1. Epidemiology and Pathogenesis of Diverticular Disease

   • Charles P. Heise

   ssat state of the art 16 February 2008 Pages: 1309 - 1311

2. The Natural History of Diverticulitis: Implications for Elective Surgery

   • Clifford Ko

   ssat state of the art 27 June 2008 Pages: 1312 - 1313

3. Imaging and Interventional Techniques in Acute Left-sided Diverticulitis

   • Mark E. Baker

   ssat state of the art 13 February 2008 Pages: 1314 - 1317

   

4. Acute Diverticulitis of the Left Colon: Value of the Initial CT and Timing of Elective Colectomy

   • Patrick Ambrosetti

   ssat state of the art 29 April 2008 Pages: 1318 - 1320

5. Operative Treatment of Recurrent or Complicated Diverticulitis

   • Eric J. Dozois

   ssat state of the art 16 February 2008 Pages: 1321 - 1323

6. Evaluation of Surgical Outcomes and Gallbladder Characteristics in Patients with Biliary Dyskinesia

   • M. Shirin Sabbaghian
   • Barrie S. Rich
   • Peter Shamamian

   SSAT Poster Presentation 10 June 2008 Pages: 1324 - 1330

   

7. Impact of Gastro-esophageal Reflux on Mucin mRNA Expression in the Esophageal Mucosa

   • Aafke H. C. van Roon
   • George C. Mayne
   • Damian J. Hussey

   original article 02 May 2008 Pages: 1331 - 1340

   

8. Esophageal pH Profile Following Laparoscopic Total Fundoplication Compared to Anterior Fundoplication

   • Andrew S. Y. Wong
   • Jennifer C. Myers
   • Glyn G. Jamieson

   original aricle 26 February 2008 Pages: 1341 - 1345

9. Mortality Rate Associated with 56 Consecutive Esophagectomies Performed at a “Low-Volume” Hospital: is Procedure Volume as Important as We are Trying to Make it?

   • Brian Santin
   • Aaron Kulwicki
   • Phillip Price

   original article 10 June 2008 Pages: 1346 - 1350

   

10. Improved Reflux Monitoring in the Acute Gastroesophageal Reflux Porcine Model Using Esophageal Multichannel Intraluminal Impedance Measurement

    • Beat Peter Müller-Stich
    • Arianeb Mehrabi
    • Jörg Köninger

    original article 23 May 2008 Pages: 1351 - 1358

    

11. Laparoscopic Local Resection Based on Sentinel Node Evaluation for Early Gastric Cancer: A Preliminary Report

    • Lin Bo Wang
    • Jian Guo Shen
    • Xiao Ming Yuan

    original article 04 March 2008 Pages: 1359 - 1363

    

12. Borrmann Type IV: An Independent Prognostic Factor for Survival in Gastric Cancer

    • Ji Yeong An
    • Tae Ho Kang
    • Sung Kim

    original article 31 May 2008 Pages: 1364 - 1369

    

13. Salvage Gastrectomy Following a Combination of Biweekly Paclitaxel and S-1 for Stage IV Gastric Cancer

    • Sumiya Ishigami
    • Shoji Natsugoe
    • Takashi Aikou

    original article 31 May 2008 Pages: 1370 - 1375

    

14. Comparative Study on Three Types of Alimentary Reconstruction After Total Gastrectomy

    • Hong-Bo Wei
    • Bo Wei
    • Tu-Feng Chen

    original article 03 June 2008 Pages: 1376 - 1382

    

15. Comparison of Two Methods of Selective Hepatic Vascular Exclusion for Liver Resection Involving the Roots of the Hepatic Veins

    • Ai-Jun Li
    • Ze-Ya Pan
    • Meng-Chao Wu

    original article 29 May 2008 Pages: 1383 - 1390

    

16. Interval Period Tumor Progression: Does Delayed Hepatectomy Detect Occult Metastases in Synchronous Colorectal Liver Metastases?

