1. Special problems in minimally invasive surgery of the foregut. Part III: Special problems with antireflux procedures

   • Tom R. DeMeester

   SSAT/SAGES Foint Symposium Pages: 447 - 447

2. Management of patients with gastroesophageal reflux disease and esophageal or gastric dysmotility

   • Lee L. Swanstrom

   OriginalPaper Pages: 448 - 450

3. Approach and management of patients with recurrent gastroesophageal reflux disease

   • John G. Hunter

   OriginalPaper Pages: 451 - 457

4. The short esophagus—recognition and management

   • Donald E. Low

   OriginalPaper Pages: 458 - 461

5. Laparoscopic fundoplication for symptomatic but physiologic gastroesophageal reflux

   • Reginald C. W. Bell
   • Philip Hanna
   • Sandy Brubaker

   Original Articles Pages: 462 - 467

6. Hepatitis B or C virus serology as a prognostic factor in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma

   • Syed A. Ahmad
   • Malcolm M. Bilimoria
   • Steven A. Curley

   OriginalPaper Pages: 468 - 476

7. Ultrasound-guided radiofrequency thermal ablation of liver tumors: Percutaneous, laparoscopic, and open surgical approaches

   • Junji Machi
   • Shinji Uchida
   • Robert H. Oishi

   OriginalPaper Pages: 477 - 489

8. Alterations in intrahepatic hemodynamics of the harvested porcine liver

   • Rocco Ricciardi
   • David P. Foley
   • William C. Meyers

   OriginalPaper Pages: 490 - 498

9. Diminished morbidity and mortality in portal hypertension surgery: Relocation in the therapeutic armamentarium

   • Miguel Angel Mercado
   • Héctor Orozco
   • Javier Alvarez- Tostado

   OriginalPaper Pages: 499 - 502

10. Preoperative intraluminal application of capsaicin increases postoperative gastric and colonie motility in rats

    • Tilman T. Zittel
    • Tobias Meile
    • Ekkehard C. Jehle

    OriginalPaper Pages: 503 - 513

11. Myenteric plexus in spastic motility disorders

    • J. K. Champion
    • Nissa Delisle
    • Tracey Hunt

    OriginalPaper Pages: 514 - 516

12. Ileal absorptive adaptation to jejunal resection and extrinsic denervation: Implications for living-related small bowel transplantation

    • Gregory G. Tsiotos
    • Michael L. Kendrick
    • Michael G. Sarr

    OriginalPaper Pages: 517 - 524

13. Long-or short-limb gastric bypass?

    • Lloyd D. MacLean
    • Barbara M. Rhode
    • Carl W. Nohr

    OriginalPaper Pages: 525 - 530

14. Effects of endogenous acetaldehyde production by disulfiram and ethanol feeding on rat pancreas

    • Zhi-Jun He
    • Peter Eriksson
    • Isto Nordback

    OriginalPaper Pages: 531 - 539

15. Bile acid absorption after near-total proctocolectomy in dogs: Ileal pouch vs. jejunal pouch-distal rectal anastomosis

    • Fabio V. Teixeira
    • Alan F. Hofmann
    • Keith A. Kelly

    OriginalPaper Pages: 540 - 545

16. Hypoosmotic stress stimulates growth in HepG2 cells via protein kinase B-dependent activation of activator protein-1

    • Robin D. Kim
    • Timothy P. Roth
    • Ravi S. Chart

    OriginalPaper Pages: 546 - 555

17. The gut and food intake: An update for surgeons

    • Erik Näslund
    • Per M. Hellströrn
    • John G. Kral

    OriginalPaper Pages: 556 - 567

18. Letter to the editors

    • Murray F. Brennan

    Letter Pages: 568 - 568