Novel therapy for liver regeneration by increasing the number of platelets Kazuhiro TakahashiSoichiro MurataNobuhiro Ohkohchi Review Article 21 November 2012 Pages: 1081 - 1087
Clinical significance of and future perspectives for hepatic arterial infusion chemotherapy in patients with liver metastases from colorectal cancer Sotaro SadahiroToshiyuki SuzukiJun Koisumi Review Article 10 November 2012 Pages: 1088 - 1094
Factors influencing the outcome of image-guided percutaneous drainage of intra-abdominal abscess after gastrointestinal surgery Yoshiki OkitaYasuhiko MohriMasato Kusunoki Original Article Open access 14 February 2013 Pages: 1095 - 1102
Translation and validation of the Japanese version of the fecal incontinence quality of life scale Akira TsunodaKazutaka YamadaMasahiro Takano Original Article 11 November 2012 Pages: 1103 - 1108
A randomized prospective trial comparing clinical outcomes 3 years after surgery by Marcy repair and Prolene Hernia System® repair for adult indirect inguinal hernia Motohito NakagawaTakeshi NagaseToshio Kanai Original Article Open access 26 October 2012 Pages: 1109 - 1115
A comparison of the feasibility of laparoscopic resection of the primary tumor in patients with stage IV colon cancer with early and advanced disease: the short- and long-term outcomes at a single institution Jui-Ho WangTai-Ming KingChao-Wen Hsu Original Article 03 November 2012 Pages: 1116 - 1122
Surgical treatment for non-small cell lung cancer with ipsilateral pulmonary metastases Tatsuro OkamotoTakekazu IwataIchiro Yoshino Original Article 10 December 2012 Pages: 1123 - 1128
Utilization of hospital services by obese patients before and after bariatric surgery Muhammad Ali KarimJamil AhmedAbdulmajid Ali Original Article 20 March 2013 Pages: 1129 - 1133
Atrial fibrillation occurring early after cardiovascular surgery: impact of the surgical procedure Hiroyuki NishiTaichi SakaguchiYoshiki Sawa Original Article 25 October 2012 Pages: 1134 - 1139
Polypropylene mesh repair of incarcerated and strangulated hernias: a prospective clinical study O. TopcuA. KurtC. Aydin Original Article 07 November 2012 Pages: 1140 - 1144
Ileocolonic anastomosis: preferred techniques in 999 patients. A multicentric study Stefano PuleoMaria SofiaGaetano La Greca Original Article 31 October 2012 Pages: 1145 - 1149
Indications for emergency surgery for perforated diverticulitis in elderly Japanese patients ≥80 years of age Go AnegawaYuichiro NakashimaTakashi Nishizaki Original Article 19 February 2013 Pages: 1150 - 1153
The feasibility and potential benefit of preoperative chemotherapy for colorectal liver metastasis (CLM): a single-centered retrospective study Kozo KataokaAkiyoshi KanazawaYukihiro Kohno Original Article 09 November 2012 Pages: 1154 - 1161
The efficacy of PET-CT for predicting the malignant potential of gastrointestinal stromal tumors Kozo YoshikawaMitsuo ShimadaNoriko Matsumoto Original Article 11 November 2012 Pages: 1162 - 1167
Outcome of surgery for ileojejunal neuroendocrine tumors Nils HabbeVolker FendrichDetlef K. Bartsch Original Article 11 November 2012 Pages: 1168 - 1174
IgG4-related intrahepatic sclerosing cholangitis resulting in sepsis caused by secondary suppurative inflammation: report of a case Motonobu SaitoTatsuo ShimuraSeiichi Takenoshita Case Report 18 December 2012 Pages: 1175 - 1179
Living donor liver transplantation for Budd–Chiari syndrome with hepatic inferior vena cava obstruction after open pericardial procedures Akinari FukudaYasuhiro OguraShinji Uemoto Case Report 28 November 2012 Pages: 1180 - 1184
An adult with primary hyperoxaluria type 1 regrets not receiving preemptive liver transplantation during childhood: report of a case Tomohide HoriToshimi KaidoShinji Uemoto Case Report 25 August 2012 Pages: 1185 - 1187
Hepatic endometrioma: a case report and review of the literature: report of a case Emmanuel RivkineDéborah JakubowiczChristophe Barrat Case Report 19 October 2012 Pages: 1188 - 1193
Gallbladder herniation into the lesser sac through the foramen of Winslow: report of a case Koji NumataYosuke KunishiMunetaka Masuda Case Report 22 January 2013 Pages: 1194 - 1198
Surgical treatment for an asymptomatic and unruptured sinus of Valsalva aneurysm: report of a case Tadanori MinagawaSuguru WatanabeKoichi Tabayashi Case Report 22 December 2012 Pages: 1199 - 1201
Women in surgery: little change in gender equality in Japanese medical societies over the past 3 years Yasuko Tomizawa Short Communication 08 December 2012 Pages: 1202 - 1205
CAM 5.2 shows specific reactivity for cytokeratin 8, but less strict reactivity for cytokeratin 7 and no reactivity for cytokeratin 18: in response to “Fujikawa T, Tanaka A, Abe T et al. ‘Undifferentiated carcinoma of the common bile duct with intraductal tumor thrombi: report of a case’. Surg Today 2011;41(4):579–84.” Chiew-Loon KooWan-Ru ChaoChih-Ping Han Letter to the Editor 05 May 2013 Pages: 1206 - 1207
Erratum to: Effect of low central venous pressure on postoperative pulmonary complications in patients undergoing liver transplantation Bin WangHua-kai HeSu Min Erratum 31 July 2013 Pages: 1208 - 1208