1. Introduction

   • W. Scott Helton

   2001 Consensus Conference on Benign Anorectal Disease Pages: 277 - 277

2. Symptomatic care and nitroglycerin in the management of anal fissure

   • Robin S. McLeod
   • Justin Evans

   OriginalPaper Pages: 278 - 280

3. Pharmacologic treatment of anal fissure with botoxin, diltiazem, or bethanechol

   • Robin Phillips

   OriginalPaper Pages: 281 - 283

4. A review of operative procedures for anal fissure

   • Richard L. Nelson

   OriginalPaper Pages: 284 - 289

5. Nonsurgical treatment of hemorrhoids

   • John F. Johanson

   OriginalPaper Pages: 290 - 294

6. Surgical management of hemorrhoids

   • Anthony J. Senagore

   OriginalPaper Pages: 295 - 298

7. Advanced technology in the management of hemorrhoids: Stapling, laser, harmonic scalpel, and ligasure

   • James Fleshman

   OriginalPaper Pages: 299 - 301

8. 2001 consensus statement on benign anorectal disease

   • W. Scott Helton
   • The SSAT, AGA, ASGE Consensus Panel

   OriginalPaper Pages: 302 - 303

9. Induction of cyclooxygenase-2 and invasiveness by transforming growth factor-β₁ in immortalized mouse colonocytes expressing oncogenic ras

   • Christopher D. Roman
   • Jason Morrow
   • R. Daniel Beauchamp

   OriginalPaper Pages: 304 - 309

10. Postprandial absorptive augmentation of water and electrolytes in the colon requires intraluminal glucose

    • Michael L. Kendrick
    • Nicholas J. Zyromski
    • Michael G. Sarr

    OriginalPaper Pages: 310 - 315

11. Perioperative resting pressure predicts long-term postoperative function after ileal pouch-anal anastomosis

    • Amy L. Halverson
    • Tracy L. Hull
    • Victor W. Fazio

    OriginalPaper Pages: 316 - 321

12. One hundred consecutive cases of sentinel lymph node mapping in early colorectal carcinoma: Detection of missed micrometastases

    • Thomas F. Wood
    • Dean T. Nora
    • Anton J. Bilchik

    OriginalPaper Pages: 322 - 330

13. Association of time to recurrence with thymidylate synthase and dihydropyrimidine dehydrogenase mRNA expression in stage II and III colorectal cancer

    • Marko Kornmann
    • Karl H. Link
    • Hans G. Beger

    OriginalPaper Pages: 331 - 337

14. Impact of journal articles and grand rounds on practice: CT scanning in appendicitis

    • Leigh Neumayer
    • Elizabeth Wako
    • Merril Dayton

    OriginalPaper Pages: 338 - 341

15. Endoscopic ultrasound-guided transrectal biopsies of pelvic tumors

    • Marco Sailer
    • Dieter Bussen
    • Karl-Hermann Fuchs

    OriginalPaper Pages: 342 - 346

16. Laparoscopic antireflux surgery with routine Mesh-Hiatoplasty in the treatment of gastroesophageal reflux disease

    • Frank A. Granderath
    • Ursula M. Schweiger
    • Rudolph Pointner

    OriginalPaper Pages: 347 - 353

17. Safety and efficacy of postoperative continuous positive airway pressure to prevent pulmonary complications after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass

    • Sergio Huerta
    • Scott DeShields
    • Edward H. Livingston

    OriginalPaper Pages: 354 - 358

18. Glutathione S-transferase-Pi expression is downregulated in patients with Barrett’s esophagus and esophageal adenocarcinoma

