Acetylcholinesterase staining for the pathological diagnosis of Hirschsprung’s disease Koichiro YoshimaruYusuke YanagiTomoaki Taguchi Review Article 23 June 2020 Pages: 181 - 186
Development of gastroenterological surgery over the last decade in Japan: analysis of the National Clinical Database Yoshihiro KakejiHiroyuki YamamotoYasuyuki Seto Review Article 17 July 2020 Pages: 187 - 193
Minimally invasive surgery for pancreatic cancer Yoshihiro MiyasakaTakao OhtsukaMasafumi Nakamura Review Article 28 August 2020 Pages: 194 - 203
Past, present, and future perspectives of pulmonary metastasectomy for patients with advanced colorectal cancer Tomohiro Murakawa Review Article 28 August 2020 Pages: 204 - 211
Impact of postoperative remote infection on length of stay and medical costs in hospitals in Japan Hironobu NishimutaShinya KusachiKazuo Tanemoto Original Article 05 September 2020 Pages: 212 - 218
The safety and feasibility of laparoscopic gastrectomy for gastric cancer in very elderly patients: short-and long-term outcomes Ryuichi MikamiEiji TanakaShigeki Arii Original Article 16 July 2020 Pages: 219 - 225
Outcomes of stapler repair with anastomosis for stoma prolapse Yoshikazu KoideKotaro MaedaIchiro Uyama Original Article 12 July 2020 Pages: 226 - 231
Impact of an older donor pancreas on the outcome of pancreas transplantation: single-center experience of the expansion of donor criteria Yoshito TomimaruKoichi KawamotoHidetoshi Eguchi Original Article 02 August 2020 Pages: 232 - 241
Modified abbreviated burn severity index as a predictor of in-hospital mortality in patients with inhalation injury: development and validation using independent cohorts Ryo YamamotoTakayuki ShibusawaJunichi Sasaki Original Article 20 July 2020 Pages: 242 - 249
Elemental diet therapy plays a significant role in preventing surgical recurrence of Crohn’s disease in the era of biologics Masaru ShinozakiTadashi YokoyamaYasuhisa Yokoyama Original Article 18 August 2020 Pages: 250 - 257
Significant association between the preoperative erythrocyte mean corpuscular volume and infectious complications after pancreaticoduodenectomy Katsunori SakamotoKohei OgawaYasutsugu Takada Original Article 17 July 2020 Pages: 258 - 267
Optimal extent of central lymphadenectomy for right-sided colon cancers: is lymphadenectomy beyond the superior mesenteric vein meaningful? Kota SaharaJun WatanabeItaru Endo Original Article 24 July 2020 Pages: 268 - 275
Association between intraoperative and postoperative epidural or intravenous patient-controlled analgesia and pancreatic fistula after distal pancreatectomy Takamichi IgarashiNorifumi HarimotoKen Shirabe Original Article 30 July 2020 Pages: 276 - 284
Clinical outcomes of laparoscopic versus open surgery for repairing colonoscopic perforation: a multicenter study Jae Seok LeeJeong Yeon KimJong Wan Kim Original Article 25 August 2020 Pages: 285 - 292
Intraoperative blood loss as an independent prognostic factor for curative resection after neoadjuvant chemotherapy for gastric cancer: a single-center retrospective cohort study Masato HayashiTakaki YoshikawaToshirou Nishida Original Article 24 August 2020 Pages: 293 - 302
Feasibility of bilateral internal thoracic artery harvesting using the da Vinci SP system Hubert SteinVolkmar Falk Original Article 03 August 2020 Pages: 303 - 308
How pregnancy and childbirth affect the working conditions and careers of women surgeons in Japan: findings of a nationwide survey conducted by the Japan Surgical Society Kazumi KawaseKyoko NomuraSeigo Nakamura Original Article 08 September 2020 Pages: 309 - 321
Are volume-dependent parameters in positron emission tomography predictive of postoperative recurrence after resection in patients with thymic carcinoma? Masatsugu HamajiSho KoyasuHiroshi Date Short Communication 13 June 2020 Pages: 322 - 326
Comment on “The psoas muscle index as a predictor of mortality and morbidity of geriatric trauma patients: experience of a major trauma center in Kobe.” Umut SaferIlker TasciVildan Binay Safer Letter to the Editor 01 May 2020 Pages: 327 - 328
Reply to comment on “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 NaitoAtsunori Nakao Letter to the Editor 02 June 2020 Pages: 329 - 330