1. Embolectomy for acute pulmonary thromboembolism: From Trendelenburg’s procedure to the contemporary surgical approach

   • Ikuo Fukuda
   • Satoshi Taniguchi

   Review Article 30 December 2010 Pages: 1 - 6

2. Sinusoidal obstruction syndrome compromises liver regeneration in patients undergoing two-stage hepatectomy with portal vein embolization

   • Masato Narita
   • Elie Oussoultzoglou
   • Daniel Jaeck

   Review Article 05 January 2011 Pages: 7 - 17

3. Human adipose-derived stem cells: Potential clinical applications in surgery

   • Tohru Utsunomiya
   • Mitsuo Shimada
   • Hideki Iwaguro

   Review Article 30 December 2010 Pages: 18 - 23

4. Genomic and epigenetic profiles of gastric cancer: Potential diagnostic and therapeutic applications

   • Keishi Yamashita
   • Shinichi Sakuramoto
   • Masahiko Watanabe

   Review Article 30 December 2010 Pages: 24 - 38

5. Laparoscopic hepatectomy: A systematic review, meta-analysis, and power analysis

   • Toru Mizuguchi
   • Masaki Kawamoto
   • Koichi Hirata

   Review Article 11 January 2011 Pages: 39 - 47

6. Menstruation recovery after chemotherapy and luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone agonist plus tamoxifen therapy for premenopausal patients with breast cancer

   • Kenichi Sakurai
   • Sadanori Matsuo
   • Motomi Shiono

   Original Article 30 December 2010 Pages: 48 - 53

7. Results of a pulmonary metastasectomy in patients with colorectal cancer

   • Ryuichi Suemitsu
   • Sadanori Takeo
   • Hideki Saitsu

   Original Article 30 December 2010 Pages: 54 - 59

8. The results of surgery under general anesthesia in patients with lung cancer

   • Ryuichi Suemitsu
   • Sadanori Takeo
   • Hiroyuki Tanaka

   Original Article 30 December 2010 Pages: 60 - 66

9. Surgical outcome of simultaneous carotid and cardiac surgery

   • Masataka Yoda
   • Mitsumasa Hata
   • Kazutomo Minami

   Original Article 30 December 2010 Pages: 67 - 71

10. Management of open abdomen with an absorbable mesh closure

    • Supparerk Prichayudh
    • Suvit Sriussadaporn
    • Allan Capin

    Original Article 11 January 2011 Pages: 72 - 78

11. Factors affecting reversal following Hartmann’s procedure: Experience from two district general hospitals in the UK

    • Olukayode Matthew Tokode
    • Akinfemi Akingboye
    • Olujinmi Coker

    Original Article 30 December 2010 Pages: 79 - 83

12. A multicenter phase II clinical study of oxaliplatin, folinic acid, and 5-fluorouracil combination chemotherapy as second-line treatment for advanced colorectal cancer: A Japanese experience

    • Yutaka Ogata
    • Shoji Tokunaga
    • Kyushu Study Group of Clinical Cancer (KSCC)

    Original Article 30 December 2010 Pages: 84 - 90

13. Solid pseudopapillary tumor of the pancreas: The surgical procedures

    • Zhenjun Li
    • Zhaoda Zhang
    • Bole Tian

    Original Article 30 December 2010 Pages: 91 - 96

14. Is modified devine exclusion necessary for gastrojejunostomy in patients with unresectable pancreatobiliary cancer?

    • Teruyuki Usuba
    • Takeyuki Misawa
    • Katsuhiko Yanaga

    Original Article 30 December 2010 Pages: 97 - 100

15. Surgical impacts of an en bloc resection of the diaphragm for hepatocellular carcinoma with gross diaphragmatic involvement

    • Yo-ichi Yamashita
    • Kazutoyo Morita
    • Yoshihiko Maehara

    Original Article 11 January 2011 Pages: 101 - 106

16. LKB1 gene alterations in surgically resectable adenocarcinoma of the lung

    • Katsuhiro Okuda
    • Hidefumi Sasaki
    • Yoshitaka Fujii

    Original Article 30 December 2010 Pages: 107 - 110

17. Changes in the pleural cavity by pleurodesis using talc or OK-432: An experimental study

    • Fumihiko Muta
    • Shinzo Takamori
    • Kazuo Shirouzu

    Original Article 30 December 2010 Pages: 111 - 114

18. Successful treatment of a visceral artery aneurysm with a celiacomesenteric trunk: Report of a case

    • Atsushi Guntani
    • Terutoshi Yamaoka
    • Yoshihiko Maehara

    Case Report 30 December 2010 Pages: 115 - 119

19. Giant fibrovascular polyp of the esophagus: Report of a case

    • Ajit Harishkumar Goenka
    • Sanjay Sharma
    • Ruma Ray

    Case Report 30 December 2010 Pages: 120 - 124

20. Gastric carcinoma with protein-losing gastroenteropathy: Report of a case

    • Manabu Yamamoto
    • Ikuno Nishibuchi
    • Teruyoshi Ishida

    Case Report 30 December 2010 Pages: 125 - 129

21. Type IV jejunal atresia with an unusual variation of enteric duplication: Report of a case

    • Vikal Chandra Shakya
    • Chandra Shekhar Agrawal
    • Shailesh Adhikary

    Case Report 30 December 2010 Pages: 130 - 132

22. Single-incision laparoscopic gastric resection for submucosal tumors: Report of three cases

    • Akira Sasaki
    • Keisuke Koeda
    • Go Wakabayashi

    Case Report 30 December 2010 Pages: 133 - 136

23. Early postoperative heterotopic omental ossification: Report of a case

    • Xiaohui Shi
    • Wei Zhang
    • Chuangang Fu

    Case Report 30 December 2010 Pages: 137 - 140

24. Cystic peritoneal mesothelioma: Report of a case

    • Andrea Cavallaro
    • Massimiliano Berretta
    • Alessandro Cappellani

    Case Report 30 December 2010 Pages: 141 - 146

25. Noninvasive intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasm with para-aortic lymph node metastasis: Report of a case

    • Kazuyuki Nagai
    • Ryuichiro Doi
    • Shinji Uemoto

    Case Report 30 December 2010 Pages: 147 - 152

26. Giant hemorrhagic adrenal pseudocyst in a primiparous pregnancy: Report of a case

    • Kerem Karaman
    • Zafer Teke
    • E. Birol Bostanci

    Case Report 11 January 2011 Pages: 153 - 158