Volume 43, Issue 2, February 2013

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

In this issue (20 articles)

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    Review Article

    The “tele” factor in surgery today and tomorrow: implications for surgical training and education

    Pietro Gambadauro, Rafael Torrejón Pages 115-122
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    Review Article

    Intravital imaging of gastrointestinal diseases in preclinical models using two-photon laser scanning microscopy

    Koji Tanaka, Yuji Toiyama, Yasuhiro Inoue, Keiichi Uchida… Pages 123-129
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    Original Article

    Evaluation of lymph node metastasis in patients with gastric cancer: a comparison of the directionality of lymph node metastasis and the total number of metastatic lymph nodes

    Maki Kitagawa, Daisuke Ichikawa, Shuhei Komatsu, Kazuma Okamoto… Pages 130-135
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    Preoperative arterial blood lactate levels as a predictor of hospital mortality in patients with a ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm

    Makoto Hashimoto, Toshiro Ito, Yoshihiko Kurimoto, Ryo Harada… Pages 136-140
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    Original Article

    Pancreatic thickness as a predictive factor for postoperative pancreatic fistula after distal pancreatectomy using an endopath stapler

    Keiichi Okano, Minoru Oshima, Keitaro Kakinoki, Naoki Yamamoto… Pages 141-147
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    Original Article

    Solid-pseudopapillary neoplasms of the pancreas: clinical and pathological features of 33 cases

    Hongke Cai, Meiqi Zhou, Yue Hu, Haifei He, Junqing Chen, Wei Tian… Pages 148-154
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    Original Article

    Associated expression of α2,3sialylated type 2 chain structures with lymph node metastasis in distal colorectal cancer

    Takaharu Fukasawa, Takayuki Asao, Hayato Yamauchi, Munenori Ide… Pages 155-162
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    Original Article

    Validation of online calculators to predict the non-sentinel lymph node status in sentinel lymph node-positive breast cancer patients

    Satoru Tanaka, Nayuko Sato, Hiroya Fujioka, Yuko Takahashi, Kosei Kimura… Pages 163-170
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    Original Article

    Nuclear factor κB activity correlates with the progression and prognosis of pancreatic cancer in a mouse model

    Kenei Furukawa, Tadashi Uwagawa, Koichiro Haruki, Yuki Fujiwara… Pages 171-177
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    Original Article

    Pattern of initial metastasis in the cervical lymph node from papillary thyroid carcinoma

    Naoyoshi Onoda, Tetsuro Ishikawa, Hidemi Kawajiri, Tsutomu Takashima… Pages 178-184
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    Original Article

    The possibility of using fibrin-based collagen as an antibiotic delivery system

    Junichi Nishimura, Kiyokazu Nakajima, Yoshihito Souma, Tsuyoshi Takahashi… Pages 185-190
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    Case Report

    Pedunculated hamartomatous polyp of the appendix: report of a case

    Tadahiro Nozoe, Emiko Mori, Tomohiro Iguchi, Mayuko Kohno, Takashi Maeda… Pages 191-193
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    Case report

    Composite small cell and mucinous carcinoma originating from the intrahepatic bile duct: report of a case

    Toru Ikegami, Hiroto Kayashima, Noriaki Sadanaga, Shusuke Morizono… Pages 194-198
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    Case Report

    Lung metastasis from an ovarian granulosa cell tumor 36 years after the initial diagnosis: report of a case

    Toru Kimura, Hiroyuki Shiono, Toshiki Takemoto, Yoshio Ohta Pages 199-202
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    Case Report

    Primary candidiasis and squamous cell carcinoma of the larynx: report of a case

    Dong Hoon Lee, Hyong Ho Cho Pages 203-205
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    Case Report

    Intraoperative fluorescence lymphography using indocyanine green in a patient with chylothorax after esophagectomy: report of a case

    Takuji Kaburagi, Hiroya Takeuchi, Takashi Oyama, Rieko Nakamura… Pages 206-210
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    A new approach for transversalis fascia reinforcement in Lichtenstein’s inguinal hernia repair

    Nuhi Arslani, Borut Gajzer, Dino Papeš, Zoran Rajković, Silvio Altarac… Pages 211-214
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    Application of the HyperEye Medical System for esophageal cancer surgery: a preliminary report

    Keisuke Kubota, Masashi Yoshida, Junko Kuroda, Akihiro Okada… Pages 215-220
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    Infraareolar access for thoracoscopic sympathectomy to treat primary hyperhidrosis

    Sônia Oliveira Lima, Yasmin Gama Abuawad, Paulo Sérgio Faro Santos… Pages 221-224
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    The ima approach for the quick identification of the right recurrent laryngeal nerve in thyroid cancer surgery

    Akira Miyauchi, Hiroo Masuoka, Tomonori Yabuta, Mitsuhiro Fukushima… Pages 225-228
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