Red blood cell transfusions and the survival in patients with cancer undergoing curative surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis Fausto PetrelliMichele GhidiniEmanuele Rausa Review Article 03 January 2021 Pages: 1535 - 1557
Non-operative management of small bowel obstruction in virgin abdomen: a systematic review Nicole HewZi Qin NgRuwan Wijesuriya Review Article 22 January 2021 Pages: 1558 - 1567
Factors affecting the treatment outcomes of laparoscopic fundoplication for erosive reflux esophagitis: findings of esophageal pathological function tests Kazuto TsuboiFumiaki YanoToru Ikegami Original Article 25 January 2021 Pages: 1568 - 1576
An aberrant right hepatic artery arising from the gastroduodenal artery: a pitfall encountered during pancreaticoduodenectomy Takamune YamaguchiKiyoshi HasegawaNermin Halkic Original Article 11 February 2021 Pages: 1577 - 1582
MRI-detected extramural vascular invasion potentiates the risk for pathological metastasis to the lateral lymph nodes in rectal cancer Atsushi HamabeMasayuki IshiiIchiro Takemasa Original Article 04 March 2021 Pages: 1583 - 1593
Differentiation of benign and malignant regions in paraffin embedded tissue blocks of pulmonary adenocarcinoma using micro CT scanning of paraffin tissue blocks: a pilot study for method validation Ayten Kayı CangırSerpil Dizbay SakKaan Orhan Original Article 01 March 2021 Pages: 1594 - 1601
Systemic immune-inflammation index as a prognostic marker for distal cholangiocarcinoma Fumihiro TerasakiTeiichi SugiuraKatsuhiko Uesaka Original Article 17 June 2021 Pages: 1602 - 1609
The prognostic nutritional index is correlated negatively with the lung allocation score and predicts survival after both cadaveric and living-donor lobar lung transplantation Haruchika YamamotoSeiichiro SugimotoShinichi Toyooka Original Article 13 February 2021 Pages: 1610 - 1618
Proximal subtotal pancreatectomy as an alternative to total pancreatectomy for malnourished patients Yuki NakagawaHiroyuki KatoShugo Mizuno Original Article 07 April 2021 Pages: 1619 - 1629
Combined internal and external negative pressure wound therapy: breakthrough treatment for lymphocutaneous intractable fistula Takahiro MiuraYuhei YamamotoEmi Funayama Original Article 16 May 2021 Pages: 1630 - 1637
Prognostic impact of CEA/CA19-9 at the time of recurrence in patients with gastric cancer Jin MoriyamaYoko OshimaHideaki Shimada Original Article 07 March 2021 Pages: 1638 - 1648
Mesh repair under the anterior lamina of the rectus sheath (MUAR) for abdominal incisional hernia Yuichiro MiyakeSouta WatanabeHiroshi Oka Original Article 17 April 2021 Pages: 1649 - 1654
Outcomes of pancreas transplantation in older versus younger recipients: a comparative analysis Hajime MatsushimaTaihei ItoTakashi Kenmochi Original Article 12 April 2021 Pages: 1655 - 1664
Anatomical study of the inferior mesenteric vein using three-dimensional computed tomography angiography in laparoscopy-assisted surgery for left-sided colorectal cancer Pramod NepalShinichiro MoriTakao Ohtsuka Original Article 23 April 2021 Pages: 1665 - 1670
Postoperative elevation in the plasma CCL2 level is a predictive biomarker of colorectal cancer recurrence Mitsuko FukunagaKoshi MimoriMasaki Mori Original Article 02 April 2021 Pages: 1671 - 1681
Prognostic value of an inflammation-based nutritional score for patients with initially unresectable pancreatic adenocarcinoma undergoing conversion surgery following chemo-/radiotherapy Takashi KokumaiShuichi AokiMichiaki Unno Original Article 07 April 2021 Pages: 1682 - 1693
Thoracoscopic repair of congenital diaphragmatic hernia in neonates: findings of a multicenter study in Japan Manabu OkawadaSatoko OhfujiThe Japanese Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Study Group Original Article 20 April 2021 Pages: 1694 - 1702
Identifying the tumor-progressive gene expression profile in high-risk papillary thyroid cancer Masahiro ShibataTakahiro InaishiToyone Kikumori Original Article 17 March 2021 Pages: 1703 - 1712
Intestinal mucosa staple line integrity and anastomotic leak pressure after healing in a porcine model Daishi NaoiHisanaga HorieNaohiro Sata Original Article 20 March 2021 Pages: 1713 - 1719
Grip strength assessment before cancer surgery: ‘Shaking Hands’ for long-term outcome Murat KaraLevent Özçakar Letter to the Editor 19 May 2021 Pages: 1720 - 1721
Reply to the Letter to the Editor: The impact of preoperative hand grip strength on the long-term outcomes after gastrectomy for advanced gastric cancer Ryota MatsuiNoriyuki InakiToshikatsu Tsuji Letter to the Editor 12 May 2021 Pages: 1722 - 1722
Complete mesocolic excision (CME) and D3-lymphadenectomy (D3) for right-sided colon cancers: a potentially prognostic surgical approach Maurizio ZizzoMagda ZanelliAlessandro Giunta Letter to the Editor 22 May 2021 Pages: 1723 - 1724
Reply to comment on “Optimal extent of central lymphadenectomy for right-sided colon cancers: is lymphadenectomy beyond the superior mesenteric vein meaningful?” Kota SaharaJun Watanabe Letter to the Editor 07 August 2021 Pages: 1725 - 1726