Minimally invasive surgery for diaphragmatic diseases in neonates and infants Jun FujishiroTetsuya IshimaruTadashi Iwanaka Review Article 17 July 2015 Pages: 757 - 763
Closure versus non-closure of fascial defects in laparoscopic ventral and incisional hernia repairs: a review of the literature Katsuhito SuwaTomoyoshi OkamotoKatsuhiko Yanaga Review Article 22 July 2015 Pages: 764 - 773
Fibrinogen and base excess levels as predictive markers of the need for massive blood transfusion after blunt trauma Takehiro UmemuraYoshihiko NakamuraHiroyasu Ishikura Original Article Open access 03 November 2015 Pages: 774 - 779
Is left upper lobectomy for lung cancer a risk factor for cerebral infarction? Takayoshi YamamotoHidemi SuzukiIchiro Yoshino Original Article 14 August 2015 Pages: 780 - 784
Prospective validation study of Cernea classification for predicting EMG alterations of the external branch of the superior laryngeal nerve Gianlorenzo DionigiHoon Yub KimFeng-Yu Chiang Original Article 11 September 2015 Pages: 785 - 791
Intraoperative blood loss is not a predictor of prognosis for pancreatic cancer Kota ArimaDaisuke HashimotoHideo Baba Original Article 25 August 2015 Pages: 792 - 797
Laparoscopic-assisted abdominoperineal resection for low rectal cancer provides a shorter length of hospital stay while not affecting the recurrence or survival: a propensity score-matched analysis Manfred OdermattKaren FlashmanAmjad Parvaiz Original Article 05 September 2015 Pages: 798 - 806
Muscle sparing thoracotomy for esophageal cancer: a comparison with posterolateral thoracotomy Kazushi MiyataMasahide FukayaMasato Nagino Original Article 27 August 2015 Pages: 807 - 814
Can the intraoperative leak test prevent postoperative leakage of esophagojejunal anastomosis after total gastrectomy? Shingo KanajiMasato OhyamaYoshihiro Kakeji Original Article 09 September 2015 Pages: 815 - 820
Impact of immunohistological subtypes on the long-term prognosis of patients with metastatic breast cancer Kokoro KobayashiYoshinori ItoKiyohiko Hatake Original Article 14 October 2015 Pages: 821 - 826
Surgical techniques to prevent reflux esophagitis in proximal gastrectomy reconstructed by esophagogastrostomy with preservation of the lower esophageal sphincter, pyloric and celiac branches of the vagal nerve, and reconstruction of the new His angle for early proximal gastric cancer Ryouichi Tomita Original Article 15 December 2015 Pages: 827 - 834
A clinical trial of autologous adipose-derived regenerative cell transplantation for a postoperative enterocutaneous fistula Tsunekazu MizushimaHidekazu TakahashiMasaki Mori Original Article 05 September 2015 Pages: 835 - 842
Strong cytoplasmic expression of NF-κB/p65 correlates with a good prognosis in patients with triple-negative breast cancer Motoi BabaMasato TakahashiHiroko Yamashita Original Article 22 October 2015 Pages: 843 - 851
Clinicopathological outcomes of preoperative chemoradiotherapy using S-1 plus Irinotecan for T4 lower rectal cancer Naohito BeppuHidenori YoshieNaoki Yamanaka Original Article 12 September 2015 Pages: 852 - 859
Prognoses and treatment strategies for synchronous peritoneal dissemination of colorectal carcinoma Harunobu SatoKunihiro ToyamaKotaro Maeda Original Article 03 October 2015 Pages: 860 - 871
A minimally invasive technique for stabilizing the diaphragm on the thoracic wall after blunt chest trauma: the “lifting-up method” Mitsuhiro KamiyoshiharaHitoshi IgaiTakashi Ibe How to Do It 21 September 2015 Pages: 872 - 875