Drug development for intraperitoneal chemotherapy against peritoneal carcinomatosis from gastrointestinal cancer Shigenobu EmotoEiji SunamiToshiaki Watanabe Review Article 01 February 2014 Pages: 2209 - 2220
Current topics in surgery for isolated total anomalous pulmonary venous connection Naoki YoshimuraKazuaki FukaharaHayato Obi Review Article 16 March 2014 Pages: 2221 - 2226
Distal dissection in total mesorectal excision, and preoperative chemoradiotherapy and lateral lymph node dissection for rectal cancer Jin-ichi HidaKiyotaka OkunoTadao Tokoro Review Article 22 December 2013 Pages: 2227 - 2242
Feasibility of aspirin continuation during the perioperative period for pulmonary resection in lung cancer patients: a retrospective study at a single institute in Japan Ryu KanzakiMasayoshi InoueMeinoshin Okumura Original Article 06 February 2014 Pages: 2243 - 2248
Factors predicting the surgical outcome in patients with T3/4 lung cancer Hidetaka UramotoHidehiko ShimokawaFumihiro Tanaka Original Article 16 February 2014 Pages: 2249 - 2254
Short- and long-term outcomes of open inguinal hernia repair: comparison of the Prolene Hernia System and the Mesh Plug method Yuki HayashiKanji MiyataYoichiro Kobayashi Original Article 20 February 2014 Pages: 2255 - 2262
Clinical experience with the RELAY NBS PLUS stent–graft for aortic arch pathology Junji YunokiToru KurataniYoshiki Sawa Original Article 06 February 2014 Pages: 2263 - 2268
Management of extremely low birth weight neonates with bowel obstruction within 2 weeks after birth Akira HatanakaSaori NakaharaKazuo Ishida Original Article 11 January 2014 Pages: 2269 - 2274
Thoracoscopic versus transsternal resection for early stage thymoma: long-term outcomes Tsutomu TagawaNaoya YamasakiTakeshi Nagayasu Original Article 21 January 2014 Pages: 2275 - 2280
Initial experience with internal mammary artery harvesting with the da Vinci Surgical System for minimally invasive direct coronary artery bypass Tomoyuki FujitaHiroki HataJunjiro Kobayashi Original Article 15 January 2014 Pages: 2281 - 2286
Evaluation of the necessity of primary tumor resection for synchronous metastatic colorectal cancer Yuji MiyamotoMasayuki WatanabeHideo Baba Original Article 14 March 2014 Pages: 2287 - 2292
Impact of preoperative uncontrollable hepatic hydrothorax and massive ascites in adult liver transplantation Kosuke EndoTaku IidaShinji Uemoto Original Article 08 February 2014 Pages: 2293 - 2299
Risk factors for conversion of laparoscopic cholecystectomy to open surgery associated with the severity characteristics according to the Tokyo guidelines Koji AsaiManabu WatanabeJiro Nagao Original Article 29 January 2014 Pages: 2300 - 2304
Haloperidol prophylaxis does not prevent postoperative delirium in elderly patients: a randomized, open-label prospective trial Shinji FukataYasuji KawabataHideyuki Hattori Original Article 16 February 2014 Pages: 2305 - 2313
Serum aluminum levels in dialysis patients after sclerotherapy of internal hemorrhoids with aluminum potassium sulfate and tannic acid Akira TsunodaMasafumi NakagiKenji Yamaguchi Original Article 11 May 2014 Pages: 2314 - 2317
Is the cleft lift procedure for non-acute sacrococcygeal pilonidal disease a definitive treatment? Long-term outcomes in 74 patients P. M. OrtegaJ. BaixauliJ. L. Hernández-Lizoain Original Article 21 May 2014 Pages: 2318 - 2323
Obesity was associated with a decreased postoperative recurrence of rectal cancer in a Japanese population Ryo SeishimaKoji OkabayashiYuko Kitagawa Original Article 21 May 2014 Pages: 2324 - 2331
A novel laparoscopic procedure for treating proximal early gastric cancer: laparoscopy-assisted pylorus-preserving nearly total gastrectomy Tomoyoshi TakayamaSohei MatsumotoYoshiyuki Nakajima Original Article 17 May 2014 Pages: 2332 - 2338
The differences in microorganism growth on various dressings used to cover injection sites: inspection of the risk of catheter-related bloodstream infections caused by Gram-negative bacilli Hideki KawamuraNorihiko TakahashiAkinobu Taketomi Original Article 29 May 2014 Pages: 2339 - 2344
Collateral circulation of the rat lower limb and its significance in ischemia–reperfusion studies Olivér RoseroKároly NémethAttila Szijártó Original Article 29 December 2013 Pages: 2345 - 2353
A hydrolyzed whey peptide-based diet ameliorates hepatic ischemia–reperfusion injury in the rat nonalcoholic fatty liver Akira NiiTohru UtsunomiyaAkihiro Kawashima Original Article 04 February 2014 Pages: 2354 - 2360
Chondroma of the diaphragm mimicking a giant liver tumor with calcification: report of a case Yoh AsahiToshiya KamiyamaSatoru Todo Case Report 17 June 2014 Pages: 2361 - 2365
Infusion of 50 % glucose solution to occlude an intrahepatic portosystemic venous shunt before percutaneous transhepatic portal embolization: report of a case Keitaro SofueYoshito TakeuchiYasuaki Arai Case Report 04 October 2013 Pages: 2366 - 2368
Huge myoid hamartoma of the breast treated with reduction mammaplasty: report of a case Takaya MakiguchiJun HoriguchiIzumi Takeyoshi Case Report 28 January 2014 Pages: 2369 - 2373
Hepatopancreatoduodenectomy with arterial reconstruction for extrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma with celiac axis obstruction: report of a case Akifumi NakagawaGen SugawaraMasato Nagino Case Report 23 October 2013 Pages: 2374 - 2377
Redo cardiac surgery for active prosthetic valve endocarditis associated with hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia: report of a case Yuki NakamuraFumiaki ShikataHironori Izutani Case Report Open access 20 March 2014 Pages: 2378 - 2381
Volvulus of an ileal pouch-rectal anastomosis after subtotal colectomy for ulcerative colitis: report of a case Kota ArimaMasayuki WatanabeHideo Baba Case Report 19 September 2013 Pages: 2382 - 2384
A false aneurysm with an aorto-superior vena cava fistula after replacement of the ascending aorta: report of a case Ryuma IwakiKeitaro NakagiriNobuhiko Mukohara Case Report Open access 02 October 2013 Pages: 2385 - 2387
Quadricuspid aortic valve complicated with infective endocarditis: report of a case Hiroki MizoguchiMasayuki SakakiTakuya Miura Case Report 05 February 2014 Pages: 2388 - 2391
Coexisting right nonrecurrent and right recurrent inferior laryngeal nerves: a rare and controversial entity Thaer ObaidNandini KulkarniChristopher M. Pezzi Case Report 30 November 2013 Pages: 2392 - 2396