Surgery Today

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Pancreatic cancer treatment: better, but a long way to go	83
The COVID-19 Pandemic in Japan	47
Online teaching of basic surgical skills to medical students during the COVID-19 pandemic: a case–control study	39
Human-scale lung regeneration based on decellularized matrix scaffolds as a biologic platform	33
The impact of COVID-19 on surgical procedures in Japan: analysis of data from the National Clinical Database	30
Staging laparoscopy is mandatory for the treatment of pancreatic cancer to avoid missing radiologically negative metastases	29
COVID-19: clinical issues from the Japan Surgical Society	28
Validity of operative information in Japanese administrative data: a chart review-based analysis of 1221 cases at a single institution	28
Systemic inflammatory response and nutritional biomarkers as predictors of nivolumab efficacy for gastric cancer	28
Indocyanine green fluorescence navigation in laparoscopic hepatectomy: a retrospective single-center study of 120 cases	27
Kono-S anastomosis for Crohn’s disease: a systemic review, meta-analysis, and meta-regression	25
Liver transplantation in elderly patients: what do we know at the beginning of 2020?	24
Prognostic nutritional index and postoperative outcomes in patients with colon cancer after laparoscopic surgery	24
Near-infrared fluorescence-guided surgery using indocyanine green facilitates secure infrapyloric lymph node dissection during laparoscopic distal gastrectomy	23
An overview of the current management of short-bowel syndrome in pediatric patients	21
The prognostic value of the prognostic nutritional index and inflammation-based markers in obstructive colorectal cancer	20
General surgery and COVID-19: review of practical recommendations in the first pandemic phase	20
Clinical significance of preoperative CA19-9 and lymph node metastasis in intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma	19
Issues to be considered to address the future liver remnant prior to major hepatectomy	19
Effect of indocyanine green fluorescence angiography on preventing anastomotic leakage after colorectal surgery: a meta-analysis	19
Superiority of log odds of positive lymph nodes (LODDS) for prognostic prediction after gastric cancer surgery: a multi-institutional analysis of 7620 patients in China	19
Current status of conversion surgery for stage IV gastric cancer	19
Left upper lobectomy is a risk factor for cerebral infarction after pulmonary resection: a multicentre, retrospective, case–control study in Japan	19
Corticosteroids in idiopathic granulomatous mastitis: a systematic review and meta-analysis	17
Risk factors for outlet obstruction after laparoscopic surgery and diverting ileostomy for rectal cancer	16

Risk factors for acute kidney injury in an enhanced recovery pathway for colorectal surgery	16
Clinical importance of “occult-bacterial translocation” in patients undergoing highly invasive gastrointestinal surgery: A review	16
Systemic immune-inflammation index as a prognostic marker for distal cholangiocarcinoma	16
Clinical implications of the preoperative lymphocyte C-reactive protein ratio in esophageal cancer patients	16
An anatomical review of various superior mesenteric artery-first approaches during pancreatoduodenectomy for pancreatic cancer	15
Prognostic impact of CEA/CA19-9 at the time of recurrence in patients with gastric cancer	15
Current status of hepatocyte-like cell therapy from stem cells	15
Impact of COVID-19 on gastric cancer treatment in Japanese high-volume centers: a JCOG stomach cancer study group survey	14
Serum p53 antibody: useful for detecting gastric cancer but not for predicting prognosis after surgery	14
Cadaver surgical training in Japan: its past, present, and ideal future perspectives	14
Neuroendocrine tumors of the lung: clinicopathological and molecular features	14
The role of cytoreductive surgery and hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy in the treatment of peritoneal carcinomatosis: a systematic review including evidence from Japan	14
Management options for post-esophagectomy chylothorax	14
Machine learning to predict the cancer-specific mortality of patients with primary non-metastatic invasive breast cancer	14
Social implementation of a remote surgery system in Japan: a field experiment using a newly developed surgical robot via a commercial network	13
The Japan Society for Surgical Infection: guidelines for the prevention, detection, and management of gastroenterological surgical site infection, 2018	13
