title: [Presidential address 2014].
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Norihiro
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kokudo
mesh_terms: D013502:General Surgery / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000639:trends*; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan; D010506:Periodicals as Topic; D012106:Research / Q000191:economics; D012955:Societies, Medical / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000639:trends*