The happy marriage of surgery and science/technology would lead to prosperous surgical development towards the year 2050 Takashi Kanematsu Presidential Address 30 July 2010 Pages: 691 - 695
Preventing recurrence of spontaneous pneumothorax after thoracoscopic surgery: A review of recent results Takashi MuramatsuTatsuhiko NishiiMotomi Shiono Review Article 30 July 2010 Pages: 696 - 699
Indications and procedures for second-look surgery in acute mesenteric ischemia Xianzhi MengLianxin LiuHongchi Jiang Review Article 30 July 2010 Pages: 700 - 705
BiClamp forceps significantly shorten the operation time for breast surgery Hideki TakeuchiToshiaki SaekiIsamu Koyama Original Article 30 July 2010 Pages: 706 - 710
Outpatient management of post-pneumonectomy and post-lobectomy empyema using the vacuum-assisted closure system Faisal Al-MufarrejMarc MargolisFarid Gharagozloo Original Article 30 July 2010 Pages: 711 - 718
Surgical outcome of an anatomical resection of clinical stage IA non-small cell lung cancer assisted with a video-thoracoscopy Ichiro YoshinoMasafumi YamaguchiYoshihiko Maehara Original Article 30 July 2010 Pages: 719 - 724
Predictors of postoperative survival in patients with locally advanced non-small cell lung carcinoma Akira IyodaKenzo HiroshimaIchiro Yoshino Original Article 30 July 2010 Pages: 725 - 728
Chest injuries associated with earthquakes: an analysis of injuries sustained during the 2008 Wen-Chuan earthquake in China Jia HuYing-Qiang GuoYing-Kang Shi Original Article 30 July 2010 Pages: 729 - 733
An evaluation of the surgical morbidity of polyglycolic acid felt in pulmonary resections Toru NakamuraKazuya SuzukiFutoru Toyoda Original Article 30 July 2010 Pages: 734 - 737
Assessment of pelvic hemodynamics during an open repair of an infrarenal abdominal aortic aneurysm Kazunori InuzukaNaoki UnnoHiroyuki Konno Original Article 30 July 2010 Pages: 738 - 744
The serum level of carcinoembryonic antigen in drainage venous blood is not a sensitive predictor of metachronous hepatic metastasis for patients with colorectal cancer Masashi HaraguchiFumihiko FujitaTakashi Kanematsu Original Article 30 July 2010 Pages: 745 - 751
Efficacy of lanolin and bovine type I collagen in the treatment of childhood anal fissures: A prospective, randomized, controlled clinical trial Behçet İlker BüyükyavuzÇaǧri SavaşLevent Duman Original Article 30 July 2010 Pages: 752 - 756
Comparison of the classic limberg flap and modified limberg flap in the treatment of pilonidal sinus disease: A retrospective analysis of 416 patients Murat AkinSezai LeventogluZafer Ferahkose Original Article 30 July 2010 Pages: 757 - 762
Surgical site infections in a tertiary health care center: Prospective cohort study Vesna SuljagićMiodrag JevticAleksandra Jovelic Original Article 30 July 2010 Pages: 763 - 771
Small solid pseudopapillary tumor of the pancreas in a 32-year-old man: Report of a case Kosuke MimaMasahiko HirotaHideo Baba Case Report 30 July 2010 Pages: 772 - 776
Xanthogranulomatous cholecystitis complicated with primary sclerosing cholangitis: Report of a case Akira MoriRyuichiro DoiShinji Uemoto Case Report 30 July 2010 Pages: 777 - 782
Heterotopic gastric mucosa in the gallbladder: Report of two cases Satoshi HayamaYasuhiro SuzukiHiroyuki Katoh Case Report 30 July 2010 Pages: 783 - 787
Successful embolization therapy for bleeding from jejunal varices after choledochojejunostomy: Report of a case Akitoshi SasamotoJunichi KamiyaMasato Nagino Case Report 30 July 2010 Pages: 788 - 791