Past, present, and future perspectives of pulmonary metastasectomy for patients with advanced colorectal cancer	13
Perioperative pirfenidone treatment as prophylaxis against acute exacerbation of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: a single-center analysis	13
Minimally invasive surgery for pancreatic cancer	13
Early versus late closure of temporary ileostomy after rectal cancer surgery: a meta-analysis	12
Surgical volume reduction and the announcement of triage during the 1st wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in Japan: a cohort study using an interrupted time series analysis	12
Immunotherapeutic advances in gastric cancer	12
Current status of surgery for clinical stage IA lung cancer in Japan: analysis of the national clinical database	12
Red blood cell transfusions and the survival in patients with cancer undergoing curative surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis	12
Metabolic bone disorders after gastrectomy: inevitable or preventable?	12
Prognostic significance of propofol-based intravenous anesthesia in early-stage lung cancer surgery	12
Robotic surgery for rectal cancer as a platform to build on: review of current evidence	12
Long-term outcomes of major abdominal surgery and postoperative delirium after multimodal prehabilitation of older patients	12
Pulmonary vessels and bronchial anatomy of the left lower lobe	12
Thoracoscopic repair of congenital diaphragmatic hernia in neonates: findings of a multicenter study in Japan	11
What are the new findings with regard to the mysterious disease idiopathic granulomatous mastitis?	11
Tele-assessment of bandwidth limitation for remote robotics surgery	11
Laparoscopic multivisceral resection for locally advanced colon cancer: a single-center analysis of short- and long-term outcomes	11
The preoperative pan-immune-inflammation value is a novel prognostic predictor for with stage I–III colorectal cancer patients undergoing surgery	11
Optimal extent of central lymphadenectomy for right-sided colon cancers: is lymphadenectomy beyond the superior mesenteric vein meaningful?	11
Correlation between indocyanine green visualization time in the gastric tube and postoperative endoscopic assessment of the anastomosis after esophageal surgery	11
The Controlling Nutritional Status (CONUT) Score as a prognostic factor for obstructive colorectal cancer patients received stenting as a bridge to curative surgery	11
Prognostic value of plasma fibrinogen and d-dimer levels in patients with surgically resected non-small cell lung cancer	11
Use of preoperative controlling nutritional status (CONUT) score as a better prognostic marker for distal cholangiocarcinoma after pancreatoduodenectomy	10
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	10
Incidence of anastomotic stricture after hepaticojejunostomy with continuous sutures in patients who underwent laparoscopic pancreaticoduodenectomy	10
The impact of the preoperative hand grip strength on the long-term outcomes after gastrectomy for advanced gastric cancer	10
The role of stent placement above the papilla (inside-stent) as a bridging therapy for perihilar biliary malignancy: an initial experience	10
Is radiological psoas muscle area measurement a predictor of postoperative complications after rectal resection for rectal cancer? A retrospective study	10
Surgical treatment for patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis and lung cancer: postoperative acute exacerbation of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis and outcomes	10
Impact of a board certification system and implementation of clinical practice guidelines for pancreatic cancer on mortality of pancreaticoduodenectomy	10
Conversion surgery for initially unresectable biliary malignancies: a multicenter retrospective cohort study	9
Incorporation of virtual reality in the clinical training of medical students studying esophageal and mediastinal anatomy and surgery	9
Development of gastroenterological surgery over the last decade in Japan: analysis of the National Clinical Database	9
Outcomes of stapler repair with anastomosis for stoma prolapse	9

The neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio as a novel independent prognostic factor for multiple metastatic lung tumors from various sarcomas	9
Current role of intraoperative ultrasonography in hepatectomy	9
FoundationOne® CDx gene profiling in Japanese pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma patients: a single-institution experience	9
