Surgery Today

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Online teaching of basic surgical skills to medical students during the COVID-19 pandemic: a case–control study	43
The impact of COVID-19 on surgical procedures in Japan: analysis of data from the National Clinical Database	37
Validity of operative information in Japanese administrative data: a chart review-based analysis of 1221 cases at a single institution	33
Current status of conversion surgery for stage IV gastric cancer	22
Corticosteroids in idiopathic granulomatous mastitis: a systematic review and meta-analysis	21
An overview of the current management of short-bowel syndrome in pediatric patients	21
Effect of indocyanine green fluorescence angiography on preventing anastomotic leakage after colorectal surgery: a meta-analysis	21
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	19
Prognostic impact of CEA/CA19-9 at the time of recurrence in patients with gastric cancer	19
The Japan Society for Surgical Infection: guidelines for the prevention, detection, and management of gastroenterological surgical site infection, 2018	18
Osteosarcopenia predicts poor prognosis for patients with intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma after hepatic resection	17
The role of cytoreductive surgery and hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy in the treatment of peritoneal carcinomatosis: a systematic review including evidence from Japan	17
Red blood cell transfusions and the survival in patients with cancer undergoing curative surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis	17
Systemic immune-inflammation index as a prognostic marker for distal cholangiocarcinoma	17
Clinical implications of the preoperative lymphocyte C-reactive protein ratio in esophageal cancer patients	17
Thoracoscopic repair of congenital diaphragmatic hernia in neonates: findings of a multicenter study in Japan	16
Cadaver surgical training in Japan: its past, present, and ideal future perspectives	16
Tele-assessment of bandwidth limitation for remote robotics surgery	16
Impact of COVID-19 on gastric cancer treatment in Japanese high-volume centers: a JCOG stomach cancer study group survey	16
Laparoscopic surgery for splenic injuries in the era of non-operative management: current status and future perspectives	15
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	15
What are the new findings with regard to the mysterious disease idiopathic granulomatous mastitis?	14
Social implementation of a remote surgery system in Japan: a field experiment using a newly developed surgical robot via a commercial network	14
Surgical treatment for patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis and lung cancer: postoperative acute exacerbation of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis and outcomes	13
The role of stent placement above the papilla (inside-stent) as a bridging therapy for perihilar biliary malignancy: an initial experience	13

Metabolic bone disorders after gastrectomy: inevitable or preventable?	13
Prognostic significance of propofol-based intravenous anesthesia in early-stage lung cancer surgery	13
Incidence of anastomotic stricture after hepaticojejunostomy with continuous sutures in patients who underwent laparoscopic pancreaticoduodenectomy	12
MRI-detected extramural vascular invasion potentiates the risk for pathological metastasis to the lateral lymph nodes in rectal cancer	12
Vascular anatomy of the splenic flexure: a review of the literature	12
Is radiological psoas muscle area measurement a predictor of postoperative complications after rectal resection for rectal cancer? A retrospective study	12
Immunotherapeutic advances in gastric cancer	12
Efficacy of a transanal drainage tube versus diverting stoma in protecting colorectal anastomosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis	12
Indocyanine green fluorescence imaging for evaluating blood flow in the reconstructed conduit after esophageal cancer surgery	12
The preoperative pan-immune-inflammation value is a novel prognostic predictor for with stage I–III colorectal cancer patients undergoing surgery	12
Machine learning in gastrointestinal surgery	11
Advantages of robotic abdominoperineal resection compared with laparoscopic surgery: a single-center retrospective study	11
Incorporation of virtual reality in the clinical training of medical students studying esophageal and mediastinal anatomy and surgery	11
Pathological features and prognostic implications of ground-glass opacity components on computed tomography for clinical stage I lung adenocarcinoma	11
Effectiveness of early exercise on reducing skeletal muscle loss during preoperative neoadjuvant chemotherapy for esophageal cancer	11
The impact of the preoperative hand grip strength on the long-term outcomes after gastrectomy for advanced gastric cancer	11
Cumulative perioperative lymphocyte/C-reactive protein ratio as a predictor of the long-term outcomes of patients with colorectal cancer	11
Frequency and prognostic impact of cachexia during drug treatment for unresectable advanced gastric cancer patients	10
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	10
