The survival outcome and prognostic factors for distal cholangiocarcinoma following surgical resection: a meta-analysis for the 5-year survival U. F. WellnerYinFeng ShenZe Xu Review Article 28 May 2016 Pages: 271 - 279
Port-site metastasis after laparoscopic surgery for gastrointestinal cancer Shigenobu EmotoHironori IshigamiToshiaki Watanabe Review Article 25 May 2016 Pages: 280 - 283
Surgery for non-small cell lung cancer in patients with a history of cardiovascular surgery Hideyuki MaedaMasato KanzakiTakamasa Onuki Original Article Open access 21 July 2016 Pages: 284 - 292
The impact of inflow treatment for claudicants with both aortoiliac and femoropopliteal occlusive disease Takashi MaekawaKimihiro KomoriMasayuki Sugimoto Original Article 01 September 2016 Pages: 293 - 300
Outcome and functional prognosis of pelvic sepsis after ileal pouch-anal anastomosis in patients with ulcerative colitis Shozo IdeToshimitsu ArakiMasato Kusunoki Original Article 07 November 2016 Pages: 301 - 306
The feasibility and safety of single-incision totally extraperitoneal inguinal hernia repair after previous lower abdominal surgery: 350 procedures at a single center Masaki WakasugiYozo SuzukiHiroki Akamatsu Original Article 29 June 2016 Pages: 307 - 312
Short-term outcomes and one surgeon’s learning curve for thoracoscopic esophagectomy performed with the patient in the prone position Taro OshikiriTakashi YasudaYoshihiro Kakeji Original Article 11 July 2016 Pages: 313 - 319
Short-term outcomes of laparoscopic surgery for Crohn’s disease patients treated with anti-tumor necrosis factor alpha agents Tsuyoshi HataTsunekazu MizushimaMasaki Mori Original Article 02 July 2016 Pages: 320 - 327
Traumatic aortic injury: does the anatomy of the aortic arch influence aortic trauma severity? Jacek WojciechowskiLukasz ZnanieckiJan Rogowski Original Article Open access 17 November 2016 Pages: 328 - 334
Short- and long-term results of radial artery and saphenous vein grafts in the right coronary system: a propensity-matched study Shohei YoshidaSatoshi NumataHirokazu Ohashi Original Article 09 August 2016 Pages: 335 - 343
Liberal versus restrictive fluid management in abdominal surgery: a meta-analysis Feng-Ju JiaQiao-Yuan YanLi Shao Original Article 18 August 2016 Pages: 344 - 356
Three-dimensional simulation of pancreatic surgery showing the size and location of the main pancreatic duct Ryoichi MiyamotoYukio OshiroNobuhiro Ohkohchi Original Article 01 July 2016 Pages: 357 - 364
The development of an automatically produced cholangiography procedure using the reconstruction of portal-phase multidetector-row computed tomography images: preliminary experience Tomoaki HiroseTsuyoshi IgamiMasato Nagino Original Article 08 August 2016 Pages: 365 - 374
Pre-treatment double- or triple-positive tumor markers are predictive of a poor outcome for patients undergoing radiofrequency ablation for hepatocellular carcinoma Hidetoshi NittaShigeki NakagawaHideo Baba Original Article 22 August 2016 Pages: 375 - 384
Preoperative neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio as a predictor of survival after reductive surgery plus percutaneous isolated hepatic perfusion for hepatocellular carcinoma: a retrospective analysis Keisuke AraiTakumi FukumotoYonson Ku Original Article 27 July 2016 Pages: 385 - 392
Protective effect of urapidil on testicular torsion–detorsion injury in rats Jakov MeštrovićZenon PogorelićMarijana Popović Original Article 21 July 2016 Pages: 393 - 398
Pulmonary artery patch for an inadequate donor atrial cuff in the absence of donor pericardium in lung transplantation Seiichiro SugimotoMasaomi YamaneTakahiro Oto How To Do It 21 June 2016 Pages: 399 - 401