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	9
Laparoscopic surgery for splenic injuries in the era of non-operative management: current status and future perspectives	9
The evaluation of the safety and efficacy of intravenously administered allogeneic multilineage-differentiating stress-enduring cells in a swine hepatectomy model	9
Machine learning in gastrointestinal surgery	9
Prognostic factors and a new preliminary scoring system for remission of type 2 diabetes mellitus after laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy	9
Early detection of infectious complications using C-reactive protein and the procalcitonin levels after laparoscopic colorectal resection: a prospective cohort study	9
Efficacy of a transanal drainage tube versus diverting stoma in protecting colorectal anastomosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis	9
History of the lymph node numbering system in the Japanese Classification of Gastric Carcinoma since 1962	8
Cumulative perioperative lymphocyte/C-reactive protein ratio as a predictor of the long-term outcomes of patients with colorectal cancer	8
Impact of postoperative remote infection on length of stay and medical costs in hospitals in Japan	8
MRI-detected extramural vascular invasion potentiates the risk for pathological metastasis to the lateral lymph nodes in rectal cancer	8
The predictive value of preoperative risk assessments and frailty for surgical complications in lung cancer patients	8
Scheduled intravenous acetaminophen versus nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) for better short-term outcomes after esophagectomy for esophageal cancer	8
Surgeon fatigue does not affect surgical outcomes: a systematic review and meta-analysis	8
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 ce	8
The prognostic nutritional index is correlated negatively with the lung allocation score and predicts survival after both cadaveric and living-donor lobar lung transplantation	8
Efficiency of regional functional liver volume assessment using Gd-EOB-DTPA-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging for hepatocellular carcinoma with portal vein tumor thrombus	8
The C-reactive protein to albumin ratio is a prognostic factor for stage I non-small cell lung cancer in elderly patients: JACS1303	8
D2 lymph node dissection confers little benefit on the overall survival of older patients with resectable gastric cancer: a propensity score-matching analysis of a multi-institutional dataset	8
MRI pelvimetry-based evaluation of surgical difficulty in laparoscopic total mesorectal excision after neoadjuvant chemoradiation for male rectal cancer	8
Pathological features and prognostic implications of ground-glass opacity components on computed tomography for clinical stage I lung adenocarcinoma	8
Short- and long-term outcomes of a self-expandable metallic stent versus a transanal decompression tube for pathological stage II and III left-sided obstructive colorectal cancer: a retrospective obse	8
Impact of marginal resection for hepatocellular carcinoma	8
Surgical and oncological outcomes of laparoscopic versus open radical antegrade modular pancreatosplenectomy for pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma	8
A longer interval after stenting compromises the short- and long-term outcomes after curative surgery for obstructive colorectal cancer	8
Radical antegrade modular pancreatosplenectomy (RAMPS) versus conventional distal pancreatosplenectomy (CDPS) for left-sided pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma	8
Efficacy of the slow firing method using a reinforced triple-row stapler for preventing postoperative pancreatic fistula during laparoscopic distal pancreatectomy	8
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	7
Surgical management of thymic epithelial tumors	7
Clinical analysis of postoperative venous thromboembolism in Japanese patients after colorectal cancer surgery	7
Measurement of particulate matter 2.5 in surgical smoke and its health hazards	7
Effectiveness of early exercise on reducing skeletal muscle loss during preoperative neoadjuvant chemotherapy for esophageal cancer	7
Electromagnetic navigation bronchoscopy versus virtual bronchoscopy navigation for improving the diagnosis of peripheral lung lesions: analysis of the predictors of successful diagnosis	7
Subcutaneous fat area as a risk factor for extraction site incisional hernia following gastrectomy for gastric cancer	7
