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Re-sentinel node biopsy after previous breast and axillary surgery Tadashi Ikeda Review Article 20 November 2013 Pages: 2015 - 2021
Spontaneous hemopneumothorax: epidemiological details and clinical features Takuya OnukiYukinobu GotoYukio Sato Original Article 17 October 2013 Pages: 2022 - 2027
Validity of using lobe-specific regional lymph node stations to assist navigation during lymph node dissection in early stage non-small cell lung cancer patients Shinichiro MiyoshiKazuhiko ShienTakahiro Oto Original Article 31 October 2013 Pages: 2028 - 2036
Usefulness of endoscopic breast-conserving surgery for breast cancer Hiroki TakahashiTeruhiko FujiiKazuo Shirouzu Original Article 24 October 2013 Pages: 2037 - 2044
The short- and long-term outcomes for patients with splenic flexure tumours treated by left versus extended right colectomy are comparable: a retrospective analysis Manfred OdermattNajaf SiddiqiAmjad Parvaiz Original Article 04 December 2013 Pages: 2045 - 2051
A close look at postoperative fluid management and electrolyte disorders after gastrointestinal surgery in a teaching hospital where patients are treated according to the ERAS protocol G. S. A. BoersemaL. van der LaanJ. H. Wijsman Original Article 23 November 2013 Pages: 2052 - 2057
Well-differentiated pancreatic ductal adenocarcinomas measuring ≤1 cm exhibit early features of tumor progression: a report of five lesions and a comparative study with advanced lesions Sadanobu IzumiSatoko NakamuraYuji Onoda Original Article 03 December 2013 Pages: 2058 - 2064
Surgical treatment of giant liver hydatid cysts: comparison of cystojejunostomy and partial cystectomy Fahrettin AcarMustafa SahinM. Ertuğrul Kafalı Original Article 25 March 2014 Pages: 2065 - 2071
The value of the serum I-FABP level for diagnosing acute mesenteric ischemia Murat GüzelErdoğan Mütevelli SözüerCevat Yazıcı Original Article 17 December 2013 Pages: 2072 - 2076
Three-dimensional computed tomography analysis of variations in the middle hepatic vein tributaries: proposed new classification Hiroto KayashimaKen ShirabeYoshihiko Maehara Original Article 29 January 2014 Pages: 2077 - 2085
The early and mid-term results of mitral valve repair for mitral regurgitation in children Zhaolei JiangJu MeiSaie Shen Original Article 22 December 2013 Pages: 2086 - 2091
Clinical course and angiographic changes of spontaneous isolated superior mesenteric artery dissection after conservative treatment Ui Jun ParkHyoung Tae KimTetsuro Miyata Original Article 06 February 2014 Pages: 2092 - 2097
Oncoplastic surgery combining partial mastectomy and immediate volume replacement using a thoracodorsal adipofascial cutaneous flap with a crescent-shaped dermis Yuko KijimaHeiji YoshinakaShoji Natsugoe Original Article 22 December 2013 Pages: 2098 - 2105
Impact of the post/preoperative serum CEA ratio on the survival of patients with rectal cancer Tsukasa HottaKatsunari TakifujiHiroki Yamaue Original Article 07 February 2014 Pages: 2106 - 2115
Safety of fondaparinux to prevent venous thromboembolism in Japanese patients undergoing colorectal cancer surgery: a multicenter study Taishi HataMasayoshi YasuiMulti-Center Clinical Study Group of Osaka, Colorectal Cancer Treatment Group (MCSGO) Original Article Open access 20 May 2014 Pages: 2116 - 2123
Prospective clinical audit of two neuromodulatory treatments for fecal incontinence: sacral nerve stimulation (SNS) and percutaneous tibial nerve stimulation (PTNS) Alexander HotourasJamie MurphyChristopher L. Chan Original Article 05 May 2014 Pages: 2124 - 2130
Serum ghrelin levels partially recover with the recovery of appetite and food intake after total gastrectomy Masaru KoizumiYoshinori HosoyaYoshikazu Yasuda Original Article 07 March 2014 Pages: 2131 - 2137
Impact of bacterial culture positivity of the drainage fluid during the early postoperative period on the development of intra-abdominal abscesses after gastrectomy Kazuhiro MigitaTomoyoshi TakayamaYoshiyuki Nakajima Original Article 17 March 2014 Pages: 2138 - 2145
Usefulness of the neutrophil/lymphocyte ratio measured preoperatively as a predictor of peritoneal metastasis in patients with advanced gastric cancer Yusuke NakayamaNaoto GotohdaRyuichi Hayashi Original Article 16 May 2014 Pages: 2146 - 2152
Anastomotic stenosis of the descending colon caused by barium granuloma formation following barium peritonitis: report of a case Toshihiro KitajimaKenji TomizawaYasunori Oota Case Report Open access 19 August 2013 Pages: 2153 - 2156
CA19-9-producing lung metastasis after surgery for papillary thyroid carcinoma: report of a case Emi YamaguchiYoshinari MakinoRiruke Maruyama Case Report Open access 10 January 2014 Pages: 2157 - 2161
Aortoenteric fistula at the site of esophagojejunostomy after laparoscopic total gastrectomy: report of a case Shutaro GunjiHiroshi OkabeYoshiharu Sakai Case Report 28 January 2014 Pages: 2162 - 2166
Pericardial synovial sarcoma: a case report and review of the literature Mitsuru YoshinoYasuo SekineKenzo Hiroshima Case Report 11 September 2013 Pages: 2167 - 2173
An intra-abdominal desmoid tumor difficult to distinguish from a gastrointestinal stromal tumor: report of two cases Norihito OgawaHideaki IsekiKenichi Sugihara Case Report 20 August 2013 Pages: 2174 - 2179
Perforated gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST) in a true jejunal diverticulum in adulthood: report of a case Masatoshi ShojiYutaka YoshimitsuHiroshi Ueda Case Report 20 September 2013 Pages: 2180 - 2186
Laparoscopic trans-peritoneal hernioplasty (TAPP) is useful for obturator hernias: report of a Case Yasunori OtowaKiyonori KanemitsuYoshihiro Kakeji Case Report 22 August 2013 Pages: 2187 - 2190
False-positive 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography (FDG-PET) findings of bone metastasis from esophagogastric cancer: report of two cases Satoshi IdaMasayuki WatanabeHideo Baba Case Report 07 June 2014 Pages: 2191 - 2194
Pheochromocytoma as the first manifestation of MEN2A with RET mutation S891A: report of a case Yatsuka HibiTamae OhyeKatsumi Iwase Case Report Open access 22 January 2014 Pages: 2195 - 2200
How to successfully resect 70 % of the liver in pigs to model an extended hepatectomy with an insufficient remnant or liver transplantation with a small-for-size graft Tomohide HoriShintaro YagiShinji Uemoto How to Do It 12 February 2014 Pages: 2201 - 2207