1. The changing scene of surgical gastroenterology—some reflections gleaned from the past 60 years

   • William P. Longmire

   Surgical Reflections Pages: 97 - 100

2. Fighting in the fortress of medicine: Surgical competence in the era of managed care

   • Albert R. Jonsen

   State-of-the-Art Address Pages: 101 - 105

3. Diagnostic value of CA 19-9 in patients with pancreatic cancer and nonspecific gastrointestinal symptoms

   • Farouk Safi
   • Wolfgang Schlosser
   • Hans G. Beger

   Original Articles Pages: 106 - 112

4. Short-segment Barrett’s esophagus: A prevalent complication of gastroensophageal reflux disease with malignant potential

   • Geoffrey W. B. Clark
   • Adrian P. Ireland
   • Cedric G. Bremner

   Original Articles Pages: 113 - 122

5. Portal vein thrombosis in cirrhosis with variceal hemorrhage

   • Marshall J. Orloff
   • Mark S. Orloff
   • Barbara Girard

   Original Articles Pages: 123 - 131

6. Role of protein kinase a pathway in epidermal growth factor-induced liver cell repair

   • Minako Kikuchi
   • Thomas Y. Ma
   • I. James Sarfeh

   Original Articles Pages: 132 - 137

7. Litigious consequences of open and laparoscopic biliary surgical mishaps

   • James G. Chandler
   • C. Randle Voyles
   • Lori A. Bartholomew

   Original Articles Pages: 138 - 145

8. Laparoscopic vs. open intraoperative ultrasound examination of the liver: A controlled study

   • Véd R. Tandan
   • Murray Asch
   • Steven Gallinger

   Original Articles Pages: 146 - 151

9. Role of computed tomographic arterial portography and intraoperative ultrasound in the evaluation of patients for resectability of hepatic lesions

   • Richard C. Karl
   • Junsung Choi
   • Robert A. Clark

   Original Articles Pages: 152 - 158

10. Interleukin-10 reduces circulating levels of serum cytokines in experimental pancreatitis

    • Anthony J. Rongione
    • Amy M. Kusske
    • David W. McFadden

    Original Articles Pages: 159 - 166

11. Clinical value of diagnostic laparoscopy with laparoscopic ultrasound in patients with cancer of the esophagus or cardia

    • H. J. Stein
    • S. J. M. Kraemer
    • J. R. Siewert

    Original Articles Pages: 167 - 173

12. Receptor-dependent growth inhibition of human pancreatic cancer by 9-cis retinoic acid

    • S. M. Vickers
    • L. K. Sampson
    • J. O. Phillips

    Original Articles Pages: 174 - 181

13. Long-term outcome of completion gastrectomy for nonmalignant disease

    • Mahrdad Farahmand
    • Brett C. Sheppard
    • Richard A. Crass

    Original Articles Pages: 182 - 187

14. Intra-abdominal abscesses following laparoscopic and open appendectomies

    • Peter S. Paik
    • Jeffrey A. Towson
    • Robert W. Beart

    Original Articles Pages: 188 - 193

15. Ectopic expression ofreg protein: A marker of colorectal mucosa at risk for neoplasia

    • Michael E. Zenilman
    • Sun Kim
    • Jacob J. Steinberg

    Original Articles Pages: 194 - 202