What is essential for the elimination of persistent or chronic atrial fibrillation? Taijiro Sueda Review Article 24 March 2013 Pages: 211 - 212
Possible roles of 5-HT in vein graft failure due to intimal hyperplasia 5-HT, nitric oxide and vein graft Akio KodamaTakeo ItohKimihiro Komori Review Article 28 March 2013 Pages: 213 - 218
Multidisciplinary treatments for hepatocellular carcinoma with major portal vein tumor thrombus Satoshi KatagiriMasakazu Yamamoto Review Article Open access 17 April 2013 Pages: 219 - 226
Interposition of the hernia sac as a protective layer in repair of giant incisional hernia with polypropylene mesh Mustafa HasbahceciFatih Basak Original Article 26 April 2013 Pages: 227 - 232
A high MELD score, combined with the presence of hepatitis C, is associated with a poor prognosis in living donor liver transplantation Toru IkegamiKen ShirabeYoshihiko Maehara Original Article 23 February 2013 Pages: 233 - 240
Liver injury following blunt abdominal trauma: a new mechanism-driven classification J. E. SlottaC. JustingerM. K. Schilling Original Article Open access 05 March 2013 Pages: 241 - 246
Surgical repair of Kommerell’s diverticulum and an aberrant subclavian artery Soh HosobaTomoaki SuzukiMasato Hayakawa Original Article 27 April 2013 Pages: 247 - 251
Is the enteral replacement of externally drained pancreatic juice valuable after pancreatoduodenectomy? Yukihiro YokoyamaTomoki EbataMasato Nagino Original Article 16 March 2013 Pages: 252 - 259
Do patient- and tumor-related factors predict the peritoneal spread of pancreatic adenocarcinoma? Ingmar KönigsrainerDerek ZiekerStefan Beckert Original Article 15 March 2013 Pages: 260 - 263
How does the type of thoracotomy affect the patient quality of life? A short form-36 health survey study Timuçin AlarKenan Can CeylanCemal Ozçelik Original Article 14 April 2013 Pages: 264 - 270
Laparoscopic gastrectomy for patients with a history of upper abdominal surgery: results of a matched-pair analysis Shigeru TsunodaHiroshi OkabeYoshiharu Sakai Original Article 06 March 2013 Pages: 271 - 276
Clinical utility of the Revised Cardiac Risk Index in non-cardiac surgery for elderly patients: a prospective cohort study Yuki HiranoHiroya TakeuchiYuko Kitagawa Original Article 12 March 2013 Pages: 277 - 284
RETRACTED ARTICLE: Inhaled tiotropium to prevent postoperative cardiopulmonary complications in patients with newly diagnosed chronic obstructive pulmonary disease requiring lung cancer surgery Takashi NojiriMasayoshi InoueMeinoshin Okumura Original Article 10 January 2013 Pages: 285 - 290
The impact of postoperative infliximab maintenance therapy on preventing the surgical recurrence of Crohn’s disease: a single-center paired case–control study Toshimitsu ArakiKeiichi UchidaMasato Kusunoki Original Article 06 March 2013 Pages: 291 - 296
Intraluminal exfoliated cancer cells and effectiveness of bowel ligatures during sigmoidectomy for sigmoid colon cancer Kotaro MaedaTsunekazu HanaiMakoto Kuroda Original Article 10 December 2013 Pages: 297 - 301
Substantial risk affects the stage-dependent outcomes of cisplatin-based adjuvant chemotherapy for completely resected non-small cell lung cancer Ichiro Yoshino Original Article 11 February 2013 Pages: 302 - 306
Possible involvement of notch signaling in the pathogenesis of Buerger’s disease Hiroaki TamaiMasayoshi KobayashiKimihiro Komori Original Article 19 April 2013 Pages: 307 - 313
A new hepatectomy-induced postoperative adhesion model in rats, and evaluation of the efficacy of anti-adhesion materials Atsushi ShimizuTakashi SuharaNorihiro Kokudo Original Article 16 March 2013 Pages: 314 - 323
Increase of bone morphogenetic protein-7 expressing pulmonary resident cells in pneumonectomized rats Taro OhbaHironobu WadaYoshihiko Maehara Original Article 04 May 2013 Pages: 324 - 331
Trehalose does not affect the functions of human neutrophils in vitro Koji TanakaMikio KawamuraMasato Kusunoki Original Article 23 May 2013 Pages: 332 - 339
Effects of duodeno-jejunal bypass on glucose metabolism in obese rats with type 2 diabetes Hirofumi ImotoChikashi ShibataMichiaki Unno Original Article 20 June 2013 Pages: 340 - 348
Intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasm originating from a jejunal heterotopic pancreas: report of a case Hiroshi OkamotoFumiyoshi FujishimaHironobu Sasano Case Report 18 January 2013 Pages: 349 - 353
Intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma arising 28 years after excision of a type IV-A congenital choledochal cyst: report of a case Takafumi KumamotoKuniya TanakaItaru Endo Case Report Open access 23 October 2012 Pages: 354 - 358
Successful treatment of non-occlusive mesenteric ischemia (NOMI) using the HyperEye Medical Systemâ„¢ for intraoperative visualization of the mesenteric and bowel circulation: report of a case Nobuhiro NitoriTomoaki DeguchiMasaki Kitajima Case Report 13 February 2013 Pages: 359 - 362
Incremental change in acute esophageal necrosis: report of two cases Ming-Ho WuHan-Yun Wu Case Report 06 March 2013 Pages: 363 - 365
Margin-negative limited resection of metastatic pancreatic tumors from rectal cancer preoperatively diagnosed by endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration biopsies: report of two cases Akihiro TanemuraShugo MizunoShuji Isaji Case Report 11 November 2012 Pages: 366 - 372
Photodynamic detection and management of intraperitoneal spreading of primary peritoneal papillary serous carcinoma in a man: report of a case Emel CanbayHaruaki IshibashiYutaka Yonemura Case Report 23 February 2013 Pages: 373 - 377
Rhabdomyosarcoma of the duodenum: report of a case Asahi SatoMasaji HashimotoGoro Watanabe Case Report 27 November 2012 Pages: 378 - 382
Rare diaphragmatic complications following cytoreductive surgery and HIPEC: report of two cases Benedikt LamplHubert LeebmannPompiliu Piso Case Report 07 December 2012 Pages: 383 - 386
Chemoradiotherapy followed by restorative proctocolectomy with partial intersphincteric resection for advanced rectal cancer associated with ulcerative colitis: report of a case Yasuhiro InoueToshimitsu ArakiMasato Kusunoki Case Report 24 March 2013 Pages: 387 - 390
Development of gelatin flakes, a new type of anti-adhesive material: a preliminary study of in vivo rat adhesion models Hiroyuki TsujimotoHideki TakamoriAkeo Hagiwara Short Communication 09 May 2013 Pages: 391 - 394
A two-stage operation for thoracic esophageal cancer: esophagectomy and subsequent reconstruction by a free jejunal flap Yasuhiro OkumuraKazuhiko MoriYasuyuki Seto How to Do It 29 November 2013 Pages: 395 - 398