    • Hiroyuki Yoshidome
    • Fumio Kimura
    • Masaru Miyazaki

    original article 20 May 2008 Pages: 1391 - 1398

    

17. Survival of Patients with Synchronous and Metachronous Colorectal Liver Metastases—is there a Difference?

    • Maximilian Bockhorn
    • Andreja Frilling
    • Christoph E. Broelsch

    original article 03 June 2008 Pages: 1399 - 1405

    

18. The Effects of Scolicidal Agent Propolis on Liver and Biliary Tree

    • Kemal Kismet
    • Sibel Serin Kilicoglu
    • Iskender Sayek

    original article 30 May 2008 Pages: 1406 - 1411

    

19. Long-term Outcome and Risk Factors of Failure after Bile Duct Injury Repair

    • Yaacov Goykhman
    • Issac Kory
    • Menahem Ben-Haim

    original article 21 May 2008 Pages: 1412 - 1417

20. Evaluation of Liver Enzymes Following Elective Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy: Are They Really Elevated?

    • Amitai Bickel
    • Alexander Weiar
    • Arie Eitan

    OriginalPaper 02 June 2008 Pages: 1418 - 1421

21. Prognosis of Resected Ampullary Adenocarcinoma by Preoperative Serum CA19-9 Levels and Platelet-Lymphocyte Ratio

    • Richard A. Smith
    • Paula Ghaneh
    • John P. Neoptolemos

    original article 10 June 2008 Pages: 1422 - 1428

    

22. The Effects of Endothelin Receptor Blockade by Bosentan on the Healing of a Bowel Anastomosis in an Experimental Crohn’s Disease Model

    • Cuneyt Kirkil
    • Ziya Cetinkaya
    • Nurullah Bulbuller

    original article 17 May 2008 Pages: 1429 - 1435

    

23. Carcinoid Tumour of the Appendix: An Analysis of 1,485 Consecutive Emergency Appendectomies

    • K. H. in‘t Hof
    • H. C. van der Wal
    • J. F. Lange

    original article Open access 03 June 2008 Pages: 1436 - 1438

24. Serotonin Signaling in Diverticular Disease

    • Meagan M. Costedio
    • Matthew D. Coates
    • Neil H. Hyman

    original article 20 May 2008 Pages: 1439 - 1445

    

25. Recurrence and Quality of Life Following Perineal Proctectomy for Rectal Prolapse

    • Sean C. Glasgow
    • Elisa H. Birnbaum
    • David W. Dietz

    OriginalPaper 31 May 2008 Pages: 1446 - 1451

    

26. Targeted Suppression of β-Catenin Blocks Intestinal Adenoma Formation in APC Min Mice

    • Paul J. Foley
    • Randall P. Scheri
    • Jeffrey A. Drebin

    original article 03 June 2008 Pages: 1452 - 1458

    

27. Laparoscopic Repair of a Giant Hiatus Hernia—How I Do It

    • Bas P. L. Wijnhoven
    • David I. Watson

    how i do it 23 January 2008 Pages: 1459 - 1464

    

28. Renal Cell Carcinoma Metastatic to the Duodenum: Treatment by Classic Pancreaticoduodenectomy and Review of the Literature

    • Robert Adamo
    • Patrick J. Greaney Jr.
    • Charles J. Yeo

    review paper 08 December 2007 Pages: 1465 - 1468

    

29. Small Bowel Volvulus Diagnosed by the CT “Whirl Sign”

    • Niels de Korte
    • Cornelis T. Grutters
    • Jacob P. Snellen

    OriginalPaper 20 October 2007 Pages: 1469 - 1470

    

30. Intrapancreatic Accessory Spleen Mimicking Endocrine Tumor of the Pancreas: Case Report and Review of the Literature

    • Shuichiro Uchiyama
    • Kazuo Chijiiwa
    • Motoshi Nishiura

    OriginalPaper 10 October 2007 Pages: 1471 - 1473

    

31. Errata

    • Diane M. Simeone

    Erratum 20 June 2008 Pages: 1474 - 1474

32. SSAT/AGA/ASGE State of the Art Conference on Cystic Neoplasms of the Pancreas

    • Diane M. Simeone

    SSAT other 26 January 2008 Pages: 1475 - 1477