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Efficacy of low-dose computed tomography screening for lung cancer: the current state of evidence of mortality reduction Motoyasu SagawaTakafumi SugawaraToshiharu Tabata Review Article 04 November 2016 Pages: 783 - 788
A comparison of the results of prospective and retrospective cohort studies in the field of digestive surgery Tomohiko UkaiSatoru ShikataYousuke C. Takemura Original Article 15 February 2017 Pages: 789 - 794
Outcomes of surgery for lung cancer in patients with atrial fibrillation as a preoperative comorbidity: a decade of experience at a single institution in Japan Ryu KanzakiToru KimuraMeinoshin Okumura Original Article 01 November 2016 Pages: 795 - 801
Training system for laparoscopy-assisted distal gastrectomy Shinji KurodaSatoru KikuchiToshiyoshi Fujiwara Original Article Open access 09 November 2016 Pages: 802 - 809
Risk factors for thoracic and spinal deformities following lung resection in neonates, infants, and children Satoshi MakitaKenitiro KanekoHiroo Uchida Original Article Open access 25 October 2016 Pages: 810 - 814
Haloperidol prophylaxis for preventing aggravation of postoperative delirium in elderly patients: a randomized, open-label prospective trial Shinji FukataYasuji KawabataHideyuki Hattori Original Article 09 November 2016 Pages: 815 - 826
Impact of urgent resuscitative surgery for life-threatening torso trauma Hisashi MatsumotoYoshiaki HaraHiroyuki Yokota Original Article Open access 25 November 2016 Pages: 827 - 835
Ratio of C-reactive protein to albumin is a prognostic factor for operable non-small-cell lung cancer in elderly patients Takuro MiyazakiNaoya YamasakiTakeshi Nagayasu Original Article 16 November 2016 Pages: 836 - 843
Role of ursodeoxycholic acid in the prevention of gallstone formation after laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy Emad AbdallahSameh Hany EmileAhmed Lotfy Original Article 11 November 2016 Pages: 844 - 850
Complications in hepatic arterial infusion chemotherapy: retrospective comparison of catheter tip placement in the right/left hepatic artery vs. the gastroduodenal artery Rinpei ImamineToshiya ShibataKaori Togashi Original Article 10 February 2017 Pages: 851 - 858
Outcome and risk factors of recurrence after thoracoscopic bullectomy in young adults with primary spontaneous pneumothorax Takashi NakayamaYusuke TakahashiMasafumi Kawamura Original Article 01 December 2016 Pages: 859 - 864
The effect of Daikenchuto on postoperative intestinal motility in patients with right-side colon cancer Takeshi YamadaSatoshi MatsumotoEiji Uchida Original Article 21 November 2016 Pages: 865 - 871
Long-term morbidity in adolescents and young adults with surgically treated esophageal atresia Hiroomi OkuyamaYuko TazukeNoriaki Usui Original Article 27 December 2016 Pages: 872 - 876
Influence of vessel stenosis on indocyanine green fluorescence intensity assessed by near-infrared fluorescence angiography Masaki YamamotoHideaki NishimoriKazumasa Orihashi Original Article 02 December 2016 Pages: 877 - 882
A new anatomical classification of the bronchial arteries based on the spatial relationships to the esophagus and the tracheobronchus Ken HayasakaHajime IshidaTadashi Nishimaki Original Article 23 November 2016 Pages: 883 - 890
Utilization of a sero-muscular patch for safe wound closure after free jejunum transfer for a skin-esophageal fistula Yusuke HamamotoTomohisa NagasaoYoshio Tanaka How to Do It 27 December 2016 Pages: 891 - 894
Reinforced mitral valve replacement using a xenopericardium collared prosthetic valve for a heavily calcified or disrupted mitral annulus: a simple “Dumpling technique” Masaru IshidaKoichi TodaYoshiki Sawa How to Do It 21 November 2016 Pages: 895 - 898