    • Jan Brabender
    • Reginald V. Lord
    • Peter V. Danenberg

    OriginalPaper Pages: 359 - 367

19. Development of achalasia secondary to laparoscopic Nissen fundoplication

    • Nicholas Stylopoulos
    • Cheryl J. Bunker
    • David W. Rattner

    OriginalPaper Pages: 368 - 378

20. Specific reversible stimulation of system y⁺ l-arginine transport activity in human intestinal cells

    • Ming Pan
    • Wiley W. Souba
    • Bruce R. Stevens

    OriginalPaper Pages: 379 - 386

21. Luminal regulation of Na⁺/H⁺ exchanger gene expression in rat ileal mucosa

    • Marc A. Doble
    • Vicky B. Tola
    • David I. Soybel

    OriginalPaper Pages: 387 - 395

22. Poor outcome and quality of life in female patients undergoing secondary surgery for recurrent peptic ulcer disease

    • Gonzalo V. Gonzàlez-Stawinski
    • Jason M. Rovak
    • Theodore N. Pappas

    OriginalPaper Pages: 396 - 402

23. Enterocyte response to ischemia is dependent on differentiation state

    • Brian F. Hinnebusch
    • Qing Ma
    • Richard A. Hodin

    OriginalPaper Pages: 403 - 409

24. Epidermal growth factor regulation of system L alanine transport in undifferentiated and differentiated intestinal Caco-2 cells

    • Ming Pan
    • Wiley W. Souba Jr.
    • Bruce R. Stevens

    OriginalPaper Pages: 410 - 417

25. Differential adrenergic response to extrinsic denervation in canine longitudinal jejunal and ileal smooth muscle

    • Nicholas J. Zyromski
    • Judy A. Duenes
    • Michael G. Sarr

    OriginalPaper Pages: 418 - 425

26. Diagnostic laparoscopy and laparoscopic ultrasound for staging of patients with malignant proximal bile duct obstruction

    • Esther H. B. M. Tilleman
    • Steve M. M. de Castro
    • Dirk J. Gouma

    OriginalPaper Pages: 426 - 431

27. Mechanisms of impaired gallbladder contractile response in chronic acalculous cholecystitis

    • Anders R. Merg
    • Scott E. Kalinowski
    • Joseph J. Cullen

    OriginalPaper Pages: 432 - 437

28. Decreased gallbladder response in leptin-deficient obese mice

    • Matthew I. Goldblatt
    • Deborah A. Swartz-Basile
    • Henry A. Pitt

    OriginalPaper Pages: 438 - 444

29. Age-associated changes in gene expression patterns in the liver

    • Robert P. Thomas
    • Michelle Guigneaux
    • B. Mark Evers

    OriginalPaper Pages: 445 - 454

30. Mechanisms of tolerance induction after rat liver transplantation: Intrahepatic CD4⁺ T cells produce different cytokines during rejection and tolerance in response to stimulation

    • Christoph Otto
    • Jens Kauczok
    • Heinz-Jochen Gassel

    OriginalPaper Pages: 455 - 463

31. Geranylgeranylacetone suppresses inflammatory responses and improves survival after massive hepatectomy in rats

    • Hironobu Oda
    • Hidenori Miyake
    • Seiki Tashiro

    OriginalPaper Pages: 464 - 473

32. Pancreatic elastase induces liver injury by activating cytokine production within Kupffer cells via nuclear factor-kappa B

    • Michel M. Murr
    • Jun Yang
    • James G. Norman

    OriginalPaper Pages: 474 - 480

33. Reduction in mortality with delayed surgical therapy of severe pancreatitis

    • Werner Hartwig
    • Sasa-Marcel Maksan
    • Ernst Klar

    OriginalPaper Pages: 481 - 487

34. Perioperative matrix metalloproteinase inhibition therapy does not impair wound or anastomotic healing

    • James H. Balcom IV
    • Tobias Keck
    • Carlos Fernández-del Castillo

    OriginalPaper Pages: 488 - 495

35. Conservative management of ingested foreign bodies

    • Steven T. Weiland
    • Michael J. Schurr

    OriginalPaper Pages: 496 - 500

36. Ongoing deficits in resident training for minimally invasive surgery

    • Adrian Park
    • Donald Witzke
    • Michael Donnelly

    OriginalPaper Pages: 501 - 509

37. Dr. Kenneth W. Warren

    • N. Tjarda van Heek
    • Kenneth W. Warren

    In Memoriam Pages: 510 - 511

38. Investigators’ responsibilities and rights

    Scientific Data From Clinical Trials Pages: 512 - 513

39. Announcements

    Announcement Pages: 514 - 514