1. Laparoscopy-assisted resection of proximal gastric cancer: is less than all more or less complete, or is all more, nonetheless?

   • Roderich E. Schwarz
   • Changhua Zhang
   • John C. Mansour

   Editorial 18 December 2012 Pages: 277 - 279

2. Can a serological test for selecting high-risk groups before endoscopy reduce gastric cancer deaths?

   • Osamu Hosokawa

   Editorial 28 September 2012 Pages: 280 - 281

3. Comparative study of clinical outcomes between laparoscopy-assisted proximal gastrectomy (LAPG) and laparoscopy-assisted total gastrectomy (LATG) for proximal gastric cancer

   • Sang-Hoon Ahn
   • Ju Hee Lee
   • Hyung-Ho Kim

   Original Article 22 July 2012 Pages: 282 - 289

   

4. Treatment outcomes of systemic chemotherapy for peritoneal carcinomatosis arising from gastric cancer with no measurable disease: retrospective analysis from a single center

   • Sook Hee Hong
   • Yu Ri Shin
   • Young Seon Hong

   Original Article 17 August 2012 Pages: 290 - 300

   

5. Pattern of abdominal nodal spread and optimal abdominal lymphadenectomy for advanced Siewert type II adenocarcinoma of the cardia: results of a multicenter study

   • Kazumasa Fujitani
   • Isao Miyashiro
   • Yuichiro Doki

   Original Article 16 August 2012 Pages: 301 - 308

   

6. The evaluation of metastatic lymph node ratio staging system in gastric cancer

   • Yanbing Zhou
   • Jizhun Zhang
   • Yu Li

   Original Article 04 September 2012 Pages: 309 - 317

   

7. Gastric schwannomas revisited: has precise preoperative diagnosis become feasible?

   • Shinichi Fujiwara
   • Kiyokazu Nakajima
   • Yuichiro Doki

   Original Article 21 August 2012 Pages: 318 - 323

   

8. Effect of RECIST revision on classification of target lesions and overall response in advanced gastric cancer patients

   • Nozomu Fuse
   • Emiko Nagahisa-Oku
   • Atsushi Ohtsu

   Original Article 22 August 2012 Pages: 324 - 328

   

9. Influence of Helicobacter pylori status and eradication on the serum levels of trefoil factors and pepsinogen test: serum trefoil factor 3 is a stable biomarker

   • Mitsuru Kaise
   • Jun Miwa
   • Yasukazu Ohmoto

   Original Article 21 August 2012 Pages: 329 - 337

   

10. Evaluation of postoperative nephrolithiasis and renal dysfunction in gastric cancer patients

    • Hiroki Shimizu
    • Daisuke Ichikawa
    • Eigo Otsuji

    Original Article 05 September 2012 Pages: 338 - 344

    

11. Decreased FANCJ caused by 5FU contributes to the increased sensitivity to oxaliplatin in gastric cancer cells

    • Ryutaro Mori
    • Kazuhiro Yoshida
    • Wataru Yasui

    Original Article Open access 12 September 2012 Pages: 345 - 354

    

12. Usefulness of three-dimensional angiographic analysis of perigastric vessels before laparoscopic gastrectomy

    • Ichirota Iino
    • Takanori Sakaguchi
    • Hiroyuki Konno

    Original Article 11 September 2012 Pages: 355 - 361

    

13. Bone recurrence after curative resection of gastric cancer

    • Jae Myung Park
    • Kyo Young Song
    • Cho Hyun Park

    Original Article 08 September 2012 Pages: 362 - 369

    

14. The Cholegas Study: safety of prophylactic cholecystectomy during gastrectomy for cancer: preliminary results of a multicentric randomized clinical trial

    • Marco Bernini
    • Lapo Bencini
    • Italian Research Group for Gastric Cancer (IRGGC)

    Original Article 05 September 2012 Pages: 370 - 376

    

15. Impact of perioperative hemoglobin levels on postoperative outcomes in gastric cancer surgery

    • Do-Hyun Jung
    • Hyuk-Joon Lee
    • Han-Kwang Yang

    Original Article 25 September 2012 Pages: 377 - 382

16. Omentum-preserving gastrectomy for advanced gastric cancer: a propensity-matched retrospective cohort study

    • Shinichi Hasegawa
    • Chikara Kunisaki
    • Munetaka Masuda

    Original Article 17 September 2012 Pages: 383 - 388

    

17. Diabetes and risk of subsequent gastric cancer: a population-based cohort study in Taiwan

    • Yu-Lung Chen
    • Kao-Chi Cheng
    • Pei-Chun Chen

    Original Article 05 October 2012 Pages: 389 - 396

    

18. The successful endoscopic hemostasis factors in bleeding from advanced gastric cancer

    • Kang Hun Koh
    • Kang Kim
    • Dae Ghon Kim

    Original Article 05 October 2012 Pages: 397 - 403

    

19. Outcome of endoscopic submucosal dissection for gastric neoplasm in relationship to endoscopic classification of submucosal fibrosis

    • Makoto Higashimaya
    • Shiro Oka
    • Kazuaki Chayama

    Original Article 07 October 2012 Pages: 404 - 410

    

20. A phase II study of modified FOLFOX as first-line chemotherapy for metastatic gastric cancer in elderly patients with associated diseases

    • Vincenzo Catalano
    • Renato Bisonni
    • Giammaria Fiorentini

    Original Article 11 October 2012 Pages: 411 - 419

    

21. Various types of intracorporeal esophagojejunostomy after laparoscopic total gastrectomy for gastric cancer

    • Jung Ho Shim
    • Han Mo Yoo
    • Kyo Young Song

    Original Article 25 October 2012 Pages: 420 - 427

    

22. Bimonthly regimen of high-dose leucovorin, infusional 5-fluorouracil, docetaxel, and cisplatin (modified DCF) in advanced gastric adenocarcinoma

    • Ilkay Tugba Unek
    • Tulay Akman
    • Ugur Yilmaz

    Original Article 22 October 2012 Pages: 428 - 434

    

23. Helicobacter pylori cagL amino acid polymorphisms and its association with gastroduodenal diseases

    • Sanket Kumar Shukla
    • Kashi Nath Prasad
    • Nuzhat Husain

    Short Communication 01 September 2012 Pages: 435 - 439

    

24. Lower esophageal sphincter-preserving laparoscopy-assisted proximal gastrectomy in patients with early gastric cancer: a method for the prevention of reflux esophagitis

    • Dong Jin Kim
    • Jun Hyun Lee
    • Wook Kim

    Technical Note 13 October 2012 Pages: 440 - 444

    

25. Can prophylactic cholecystectomy be justified?

    • Jung Ho Shim
    • Cho Hyun Park
    • Kyo Young Song

    Letter to the Editor 22 December 2012 Pages: 445 - 446

26. Author's reply: safety of prophylactic cholecystectomy does not mean it is recommendable

    • Lapo Bencini
    • Marco Bernini
    • Marco Farsi

    Letter to the Editor 10 January 2013 Pages: 447 - 447

27. Laparoscopy-assisted proximal gastrectomy for early gastric cancer is an ugly duckling with unsolved concerns: oncological safety, late complications, and functional benefit

    • Sang-Hoon Ahn
    • Ju Hee Lee
    • Hyung-Ho Kim

    Letter to the Editor 13 March 2013 Pages: 448 - 450