Surgery Today

Role of tumor-associated macrophages in the progression of hepatocellular carcinoma

Ken Shirabe, Yohei Mano, Jun Muto, Rumi Matono, Takashi Motomura, Takeo Toshima, Kazuki Takeishi, Hidekaki Uchiyama, Tomoharu Yoshizumi, Akinobu Taketomi, Masaru Morita, Shunichi Tsujitani, Yoshihisa Sakaguchi, Yoshihiko Maehara

Biological mechanism and clinical effect of protein-bound polysaccharide K (KRESTIN®): review of development and future perspectives

Yoshihiko Maehara, Shunichi Tsujitani, Hiroshi Saeki, Eiji Oki, Keiji Yoshinaga, Yasunori Emi, Masaru Morita, Shunji Kohnoe, Yoshihiro Kakeji, Tokujiro Yano, Hideo Baba

The central vein access port and catheter in outpatient chemotherapy for colorectal cancer: a retrospective study of 101 patients

Hiroshi Sawayama, Naoko Hayashi, Masayuki Watanabe, Hiroshi Takamori, Toru Beppu, Hideo Baba

Ultrasound-guided microwave coagulation assists anatomical hepatic resection

Satoru Imura, Mitsuo Shimada, Tohru Utsunomiya, Yuji Morine, Tetsuya Ikemoto, Hiroki Mori, Jun Hanaoka, Shuichi Iwahashi, Yu Saito, Hidenori Miyake

Totally laparoscopic colectomy with intracorporeal anastomosis achieved using a laparoscopic linear stapler: experience of a single institute

Tetsuo Ikeda, Akira Kabasima, Naoyuki Ueda, Yusuke Yonemura, Mizuki Ninomiya, Mako Nogami, Kyuzo Fujii, Kojiro Mashino, Hideya Tashiro, Hisanobu Sakata

Total resection of the right hepatic vein drainage area with the aid of three-dimensional computed tomography

Akinobu Taketomi, Kazuki Takeishi, Yohei Mano, Takeo Toshima, Takashi Motomura, Shinichi Aishima, Hideaki Uchiyama, Tomoharu Yoshizumi, Ken Shirabe, Yoshihiko Maehara

Effect of intra-abdominal absorbable sutures on surgical site infection

Akihiro Watanabe, Shunji Kohnoe, Hideto Sonoda, Ken Shirabe, Kengo Fukuzawa, Soichiro Maekawa, Hiroyuki Matsuda, Masayuki Kitamura, Hiroshi Matsuura, Takeharu Yamanaka, Yoshihiro Kakeji, Shunichi Tsujitani, Yoshihiko Maehara

Kampo medicine “Dai-kenchu-to” prevents CPT-11-induced small-intestinal injury in rats

Motoya Chikakiyo, Mitsuo Shimada, Toshihiro Nakao, Jun Higashijima, Kozo Yoshikawa, Masanori Nishioka, Takashi Iwata, Nobuhiro Kurita

Successful resection of a massive mediastinal liposarcoma that rapidly extended into the entire left thoracic cavity: report of a case

Yasuaki Kashu, Shungo Yukumi, Nobuo Tsunooka, Kazufumi Tanigawa, Motoki Arakane, Hiromichi Nakagawa, Kanji Kawachi

Stenting of a gastroduodenal artery aneurysm: report of a case

Panagis M. Lykoudis, Vaia K. Stafyla, Vassilis Koutoulidis, Achileas Xatziioannou, Nikolaos Arkadopoulos, Ioannis Mourikis, Vasilios Smyrniotis

Total mesorectal excision of initially unresectable locally advanced rectal cancer infiltrating the pelvic wall after treatment with FOLFOX4 plus bevacizumab and preoperative chemoradiation: report of a case

Yoshiro Itatani, Takashi Akiyoshi, Hiroya Kuroyanagi, Keiko Yamakawa, Rota Noaki, Tsuyoshi Konishi, Yoshiya Fujimoto, Masashi Ueno, Masatoshi Oya, Mitsukuni Suenaga, Toshiharu Yamaguchi

Side-to-side isoperistaltic strictureplasty for chronic ischemic enteritis: report of a case

Masayuki Hotokezaka, Ryuichi Mibu, Ryo Maehara, Masao Tanaka, Kazuo Chijiiwa, Minoru Fujino, Minako Hirahashi

Laparoscopic total gastrectomy for multiple sporadic gastric gastrointestinal stromal tumors: report of a case

Akihisa Fujimoto, Toshihiro Kobayashi, Shigeki Uchida, You Ichinose, Tetsu Sasaoki, Kenzo Goto, Hiroshi Okabe

Chylothorax after neck dissection for thyroid carcinomas: report of three cases

Wei Tian, Zhi-Yu Li, Ping Wang, Xin-Bin Lin

Choriocarcinoma of the sigmoid colon: report of a case

Mikihiko Harada, Takashi Inoue, Kimikazu Hamano

Surgical site infections after post-bariatric abdominoplasty and flank liposuction: a case–control study focusing on the quantity of tissue removed

Antonino Araco, Gianpiero Gravante, Pietro Gentile, Valerio Cervelli

Single-site laparoscopic herniorrhaphy using needle instruments for inguinal hernias in children: a novel technique

Takuya Kimura, Katsuji Yamauchi, Yoshiyuki Ihara, Toshio Sawai, Takuya Kosumi, Takeo Yonekura

Innovative segmentectomy to remove the posterior segment of the lower lobe (S10) of the lung

Takashi Nakayama, Mitsutomo Kohno, Yotaro Izumi, Keisuke Asakura, Masayuki Okui, Yasoo Sugiura, Toshinori Fukutomi, Yoshikane Yamauchi, Hiroaki Nomori

Acknowledgment to reviewers