Regenerative medicine for the esophagus Kengo KanetakaShinichiro KobayashiSusumu Eguchi Review Article 06 December 2017 Pages: 739 - 747
Sternal semi-closure using a bioresorbable osteosynthesis device: a new method for delayed sternal closure Yuki TanakaTakashi MiyamotoKagami Miyaji Original Article 16 March 2018 Pages: 748 - 755
Risk factors for postoperative pneumonia in elderly patients with colorectal cancer: a sub-analysis of a large, multicenter, case-control study in Japan Masatoshi KochiTakao HinoiThe Japan Society of Laparoscopic Colorectal Surgery Original Article 29 March 2018 Pages: 756 - 764
APC:T1556fs and STK11 mutations in duodenal adenomas and adenocarcinomas Yohei KojimaKouki OhtsukaMasanori Sugiyama Original Article 10 March 2018 Pages: 765 - 772
Surgical outcomes after gastrectomy in very elderly patients with gastric cancer Makoto HikageMasanori TokunagaMasanori Terashima Original Article 13 March 2018 Pages: 773 - 782
A comparison of the clinical outcomes of esophagectomy and chemoradiotherapy after noncurative endoscopic submucosal dissection for esophageal squamous cell carcinoma Yasufumi KoterazawaTetsu NakamuraYoshihiro Kakeji Original Article Open access 12 March 2018 Pages: 783 - 789
Number of acinar cells at the pancreatic stump predicts pancreatic fistula after pancreaticoduodenectomy Naoki UmezakiDaisuke HashimotoHideo Baba Original Article 24 March 2018 Pages: 790 - 795
Decreasing prevalence of chronic pain after laparoscopic groin hernia repair: a nationwide cross-sectional questionnaire study Stina ÖbergKristoffer AndresenJacob Rosenberg Original Article 09 May 2018 Pages: 796 - 803
Predictors of portal and splenic vein thrombosis after laparoscopic splenectomy: a retrospective analysis of a single-center experience Tamotsu KurokiAmane KitasatoHikaru Fujioka Original Article 22 March 2018 Pages: 804 - 809
Alcohol consumption and early-onset risk of colorectal cancer in Japanese patients with Lynch syndrome: a cross-sectional study conducted by the Japanese Society for Cancer of the Colon and Rectum Masashi MiguchiTakao HinoiKenichi Sugihara Short Communication 24 March 2018 Pages: 810 - 814
Intrathyroid cystic thyroglossal duct remnant and ectopic thymus: a fortuitous or development-related association? Adriana Handra-LucaShuanzeng Wei Letter to the Editor 19 February 2018 Pages: 815 - 818