Impact of postoperative complications on outcomes of second surgery for second primary lung cancer	7
Prognostic nutrition index affects the prognosis of patients undergoing trimodality therapy for locally advanced non-small cell lung cancer	7
Advantages of robotic abdominoperineal resection compared with laparoscopic surgery: a single-center retrospective study	7
Polyglycolic acid mesh for preventing post-thoracoscopic bullectomy recurrence	7
The safety and feasibility of laparoscopic gastrectomy for gastric cancer in very elderly patients: short-and long-term outcomes	7
Anatomical resection is useful for the treatment of primary solitary hepatocellular carcinoma with predicted microscopic vessel invasion and/or intrahepatic metastasis	7
The psoas muscle index as a predictor of mortality and morbidity of geriatric trauma patients: experience of a major trauma center in Kobe	7
Preoperative lymphocyte/C-reactive protein ratio and its correlation with CD8+ tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes as a predictor of prognosis after resection of intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma	7
Indocyanine green fluorescence imaging for evaluating blood flow in the reconstructed conduit after esophageal cancer surgery	7
Surgical strategy for malignant pleural mesothelioma: the superiority of pleurectomy/decortication	7
Anatomical study of the inferior mesenteric vein using three-dimensional computed tomography angiography in laparoscopy-assisted surgery for left-sided colorectal cancer	7
Outcomes of lung transplantation for idiopathic pleuroparenchymal fibroelastosis	7
Oncological outcomes following laparoscopic surgery for pathological T4 colon cancer: a propensity score-matched analysis	7
Enhanced patterns on intraoperative contrast-enhanced ultrasonography predict outcomes after curative liver resection in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma	7
Decreased numbers of gastric, colorectal, lung, and breast cancer surgeries performed in 17 cancer-designated hospitals in Gunma Prefecture of Japan during the COVID-19 pandemic	7
Ampullary carcinoma of the duodenum: current clinical issues and genomic overview	7
Late postoperative complications of congenital biliary dilatation in pediatric patients: a single-center experience of managing complications for over 20 years	6
A phase II study of ramelteon for the prevention of postoperative delirium in elderly patients undergoing gastrectomy	6
Effects of Daikenchuto on postoperative gastrointestinal motility in colorectal carcinoma patients with abdominal pain and distension: a prospective, randomized trial	6
Modified left subsuperior segmentectomy via 2-cm uniportal video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery	6
A novel discriminant formula for the prompt diagnosis of strangulated bowel obstruction	6
The pivotal predictor of severe postoperative complications of pancreatoduodenectomy: complex links of bacterial contamination from preoperative biliary drainage	6
Charlson comorbidity index predicts anastomotic leakage in patients with resected right-sided colon cancer	6
The updated five-year overall survival and long-term oxaliplatin-related neurotoxicity assessment of the FACOS study	6
Comparison of greater curvature and lesser curvature circular-stapled esophagogastrostomy after esophagectomy in patients with esophageal cancer: a prospective randomized controlled trial	6
Preoperative sarcopenia and malnutrition are correlated with poor long-term survival after endovascular abdominal aortic aneurysm repair	6
Osteosarcopenia predicts poor prognosis for patients with intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma after hepatic resection	6
Sacral neuromodulation for the prevention of a permanent stoma in patients with severe defecation disorder following intersphincteric resection	6
Relationship between hepatic venous anatomy and hepatic venous blood loss during hepatectomy	6
Preoperative restrictive pulmonary dysfunction influences the survival after gastrectomy for elderly patients with gastric carcinoma	6
A nomogram predicting the difficulty of laparoscopic surgery for rectal cancer	6
Intravenous injection of human multilineage-differentiating stress-enduring cells alleviates mouse severe acute pancreatitis without immunosuppressants	6
Feasibility of preserving the remnant stomach during distal pancreatectomy after distal gastrectomy	6
Impact of postoperative complications on the long-term outcome in lung cancer surgery	6
