Serial pathological examination of resected specimens as a basic procedure in safe conservative breast cancer treatment Fujio Kasumi Editorials Pages: 4 - 5
Peripheral edema after esophagectomy Yoshihiro MinamiyaMichihiko KitamuraShichisaburo Abo Original Articles Pages: 6 - 9
An evaluation of motor function in transverse colon transplants after total gastrectomy Erito MochikiNorihiro HagaYukio Nagamachi Original Articles Pages: 10 - 17
The effect of short-term continuous epidural morphine on postoperative pain after laparoscopic cholecystectomy Takahisa FujikawaYoshinori NakamuraMakoto Nishiwada Original Articles Pages: 18 - 22
Perioperative changes in plasma brain natriuretic peptide concentrations in patients undergoing cardiac surgery Keisuke MorimotoTohru MoriHiroaki Kuroda Original Articles Pages: 23 - 29
Determinants of the postoperative and long-term survival of patients with ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysms Shigeyuki SasakiKeishu YasudaMakoto Sakuma Original Articles Pages: 30 - 35
Lobectomy by video-assisted thoracic surgery for primary lung cancer: Experiences based on provisional indications Kiyoshi KoizumiShigeo TanakaMasashi Kawamoto Original Articles Pages: 36 - 40
Cost analysis for thoracoscopy: Thoracoscopic wedge resection and lobectomy Kazuro SugiYoshikazu KanedaKensuke Esato Original Articles Pages: 41 - 45
A study of sternocleidomastoid muscular atrophy after modified neck dissection Takahiro OhtawaMakoto KatagiriTanekazu Harada Original Articles Pages: 46 - 58
Repair of midline incisional hernias using polypropylene grafts Ahmet Gökhan TürkçaparMehmet Ali YerdelErcüment Kuterdem Original Articles Pages: 59 - 63
Hepatic immunopotentiation by galactose-entrapped liposomal IL-2 compound in the treatment of liver metastases Kiyotaka OkunoKatsuhito NakamuraMasayuki Yasutomi Original Articles Pages: 64 - 69
The response of blood flow between the internal thoracic and ileocecal arteries to inotropic agents in a canine model Yoshikazu TadaHidetoshi TsuboiKensuke Esato Original Articles Pages: 70 - 75
Successful resection of thoracic esophageal cancer associated with the right aortic arch Masahiko YanoHitoshi ShiozakiMorito Monden Case Reports Pages: 76 - 78
Spontaneous rupture of the stomach in preschool age children: A report of two cases Yasuo AdachiHideo TakamatsuHiroshi Akiyama Case Reports Pages: 79 - 82
The application of radio-opaque markers prior to ileostomy in an infant with chronic intestinal pseudo-obstruction: Report of a case Takanobu HaseMasashi KodamaMorimi Shimada Case Reports Pages: 83 - 86
Primary leiomyosarcoma of the jejunal mesentery: Report of a case Akihiko MizoeKatsumi TakebeTakashi Kanematsu Case Reports Pages: 87 - 90
Surgical treatment of a solitary pancreatic metastasis from renal cell carcinoma: Report of a case Kazuhiko JinguKazuo WatanabeYoshiyuki Watanabe Case Reports Pages: 91 - 94
Combined coronary artery bypass, mitral valve plasty, and abdominal aneurysmectomy in an 80-year-old patient: Report of a case Taijiro SuedaKazumasa OrihashiYuichiro Matsuura Case Reports Pages: 95 - 97
Retrograde cerebral perfusion exceeding 120 minutes in aortic arch reconstruction: A report of two cases Shin YamamotoShiro SasaguriYasuyuki Hosoda Case Reports Pages: 98 - 101
Dissecting aortic aneurysm presenting as pyrexia of unknown origin: Report of a case Takeshi MiyairiHirotaka InabaMasaru Suzuki Case Reports Pages: 102 - 104
Penetrating atherosclerotic ulcers in an abdominal aortic aneurysm: Report of a case Yukinori MoriyamaHiroyuki YamamotoAkira Taira Case Reports Pages: 105 - 107
Paragonimiasis westermani presenting as an asymptomatic nodular lesion in the lung: Report of a case Ichiro YoshinoYukifumi NawaYukito Ichinose Case Reports Pages: 108 - 110
Minimally invasive needlescopic cholecystectomy Jun-ichi TanakaHideaki AndohKenji Koyama How to Do It Pages: 111 - 113
Percutaneous autotransplantation of parathyroid tissue into the forearm muscles Hideo HidaiTetsuo ChibaToru Hyodo How to Do It Pages: 114 - 116