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Effectiveness and risk of biliary drainage prior to pancreatoduodenectomy: review of current status Alban Zarzavadjian Le BianDavid FuksRenato Costi Review Article 13 July 2017 Pages: 371 - 379
Collagen gel droplet-embedded culture drug sensitivity test for adjuvant chemotherapy after complete resection of non-small-cell lung cancer Masayoshi InoueHajime MaedaRepresenting the Thoracic Surgery Study Group of Osaka University Original Article 09 October 2017 Pages: 380 - 387
Serum carbohydrate antigen 125 is a significant prognostic marker in patients with unresectable advanced or recurrent gastric cancer Tsutomu NamikawaYasuhiro KawanishiKazuhiro Hanazaki Original Article 17 October 2017 Pages: 388 - 394
Combined analysis of the preoperative and postoperative prognostic nutritional index offers a precise predictor of the prognosis of patients with gastric cancer Yuki MurakamiHiroaki SaitoYoshiyuki Fujiwara Original Article 12 October 2017 Pages: 395 - 403
What factors determine the survival of patients with an acute exacerbation of interstitial lung disease after lung cancer resection? Masahiro MiyajimaAtsushi WatanabeHiroshi Date Original Article 09 November 2017 Pages: 404 - 415
Effects of the concentration of digestive surgical operations in regional Japan Takefumi KitazawaKunichika MatsumotoTomonori Hasegawa Original Article 26 October 2017 Pages: 416 - 421
Prognostic significance of the preoperative neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio for complete resection of thymoma Masahiro YanagiyaJun-ichi NitadoriJun Nakajima Original Article 23 October 2017 Pages: 422 - 430
Impact of surgical treatment after sorafenib therapy for advanced hepatocellular carcinoma Hideaki TakeyamaToru BeppuHideo Baba Original Article 07 November 2017 Pages: 431 - 438
Assessing the economic advantage of laparoscopic vs. open approaches for colorectal cancer by a propensity score matching analysis Hiromitsu HayashiNobuyuki OzakiHiroshi Takamori Original Article 07 November 2017 Pages: 439 - 448
An analysis of the risk factors of anastomotic stricture after esophagectomy Koji TanakaTomoki MakinoYuichiro Doki Original Article 23 November 2017 Pages: 449 - 454
The functional outcome and factors influencing the quality of life after ileal pouch anal anastomosis in patients with ulcerative colitis Kazuhiro WatanabeMunenori NagaoMichiaki Unno Original Article 12 December 2017 Pages: 455 - 461
Oxidized regenerated cellulose induces pleural thickening in patients with pneumothorax: possible involvement of the mesothelial–mesenchymal transition Hiroki EbanaTakuo HayashiKuniaki Seyama Original Article 12 October 2017 Pages: 462 - 472