Efficacy of the slow firing method using a reinforced triple-row stapler for preventing postoperative pancreatic fistula during laparoscopic distal pancreatectomy	10
History of the lymph node numbering system in the Japanese Classification of Gastric Carcinoma since 1962	10
MRI pelvimetry-based evaluation of surgical difficulty in laparoscopic total mesorectal excision after neoadjuvant chemoradiation for male rectal cancer	10
The prognostic nutritional index is correlated negatively with the lung allocation score and predicts survival after both cadaveric and living-donor lobar lung transplantation	9
Preoperative sarcopenia and malnutrition are correlated with poor long-term survival after endovascular abdominal aortic aneurysm repair	9
Late postoperative complications of congenital biliary dilatation in pediatric patients: a single-center experience of managing complications for over 20 years	9
A longer interval after stenting compromises the short- and long-term outcomes after curative surgery for obstructive colorectal cancer	9
Radical antegrade modular pancreatosplenectomy (RAMPS) versus conventional distal pancreatosplenectomy (CDPS) for left-sided pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma	9
Anatomical study of the inferior mesenteric vein using three-dimensional computed tomography angiography in laparoscopy-assisted surgery for left-sided colorectal cancer	9
Electromagnetic navigation bronchoscopy versus virtual bronchoscopy navigation for improving the diagnosis of peripheral lung lesions: analysis of the predictors of successful diagnosis	9
Current role of intraoperative ultrasonography in hepatectomy	9
Surgical treatment of renal cell carcinoma with inferior vena cava tumor thrombus	9
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	9
Preventing iatrogenic ureteral injury in colorectal surgery: a comprehensive and systematic review of the last 2 decades of literature and future perspectives	9
Charlson comorbidity index predicts anastomotic leakage in patients with resected right-sided colon cancer	9
Anatomical resection is useful for the treatment of primary solitary hepatocellular carcinoma with predicted microscopic vessel invasion and/or intrahepatic metastasis	9
Preoperative lymphocyte/C-reactive protein ratio and its correlation with CD8+ tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes as a predictor of prognosis after resection of intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma	9
National survey on deceased donor organ transplantation during the COVID-19 pandemic in Japan	9
The C-reactive protein to albumin ratio is a prognostic factor for stage I non-small cell lung cancer in elderly patients: JACS1303	9
Surgical strategy for malignant pleural mesothelioma: the superiority of pleurectomy/decortication	9
Radical antegrade modular pancreatosplenectomy (RAMPS) versus conventional distal pancreatectomy for left-sided pancreatic cancer: findings of a multicenter, retrospective, propensity score matching s	9
The prognostic impact of sarcopenia on elderly patients undergoing pulmonary resection for non-small cell lung cancer	8
Oligometastatic recurrence as a prognostic factor after curative resection of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma	8
Intravenous injection of human multilineage-differentiating stress-enduring cells alleviates mouse severe acute pancreatitis without immunosuppressants	8
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	8
Ampullary carcinoma of the duodenum: current clinical issues and genomic overview	8
Quality of life after partial lung resection with uniportal versus 3-port video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery: a prospective randomized controlled study	8
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	8
Laparoscopic and robot-assisted surgery for adult congenital biliary dilatation achieves favorable short-term outcomes without increasing the risk of late complications	8
Outcomes of lung transplantation for idiopathic pleuroparenchymal fibroelastosis	8
Clinical significance of preoperative inflammation-based score for the prognosis of patients with hepatocellular carcinoma who underwent hepatectomy	8

Uniportal versus multiportal video-assisted thoracoscopic segmentectomy for non-small cell lung cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis	8
Etiologies and treatments of chronic intestinal failure-short bowel syndrome (SBS) in Japanese adults: a real-world observational study	8
The double bipolar method for robotic total mesorectal excision in patients with rectal cancer	8
Surgical and oncological outcomes of laparoscopic versus open radical antegrade modular pancreatosplenectomy for pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma	8
Clinical analysis of postoperative venous thromboembolism in Japanese patients after colorectal cancer surgery	8
Impact of postoperative complications on the long-term outcome in lung cancer surgery	8
The survival after recurrence of colorectal cancer: a retrospective study focused on time to recurrence after curative resection	8
Pulmonary vessels and bronchus anatomy of the left upper lobe	8
Venous thromboembolism after esophagectomy for cancer: a systematic review of the literature to evaluate incidence, risk factors, and prophylaxis	7
