286 446 endoscopic procedures have been performed in Japan, with a continuous increase in most surgical fields. Although the number of procedures temporarily declined during the COVID-19 pandemic, endoscopic surgical activity steadily recovered and increased across all disciplines. Furthermore, the use of robot-assisted surgery has expanded rapidly in multiple specialties, reflecting broader clinical adoption and technological progress. These nationwide data demonstrate that endoscopic surgery is widely and safely performed across all surgical specialties in Japan. The findings of this multidisciplinary survey provide valuable insights into current practice patterns and will contribute to further development, standardization, and safe dissemination of endoscopic surgery.
AB - The Japan Society for Endoscopic Surgery (JSES) conducts a nationwide survey every 2 years to evaluate the status and trends of endoscopic surgery in Japan. This article reports the results of the 17th Nationwide Survey conducted by the JSES in 2022 and 2023. A questionnaire assessing the current status of endoscopic surgery was distributed to institutions nationwide. Since 1990, a total of 4 286 446 endoscopic procedures have been performed in Japan, with a continuous increase in most surgical fields. Although the number of procedures temporarily declined during the COVID-19 pandemic, endoscopic surgical activity steadily recovered and increased across all disciplines. Furthermore, the use of robot-assisted surgery has expanded rapidly in multiple specialties, reflecting broader clinical adoption and technological progress. These nationwide data demonstrate that endoscopic surgery is widely and safely performed across all surgical specialties in Japan. The findings of this multidisciplinary survey provide valuable insights into current practice patterns and will contribute to further development, standardization, and safe dissemination of endoscopic surgery.
KW - Japan society for endoscopic surgery
KW - endoscopic surgery
KW - national survey
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/105036841568
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/105036841568#tab=citedBy
U2 - 10.1111/ases.70302
DO - 10.1111/ases.70302
M3 - Article
C2 - 42037046
AN - SCOPUS:105036841568
SN - 1758-5902
VL - 19
JO - Asian journal of endoscopic surgery
JF - Asian journal of endoscopic surgery
IS - 1
M1 - e70302
ER -