Prosthetic cardiac valves: history and review of cardiac prostheses clinically available in Japan Eiki TayamaKosuke SakuShinya Negoto Review Article 25 August 2021 Pages: 521 - 531
Systematic review of resectable intraductal tubulopapillary neoplasm with special reference to recurrence patterns Takaomi SekiAkira WatanabeKen Shirabe Review Article 01 July 2021 Pages: 532 - 541
Surgical features to reduce anastomotic recurrence of Crohn’s disease that requires reoperation: a systematic review Tarek KellilMohamed Ali ChaouchKhadija Zouari Review Article 22 August 2021 Pages: 542 - 549
Pulmonary vessels and bronchus anatomy of the left upper lobe Ryunosuke MakiMasahiro MiyajimaAtsushi Watanabe Original Article 18 February 2022 Pages: 550 - 558
Prognostic impact of a microscopic positive margin in patients undergoing gastrectomy for gastric cancer: a propensity score‑matched analysis of a multi‑institutional dataset Koki NakanishiMitsuro KandaYasuhiro Kodera Original Article 26 August 2021 Pages: 559 - 566
Cardiac surgery for patients with schizophrenia: clinical experience of six patients Mutsuo TanakaMinoru OkamotoKensho Yamashita Original Article Open access 04 September 2021 Pages: 567 - 573
Liver retraction using an L-shaped retractor during sleeve gastrectomy Fumihiko HataoKazuhiro ImamuraYasuhiro Morita Original Article 01 December 2021 Pages: 574 - 579
A preserved pancreatic exocrine function after pancreatectomy may be a crucial cause of pancreatic fistula: paradoxical results of the 13C-trioctanoin breath test in the perioperative period Takahiko HigashiguchiHiroyuki KatoAkihiko Horiguchi Original Article 16 September 2021 Pages: 580 - 586
A technique for constructing diverting loop ileostomy to prevent outlet obstruction after rectal resection and total colectomy: a retrospective single-center study Yusuke TakeharaMihoko NakagawaShin-ei Kudo Original Article Open access 24 October 2021 Pages: 587 - 594
The blood sugar level can predict preoperative shock in patients with a ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm even when the patient’s condition appears stable Yoshimasa SeikeKoki YokawaHitoshi Matsuda Original Article 13 January 2022 Pages: 595 - 602
Intravenous injection of human multilineage-differentiating stress-enduring cells alleviates mouse severe acute pancreatitis without immunosuppressants Masahiko FukaseNaoaki SakataMari Dezawa Original Article 23 October 2021 Pages: 603 - 615
Short-term outcomes of intracorporeal versus extracorporeal anastomosis after laparoscopic colectomy: a propensity score-matched cohort study from a single institution Heita OzawaJunichi SakamotoShin Fujita Original Article 20 October 2021 Pages: 616 - 623
Protein-enhanced feeds after esophagectomy for esophageal cancer attenuate postoperative catabolism: a prospective observational study Kotaro YamashitaMakoto YamasakiYuichiro Doki Original Article 25 October 2021 Pages: 624 - 632
Indications for conversion hepatectomy for initially unresectable colorectal cancer with liver metastasis Masahiko SugiyamaHideo UeharaYasushi Toh Original Article 11 November 2021 Pages: 633 - 642
Advantages of robotic abdominoperineal resection compared with laparoscopic surgery: a single-center retrospective study Shunsuke KasaiHiroyasu KagawaYusuke Kinugasa Original Article 21 August 2021 Pages: 643 - 651
Incidence of surgical site infections with triclosan-coated monofilament versus multifilament sutures in elective colorectal surgery Yoshitaka TeradaToru MiyakeMasaji Tani Original Article 18 October 2021 Pages: 652 - 659
Clinical features and risk factors for early recurrence after esophagectomy following neoadjuvant chemotherapy for esophageal cancer Takanori KurogochiMichitaka HondaMasayuki Watanabe Original Article 27 October 2021 Pages: 660 - 667
Idiopathic granulomatous mastitis: introducing a diagnostic algorithm based on 5 years of follow-up of 152 cases from Turkey and a review of the literature Mehmet VelidedeogluVeysel UmmanBirgul Mete Original Article 21 September 2021 Pages: 668 - 680
A longer interval after stenting compromises the short- and long-term outcomes after curative surgery for obstructive colorectal cancer Ryuichiro SatoMasaya OikawaTakashi Tsuchiya Original Article 14 October 2021 Pages: 681 - 689
Does intraoperative and postoperative analgesia cause bile leakage after hepatectomy? Takamichi IgarashiNorifumi HarimotoKen Shirabe Original Article 20 September 2021 Pages: 690 - 696
Effect of preoperative long-term use of corticosteroids on the development of post-transplant lymphoproliferative disorders after lung transplantation: a single-center experience in Japan Dai ShimizuShinji OtaniShinichi Toyooka Original Article 25 October 2021 Pages: 697 - 704
Social implementation of a remote surgery system in Japan: a field experiment using a newly developed surgical robot via a commercial network Hajime MorohashiKenichi HakamadaMasaki Mori Original Article Open access 20 October 2021 Pages: 705 - 714
Usefulness of microfocus computed tomography in life science research: preliminary study using murine micro-hepatic tumor models Takaomi HagiYuji IshiiKiyokazu Nakajima Original Article 25 October 2021 Pages: 715 - 720
Laparoscopic clamp-crushing enucleation with a pancreatic duct stent for tumors located close to the main pancreatic duct Katsunori SakamotoKohei OgawaYasutsugu Takada How To Do It 01 December 2021 Pages: 721 - 725
Correction to: Quick detection of causative bacteria in cases of acute cholangitis and cholecystitis using a multichannel gene autoanalyzer Ryutaro WatanabeKoji AsaiYoshihisa Saida Correction 21 February 2022 Pages: 726 - 726