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	7
A nomogram predicting the difficulty of laparoscopic surgery for rectal cancer	7
Polyglycolic acid mesh for preventing post-thoracoscopic bullectomy recurrence	7
A technique for constructing diverting loop ileostomy to prevent outlet obstruction after rectal resection and total colectomy: a retrospective single-center study	7
Clinical features and risk factors for early recurrence after esophagectomy following neoadjuvant chemotherapy for esophageal cancer	7
Redo laparoscopic Heller myotomy and Dor fundoplication versus rescue peroral endoscopic myotomy for esophageal achalasia after failed Heller myotomy: a single-institution experience	7
Accreditation as a qualified surgeon improves surgical outcomes in laparoscopic distal gastrectomy	7
Current status and future perspectives of robotic inguinal hernia repair	7
A prognostic model for 1-month mortality in the postoperative intensive care unit	7
Sacral neuromodulation for the prevention of a permanent stoma in patients with severe defecation disorder following intersphincteric resection	7
Using machine learning models to predict acute pancreatitis in children with pancreaticobiliary maljunction	7
Causative bacteria associated with a clinically relevant postoperative pancreatic fistula infection after distal pancreatectomy	7
Risk factors for peristomal skin disorders associated with temporary ileostomy construction	7
Measurement of particulate matter 2.5 in surgical smoke and its health hazards	7
Short-term outcomes of intracorporeal versus extracorporeal anastomosis after laparoscopic colectomy: a propensity score-matched cohort study from a single institution	6
The prevalence and risk factors associated with preoperative deep venous thrombosis in lung cancer surgery	6
Preoperative hypoalbuminemia in patients undergoing cardiac surgery: a meta-analysis	6
The updated five-year overall survival and long-term oxaliplatin-related neurotoxicity assessment of the FACOS study	6
Effects of remote ischemic preconditioning on liver injury following hepatectomy: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized control trials	6
Short-term changes and correlations of plasma spexin, kisspeptin, and galanin levels after laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy	6
Short- and long-term outcomes of immediate breast reconstruction surgery after neoadjuvant chemotherapy	6
Peritoneal lavage with hydrogen-rich saline can be an effective and practical procedure for acute peritonitis	6
Impact of loss of skeletal muscle mass within 6–12 months after gastrectomy and S1 adjuvant chemotherapy on the survival prognosis of elderly patients with gastric cancer	6
Can general surgeons perform laparoscopic surgery independently within 10 years of training? A nationwide survey on laparoscopic surgery training in Japan	6
The evaluation of the association between preoperative sarcopenia and postoperative pneumonia and factors for preoperative sarcopenia in patients undergoing thoracoscopic-laparoscopic esophagectomy fo	6
The impact of early tumor shrinkage on conversion surgery and the survival in patients with unresectable locally advanced pancreatic cancer	6
Prevalence of work-related musculoskeletal disorders among general surgeons in Japan	6
Gastrocolic ligament lymph-node dissection may increase the incidence of delayed gastric emptying after colon cancer surgery with D3 lymphadenectomy	6
Relationship between hepatic venous anatomy and hepatic venous blood loss during hepatectomy	6
A novel discriminant formula for the prompt diagnosis of strangulated bowel obstruction	6
Risk of carcinogenesis in the biliary epithelium of children with congenital biliary dilatation through epigenetic and genetic regulation	6
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	6
Prophylactic supraclavicular lymph node dissection for esophageal squamous cell carcinoma: a systematic review and meta-analysis	6
Treatment of air leakage using the VIO soft coagulation system: a mouse pulmonary air leak model	6
Osteosarcopenia is a significant predictor of recurrence and the prognosis after resection for extrahepatic bile duct cancer	6
Learning curve of laparoscopic and robotic total gastrectomy: A systematic review and meta-analysis	6
Long-term outcomes of single-incision versus multiport laparoscopic totally extra-peritoneal inguinal hernia repair: a single-institution experience of 186 consecutive cases	5
Laparoscopic clamp-crushing enucleation with a pancreatic duct stent for tumors located close to the main pancreatic duct	5
Effectiveness of barrier agents for preventing postoperative bowel obstruction after laparoscopic surgery: a retrospective cohort study	5
Risk model for mortality associated with esophagectomy via a thoracic approach based on data from the Japanese National Clinical Database on malignant esophageal tumors	5
An aberrant right hepatic artery arising from the gastroduodenal artery: a pitfall encountered during pancreaticoduodenectomy	5
Surgical treatment for secondary spontaneous pneumothorax: a risk factor analysis	5
Clinical outcomes of patients after nipple-sparing mastectomy and reconstruction based on the expander/implant technique	5
