1. Thoracoscopic dissection of the esophagus: an experimental study

   • D. Gossot
   • M. D. Ghnassia
   • Y. Revillon

   Original Articles Pages: 59 - 61

2. Endoscopic evaluation of gastric cancer infiltrating the lower esophagus

   • K. Takeshita
   • H. Habu
   • M. Endo

   Original Articles Pages: 62 - 67

3. Acute acalculous cholecystitis in severely traumatized patients: a prospective sonographic study

   • M. Imhof
   • J. Raunest
   • Ch. Ohmann

   Original Articles Pages: 68 - 71

4. Self-expanding mesh stent for endoscopic palliation of rectal obstructing tumors: a preliminary report

   • Pasquale Spinelli
   • Marco Dal Fante
   • Andrea Mancini

   Original Articles Pages: 72 - 74

5. Hemobilia — successful treatment by angiographic embolization

   • M. Lee
   • H. S. Himal

   Case Reports Pages: 75 - 77

6. Laser-assisted removal of a foreign body from the colon

   • Matthias Kaltheuner
   • Hans Stallkamp
   • Karl -Heinz Vestweber

   Case Reports Pages: 78 - 79

7. New endoscopic surgery instrument: separator combined with sound for lavage and aspiration

   • C. Vara-Thorbeck
   • A. Gómez-Gámez

   OriginalPaper Pages: 80 - 81

8. Frontiers in general surgery: Pioneers, cowboys and desperados

   • I. R. Berman

   Commentary Pages: 82 - 83

9. The “shuttle” stone collector — a new device for collecting lost gallstones in laparoscopic cholecystectomy

   • Christian Klaiber
   • Alessandro Metzger
   • Christoph Saager

   Letter to the Editor Pages: 84 - 84

10. 1992 Scientific Session of the Society of American Gastrointestinal Surgeons (SAGES) Washington, D.C., USA, April 11–12, 1992

    • Barry Salky
    • Joel Bauer
    • T. A. Wierson

    Abstracts Pages: 85 - 110