Pulmonary vessels and bronchus anatomy of the left upper lobe	6
Short-term changes and correlations of plasma spexin, kisspeptin, and galanin levels after laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy	6
The survival after recurrence of colorectal cancer: a retrospective study focused on time to recurrence after curative resection	6
Gastrocolic ligament lymph-node dissection may increase the incidence of delayed gastric emptying after colon cancer surgery with D3 lymphadenectomy	6
Radical antegrade modular pancreatosplenectomy (RAMPS) versus conventional distal pancreatectomy for left-sided pancreatic cancer: findings of a multicenter, retrospective, propensity score matching s	6
Short- and long-term outcomes of immediate breast reconstruction surgery after neoadjuvant chemotherapy	6
Causative bacteria associated with a clinically relevant postoperative pancreatic fistula infection after distal pancreatectomy	6
Peritoneal lavage with hydrogen-rich saline can be an effective and practical procedure for acute peritonitis	6
Are graduating residents sufficiently competent? Results of a national gap analysis survey of program directors and graduating residents in Japan	6

Vascular anatomy of the splenic flexure: a review of the literature	6
Utility of the powered stapler for radical pulmonary resection: a propensity score-matched analysis	6
National survey on deceased donor organ transplantation during the COVID-19 pandemic in Japan	6
Closure of enterotomy after side-to-side ileocolic anastomosis with two barbed sutures in totally laparoscopic colectomy for right-sided colon cancer	6
A decreased preoperative platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio, systemic immune-inflammation index, and pan-immune-inflammation value are associated with the poorer survival of patients with a stent inserted a	5
Treatment of air leakage using the VIO soft coagulation system: a mouse pulmonary air leak model	5
Effects of remote ischemic preconditioning on liver injury following hepatectomy: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized control trials	5
Preventing iatrogenic ureteral injury in colorectal surgery: a comprehensive and systematic review of the last 2 decades of literature and future perspectives	5
Preoperative one-stop magnetic resonance imaging evaluation of the pancreaticobiliary junction and hepatic arteries in children with pancreaticobiliary maljunction: a prospective cohort study	5
Nutritional assessment and surgical outcomes in very elderly patients undergoing pancreaticoduodenectomy: a retrospective study	5
Efficacy of celecoxib as preemptive analgesia for patients undergoing laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair: a randomized trial	5
The evaluation of the postoperative quality of life in patients undergoing radical gastrectomy for esophagogastric junction cancer using the Postgastrectomy Syndrome Assessment Scale-45: a nationwide	5
Differentiation of benign and malignant regions in paraffin embedded tissue blocks of pulmonary adenocarcinoma using micro CT scanning of paraffin tissue blocks: a pilot study for method validation	5
Risk of carcinogenesis in the biliary epithelium of children with congenital biliary dilatation through epigenetic and genetic regulation	5
Hepatectomy using a novel cart-based indocyanine green fluorescence imaging system	5
Near-infrared fluorescence imaging with indocyanine green to assess the blood supply of the reconstructed gastric conduit to reduce anastomotic leakage after esophagectomy: a literature review	5
Uniportal versus multiportal video-assisted thoracoscopic segmentectomy for non-small cell lung cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis	5
Determining the protective characteristics and risk factors for the development of anastomotic leakage after low anterior resection for rectal cancer	5
Evaluation of negative-pressure wound therapy for surgical site infections after ileostomy closure in colorectal cancer patients: a prospective multicenter study	5
Incisional hernia after liver transplantation: mesh-based repair and what else?	5
Redo laparoscopic Heller myotomy and Dor fundoplication versus rescue peroral endoscopic myotomy for esophageal achalasia after failed Heller myotomy: a single-institution experience	5
Impact of the indocyanine green fluorescence method for anastomotic blood flow in robotic distal gastrectomy	5
Significant association between the preoperative erythrocyte mean corpuscular volume and infectious complications after pancreaticoduodenectomy	5
