Announcing our new journal: Surgical Case Reports Editorial Announcement 01 July 2014 Pages: 1391 - 1391
Clinicopathological features and treatment outcomes of metastatic tumors in the stomach Tsutomu NamikawaKazuhiro Hanazaki Review Article 30 July 2013 Pages: 1392 - 1399
Histological analysis of appendices removed during interval appendectomy after conservative management of pediatric patients with acute appendicitis with an inflammatory mass or abscess Sayaka OtakeNorio SuzukiHiroyuki Kuwano Review Article 17 June 2014 Pages: 1400 - 1405
Advances and directions in chemotherapy using implantable port systems for colorectal cancer: a historical review Yasuhiro InoueMasato Kusunoki Review Article Open access 28 July 2013 Pages: 1406 - 1414
Robotic Nissen fundoplication for gastroesophageal reflux disease: a meta-analysis of prospective randomized controlled trials Guoliang YaoKefeng LiuYonggang Fan Original Article 10 June 2014 Pages: 1415 - 1423
Early and long-term clinical outcomes of bilio-intestinal diversion in morbidly obese patients Alessandro De CesareBarbara CangemiLuigi Basso Original Article 12 February 2014 Pages: 1424 - 1433
Analysis of the surgical treatment of endobronchial tuberculosis (EBTB) Yang LeiZhang Tian-HuiLi Fu-Gen Original Article 15 April 2014 Pages: 1434 - 1437
Clinical experience using a tensor fascia lata flap in oncology patients Akira SaitoHidehiko MinakawaToshihisa Osanai Original Article 25 September 2013 Pages: 1438 - 1442
The development and validation of the Calculation of post-Operative Risk in Emergency Surgery (CORES) model Naoki MiyazakiYoshio HagaHironari Tanimoto Original Article 31 August 2013 Pages: 1443 - 1456
Impact of second-line and later cetuximab-containing therapy and KRAS genotypes in patients with metastatic colorectal cancer: a multicenter study in Japan Hiroshi SaekiYasunori EmiYoshihiko Maehara Original Article 08 September 2013 Pages: 1457 - 1464
Risk factors for parastomal hernia in Japanese patients with permanent colostomy Kimihiko FunahashiTakayuki SuzukiHironori Kaneko Original Article Open access 13 September 2013 Pages: 1465 - 1469
Clinical comparison of four types of skin incisions for skin-sparing mastectomy and immediate breast reconstruction Satoki KinoshitaShigeya KyodaToshiaki Morikawa Original Article Open access 17 September 2013 Pages: 1470 - 1475
Single-stage repair of the anterior chest wall following sternal destruction complicated by mediastinitis Mustafa Hakan ZorMehmet AcipayamOsman Tansel Darcin Original Article 05 October 2013 Pages: 1476 - 1482
Factors affecting a dilated ascending aorta in patients with bicuspid aortic valve: the relevance of valve anatomy, body size and age Hiroyuki NishiTaichi SakaguchiYoshiki Sawa Original Article 06 December 2013 Pages: 1483 - 1489
A cystic duct with no visible signal on magnetic resonance cholangiography is associated with laparoscopic difficulties: an analysis of 695 cases Yasuhito ShimizuTaiichi OtaniMasaru Miyazaki Original Article 12 September 2013 Pages: 1490 - 1495
Noninvasive diagnosis of compensated cirrhosis using an analysis of the time–intensity curve portal vein slope gradient on contrast-enhanced ultrasonography Yuichi GotoKoji OkudaHiroyuki Tanaka Original Article Open access 18 October 2013 Pages: 1496 - 1505
Daikenchuto, a traditional Japanese herbal medicine, for the maintenance of surgically induced remission in patients with Crohn’s disease: a retrospective analysis of 258 patients Amane KanazawaMinako SakoRikisaburo Sahara Original Article Open access 17 October 2013 Pages: 1506 - 1512
