Clinical application of ghrelin in the field of surgery Shuji TakiguchiKohei MurakamiYuichiro Doki Review Article 01 November 2014 Pages: 801 - 807
Laparoscopic distal pancreatosplenectomy for pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma Tamotsu KurokiSusumu Eguchi Review Article 26 August 2014 Pages: 808 - 812
Effects of age at Kasai portoenterostomy on the surgical outcome: a review of the literature Masaki NioMotoshi WadaHiromu Tanaka Review Article 12 September 2014 Pages: 813 - 818
Advantages of the prone position for minimally invasive esophagectomy in comparison to the left decubitus position: better oxygenation after minimally invasive esophagectomy Eiji TanakaHiroshi OkabeYoshiharu Sakai Original Article 13 November 2014 Pages: 819 - 825
Correlation of rectal tumor volumes with oncological outcomes for low rectal cancers: does tumor size matter? Muhammad TayyabAbdul RazackJohn E. Hartley Original Article 07 November 2014 Pages: 826 - 833
Reduction in the size of enlarged pelvic lymph nodes after chemoradiation therapy is associated with fewer lymph node metastases in locally advanced rectal carcinoma Mitsuaki MorimotoYasuyuki MiyakuraYoshikazu Yasuda Original Article 15 August 2014 Pages: 834 - 840
Synthetic polyglycomer short-term absorbable sutures vs. polydioxanone long-term absorbable sutures for preventing incisional hernia and wound dehiscence after abdominal wall closure: a comparative randomized study of patients treated for gastric or colon cancer Gaku OhiraHiroshi KawahiraHisahiro Matsubara Original Article 06 January 2015 Pages: 841 - 845
The severity of liver injury following blunt trauma does not correlate with the number of fractured ribs: an analysis of a national trauma registry database Forat SwaidKobi PelegBoris Kessel Original Article 05 July 2014 Pages: 846 - 850
Hepatic resection for hepatocellular carcinoma in super-elderly patients aged 80 years and older in the first decade of the 21st century Akinori NozawaShoji KuboShigefumi Suehiro Original Article 13 August 2014 Pages: 851 - 857
Biatrial ablation versus limited right atrial ablation for atrial fibrillation associated with atrial septal defect in adults Zhaolei JiangNan MaJu Mei Original Article 09 August 2014 Pages: 858 - 863
Aggressive hydatid cysts: characteristics of six cases Gürhan OzMehmet ErogluOkan Solak Original Article 28 August 2014 Pages: 864 - 870
A safe method for marking small pulmonary nodules with crystal violet Katsuhiro OkudaMotoki YanoYoshitaka Fujii Original Article 16 October 2014 Pages: 871 - 875
Efficacy and safety of strong acid electrolyzed water for peritoneal lavage to prevent surgical site infection in patients with perforated appendicitis Akio KubotaTaro GodaKatsuhisa Hirano Original Article 13 November 2014 Pages: 876 - 879
Midterm outcomes of endovascular repair for abdominal aortic aneurysms with the on-label use compared with the off-label use of an endoprosthesis Takuya MatsumotoShinichi TanakaYoshihiko Maehara Original Article 18 July 2014 Pages: 880 - 885
A clinicopathological analysis of primary mucosal malignant melanoma Daisuke IzumiTakatsugu IshimotoHideo Baba Original Article 09 October 2014 Pages: 886 - 891
Hydrogen sulfide augments survival signals in warm ischemia and reperfusion of the mouse liver Shingo ShimadaMoto FukaiSatoru Todo Original Article 02 November 2014 Pages: 892 - 903
Surgical management of a patient with bilateral multiple pulmonary epithelioid hemangioendothelioma: report of a case Keisuke EguchiMakoto Sawafuji Case Report 17 May 2014 Pages: 904 - 906
Umbilical metastasis derived from breast cancer: report of a case Hajime AbeKeiichi YamazakiTohru Tani Case Report 24 July 2014 Pages: 907 - 910
Urgent transcatheter aortic valve replacement for severe aortic valve stenosis with acute decompensated heart failure: report of a case Noriyuki KashiyamaToru KurataniYoshiki Sawa Case Report 31 October 2014 Pages: 911 - 914
Complete thoracoscopic diaphragm plication using carbon dioxide insufflation: report of a case Takahiro HommaYutaka YamamotoNaoki Yoshimura Case Report 08 August 2014 Pages: 915 - 918
Gigantic lymphangioma with marked extraluminal progression of the ascending colon: report of a case Hidetoshi KatsunoKoutarou MaedaTetsuya Tsukamoto Case Report 26 October 2014 Pages: 919 - 923
Malignant rhabdoid tumor of the small intestine in adults: a brief review of the literature and report of a case Costantino VoglinoMaximilian ScheiterleFrancesco Ferrara Case Report 25 June 2014 Pages: 924 - 928
Sternal closure with absorbable pins and cords in general thoracic surgery Mitsuaki KawashimaAtsushi SanoMakoto Tanaka How to Do It 29 November 2014 Pages: 929 - 931