1. Introduction of Dr. Carlos Pellegrini

   • John Wong

   SSAT Presidential Address Pages: 555 - 557

2. SSAT 2000: A prosperous society looks at its future

   • Carlos A. Pellegrini

   OriginalPaper Pages: 558 - 564

3. Remarks on accepting the SSAT founders medal

   • Paul H. Jordan Jr.

   OriginalPaper Pages: 565 - 566

4. Resected adenocarcinoma of the pancreas— 616 patients: Results, outcomes, and prognostic indicators

   • Taylor A. Sohn
   • Charles J. Yeo
   • Keith D. Lillemoe

   Original Articles Pages: 567 - 579

5. Effective treatment of pancreatic tumors with two multimutated herpes simplex oncolytic viruses

   • Priscilla F. McAuliffe
   • William R. Jarnagin
   • Yuman Fmg

   OriginalPaper Pages: 580 - 588

6. Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt vs. small-diameter prosthetic H-graft portacaval shunt: Extended follow-up of an expanded randomized prospective trial

   • Alexander S. Rosemurgy
   • Francesco M. Serafini
   • Sarah E. Goode

   OriginalPaper Pages: 589 - 597

7. Ten and more years after vertical banded gastroplasty as primary operation for morbid obesity

   • Bruno M. Balsiger
   • Juan L. Poggio
   • Michael G. Sam

   OriginalPaper Pages: 598 - 605

8. Comparison of ceftibuten vs. amoxicillin/clavulanic acid as antibiotic prophylaxis in cholecystectomy and/or biliary tract surgery

   • Hector Orozco
   • Jose Sifuentes-Osomio
   • Jorge Arch

   OriginalPaper Pages: 606 - 610

9. Hemangioma of the spleen: Presentation, diagnosis, and management

   • Todd M. Willcox
   • Robert W. Speer
   • Michael G. Sarr

   OriginalPaper Pages: 611 - 613

10. Matrix metalloproteinase inhibition improves survival in an orthotopic model of human pancreatic cancer

    • Emmanuel E. Zervos
    • Michael G. Franz
    • Alexander S. Rosemurgy

    OriginalPaper Pages: 614 - 619

11. Development of an in vivo tumor-mimic model for learning radiofrequency ablation

    • Daniel J. Scott
    • William N. Young
    • Daniel B. Jones

    OriginalPaper Pages: 620 - 625

12. Achalasia developing years after surgery for reflux disease: Case reports, laparoscopic treatment, and review of achalasia syndromes following antireflux surgery

    • Eric C. Poulin
    • Nicholas E. Diamant
    • Joe Mamazza

    OriginalPaper Pages: 626 - 631

13. Functional results after laparoscopic rectopexy for rectal prolapse

    • Tilman T. Zittel
    • Klaus Manncke
    • Ekkehard C. Jehle

    OriginalPaper Pages: 632 - 641

14. Symptomatic gallstones in patients with spinal cord injury

    • Vicky B. Tola
    • Stephanie Chamberlain
    • David I. Soybel

    OriginalPaper Pages: 642 - 647

15. Reply

    • Keith D. Lillemoe
    • John L. Cameron

    Letter to the Editors Pages: 648 - 648

16. Isolated right segmental hepatic duct injury: A diagnostic and therapeutic challenge

    • Cyrus Vakili

    Letter to the Editors Pages: 648 - 648

17. Prospective randomized trial of early initiation and hospital discharge on a liquid diet following elective intestinal surgery

    • Kevin E. Behrns
    • Amanda Kircher
    • Mark F. Koruda

    Letter to the Editors Pages: 649 - 649

18. Reply

    • Fernando Ugarte

    Letter to the Editors Pages: 649 - 649

19. Multivariate analysis of factors predicting outcome after laparoscopic nissen fundoplication

    • Attila Csendes

    Letters to the Editors Pages: 650 - 650

20. Reply

    • Jeffrey H. Peters

    Letters to the Editors Pages: 650 - 650