The risk factors and predictive factors for anastomotic leakage after resection for colorectal cancer: reappraisal of the literature Fumihiko FujitaYasuhiro TorashimaSusumu Eguchi Review Article 05 September 2013 Pages: 1595 - 1602
Surgical strategies for esophageal cancer associated with head and neck cancer Masaru MoritaHiroshi SaekiYoshihiko Maehara Review Article 30 August 2013 Pages: 1603 - 1610
Ischemia–reperfusion injury in patients with fatty liver and the clinical impact of steatotic liver on hepatic surgery Hirotaka TashiroShintaro KurodaHideki Ohdan Review Article 27 September 2013 Pages: 1611 - 1625
Treatment of the postoperative recurrence of lung cancer in octogenarians Manabu YasudaAkira NagashimaGenkichi Saitoh Original Article 12 September 2013 Pages: 1626 - 1632
Outcome of sentinel lymph node biopsy in breast cancer using dye alone: a single center review with a median follow-up of 5 years Yoshinari OgawaKatsumi IkedaYukio Nishiguchi Original Article 26 September 2013 Pages: 1633 - 1637
Intradermal absorbable sutures to close pilonidal sinus wounds: a safe closure method? Marco MiloneMario MusellaFrancesco Milone Original Article 30 September 2013 Pages: 1638 - 1642
Prognostic factors for peritoneal carcinomatosis originating from colorectal cancer: an analysis of 921 patients from a multi-institutional database Heita OzawaKenjiro KotakeKenichi Sugihara Original Article 27 September 2013 Pages: 1643 - 1650
Recent trends in hepatectomy for elderly patients with hepatocellular carcinoma Masaki UenoShinya HayamiHiroki Yamaue Original Article 05 October 2013 Pages: 1651 - 1659
Safety of postoperative thromboprophylaxis after major hepatobiliary–pancreatic surgery in Japanese patients Hiroki HayashiTakanori MorikawaMichiaki Unno Original Article 01 April 2014 Pages: 1660 - 1668
Screening and management for ischemic heart disease in patients undergoing emergency surgery for a type A acute aortic dissection Mitsumasa HataMotomi ShionoShinji Wakui Original Article 22 October 2013 Pages: 1669 - 1673
Positive clinical outcomes of the saphenous vein interposition technique for ruptured popliteal artery aneurysm Isa CoskunOrhan Saim DemirturkOner Gulcan Original Article 29 March 2014 Pages: 1674 - 1677
A luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone agonist plus an aromatase inhibitor as second-line endocrine therapy in premenopausal females with hormone receptor-positive metastatic breast cancer Kimihiro TanakaEriko TokunagaYoshihiko Maehara Original Article 12 November 2013 Pages: 1678 - 1684
Difference in the recurrence rate between right- and left-sided colon cancer: a 17-year experience at a single institution Konosuke MoritaniHirotoshi HasegawaYuko Kitagawa Original Article Open access 16 October 2013 Pages: 1685 - 1691
The combination of the serum carbohydrate antigen 19-9 and carcinoembryonic antigen is a simple and accurate predictor of mortality in pancreatic cancer patients Mitsuro KandaTsutomu FujiiYasuhiro Kodera Original Article 09 October 2013 Pages: 1692 - 1701
Early postoperative results for females undergoing isolated coronary artery bypass surgery: comparison of the pre- and postmenopausal periods Mehmet AcıpayamHasan UncuIbrahim Özsöyler Original Article 22 October 2013 Pages: 1702 - 1707
Clinical benefits of thoracoscopic esophagectomy in the prone position for esophageal cancer Makoto IwahashiMikihito NakamoriHiroki Yamaue Original Article 20 November 2013 Pages: 1708 - 1715
Analysis of endoloops and endostaples for closing the appendiceal stump during laparoscopic appendectomy Mislav RakićMiro JukićLeonardo Patrlj Original Article 12 December 2013 Pages: 1716 - 1722
Randomized controlled trial of the LigaSure vessel sealing system versus conventional open gastrectomy for gastric cancer Junya FujitaShuji TakiguchiYuichiro Doki Original Article 18 May 2014 Pages: 1723 - 1729
A treatment strategy for preventing pouchitis as a postoperative complication of ulcerative colitis: the significance of the management of cuffitis Takuzo HashimotoMichio ItabashiShingo Kameoka Original Article 15 July 2014 Pages: 1730 - 1734
Spirometric and radiological evaluation of the remnant lung long after major pulmonary resection: can compensatory phenomena be recognized in clinical cases? Teruaki MizobuchiHironobu WadaIchiro Yoshino Original Article 27 August 2013 Pages: 1735 - 1743
Effects of the dihydrolipoyl histidinate zinc complex against carbon tetrachloride-induced hepatic fibrosis in rats Yuichiro KawanoMasayuki OhtaSeigo Kitano Original Article 12 October 2013 Pages: 1744 - 1750
A cardiac calcified amorphous tumor stuck in the aortic valve that mimicked a chameleon’s tongue: report of a case Masaki YamamotoHideaki NishimoriKazumasa Orihashi Case Report 28 August 2013 Pages: 1751 - 1753
Hemorrhage from the pancreatic cut end into the jejunum after binding pancreaticojejunostomy: report of a case Akari ItoyamaDaisuke HashimotoHideo Baba Case Report 15 May 2013 Pages: 1754 - 1756
A missing leaflet: a rare cause of structural deterioration of a bovine pericardial aortic bioprosthesis—report of a case Yoshinobu NakamuraYoshikazu FujiwaraMotonobu Nishimura Case Report 23 May 2013 Pages: 1757 - 1759
Cystic adventitial disease of the popliteal artery: report of two cases Hua ZhangYang ZhangJia-Ju Wang Case Report Open access 01 August 2013 Pages: 1760 - 1763
Long-term survival after excision of a giant esophageal gastrointestinal stromal tumor with imatinib mesylate resistance: report of a case Shinsuke TakenoMirei KameiYuichi Yamashita Case Report 24 October 2013 Pages: 1764 - 1767
Successful resection of a primary cardiac fibroma in a neonate: report of a case Xian-Gang YanBing JiaXi-Hong Hu Case Report 15 May 2013 Pages: 1768 - 1770
Surgical management of a primary external iliac venous aneurysm causing pulmonary thromboembolism: report of a case Akihiro HosakaTetsuro MiyataKunihiro Shigematsu Case Report 08 November 2013 Pages: 1771 - 1773
A new device for MRI-guided surgical excision: report of a case Yuko TsunodaJun-ichi SanukiKazue Hoshi Case Report 30 May 2013 Pages: 1774 - 1777
A safe combined nephrectomy and right lobectomy using the liver hanging maneuver for huge renal cell carcinoma directly invading the right lobe of the liver: report of a case Masanori YoshimatsuKen ShirabeYoshihiko Maehara Case Report Open access 19 September 2013 Pages: 1778 - 1782
Oncoplastic breast surgery combining partial mastectomy with immediate breast reshaping using a keyhole-shaped skin glandular flap for Paget’s disease Yuko KijimaHeiji YoshinakaShoji Natsugoe How to Do It 08 August 2013 Pages: 1783 - 1788
Management of traumatic aortic rupture (Watanabe et al. Surg Today. 2013;43:1339–46) Thomas KotsisKarl-Heinz Orend Letter to the Editor 03 June 2014 Pages: 1789 - 1790
Erratum to: Sub-classification of Stage II colorectal cancer based on clinicopathological risk factors for recurrence Takuzo HashimotoMichio ItabashiShingo Kameoka Erratum 20 June 2014 Pages: 1791 - 1791