A report of the first Joint Meeting of the Royal College of Surgeons of England and The Japan Surgical Society Paul O’FlynnToshiaki Watanabe Special article 20 March 2017 Pages: 529 - 537
Laparoscopic proximal gastrectomy for early gastric cancer Yoshitake UedaHidehumi ShiroshitaNorio Shiraishi Review Article 22 August 2016 Pages: 538 - 547
Simultaneous microwave coagulo-necrotic therapy (MCN) and laparoscopic splenectomy for the treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma with cirrhotic hypersplenism Tomoki RyuYuko TakamiHideki Saitsu Original Article 30 August 2016 Pages: 548 - 554
Effect of postoperative major complications on prognosis after pancreatectomy for pancreatic cancer: a retrospective review Yusuke WatanabeKazuyoshi NishiharaToru Nakano Original Article 04 October 2016 Pages: 555 - 567
Necessity for autologous blood storage and transfusion in patients undergoing pancreatoduodenectomy Yoshito TomimaruKozo NoguchiKeizo Dono Original Article 22 August 2016 Pages: 568 - 574
The short-term outcomes of laparoscopic multivisceral resection for locally advanced colorectal cancer: our experience of 39 cases Yuichiro MiyakeJunichi NishimuraMasaki Mori Original Article 21 October 2016 Pages: 575 - 580
Clinical influence of anastomotic stricture caused by pancreatogastrointestinalstomy following pancreatoduodenectomy Makoto MurakamiKatayama KanjiAkio Yamaguchi Original Article 08 September 2016 Pages: 581 - 586
Comparative benefits of laparoscopic surgery for colorectal cancer in octogenarians: a case-matched comparison of short- and long-term outcomes with middle-aged patients Koki OtsukaToshimoto KimuraAkira Sasaki Original Article 26 August 2016 Pages: 587 - 594
Feasibility of a new approach for creating a preperitoneal space in transabdominal preperitoneal repair inguinal hernia repair: using a sandwich approach Yoshio NagahisaShusaku HommaTadashi Itou Original Article 27 October 2016 Pages: 595 - 600
Early postoperative complications after middle lobe-preserving surgery for secondary lung cancer Yuho MakiShinichi ToyookaShinichiro Miyoshi Original Article 14 September 2016 Pages: 601 - 605
Evaluation of the necessity for chest drain placement following thoracoscopic wedge resection Ting-Yu LuJian-Xun ChenHsin-Yuan Fang Original Article Open access 29 September 2016 Pages: 606 - 610
Association between the participation of board-certified surgeons in gastroenterological surgery and operative mortality after eight gastroenterological procedures Hiroyuki KonnoKinji KamiyaYasuyuki Seto Original Article 29 September 2016 Pages: 611 - 618
Thin-section computed tomography findings of lung adenocarcinoma with inherent metastatic potential Shigeki SuzukiKeiju AokageKanji Nagai Original Article 22 September 2016 Pages: 619 - 626
Laparoscopic versus open surgery for obese patients with rectal cancer: a retrospective cohort study Hiroyuki MatsuzakiSoichiro IshiharaToshiaki Watanabe Original Article 27 September 2016 Pages: 627 - 635
The utility of tumor marker combination, including serum P53 antibody, in colorectal cancer treatment Ryuma TokunagaYasuo SakamotoHideo Baba Original Article 06 January 2017 Pages: 636 - 642
Laparoscopic complete mesocolic excision via combined medial and cranial approaches for transverse colon cancer Shinichiro MoriYoshiaki KitaShoji Natsugoe How to Do It 26 August 2016 Pages: 643 - 649