Learning curve of laparoscopic and robotic total gastrectomy: A systematic review and meta-analysis Kai Siang ChanAung Myint Oo Review Article 13 March 2023 Pages: 509 - 522
Leaving behind a diseased small bowel during surgery for Crohn’s disease: Long-term outcomes Imerio AngrimanSilvia DegasperiMarco Scarpa Original Article 26 October 2023 Pages: 523 - 533
Safe thoracoscopic repair of recurrent congenital diaphragmatic hernia after initial open abdominal repair Yousuke GohdaKazuki YokotaAkinari Hinoki Original Article 13 October 2023 Pages: 534 - 539
Prediction of visceral pleural invasion of clinical stage I lung adenocarcinoma using thoracoscopic images and deep learning Yoshifumi ShimadaToshihiro OjimaTomoshi Tsuchiya Original Article 20 October 2023 Pages: 540 - 550
Clinical features and risk factors for appendiceal diverticulitis: a comparative study with acute appendicitis Kota SugiuraHideo MiyakeMasahiko Fujino Original Article 21 November 2023 Pages: 551 - 564
Long-term cosmetic outcomes of the slit-slide procedure for umbilical hernia repair in children Shun OnishiGenshiro EsumiNoritoshi Handa Original Article 07 November 2023 Pages: 565 - 573
Association of the psoas muscle index with the survival of patients on a waiting list for lung transplantation: a Japanese single-institution study Yuuki MatsuiTakashi KanouYasushi Shintani Original Article 20 November 2023 Pages: 574 - 580
Relationship between the changes in hepatokine levels and metabolic effects after laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy in severely obese patients Akira UmemuraAkira SasakiYasushi Ishigaki Original Article Open access 13 November 2023 Pages: 581 - 590
Effectiveness of Lidocaine nasal drops versus placebo drops for reducing the discomfort of nasogastric tube insertion: a randomized controlled trial study Assanee TongyooTuadpong ThangthongChatchai Mingmalairak Original Article 22 November 2023 Pages: 591 - 595
Occult bacteremia in living donor liver transplantation: a prospective observational study of recipients and donors Siyuan YaoShintaro YagiEtsuro Hatano Original Article 10 December 2023 Pages: 596 - 605
Effectiveness of long-term tube feeding intervention in preventing skeletal muscle loss after minimally invasive esophagectomy Takashi KatoTaro OshikiriYoshihiro Kakeji Original Article 27 December 2023 Pages: 606 - 616
Risk factors for bronchopleural fistula based on surgical procedure and sex in 4794 consecutive patients undergoing anatomical pulmonary resection Takeshi MatsunagaKenji SuzukiKazuya Takamochi Original Article 04 November 2023 Pages: 617 - 626
The consecutive impact of COVID-19 on thoracic surgical procedures in Japan: an analysis of data from the National Clinical Database Yukio SatoHiroyuki YamamotoIchiro Yoshino Original Article 07 November 2023 Pages: 627 - 633
Three-dimensional analysis reveals a high incidence of lung adenocarcinoma in the upper region Tomoyuki KawamuraYasuharu SekineYukio Sato Original Article 06 December 2023 Pages: 634 - 641
Usefulness of preoperative ice cream consumption and novel postoperative drainage management in patients undergoing left-sided neck dissection for thyroid cancer: a nonrandomized prospective study Yusuke MoriHiroyuki YamashitaKoichi Yoshimoto Original Article Open access 05 December 2023 Pages: 642 - 650
The impact of lymphangiograpy on chyle leakage treatment duration after pancreatic surgery Norihiro IshiiNorifumi HarimotoKen Shirabe Original Article 08 December 2023 Pages: 651 - 657
The aortic knob index: an anatomical marker for new‑onset atrial fibrillation Mesut Enginİsmail Sivri Letter to the Editor 01 April 2024 Pages: 658 - 659
Reply to the letter to the editor on “The aortic knob index as a novel predictor of new-onset atrial fibrillation after off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting” Naoki YamamotoKoji Onoda Letter to the Editor 22 March 2024 Pages: 660 - 661