Stress Caused by Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery versus Conventional Cardiac Surgery: Incidence of Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome Kimikazu HamanoTsutomu KawamuraKensuke Esato OriginalPaper 24 February 2014 Pages: 117 - 121
Changes in Venous Hemodynamics after Superficial Vein Surgery for Mixed Superficial and Deep Venous Insufficiency Albert C.W. TingStephen W.K. ChengGrace C.Y. CheungB.Sc. OriginalPaper 24 February 2014 Pages: 122 - 125
Clinical Characteristics and Prognosis of Patients with Hepatoblastoma Sung-Eun JungKi-Hong KimWoo-Ki Kim OriginalPaper 24 February 2014 Pages: 126 - 130
Liver Metastatic Model for Human Gastric Cancer Established by Orthotopic Tumor Cell Implantation Koji YamaguchiHideki UraKoichi Hirata OriginalPaper 24 February 2014 Pages: 131 - 137
Inguinal Hernia Repair in the New Millennium: Plug and Patch Repair with Local Anesthesia Jürgen ZierenBeatrix HokschJochen M. Müller OriginalPaper 24 February 2014 Pages: 138 - 141
Effect of Sucrose on Collagen Metabolism in Keloid, Hypertrophic Scar, and Granulation Tissue Fibroblast Cultures Jyrki KössiMarko Vähä-KreulaMatti Laato OriginalPaper 24 February 2014 Pages: 142 - 146
Peritoneal Regeneration after Implant of a Composite Prosthesis in the Abdominal Wall Juan M. BellónAlberto García-CarranzaJulia Buján OriginalPaper 24 February 2014 Pages: 147 - 152
Benito Mussolini (1883–1945): Assassination Attempt at International Society of Surgeons Convention, Rise to Power, Medical History, and Final Days Richard Carter OriginalPaper 24 February 2014 Pages: 153 - 155
Advances in General Thoracic Surgery: Introduction James B.D. Mark, M.D. OriginalPaper 24 February 2014 Pages: 156 - 156
Place of Video-thoracoscopy in Thoracic Surgical Practice Anthony P.C. Yim, M.D.Tak Wai Lee, M.B., Ch.B.Song Wan, M.D., Ph.D. OriginalPaper 24 February 2014 Pages: 157 - 161
Modern Anesthetic Techniques for Thoracic Operations Jay B. Brodsky, M.D.Brett Fitzmaurice, M.D. OriginalPaper 24 February 2014 Pages: 162 - 166
Advances in the Staging of Intrathoracic Malignancies Richard I. Whyte, M.D. OriginalPaper 24 February 2014 Pages: 167 - 173
Targets for Molecular Intervention in Multistep Pulmonary Carcinogenesis David S. Schrump, M.D.Dao M. Nguyen, M.D. OriginalPaper 24 February 2014 Pages: 174 - 183
Appropriate Surgical Treatment of Resectable Non-small-cell Lung Cancer Robert J. Korst, M.D.Robert J. Ginsberg, M.D. OriginalPaper 24 February 2014 Pages: 184 - 188
What Is Appropriate Treatment for Carcinoma of the Thoracic Esophagus? Simon Law, M.D.John Wong, Ph.D. OriginalPaper 24 February 2014 Pages: 189 - 195
Transhiatal Esophagectomy for Treatment of Benign and Malignant Esophageal Disease Mark B. OrringerBecky MarshallMark D. Iannettoni OriginalPaper 24 February 2014 Pages: 196 - 203
Mediastinal Tumors: Diagnosis and Treatment Cameron D. Wright, M.D.Douglas J. Mathisen, M.D. OriginalPaper 24 February 2014 Pages: 204 - 209
Treatment of Malignant Mesothelioma Michael T. Jaklitsch, M.D.Sean C. Grondin, M.D.David J. Sugarbaker, M.D. OriginalPaper 24 February 2014 Pages: 210 - 217
Surgical Treatment of Chest Wall Tumors Matteo Incarbone, M.D.Ugo Pastorino, M.D. OriginalPaper 24 February 2014 Pages: 218 - 230
Lung Volume Reduction Surgery for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Where Do We Stand? Robert J. McKenna, Jr., M.D.Arthur Gelb, M.D.Matt Brenner, M.D. OriginalPaper 24 February 2014 Pages: 231 - 237
Lung Transplantation versus Lung Volume Reduction as Surgical Therapy for Emphysema Bryan F. Meyers, M.D.G. Alexander Patterson, M.D. OriginalPaper 24 February 2014 Pages: 238 - 243
Living Donor Lung Transplantation Robbin G. Cohen, M.D.Vaughn A. Starnes, M.D. OriginalPaper 24 February 2014 Pages: 244 - 250
Letters to the Editor Pablo Ortega DeballonMarìa Teresa Alonso GarcìaRobert H. Hyland OriginalPaper 24 February 2014 Pages: 251 - 255