The efficacy and safety of preoperative glucocorticoids in herniorrhaphy: a systematic review and meta-analysis Jun WatanabeKazuma RifuNaohiro Sata Review Article 08 January 2022 Pages: 1237 - 1245
Current status of robot-assisted minimally invasive esophagectomy: what is the real benefit? Jun KanamoriMasayuki WatanabeYu Imamura Review Article 01 December 2021 Pages: 1246 - 1253
Impact of postoperative complications on the long-term outcome in lung cancer surgery Takashi YamamichiJunji IchinoseMingyon Mun Original Article 18 January 2022 Pages: 1254 - 1261
A goal-directed therapy protocol for preventing acute kidney injury after laparoscopic liver resection: a retrospective observational cohort study Eriya ImaiYoshihito MorohashiGo Wakabayashi Original Article 19 January 2022 Pages: 1262 - 1274
Feasibility of the semi-opened method of specimen resection for a circumferential resection margin in rectal cancer surgery: a multicenter study Ichiro TakemasaKoichi OkuyaMasahiko Watanabe Original Article 04 April 2022 Pages: 1275 - 1283
Long-term and short-term outcomes of laparoscopic versus open resection following tube decompression for obstructive colorectal cancer: a single-center retrospective study Kiyoaki SugiuraYuki SeoTakayuki Takahashi Original Article 02 February 2022 Pages: 1284 - 1291
Short- and mid-term outcomes of laparoscopic colorectal surgery in patients ≥ 85 years old: a multicenter study using a propensity score-matched analysis Shintaro HashimotoTetsuro TominagaTakeshi Nagayasu Original Article 11 February 2022 Pages: 1292 - 1298
Preoperative maximum phonation time as a predictor of pneumonia in patients undergoing esophagectomy Hiroki OzawaHirofumi KawakuboYuko Kitagawa Original Article 08 February 2022 Pages: 1299 - 1306
Optimal lymph-node dissection for pancreatic tail cancer Shingo SeoKenichiro UemuraShinya Takahashi Original Article 18 February 2022 Pages: 1307 - 1312
Management of acute abdomen during the active disease course of COVID-19 and multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children Ozlem Boybeyi-TurerYasemin OzsurekciFeridun Cahit Tanyel Original Article 05 May 2022 Pages: 1313 - 1319
Pelvic floor peritoneum reconstruction is a protective factor for defecation dysfunction after laparoscopic anterior resection in patients with middle and low rectal cancer Liqiang JiShuyuan LiWei Zhang Original Article 08 January 2022 Pages: 1320 - 1328
Prognosis after curative resection for stage IA gastric cancer in elderly patients: endoscopic submucosal dissection versus surgery Koji MiyaharaMichihiro IshidaHiroyuki Okada Original Article 28 January 2022 Pages: 1329 - 1340
Measurement of particulate matter 2.5 in surgical smoke and its health hazards Kae OkoshiKoya HidaHiroshi Yamato Original Article 21 February 2022 Pages: 1341 - 1347
Correction to: Measurement of particulate matter 2.5 in surgical smoke and its health hazards Kae OkoshiKoya HidaHiroshi Yamato Correction 15 April 2022 Pages: 1348 - 1349
Etiologies and treatments of chronic intestinal failure-short bowel syndrome (SBS) in Japanese adults: a real-world observational study Tsunekazu MizushimaEri UdagawaShiro Nakamura Original Article Open access 23 February 2022 Pages: 1350 - 1357
Surgical strategies for patients with second primary non-small cell lung cancer lesions 2 cm or less in diameter Zhile WangYijun WuShanqing Li Original Article 06 May 2022 Pages: 1358 - 1372
Bacteremia after hepatectomy and biliary reconstruction for biliary cancer: the characteristics of bacteremia according to occurrence time and associated complications Junki FukudaKimitaka TanakaSatoshi Hirano Original Article 02 February 2022 Pages: 1373 - 1381
Impact of diabetes mellitus on long-term prognosis after gastrectomy for advanced gastric cancer: a propensity score matching analysis Ryota MatsuiNoriyuki InakiToshikatsu Tsuji Original Article 28 February 2022 Pages: 1382 - 1391
Comment on “Measurement of particulate matter 2.5 in surgical smoke and its health hazards” Rujittika MungmunpuntipantipViroj Wiwanitkit Letter to the Editor 20 April 2022 Pages: 1392 - 1392
Response to the letter Kae OkoshiKoya HidaHiroshi Yamato Letter to the Editor 13 July 2022 Pages: 1393 - 1394