Preoperative carbohydrate loading for elective surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis Lun LiZehao WangKehu Yang Review Article 13 May 2012 Pages: 613 - 624
Quality of life after laparoscopy-assisted pylorus-preserving gastrectomy: an evaluation using a questionnaire mailed to the patients Morimasa TomikawaDaisuke KorenagaYoshihiko Maehara Original Article 15 April 2012 Pages: 625 - 632
Current trends in TSH suppression therapy for patients with papillary thyroid carcinoma in Japan: results of a questionnaire distributed to councilors of the Japanese Society of Thyroid Surgery Katsuhiro TanakaHiroshi Sonoo Original Article 17 December 2011 Pages: 633 - 638
Impact of surgical site infection after colorectal surgery on hospital stay and medical expenditure in Japan Nobuichi KashimuraShinya KusachiYoshinobu Sumiyama Original Article 31 January 2012 Pages: 639 - 645
The effects of the Kampo medicine (Japanese herbal medicine) “Daikenchuto” on the surgical inflammatory response following laparoscopic colorectal resection Kozo YoshikawaMitsuo ShimadaChie Mikami Original Article 28 December 2011 Pages: 646 - 651
Tumoral CRP expression in thoracic esophageal squamous cell cancers is associated with poor outcomes Toshinobu NakatsuSatoru MotoyamaJun-ichi Ogawa Original Article 21 February 2012 Pages: 652 - 658
The effects of the early administration of sivelestat sodium, a selective neutrophil elastase inhibitor, on the postoperative course after radical surgery for esophageal cancer Junichi NishiyamaMitsumasa MatsudaHiroyasu Makuuchi Original Article 27 December 2011 Pages: 659 - 665
Primary squamous cell carcinoma in the gastric remnant Katsuji TokuharaTakahito NakanoA-Hon Kwon Case Report 21 February 2012 Pages: 666 - 669
Carcinosarcoma of the gallbladder: report of two cases Ho-Hyun KimYoung-Hoe HurChol Kyoon Cho Case Report 06 March 2012 Pages: 670 - 675
A case of a superficial carcinoma of the esophagus with isolated lymph node metastasis around the abdominal aorta Tomoya HatakeyamaAtsushi ShiozakiEigo Otsuji Case Report 21 February 2012 Pages: 676 - 680
The parachute design as a new extraperitoneal method of closing a recalcitrant high-output enterocutaneous fistula: report of a case Louis de WeerdJørn KjæveSolveig Nergård Case Report 01 February 2012 Pages: 681 - 685
Adult ileoileal intussusception induced by an ileal lipoma diagnosed preoperatively: report of a case and review of the literature Tsutomu NamikawaNorihiro HokimotoKazuhiro Hanazaki Case Report 14 December 2011 Pages: 686 - 692
Floating gallbladder strangulation caused by the lesser omentum: report of a case Yasuyuki MiyakuraAi SadatomoYoshikazu Yasuda Case Report 31 March 2012 Pages: 693 - 696
Double anal canal cancers associated with a long history of perianal Paget’s disease: report of a case Takanori InoseTakayuki AsaoHiroyuki Kuwano Case Report 07 April 2012 Pages: 697 - 702
Mesenteric fibromatosis of the transverse colon with the reconstruction of the superior mesenteric arteries: report of a case Makoto SekiRintaro KogaMasaru Nakagawa Case Report 18 May 2012 Pages: 703 - 707
Safe laparoscopic resection of a gastric gastrointestinal stromal tumor close to the esophagogastric junction Yasuo SakamotoYoshihisa SakaguchiTakeshi Okamura How to Do It 24 January 2012 Pages: 708 - 711