The advantages and disadvantages of a Roux-en-Y reconstruction after a distal gastrectomy for gastric cancer Yoshiyuki HoyaNorio MitsumoriKatsuhiko Yanaga Review Articles 29 July 2009 Pages: 647 - 651
Indications for thyroid cancer surgery in elderly patients Hiroshi MatsuyamaIwao SugitaniKazuyoshi Kawabata Original Article 29 July 2009 Pages: 652 - 657
Efficacy of the transfer function index using the pulse volume recording as a parameter to assess intermittent claudication Rieko NakashimaYoshinori InoueTakehisa Iwai Original Article 29 July 2009 Pages: 658 - 662
Volume-outcome relationship in rectal cancer surgery: A new perspective Hideo YasunagaYutaka MatsuyamaJapan Surgical Society Original Article 29 July 2009 Pages: 663 - 668
The implications of the presence of an aberrant right hepatic artery in patients undergoing a pancreaticoduodenectomy Asif JahNeville JamiesonRaaj Praseedom Original Article 29 July 2009 Pages: 669 - 674
Prognostic impact of treatment modalities on patients with single nodular recurrence of hepatocellular carcinoma Masaki UenoKazuhisa UchiyamaHiroki Yamaue Original Article 29 July 2009 Pages: 675 - 681
Reduced perioperative immune response in video-assisted versus open surgery in a rat model Yoshitaka ItoMakoto OdaGo Watanabe Original Article 29 July 2009 Pages: 682 - 688
The repair of a large duodenal defect by a pedicled gastric seromuscular flap Adnan AslanOzlem Elpek Original Article 29 July 2009 Pages: 689 - 694
Vacuum-assisted biopsy and steroid therapy for granulomatous lobular mastitis: Report of three cases Sayaka KubaJunzo YamaguchiTakashi Kanematsu Case Report 29 July 2009 Pages: 695 - 699
Intrapericardial teratoma presenting as recurrent pericardial tamponade: Report of a case Jaswinder SinghSandeep Singh RanaRajeshwar Sharma Case Report 29 July 2009 Pages: 700 - 704
Ruptured isolated external iliac artery true aneurysm associated with cystic medial necrosis: Report of a case Takayoshi KatoHisato TakagiTakuya Umemoto Case Report 29 July 2009 Pages: 705 - 709
Right hemi-reconstruction of the left atrium using two equine pericardial patches for recurrent malignant fibrous histiocytoma: Report of a case Hironori InoueYoshifumi IguroRyuzo Sakata Case Report 29 July 2009 Pages: 710 - 712
Rapid development of a papillary fibroelastoma in the aortic valve: Report of a case Haruhiko KondohTakayuki YamadaHideo Shintani Case Report 29 July 2009 Pages: 713 - 716
Premeditated reoperation after mitral valve replacement with a Starr-Edwards ball valve for young women who desire to bear a child: Report of two cases Ryota AsanoKiyoharu NakanoYasuo Takeuchi Case Report 29 July 2009 Pages: 717 - 720
Spontaneous hemoperitoneum from a ruptured mesenteric branch arterial aneurysm: Report of a case Elisabeth R. GarwoodAnjali S. KumarElsa Hirvela Case Report 29 July 2009 Pages: 721 - 724
Catheter enterostomy and patch repair of the abdominal wall for gastroschisis with intestinal atresia: Report of a case Koichi OhnoTetsuro NakamuraKazunori Masahata Case Report 29 July 2009 Pages: 725 - 727
Simultaneous laparoscopic descending colectomy and nephroureterectomy for descending colon carcinoma and left ureteral carcinoma: Report of a case Naotaka NishiyamaSeiichiro YamamotoYoshihiro Moriya Case Report 29 July 2009 Pages: 728 - 732
Spontaneous rupture of the spleen caused by a Bacillus infection: Report of a case Shigeaki AoyagiTomokazu KosugaMasafumi Yasunaga Case Report 29 July 2009 Pages: 733 - 737
Notice of Retraction Editorial Board of Surgery Today Retraction Note 28 October 2009 Pages: 738 - 738