Analysis of chest X-ray plain film images of intravenous ports inserted via the superior vena cava Jui-Ying FuChing-Feng WuHung-Chang Hsieh Original Article 09 April 2014 Pages: 1513 - 1521
Comparison of the surgical treatment strategies for Siewert type II squamous cell carcinoma in the same area as esophagogastric junction carcinoma: data from a single Japanese high-volume cancer center Hiroshi YabusakiAtsushi NashimotoMasaki Aizawa Original Article Open access 29 October 2013 Pages: 1522 - 1528
Usefulness of serum p53 antibody measurement in colorectal cancer: an examination of 1384 primary colorectal cancer patients Tetsuji YamaguchiYasumasa TakiiSatoshi Maruyama Original Article 23 August 2013 Pages: 1529 - 1535
Novel therapeutic approach for pulmonary emphysema using gelatin microspheres releasing basic fibroblast growth factor in a canine model Sung Soo ChangHiroyasu YokomiseYasuhiko Tabata Original Article 18 February 2014 Pages: 1536 - 1541
The in vitro research of bacterial invasion of prosthetic vascular grafts: comparison of elastomer-sealed and gelatin-coated Dacron vascular grafts Yuki Sasaki Original Article Open access 20 October 2013 Pages: 1542 - 1547
Endovascular aneurysm repair for an abdominal aortic aneurysm and a left ruptured common iliac artery aneurysm in a patient with hepatocellular carcinoma: report of a case Ryoichi KyuragiTakuya MatsumotoYoshihiko Maehara Case Report 21 February 2013 Pages: 1548 - 1551
Duodenal ulcer penetration into the superior mesenteric artery after percutaneous transluminal angioplasty and stent placement for acute mesenteric ischemia: report of a case Akira OuchiMasatoshi IsogaiAtsuyuki Maeda Case Report Open access 17 May 2013 Pages: 1552 - 1555
Left hepatic trisectionectomy for hepatolithiasis with occluded left and right anterior branches of the portal vein: report of a case Isamu HosokawaHiroaki ShimizuMasaru Miyazaki Case Report 21 May 2013 Pages: 1556 - 1560
Massive hemorrhage after Kasai portoenterostomy in a patient with a congenital extrahepatic portosystemic shunt, malrotation and a double aortic arch: report of a case Shinya TakazawaHiroo UchidaTadashi Iwanaka Case Report 09 May 2013 Pages: 1561 - 1564
Successful non-operative management of left atrioesophageal fistula following catheter ablation Manabu ShiraishiHideki MoritaHideo Adachi Case Report 03 October 2013 Pages: 1565 - 1568
Boerhaave’s syndrome in a tracheoesophageal speaker: report of a case Ryu KanzakiMasahiko YanoOsamu Ishikawa Case Report 02 August 2013 Pages: 1569 - 1572
Non-cirrhotic portal-systemic encephalopathy caused by enlargement of a splenorenal shunt after pancreaticoduodenectomy for locally advanced duodenal cancer: report of a case Yuta KasagiHiroshi SaekiYoshihiko Maehara Case Report Open access 28 August 2013 Pages: 1573 - 1576
Combined hepatocellular–cholangiocarcinoma producing parathyroid hormone-related protein: report of a case Michinori MatsumotoShigeki WakiyamaKatsuhiko Yanaga Case Report 08 September 2013 Pages: 1577 - 1583
Middle-preserving pancreatectomy with reversed pancreaticogastrostomy: report of a case Bibek AryalTeruo KomokataYutaka Imoto Case Report 06 September 2013 Pages: 1584 - 1587
Simultaneous resection of colorectal cancer and liver metastases in the right lobe using pure laparoscopic surgery Koji AndoEiji OkiYoshihiko Maehara How to Do It 17 December 2013 Pages: 1588 - 1592
In response to the review article in Surgery Today: JCOG trials for small adenocarcinomas of the lung Hisao AsamuraShun-ichi Watanabe Letter to the Editor 20 May 2014 Pages: 1593 - 1594