Impact of gastrectomy on body composition within 1 month in patients with gastric cancer	5
Identifying the tumor-progressive gene expression profile in high-risk papillary thyroid cancer	5
Survival analyses of elderly gastric cancer patients with or without surgery	5
Clinical significance of the preoperative prognostic nutritional index on age/comorbidity burdens in patients with resectable non-small cell lung cancer	5
Cost of postoperative complications of lower anterior resection for rectal cancer: a nationwide registry study of 15,187 patients	5
Feasibility of the semi-opened method of specimen resection for a circumferential resection margin in rectal cancer surgery: a multicenter study	5
Prediction of the tumor response and survival based on computed tomography in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma after trimodality therapy	5
Association between low preoperative skeletal muscle quality and infectious complications following gastrectomy for gastric cancer	5
An unusual complication of tumor surgery: chylous leakage	5
Efficacy of a robotic stapler on symptomatic anastomotic leakage in robotic low anterior resection for rectal cancer	5
The urinary and sexual outcomes of robot-assisted versus laparoscopic rectal cancer surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis	5
Tension-free thoracoscopic repair of congenital diaphragmatic hernia combined with a percutaneous extracorporeal closure technique: how to do it	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
Perioperative fluid management influences complication rates and length of hospital stay in the enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) protocol for patients with colorectal cancer	5
Early re-laparotomy for patients with high-grade liver injury after damage-control surgery and perihepatic packing	5
Long-term outcomes following ABO-incompatible living donor liver transplantation for acute liver failure: a single-center experience of over 20 years	5
How to treat gastrinomas in patients with multiple endocrine neoplasia type1: surgery or long-term proton pump inhibitors?	5
A comparison of the surgical invasiveness and short-term outcomes between thoracoscopic and pneumatic mediastinoscopic esophagectomy for esophageal cancer	5
Comparison of mid-term effectiveness and safety of one-anastomosis gastric bypass and sleeve gastrectomy in patients with super obesity (BMI ≥ 50 kg/m2)	5
Prognostic value of an inflammation-based nutritional score for patients with initially unresectable pancreatic adenocarcinoma undergoing conversion surgery following chemo-/radiotherapy	5
Emphysematous changes and lower levels of plasma irisin are associated with bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome after bilateral living-donor lobar lung transplantation	5
Retrospective evaluation of the effect of Ninjin’yoeito in hepatocellular carcinoma patients treated with lenvatinib	5
Field experiment of a telesurgery system using a surgical robot with haptic feedback	5
Prognosis of anal canal adenocarcinoma versus lower rectal adenocarcinoma in Japan: a propensity score matching study	5
High tumor budding predicts a poor prognosis in resected duodenal adenocarcinoma	5
Impact of the indocyanine green fluorescence method for anastomotic blood flow in robotic distal gastrectomy	5
Short- and long-term outcomes of laparoscopic versus open liver resection for large hepatocellular carcinoma: a propensity score study	5
Is surgery justified for elderly patients with extrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma? Reappraisal from a viewpoint of comorbidity and organ function	5

The phase angle as a predictor of postoperative complications in patients undergoing lung cancer surgery	5
Efficacy of celecoxib as preemptive analgesia for patients undergoing laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair: a randomized trial	5
Prognostic significance of preoperative low serum creatine kinase levels in gastric cancer	4
Resection strategy for colorectal liver metastasis focusing on intrahepatic vessels and resection margins	4
Clinical outcomes of palliative treatment for gastric bleeding from incurable gastric cancer	4
Predictors of a difficult Pringle maneuver in laparoscopic liver resection and evaluation of alternative procedures to assist bleeding control	4
Roux-en-Y hepaticojejunostomy or hepaticoduodenostomy for biliary reconstruction after resection of congenital biliary dilatation: a systematic review and meta-analysis	4
Liver retraction using an L-shaped retractor during sleeve gastrectomy	4
Low level of postoperative plasma antithrombin III is associated with portal vein thrombosis after liver surgery	4
Optimal timing of definitive surgery for Hirschsprung’s disease to achieve better long-term bowel function	4
Prospective clinical trial on the learning curve of high-intensity-focused ultrasound for the treatment of breast fibroadenoma	4
Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for the anesthetic management of a patient with severe airway stenosis caused by thyroid carcinoma invasion	4
A comparison of the effects of anti-reflux procedures during esophagogastrostomy after proximal gastrectomy on the postoperative quality of life	4
