Management of isolated para-aortic lymph node recurrence of colorectal cancer Kazuhito SasakiHiroaki NozawaSoichiro Ishihara Review Article 29 August 2019 Pages: 947 - 954
Should robotic gastrectomy become a standard surgical treatment option for gastric cancer? Susumu ShibasakiKoichi SudaIchiro Uyama Review Article 11 September 2019 Pages: 955 - 965
Thoracoscopic repair of esophageal atresia Hiroomi OkuyamaRyuta SakaYuko Tazuke Review Article 14 October 2019 Pages: 966 - 973
Platelet and liver regeneration after liver surgery Kazuhiro TakahashiChen LiangNobuhiro Ohkohchi Review Article 12 November 2019 Pages: 974 - 983
Determining the difference in the efficacy and safety of self-expandable metallic stents as a bridge to surgery for obstructive colon cancer among patients in the CROSS 0 group and those in the CROSS 1 or 2 group: a pooled analysis of data from two Japanese prospective multicenter trials Takeshi OhkiShuntaro YoshidaYoshihisa Saida Original Article Open access 06 February 2020 Pages: 984 - 994
Are graduating residents sufficiently competent? Results of a national gap analysis survey of program directors and graduating residents in Japan Saseem PoudelSatoshi HiranoJapan Surgical Society Education Committee Original Article 03 March 2020 Pages: 995 - 1001
Predictive factors of gallstone formation after sleeve gastrectomy: a multivariate analysis of risk factors Mustafa AlimoğullarıHakan Buluş Original Article 03 February 2020 Pages: 1002 - 1007
Utility of the periareolar incision technique for breast reconstructive surgery in patients with breast cancer Hirohito SekiTakashi SakuraiKen Shimizu Original Article 12 February 2020 Pages: 1008 - 1015
The psoas muscle index as a predictor of mortality and morbidity of geriatric trauma patients: experience of a major trauma center in Kobe Takeshi NishimuraHiromichi NaitoShinichi Nakayama Original Article 02 March 2020 Pages: 1016 - 1023
Laparoscopic multivisceral resection for locally advanced colon cancer: a single-center analysis of short- and long-term outcomes Toshiki MukaiToshiya NagasakiMasashi Ueno Original Article 09 March 2020 Pages: 1024 - 1031
A nodal diagnosis by computed tomography is unreliable for patients who need additional gastrectomy after endoscopic submucosal dissection Takeyuki WadaTakaki YoshikawaToshirou Nishida Original Article 04 March 2020 Pages: 1032 - 1038
An integrated analysis of host- and tumor-derived markers for predicting high-grade dysplasia and associated invasive carcinoma of intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasms of the pancreas Tatsuo HataMasamichi MizumaMichiaki Unno Original Article 02 March 2020 Pages: 1039 - 1048
Diagnostic yield of endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration to assess tumor-programmed cell death ligand-1 expression in mediastinal lymph nodes metastasized from non-small cell lung cancer Katsutaka MineuraMasatsugu HamajiHiroshi Date Original Article 12 March 2020 Pages: 1049 - 1055
Prognostic factors and a new preliminary scoring system for remission of type 2 diabetes mellitus after laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy Akira UmemuraAkira SasakiYasushi Ishigaki Original Article 13 March 2020 Pages: 1056 - 1064
Preoperative restrictive pulmonary dysfunction influences the survival after gastrectomy for elderly patients with gastric carcinoma Kotaro SugawaraHiroharu YamashitaYasuyuki Seto Original Article 02 March 2020 Pages: 1065 - 1073
Risk factors for stage underestimation in patients with clinical T1N0 gastric cancer Tomohiro KunishigeKazuhiro MigitaMasayuki Sho Original Article 27 February 2020 Pages: 1074 - 1080
Pulmonary vessels and bronchial anatomy of the left lower lobe Ryunosuke MakiMasahiro MiyajimaAtsushi Watanabe Original Article 21 March 2020 Pages: 1081 - 1090
The novel mechanism of valproate to prevent peritoneal adhesion formation Shuangping LiuLiping LiuShinji Takai Original Article 01 April 2020 Pages: 1091 - 1098
Cancer exosomal microRNAs from gefitinib-resistant lung cancer cells cause therapeutic resistance in gefitinib-sensitive cells Yoko AzumaTakehiko YokoboriHiroyuki Kuwano Original Article 12 February 2020 Pages: 1099 - 1106
Early implementation of protective measures defines surgical outcomes in the COVID-19 pandemic Ana Senent-BozaInmaculada BenÃtez-LineroJavier Padillo-Ruiz Short Communication 22 July 2020 Pages: 1107 - 1112
Pulmonary contusion during the COVID-19 pandemic: challenges in diagnosis and treatment Yongyong WangChenxi ZengXiangning Fu Short Communication 22 July 2020 Pages: 1113 - 1116