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Importance of systemic redox homeostasis biomarkers and transcription factors in patients undergoing open-heart surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass Jamila TahmazliŞeydanur TurgutUfuk Çakatay Original Article Open access 18 March 2025
The impact of perioperative oral care on postoperative infection in patients with esophageal cancer: a retrospective cohort study before and during COVID-19 Aoi KuboKimie FujitaNaohisa Wada Original Article 14 March 2025
Predictors of intraoperative and postoperative air leakage in anatomical pulmonary resection Jotaro YusaKazuhisa TanakaHidemi Suzuki Original Article Open access 03 March 2025
Changes in surgical versus nonsurgical treatments for gastrointestinal cancers during the COVID-19 pandemic: a nationwide analysis in Japan Ryo SeishimaTaizo HibiYuko Kitagawa Original Article 03 March 2025
Treatment strategy and clinical outcomes of thoracoscopic endoscopic cooperative surgery for submucosal tumors in the esophagus Yasunori OtowaFumiaki KawaraYonson Ku Original Article 28 February 2025
An increase in micro-vessels beneath the pleural surface on computed tomography as a preoperative predictor of pleural adhesions: a prospective study Tomoyuki KawamuraNaohiro KobayashiYukio Sato Original Article Open access 26 February 2025
A comparison of the diagnostic ability of 1-mm computed tomography and 3-mm magnetic resonance imaging for detecting lateral pelvic lymph node metastases from rectal cancer Ryutaro KobayashiKay UeharaYoichi Ajioka Original Article 26 February 2025
Reality of post-gastrectomy stress hyperglycemia revealed by continuous glucose monitoring: a prospective study Keiji NishibeppuTakeshi KubotaEigo Otsuji Original Article 24 February 2025
Impact of Japanese Society of Pediatric Surgeons-certified supervisors and patient factors on manipulation time during single-incision laparoscopic percutaneous extraperitoneal closure: a single-center retrospective study Yohei SanmotoAkio KawamiKouji Masumoto Original Article Open access 20 February 2025
Lobectomy for primary lung cancer: a comparison of perioperative and postoperative outcomes between robot-assisted thoracic surgery and video-assisted thoracic surgery Harushi UenoYoshito ImamuraToyofumi Fengshi Chen-Yoshikawa Original Article Open access 17 February 2025
Advantages of ultrasound-guided reduction and elective surgery versus emergency repair for incarcerated obturator hernia Yoshiyuki KiyasuNaoki OkaHiroshi Kusanagi Original Article 12 February 2025
Regional disparity in surgical residency training and work environment between urban and regional hospitals: an additional perspective from a nationwide survey of surgical residents Genki WatanabeJun WatanabeMitsue Saito Original Article 11 February 2025
Feasibility of hybrid robotic rectal surgery Hideya KashiharaTakuya TokunagaMitsuo Shimada Original Article 08 February 2025
Questionnaire survey on the long-term quality of life of patients with congenital esophageal atresia in Japan Reina HoshiShuichiro UeharaTomoaki Taguchi Original Article 07 February 2025
Clinicopathological features and perioperative outcomes of robot-assisted thoracoscopic surgery for primary lung cancer: An analysis of initial outcomes based on the National Clinical Database Tomohiro HarukiHiroyuki YamamotoIchiro Yoshino Original Article 07 February 2025
Clinical evaluation of platelet-to-albumin ratio as a predictor of surgical site infection in pediatric patients with ulcerative colitis Koki HigashiYuhki KoikeYuji Toiyama Original Article 04 February 2025
Effect of ground-glass opacity components on the recurrence of pathological stage IB non-small cell lung cancer harboring epidermal growth factor receptor mutations Yukio WatanabeTakuo HayashiKenji Suzuki Original Article 03 February 2025
Novel prognostic score for colorectal necrosis requiring emergency surgery Kensuke KudouShuhei KajiwaraTomoharu Yoshizumi Original Article 03 February 2025
Isoperistaltic hand-sewn side-to-side bowel primary anastomosis: a safe approach after bowel resection in children with neutropenic enterocolitis Mohammad TaherMaged ElshafieyGehad Ahmed Original Article Open access 01 February 2025
Patterns of lymph node metastasis and long-term outcomes of splenic flexure colon cancer: a descriptive study from a Japanese high-volume center Takashi SakamotoToshiki MukaiYosuke Fukunaga Original Article 31 January 2025
Preoperative low prealbumin independently predicts non-gastric cancer death after gastrectomy in elderly and young patients: a retrospective cohort study Ryota MatsuiSouya NunobeTakeshi Sano Original Article 27 January 2025
Germline variants detected by multigene panel testing in patients with suspected hereditary breast cancer Yusa TogashiMasayuki NagahashiYasuo Miyoshi Original Article Open access 20 January 2025
Prognostic significance of the hemoglobin, albumin, lymphocyte, platelet (HALP) score after hepatectomy for colorectal liver metastases Kohei OkazakiKenei FurukawaToru Ikegami Original Article 20 January 2025
Risk factors for anastomotic leakage in rectal cancer surgery reflecting current practices Tatsunosuke HaradaMasakatsu NumataAya Saito Original Article 11 January 2025
Prognostic impact of subcutaneous fat quality and sarcopenia on the survival outcomes in patients with colorectal cancer Takaaki FujimotoKoji TamuraMasafumi Nakamura Original Article 10 January 2025
Tele-robot-assisted minimally invasive esophagectomy using a double-surgeon cockpit on a cadaver Yuma EbiharaSatoshi HiranoMasaki Mori Short Communication 06 January 2025
Dynamics of the prognostic index during the course of treatment for anaplastic thyroid carcinoma Masaomi SenRyo ItoIwao Sugitani Original Article Open access 06 January 2025
Optimization of workflow processes for sustainable paternal involvement: case study of an academic “daddy surgeon” in Japan Nobuhiko KanayaShinji KurodaToshiyoshi Fujiwara Short Communication Open access 07 December 2024
Correlation between inflammatory markers and enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) failure in laparoscopic colectomy Ji Hyeong SongYoonsoo ShinJin Soo Kim Original Article Open access 20 November 2024
