Training for laparoscopic pancreaticoduodenectomy Tamotsu KurokiHikaru Fujioka Review Article 10 May 2018 Pages: 103 - 107
Loop transverse colostomy versus loop ileostomy for defunctioning of colorectal anastomosis: a systematic review, updated conventional meta-analysis, and cumulative meta-analysis Paschalis GavriilidisDaniel AzoulayPanos Taflampas Review Article 27 August 2018 Pages: 108 - 117
Three-port totally endoscopic repair vs conventional median sternotomy for atrial septal defect Junji YanagisawaAtsuo MaekawaToshiaki Ito Original Article 20 September 2018 Pages: 118 - 123
Surgical outcomes of modified-maze procedures in adults with atrial septal defect Shun-Ichiro SakamotoAtsushi HiromotoTakashi Nitta Original Article 03 September 2018 Pages: 124 - 129
Perioperative factors associated with aneurysm sac size changes after endovascular aneurysm repair Daijiro HoriYohei NomuraAtsushi Yamaguchi Original Article 12 September 2018 Pages: 130 - 136
Combination of longitudinal pancreaticojejunostomy with coring-out of the pancreatic head (Frey procedure) and distal pancreatectomy for chronic pancreatitis Hideaki SatoMasaharu IshidaMichiaki Unno Original Article 26 September 2018 Pages: 137 - 142
Positron emission tomography/computed tomography as a clinical diagnostic tool for anterior mediastinal tumors Tatsuaki WatanabeHideo ShimomuraYoshinori Okada Original Article 10 September 2018 Pages: 143 - 149
Safety and efficacy of preoperative chemotherapy followed by esophagectomy versus upfront surgery for resectable esophageal squamous cell carcinoma Takanori KurogochiMichitaka HondaMasayuki Watanabe Original Article 01 October 2018 Pages: 150 - 157
BRF2 as a promising indicator for radical lymph-node dissection surgery in patients with cN0 squamous cell carcinoma of the middle thoracic esophagus Yu TianCong WangMing Lu Original Article 04 September 2018 Pages: 158 - 169
Adverse oncological outcome of surgical site infection after liver resection for colorectal liver metastases Yasuyuki FukamiAtsuyuki MaedaYuji Kaneoka Original Article 17 September 2018 Pages: 170 - 175
Risk factors and measures of pulmonary complications after thoracoscopic esophagectomy for esophageal cancer Masaki OhiYuji ToiyamaMasato Kusunoki Original Article 25 September 2018 Pages: 176 - 186