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Neoadjuvant imatinib therapy in rectal gastrointestinal stromal tumors Manabu KanekoShigenobu EmotoHiroaki Nozawa Review Article 15 November 2018 Pages: 460 - 466
The maximum dimension of the inferior vena cava is a significant predictor of postoperative mortality in lung cancer patients with idiopathic interstitial pneumonia Mariko FukuiKazuya TakamochiKenji Suzuki Original Article 05 January 2019 Pages: 467 - 473
The association between the increased performance of laparoscopic colon surgery and a reduced risk of surgical site infection Yoshinori KagawaDaisaku YamadaMasaki Mori Original Article Open access 25 January 2019 Pages: 474 - 481
Factors predictive of high-output ileostomy: a retrospective single-center comparative study Mitsunobu TakedaHidekazu TakahashiMasaki Mori Original Article Open access 29 December 2018 Pages: 482 - 487
Impact of postoperative mean arterial pressure on the incidence of postoperative complications after hepatic resection for primary liver malignancy Masataka AmisakiTakuki YagyuYoshiyuki Fujiwara Original Article 12 January 2019 Pages: 488 - 497
A Japanese multicenter phase II study of adjuvant chemotherapy with mFOLFOX6/CAPOX for stage III colon cancer treatment after D2/D3 lymphadenectomy Kazuhiko YoshimatsuKeiichiro IshibashiHideyuki Ishida Original Article 05 April 2019 Pages: 498 - 506
Laparoscopic surgery in patients diagnosed with clinical N2 colon cancer Masakatsu NumataSho SawazakiYasushi Rino Original Article 21 January 2019 Pages: 507 - 512
Life-threatening complications after pulmonary resection for lung cancer in patients on chronic hemodialysis Kenji TomizawaKatsuaki SatoTetsuya Mitsudomi Original Article 31 January 2019 Pages: 513 - 520
Validated nomogram for the prediction of disease-free survival after hepatectomy for hepatocellular carcinoma within the Milan criteria: individualizing a surveillance strategy Ka Wing MaWong Hoi SheKenneth Siu Ho Chok Original Article 14 January 2019 Pages: 521 - 528
Possibility of limited gastrectomy for early gastric cancer located in the upper third of the stomach, based on the distribution of sentinel node basins Masaki OhiYuji ToiyamaMasato Kusunoki Original Article 25 January 2019 Pages: 529 - 535
The protective effect of epigallocatechin 3-gallate on mouse pancreatic islets via the Nrf2 pathway Yuma WadaAtsushi TakataMitsuo Shimada Original Article 07 February 2019 Pages: 536 - 545