Volume 43, Issue 1, January 2013

ISSN: 0941-1291 (Print) 1436-2813 (Online)

In this issue (19 articles)

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    Review Article

    Minimally invasive surgery for esophageal epiphrenic diverticulum: the results of 133 patients in 25 published series and our experience

    Yuki Hirano, Hiroya Takeuchi, Takashi Oyama, Yoshiro Saikawa… Pages 1-7
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    Review Article

    High ligation of the inferior mesenteric artery in rectal cancer surgery

    Jin-ichi Hida, Kiyotaka Okuno Pages 8-19
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    Original Article

    Laparoscopic surgery minimizes the surgical manipulation of isolated tumor cells leading to decreased metastasis compared to open surgery for colorectal cancer

    Sayuri Akiyoshi, Koshi Mimori, Tomoya Sudo, Fumiaki Tanaka, Kohei Shibata… Pages 20-25
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    Solid pseudopapillary neoplasms of the pancreas: an 18-year experience at a single Japanese Institution

    Takanori Morikawa, Tohru Onogawa, Shimpei Maeda, Tatsuyuki Takadate… Pages 26-32
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    Portal vein infusion chemotherapy with gemcitabine after surgery for pancreatic cancer

    Chi-e Kitami, Isao Kurosaki, Yasuyuki Kawachi, Koei Nihei… Pages 33-39
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    Significant prognostic factors in patients with Stage IV gastric cancer with special reference to the curability of surgery

    Shinji Shinohara, Daisuke Korenaga, Ai Edagawa, Kenichi Koushi… Pages 40-47
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    Reduced plasma ghrelin levels on day 1 after esophagectomy: a new predictor of prolonged systemic inflammatory response syndrome

    Kazuyoshi Yamamoto, Shuji Takiguchi, Hiroshi Miyata, Yasuhiro Miyazaki… Pages 48-54
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    Original Article

    The incremental value of magnetic resonance imaging for breast surgery planning

    Sibel Ozkan Gurdal, Beyza Ozcinar, Munire Kayahan, Abdullah Igci… Pages 55-61
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    Outcome of transilluminated powered phlebectomy for varicose vein: review of 299 patients (447 limbs)

    Ji Won Kim, Jae Woong Han, So Young Jung, Man Sup Lim, Jae Pil Jung… Pages 62-66
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    Original Article

    Cervical lymph node extirpation for the diagnosis of malignant lymphoma

    Yorihisa Orita, Soichiro Nose, Yasuharu Sato, Kentaro Miki, Shuhei Domae… Pages 67-72
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    Original Article

    Differences in the expression of epithelial–mesenchymal transition related molecules between primary tumors and pulmonary metastatic tumors in colorectal cancer

    Hidenori Kouso, Tokujiro Yano, Riichiroh Maruyama, Yasunori Shikada… Pages 73-80
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    The impact of prolonged cold preservation on the graft function and gene expression levels in an experimental lung transplantation model

    Osamu Yoshida, Masaomi Yamane, Sumiharu Yamamoto, Mikio Okazaki… Pages 81-87
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    Case Report

    Curatively resected isolated inguinal lymph node metastasis from cecum cancer: report of a case

    Masayasu Hara, Hiroki Takahashi, Mikinori Sato, Satoru Takayama… Pages 88-90
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    Case Report

    Heterotopic gastric mucosa in the hilar bile duct mimicking hilar cholangiocarcinoma: report of a case

    Saburo Fukuda, Syoichiro Mukai, Seiichi Shimizu, Masatoshi Kouchi… Pages 91-95
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    Case Report

    Post-traumatic transdiaphragmatic intercostal hernia: report of two cases

    Emmanuel I. Benizri, Jérôme Delotte, Mathilde Severac, Amine Rahili… Pages 96-99
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    Case Report

    Axillary vein thrombosis as the first clinical manifestation of inflammatory breast cancer: report of a case

    Raffaele Serra, Gianluca Buffone, Rossella Montemurro… Pages 100-102
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    Case report

    Open-stent grafting with a GORE TAG Thoracic Endoprosthesis for an extended severely atheromatous thoracic aortic aneurysm: report of a case

    Takashi Igarashi, Shinya Takase, Hirono Satokawa, Yukitoki Misawa… Pages 103-105
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    Case Report

    Primary schwannoma of the thyroid gland involving the isthmus: report of a case

    Giuseppa Graceffa, Calogero Cipolla, Ada Maria Florena, Irene Gentile… Pages 106-109
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    Acknowledgment

    Acknowledgment to reviewers

    Pages 110-113
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