The impact of early tumor shrinkage on conversion surgery and the survival in patients with unresectable locally advanced pancreatic cancer	5
The prognostic impact of sarcopenia on elderly patients undergoing pulmonary resection for non-small cell lung cancer	5
Open colectomy vs. laparoscopic colectomy in Japan: a retrospective study using real-world data from the diagnosis procedure combination database	5
Accreditation as a qualified surgeon improves surgical outcomes in laparoscopic distal gastrectomy	5
Quality of life after partial lung resection with uniportal versus 3-port video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery: a prospective randomized controlled study	5
Oligometastatic recurrence as a prognostic factor after curative resection of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma	5
The novel mechanism of valproate to prevent peritoneal adhesion formation	5
Laparoscopic and robot-assisted surgery for adult congenital biliary dilatation achieves favorable short-term outcomes without increasing the risk of late complications	5
The prevalence and risk factors associated with preoperative deep venous thrombosis in lung cancer surgery	5
A nomogram for predicting rectovaginal fistula after low anterior resection for rectal cancer	5
Clinical outcomes of patients after nipple-sparing mastectomy and reconstruction based on the expander/implant technique	4
Etiologies and treatments of chronic intestinal failure-short bowel syndrome (SBS) in Japanese adults: a real-world observational study	4
Prediction of anastomotic leakage after left-sided colorectal cancer surgery: a pilot study utilizing quantitative near-infrared spectroscopy	4
Clinical outcomes of palliative treatment for gastric bleeding from incurable gastric cancer	4
Surgical treatment of renal cell carcinoma with inferior vena cava tumor thrombus	4
Prognostic value of an inflammation-based nutritional score for patients with initially unresectable pancreatic adenocarcinoma undergoing conversion surgery following chemo-/radiotherapy	4
Preoperative risk factors of incisional surgical site infection in severe or intractable ulcerative colitis	4
Bowel obstruction as a serious complication of patients with femoral hernia	4
Influence of endoscopic resection on additional laparoscopic distal gastrectomy: a propensity score-matching analysis	4
Retrospective evaluation of the effect of Ninjin’yoeito in hepatocellular carcinoma patients treated with lenvatinib	4
Prognostic significance of vasohibin-1 and vasohibin-2 immunohistochemical expression in gastric cancer	4
Current status and future perspectives of robotic inguinal hernia repair	4
Delorme surgery for colonic mucosal prolapse after intersphincteric resection	4
Pulmonary contusion during the COVID-19 pandemic: challenges in diagnosis and treatment	4
An outcome analysis of predictive factors for portal or splenic vein thrombosis after distal pancreatectomy	4
The prognostic relevance of primary tumor sidedness to surgical treatment for recurrent colon cancer	4
Facilitated completion of 1-year adjuvant S-1 monotherapy for pathological stage II or III gastric cancer by medical oncologists	4
Is surgery justified for elderly patients with extrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma? Reappraisal from a viewpoint of comorbidity and organ function	4
Can general surgeons perform laparoscopic surgery independently within 10 years of training? A nationwide survey on laparoscopic surgery training in Japan	4
Association between preoperative tumor necrosis factor alpha inhibitor and surgical site infection after surgery for inflammatory bowel disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis	4
Lymph node ratio-based the ypTNrM staging system for gastric cancer after neoadjuvant therapy: a large population-based study	4
Preoperative serum cholinesterase levels as a risk factor of postoperative complications for the elderly undergoing emergency surgery	4
Preoperative endoscopic tattooing using India ink to determine the resection margins during totally laparoscopic distal gastrectomy for gastric cancer	4
Prognostic value of preoperative carcinoembryonic antigen and D-dimer concentrations in patients undergoing curative resection for colorectal cancer	4
Emphysematous changes and lower levels of plasma irisin are associated with bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome after bilateral living-donor lobar lung transplantation	4