Predictive scoring system for advanced liver fibrosis in Japanese patients with severe obesity	4
Invasive pulmonary aspergillosis after liver transplantation: lessons from successfully treated cases and review of the literature	4
Preoperative risk factors of incisional surgical site infection in severe or intractable ulcerative colitis	4
Preoperative serum cholinesterase levels as a risk factor of postoperative complications for the elderly undergoing emergency surgery	4
Importance of the preoperative prognostic nutritional index score as a predictor of chronic lung allograft dysfunction after lung transplantation: a Japanese single-institution study	4
Impact of partial pressure of arterial oxygen and radiologic findings on postoperative acute exacerbation of idiopathic interstitial pneumonia in patients with lung cancer	4
Prognostic significance of the cachexia index in patients with stage I–III colorectal cancer who underwent laparoscopic surgery	4
Cystic duct cyst in adults: a systematic review of the sixth entity	4
Estimates of the effects of centralization policy for surgery in Japan: does centralization affect the quality of healthcare for esophagectomies?	4
Perioperative coagulofibrinolytic responses in colorectal surgery patients without chemical thromboprophylaxis: a retrospective observational study	4
Prognostic factors for lung transplant recipients focusing on age and gender: the Japanese lung transplantation report 2022	4
Efficacy, safety, and pharmacokinetics of teduglutide in adult Japanese patients with short bowel syndrome and intestinal failure: two phase III studies with an extension	4
Treatment strategies and outcomes for elderly patients with locally advanced squamous cell carcinoma of the esophagus	4
Mid-term outcomes of intracorporeal versus extracorporeal anastomosis after laparoscopic colectomy: a propensity score-matched cohort study from a single institution	4
Lymph node ratio-based the ypTNrM staging system for gastric cancer after neoadjuvant therapy: a large population-based study	4
Anastomotic time was associated with postoperative complications: a cumulative sum analysis of thoracoscopic repair of tracheoesophageal fistula in a single surgeon’s experience	4
The influence of serum cholinesterase levels and sarcopenia on postoperative infectious complications in colorectal cancer surgery	4
Long-term outcomes of upfront robotic rectal cancer surgery: a single-center, retrospective cohort study in Japan	4
Current status of trauma surgery at a Japanese prefectural academic institute: improved organization in a regional prefecture	4
Role of podoplanin and Kupffer cells in liver injury after ischemia–reperfusion in mice	4
Prognostic value of preoperative carcinoembryonic antigen and D-dimer concentrations in patients undergoing curative resection for colorectal cancer	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
The assessment of risk factors for postoperative delirium using cubic spline curves in gastroenterological surgery	4
Prognostic impact of lymph node micrometastasis in patients with gastric cancer	4
Clinical and oncological benefits of left hepatectomy for Bismuth type I/II perihilar cholangiocarcinoma	4
Analysis of the risk factors for osteoporosis and its prevalence after gastrectomy for gastric cancer in older patients: a prospective study	4
Early results of expanding the anatomical indications for using a Gore Iliac branch endoprosthesis to treat aortoiliac and iliac aneurysms	4
Which preoperative immunonutritional index best predicts postoperative mortality after palliative surgery for malignant bowel obstruction in patients with late-stage cancer? A single-center study in J	4
Prediction of anastomotic leakage after left-sided colorectal cancer surgery: a pilot study utilizing quantitative near-infrared spectroscopy	4
Long-term and short-term outcomes of laparoscopic versus open resection following tube decompression for obstructive colorectal cancer: a single-center retrospective study	4
Optimal lymph-node dissection for pancreatic tail cancer	4
The type of gastrectomy affects skeletal muscle loss and the long-term outcomes of elderly patients with gastric cancer: a retrospective study using computed tomography images	4
Indications for conversion hepatectomy for initially unresectable colorectal cancer with liver metastasis	4
Clinical importance of preoperative red-cell volume distribution width as a prognostic marker in patients undergoing radical surgery for pancreatic cancer	4
A goal-directed therapy protocol for preventing acute kidney injury after laparoscopic liver resection: a retrospective observational cohort study	4
Prediction of lymph node metastasis of clinical stage IA non-small cell lung cancer based on the tumor volume doubling time	3
Prognostic significance of the mean corpuscular volume (MCV) and red cell distribution width (RDW) in obstructive colorectal cancer patients with a stent inserted as a bridge to curative surgery	3
Dynamics of glucose levels after Billroth I versus Roux-en-Y reconstruction in patients who undergo distal gastrectomy	3
Initial perioperative outcomes of robot-assisted thoracoscopic lobectomy using a confronting setting	3
