Is “functional end-to-end anastomosis” really functional? A review of the literature on stapled anastomosis using linear staplers Masayuki KanoNaoyuki HanariHisahiro Matsubara Review Article 17 March 2016 Pages: 1 - 7
No-touch isolation techniques for pancreatic cancer Tamotsu KurokiSusumu Eguchi Review Article 01 March 2016 Pages: 8 - 13
Anatomy of the middle rectal artery: a review of the historical literature Tomomichi KiyomatsuSoichiro IshiharaToshiaki Watanabe Review Article 03 June 2016 Pages: 14 - 19
The impact on the prognosis of unsuspected N2 disease in non-small-cell lung cancer: indications for thorough mediastinal staging in the modern era Ryosuke TachiAritoshi HattoriKenji Suzuki Original Article 21 July 2016 Pages: 20 - 26
Outcomes of lung cancer surgery in patients with coronary artery disease: a decade of experience at a single institution Ryu KanzakiMasayoshi InoueMeinoshin Okumura Original Article 19 May 2016 Pages: 27 - 34
Clinicopathological characteristics of cancer associated with Crohn’s disease Hirofumi SasakiHiroki IkeuchiMotoi Uchino Original Article Open access 19 April 2016 Pages: 35 - 41
Effects of implementing an “enhanced recovery after surgery” program on patients undergoing resection of hepatocellular carcinoma Masaki KaiboriKosuke MatsuiMasanori Kon Original Article 10 May 2016 Pages: 42 - 51
Tumescent TAPP: laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair after the preperitoneal tumescent injection of diluted lidocaine and epinephrine saline solution and carbon dioxide gas Hiromi TokumuraRyohei NomuraSho Haneda Original Article Open access 10 May 2016 Pages: 52 - 57
Role of metastasectomy for recurrent/metastatic gastrointestinal stromal tumors based on an analysis of the Kinki GIST registry Shinsuke SatoToshimasa TsujinakaToshirou Nishida Original Article 19 May 2016 Pages: 58 - 64
Expression of BRCA1, a factor closely associated with relapse-free survival, in patients who underwent neoadjuvant chemotherapy with docetaxel, cisplatin, and fluorouracil for squamous cell carcinoma of the esophagus Toshiyasu OjimaMikihito NakamoriHiroki Yamaue Original Article 29 April 2016 Pages: 65 - 73
The impact of frailty syndrome and risk scores on emergency cholecystectomy patients Laura LorenzonGianluca CostaGenoveffa Balducci Original Article 30 May 2016 Pages: 74 - 83
Clinical outcomes of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma resection following neoadjuvant chemoradiation therapy vs. chemotherapy Sohei SatoiHiroaki YanagimotoMasanori Kon Original Article 04 June 2016 Pages: 84 - 91
Impact of sarcopenia on surgical site infection after restorative proctocolectomy for ulcerative colitis Hiroyuki FujikawaToshimitsu ArakiMasato Kusunoki Original Article 02 June 2016 Pages: 92 - 98
Postoperative complications following aggressive repeat hepatectomy for colorectal liver metastasis have adverse oncological outcomes Yasuyuki FukamiYuji KaneokaShunsuke Onoe Original Article 27 April 2016 Pages: 99 - 107
Modified Marcy repair for indirect inguinal hernia in children: a 24-year single-center experience of 6826 pediatric patients Zenon PogorelićMarijana RikaloMihovil Biočić Original Article 11 May 2016 Pages: 108 - 113
Cell sheet technology for the regeneration of gastrointestinal tissue using a novel gastric perforation rat model Shiro TanakaKengo KanetakaSusumu Eguchi Original Article 04 June 2016 Pages: 114 - 121
Experimental analyses of the cavitation generated by ultrasonically activated surgical devices Tao GaoBik Ee LauHideki Hayashi Original Article 06 May 2016 Pages: 122 - 129
Regeneration of peritoneal mesothelial cells after placement of hyaluronate carboxymethyl-cellulose (Seprafilm®) Hideki OsawaJunichi NishimuraMasaki Mori Original Article 11 May 2016 Pages: 130 - 136
Duodenal-jejunal bypass changes the composition of the gut microbiota Hideya KashiharaMitsuo ShimadaChie Takasu Short Communication 13 July 2016 Pages: 137 - 140