Clinical impact of the new IASLC/ATS/ERS lung adenocarcinoma classification for chest surgeons Haruhiko NakamuraMasayuki Takagi Review Article 23 November 2014 Pages: 1341 - 1351
Prevention of postoperative small bowel obstruction in gastric cancer Shigeoki HayashiMasashi FujiiTadatoshi Takayama Review Article 27 December 2014 Pages: 1352 - 1359
Chemoradiotherapy and surgery for T4 esophageal cancer in Japan Yasunori AkutsuHisahiro Matsubara Review Article 13 January 2015 Pages: 1360 - 1365
A preoperative low nutritional prognostic index correlates with the incidence of incisional surgical site infections after bowel resection in patients with Crohn’s disease Kiyoshi MaedaHisashi NagaharaKosei Hirakawa Original Article 16 October 2014 Pages: 1366 - 1372
Risk factors for a persistent type 2 endoleak after endovascular aneurysm repair Toshiyuki MaedaToshiro ItoTetsuya Higami Original Article 12 November 2014 Pages: 1373 - 1377
Comparison of the efficacy of chlorhexidine gluconate versus povidone iodine as preoperative skin preparation for the prevention of surgical site infections in clean-contaminated upper abdominal surgeries Anirudh SrinivasLileswar KamanBikash Medhi Original Article 09 November 2014 Pages: 1378 - 1384
Evaluation of the efficacy of incision and drainage versus hainosankyuto treatment for perianal abscess in infants: a multicenter study Manabu HanadaTakeshi FuruyaHiroshi Goto Original Article 22 October 2014 Pages: 1385 - 1389
Is lower zone mediastinal nodal dissection always mandatory for lung cancer in the lower lobe? Hiroyasu UenoAritoshi HattoriKenji Suzuki Original Article 27 January 2015 Pages: 1390 - 1395
The modified Glasgow prognostic score for early mortality in patients with synchronous peritoneal carcinomatosis from colorectal cancer Tomohiro AdachiTakao HinoiHideki Ohdan Original Article 28 November 2014 Pages: 1396 - 1403
The preoperative serum C-reactive protein level is a useful predictor of surgical site infections in patients undergoing appendectomy Takayuki ShimizuMitsuru IshizukaKeiichi Kubota Original Article 06 December 2014 Pages: 1404 - 1410
Pregabalin reduces post-surgical pain after thoracotomy: a prospective, randomized, controlled trial Noriyuki MatsutaniHitoshi DejimaMasafumi Kawamura Original Article 28 November 2014 Pages: 1411 - 1416
A 10-year experience of totally extraperitoneal endoscopic repair for adult inguinal hernia Hiroki TomaToru EguchiIchio Hirota Original Article Open access 07 January 2015 Pages: 1417 - 1420
Conversion of laparoscopic surgery for perforated peptic ulcer: a single-center study Markus ZimmermannMartin HoffmannErik Schloericke Original Article 10 January 2015 Pages: 1421 - 1428
Clinical relevance of the number of interleukin-17-producing CD 8+ T cells in patients with gastric cancer Hiroaki SaitoYoshinori YamadaMasahide Ikeguchi Original Article 14 April 2015 Pages: 1429 - 1435
A palsied recurrent laryngeal nerve should be explored and evaluated by intraoperative neuromonitoring during secondary thyroidectomy: report of two cases Mehmet UludagGurkan YetkinAdnan Isgor Case Report 19 October 2014 Pages: 1436 - 1441
Minimally invasive necrosectomy using resectoscope for intractable necrotic abscess after severe acute pancreatitis: report of a case Satoshi KikuchiYuji WatanabeMayuki Aibiki Case Report 11 November 2014 Pages: 1442 - 1445
Recurrent intractable hiccups treated by cervical phrenic nerve block under electromyography: report of a case Young Jo SaDae Heon SongSeok Whan Moon Case Report 14 November 2014 Pages: 1446 - 1449
Repeat hepatectomy with inferior vena cava re-resection for colorectal liver metastases: case report and review of the literature Gabriele MarangoniAbdul HakeemJ. Peter Lodge Case Report 04 December 2014 Pages: 1450 - 1456
Opportunistic use of a Foley catheter to provide a common electrocautery with a water-irrigating channel for hepatic parenchymal transection Yuzo YamamotoMasato YoshiokaHiroshi Uchinami How to Do It 24 March 2015 Pages: 1457 - 1462
The modified Altemeier procedure for a loop colostomy prolapse Makoto WatanabeMasahiko MurakamiTakeshi Aoki How to Do It 30 May 2015 Pages: 1463 - 1466