Atrial resection for T4 non-small cell lung cancer with left atrium involvement: a systematic review and meta-analysis of survival	3
The prognostic impact of the lymphocyte-to-C-reactive protein ratio in patients with unresectable or recurrent advanced gastric cancer treated with first- and second-line treatment	3
Relationship between postoperative atrial fibrillation and its recurrence after lung resection	3
The preoperative elevated plasma fibrinogen level is associated with the prognosis of hilar cholangiocarcinoma	3
Multidisciplinary surgical approach for renal cell carcinoma with inferior vena cava tumor thrombus	3
Analysis of external pressure on the left calf in the Lloyd–Davies position during colorectal surgery	3
Primary hyperparathyroidism in pregnancy: experience of a tertiary centre	3
Surgical management of post-transplant bronchial stenoses: a single-center experience	3
Long-term results of minimally invasive transanal surgery for rectal tumors in 249 consecutive patients	3
Feasibility of hepatic resection for liver metastasis of head-and-neck carcinoma or esophageal carcinoma: a multi-center experience	3
Surgical resection of the primary tumor prevents an undesirable locoregional condition and improves the quality of life in patients with anaplastic thyroid cancer	3
A novel combined carbohydrate antigen 19-9 and lymphocyte-to-monocyte ratio score can predict early recurrence of resectable pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma	3
A no-ligation technique to prevent intraoperative hepatic artery dissection in living-donor liver transplantation	3
Association of lower limb ischemia with loss of skeletal muscle mass in patients with peripheral artery disease	3
Double-lung versus heart–lung transplantation for end-stage cardiopulmonary disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis	3
Usefulness of free pericardial fat pads as pledgets for air leaks in pulmonary resection	3
The clinical significance of preoperative C-reactive protein/albumin ratio in patients with resected extrahepatic bile duct cancer	3
Relationship between stromal regulatory T cells and the response to neoadjuvant chemotherapy for locally advanced rectal cancer	3
Zheng’s anchor suturing technique for safe and cosmetic umbilical incision in transumbilical laparoendoscopic single-site surgeries	3
What is the optimal surgical treatment for hepatocellular carcinoma beyond the debate between anatomical versus non-anatomical resection?	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
Postoperative cerebral infarction and arrhythmia after pulmonary lobectomy in Japan: a retrospective analysis of 77,060 cases in a national clinical database	3
Mediastinal lymph node dissection in older patients with non-small cell lung cancer	3
Outcomes of surgical resection for pulmonary metastasis from pancreatic cancer	3
Surgery utilizing artificial intelligence technology: why we should not rule it out	3
Real-time fluorescent cholangiography with indocyanine green in laparoscopic cholecystectomy: a randomized controlled trial to establish the optimal indocyanine green dose within 30 min preoperatively	3
Impact of after-hours surgery on outcomes of acute type A aortic dissection repair	3
The evaluation of the dilation-degree classification of esophageal achalasia patients from the viewpoint of esophageal clearance	3
Elderly lung transplant recipients show acceptable long-term outcomes for lung transplantation: A propensity score-matched analysis	3
Reduced-port robotic pancreaticoduodenectomy versus open pancreaticoduodenectomy: a single-surgeon experience	3
Temporary loop ileostomy versus transverse colostomy for laparoscopic colorectal surgery: a retrospective study	3
A novel method for predicting perineural invasion of distal cholangiocarcinoma on multidetector-row computed tomography	3
Outcomes of pancreas transplantation in older versus younger recipients: a comparative analysis	3
Short- and mid-term outcomes of the frozen elephant-trunk procedure for degenerative aortic arch aneurysm	3
The shortage of surgeons in Japan: Results of an online survey of qualified teaching hospitals that take part in the surgical training programs for board certification by the Japan Surgical Society	3
Risk factors for postoperative proximal deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism after laparoscopic colorectal cancer surgery: analysis of a multicenter randomized controlled trial	3
Bridged one-anastomosis gastric bypass: technique and preliminary results	3
Taste alteration after gastrectomy in patients with gastric cancer	3
Novel biodegradable internal stent as a mitigation strategy in high-risk pancreaticojejunostomy: technical notes and preliminary results	3
The prognostic impact of peritoneal washing cytology for otherwise resectable extrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma patients	3
Guidelines for cadaver dissection in education and research of clinical medicine (The Japan Surgical Society and The Japanese Association of Anatomists)	3
Safe implementation of robotic distal gastrectomy performed by non–endoscopic surgical skill qualification system-qualified surgeons	3
Preoperative maximum phonation time as a predictor of pneumonia in patients undergoing esophagectomy	3