Pancreatic regeneration: basic research and gene regulation Kenji OkitaToru MizuguchiKoichi Hirata Review Article 07 July 2015 Pages: 633 - 640
Transanal total mesorectal excision for rectal cancer Suguru HasegawaRyo TakahashiYoshiharu Sakai Review Article 09 June 2015 Pages: 641 - 653
Clinical importance of a transcription reverse-transcription concerted (TRC) diagnosis using peritoneal lavage fluids obtained pre- and post-lymphadenectomy from gastric cancer patients Keijiro SugimuraYoshiyuki FujiwaraMasahiko Yano Original Article 14 August 2015 Pages: 654 - 660
Career pathways of board-certified surgeons in Japan Soichi KoikeAtsushi ShimizuHideo Yasunaga Original Article 07 July 2015 Pages: 661 - 667
Extended Clavien-Dindo classification of surgical complications: Japan Clinical Oncology Group postoperative complications criteria Hiroshi KatayamaYukinori KurokawaMitsuru Sasako Original Article Open access 20 August 2015 Pages: 668 - 685
Hybrid video-assisted and limited open (VALO) resection of superior sulcus tumors Alon Ben NunDavid SimanskyAlon Yelin Original Article 22 July 2015 Pages: 686 - 690
A randomized clinical study on postoperative pain comparing the Polysoft patch to the modified Kugel patch for transinguinal preperitoneal inguinal hernia repair Kota OkinagaTakashi HoriKazue Yamaoka Original Article 06 August 2015 Pages: 691 - 698
Outcomes of initial surgery in patients with clinical N2 non-small cell lung cancer who met 4 specific criteria Tomohiro ManiwaShoji TakahashiYasuhisa Ohde Original Article 02 November 2015 Pages: 699 - 704
Screening and surveillance for occupational cholangiocarcinoma in workers exposed to organic solvents Shoji KuboShigekazu TakemuraShinji Kumagai Original Article 31 July 2015 Pages: 705 - 712
Lower prevalence of Lynch syndrome in colorectal cancer patients in a Japanese hospital-based population Kensuke KumamotoHideyuki IshidaTakeo Iwama Original Article 07 August 2015 Pages: 713 - 720
Feasibility of the liver-first approach for patients with initially unresectable and not optimally resectable synchronous colorectal liver metastases Masayuki OkunoEtsuro HatanoShinji Uemoto Original Article 28 August 2015 Pages: 721 - 728
Long-term results after treatment of the ascending aorta for bicuspid aortic valve patients Sho MatsuyamaTakahiro NishidaRyuji Tominaga Original Article 12 November 2015 Pages: 729 - 734
Comparison of the risk of surgical site infection and feasibility of surgery between sennoside versus polyethylene glycol as a mechanical bowel preparation of elective colon cancer surgery: a randomized controlled trial Yusuke TajimaHideyuki IshidaErito Mochiki Original Article 30 August 2015 Pages: 735 - 740
Laparoscopic versus open distal gastrectomy for early gastric cancer in Japan: long-term clinical outcomes of a randomized clinical trial Keishi YamashitaShinichi SakuramotoMasahiko Watanabe Original Article 30 July 2015 Pages: 741 - 749
Evaluation of the 10-year history of a 2-day standardized laparoscopic surgical skills training program at Kyushu University Morimasa TomikawaMunenori UemuraMakoto Hashizume Original Article 19 August 2015 Pages: 750 - 756