Controlling lymph node micrometastases by neoadjuvant chemotherapy affects the prognosis in advanced esophageal squamous cell carcinoma	4
Exfoliated cancer cells during intersphincteric resection for very low rectal cancer	4
Optimal lymph-node dissection for pancreatic tail cancer	4
A technique for constructing diverting loop ileostomy to prevent outlet obstruction after rectal resection and total colectomy: a retrospective single-center study	4
Surgical treatment for secondary spontaneous pneumothorax: a risk factor analysis	4
Risk factors for peristomal skin disorders associated with temporary ileostomy construction	4
Anastomotic bleeding following ileocolic end-to-side anastomosis using a circular stapler: incidence and risk factors	4
Optimal timing of surgery in infants with prenatally diagnosed isolated left-sided congenital diaphragmatic hernia: a multicenter, cohort study in Japan	4
Short-term outcomes of gastrectomy after neoadjuvant chemotherapy for clinical stage III gastric cancer: propensity score-matched analysis of a multi-institutional database	4
Invasive pulmonary aspergillosis after liver transplantation: lessons from successfully treated cases and review of the literature	4
Clinical features and risk factors for early recurrence after esophagectomy following neoadjuvant chemotherapy for esophageal cancer	4
The phase angle as a predictor of postoperative complications in patients undergoing lung cancer surgery	4
Prognosis of anal canal adenocarcinoma versus lower rectal adenocarcinoma in Japan: a propensity score matching study	4
Impact of the preoperative body composition indexes on intraoperative blood loss in patients undergoing pancreatoduodenectomy	4
Laparoscopic clamp-crushing enucleation with a pancreatic duct stent for tumors located close to the main pancreatic duct	4
A novel combined prognostic nutritional index and aspartate aminotransferase-to-platelet ratio index-based score can predict the survival of patients with hepatocellular carcinoma who undergo hepatic	4
Association between low preoperative skeletal muscle quality and infectious complications following gastrectomy for gastric cancer	4
Learning curve of laparoscopic and robotic total gastrectomy: A systematic review and meta-analysis	4
Predictive scoring system for advanced liver fibrosis in Japanese patients with severe obesity	4
Resection strategy for colorectal liver metastasis focusing on intrahepatic vessels and resection margins	4
Survival analyses of elderly gastric cancer patients with or without surgery	4
Powered articulation by the SigniaTM stapling system for stapling position adjustments: optimizing safe surgical margins in thoracoscopic sublobar resection	4
High tumor budding predicts a poor prognosis in resected duodenal adenocarcinoma	4
Short-term outcomes of intracorporeal versus extracorporeal anastomosis after laparoscopic colectomy: a propensity score-matched cohort study from a single institution	4
The duodenal tube test is more specific than hepatobiliary scintigraphy for identifying bile excretion in the differential diagnosis of biliary atresia	4
Identification of risk factors for open conversion from laparoscopic cholecystectomy for acute cholecystitis based on computed tomography findings	4
Low level of postoperative plasma antithrombin III is associated with portal vein thrombosis after liver surgery	4
The influence of serum cholinesterase levels and sarcopenia on postoperative infectious complications in colorectal cancer surgery	4
Safe exposure of the left renal vein during laparoscopic distal pancreatectomy for pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma: anatomical variations and pitfalls	3
Identifying the tumor-progressive gene expression profile in high-risk papillary thyroid cancer	3
Liver retraction using an L-shaped retractor during sleeve gastrectomy	3
Using indocyanine green fluorescence in laparoscopic surgery to identify and preserve rare branching of the right hepatic artery in pediatric congenital biliary dilatation	3
Treatment strategies and outcomes for elderly patients with locally advanced squamous cell carcinoma of the esophagus	3
Mediastinal lymph node dissection in older patients with non-small cell lung cancer	3
Bridged one-anastomosis gastric bypass: technique and preliminary results	3
Elemental diet therapy plays a significant role in preventing surgical recurrence of Crohn’s disease in the era of biologics	3
Novel biodegradable internal stent as a mitigation strategy in high-risk pancreaticojejunostomy: technical notes and preliminary results	3