1. Factors Affecting Mortality in Generalized Postoperative Peritonitis: Multivariate Analysis in 96 Patients

   • Stefaan Mulier
   • Freddy Penninckx
   • Peter Lauwers

   Original Scientific Reports Pages: 379 - 384

2. Trauma Management in Australia and the Tyranny of Distance

   • Peter D. Danne

   Original Scientific Reports Pages: 385 - 389

3. Measurement of Surgical Dexterity Using Motion Analysis of Simple Bench Tasks

   • Simon D. Bann
   • Mansoor S. Khan
   • Ara W. Darzi

   Original Scientific Reports Pages: 390 - 394

4. Tamoxifen and Gallstone Formation in Postmenopausal Breast Cancer Patients: Retrospective Cohort Study

   • Mehmet L. Akin
   • Haldun Uluutku
   • Tuncay Celenk

   Original Scientific Reports Pages: 395 - 399

5. Comparison of Surgical Treatments of Gallstone Ileus: Preliminary Report

   • Marko Doko
   • Mario Zovak
   • Hrvoje Hochstädter

   Original Scientific Reports Pages: 400 - 404

6. Treatment of Human Pancreatic Cancer in Mice with Angiogenic Inhibitors

   • Daniela Prox
   • Christian Becker
   • Oliver Kisker

   Original Scientific Reports Pages: 405 - 411

7. Impact of Perioperative Treatment of Recombinant Human Growth Hormone on Cell Immune Function and Intestinal Barrier Function: Randomized, Double-blind, Controlled Trial

   • Wei Liu
   • Zhu Jiang
   • Douglas W. Wilmore

   Original Scientific Reports Pages: 412 - 415

8. Detection of Intestinal Ischemia Using a Microdialysis Technique in an Animal Model

   • Thorbjorn Sommer
   • Jens Fromholt Larsen

   Original Scientific Reports Pages: 416 - 420

9. Quality of Life of Stoma Patients: Temporary Ileostomy versus Colostomy

   • Michael Anthony Silva
   • Geethani Ratnayake
   • Kemal I. Deen

   Original Scientific Reports Pages: 421 - 424

10. Paravertebral Block Anesthesia for Inguinal Hernia Repair

    • Christina R. Weltz
    • Stephen M. Klein
    • Roy A. Greengrass

    Original Scientific Reports Pages: 425 - 429

11. Intraoperative Imprint Cytologic Assessment of the Sentinel Node for Early Breast Cancer

    • Melissa A. Bochner
    • Gelareh Farshid
    • P. Grantley Gill

    Original Scientific Reports Pages: 430 - 432

12. Most Informative Projection for Portography: Quantitative Analysis of 47 Percutaneous Transhepatic Portograms

    • Hideki Nishio
    • Masato Nagino
    • Yuji Nimura

    Original Scientific Reports Pages: 433 - 436

13. Appropriate Surgical Management of Small Hepatocellular Carcinomas in Patients Infected with Hepatitis C Virus

    • Shoji Kubo
    • Tadashi Taukamoto
    • Hiroaki Kinoshita

    Original Scientific Reports Pages: 437 - 442

14. Prognostic Factors after Resection for Hepatocellular Carcinoma in Noncirrhotic Livers: Univariate and Multivariate Analysis

    • Miin-Fu Chen
    • Hsiu-Pei Tsai
    • Chao-Ming Hung

    Original Scientific Reports Pages: 443 - 447

15. Oxothiazolidine Carboxylate Provides Protection against Hepatocellular Injury Seen after Porta Hepatis Occlusion (Pringle Maneuver) under Hypovolemic Conditions

    • Halil Özgüç
    • Rifat Tokyay
    • Ender Korfali

    Original Scientific Reports Pages: 448 - 454

16. Distribution of Lymph Node Metastasis Including Micrometastasis in Gastric Cancer with Submucosal Invasion

    • Hiroshi Higashi
    • Shoji Natsugoe
    • Takashi Aikou

    Original Scientific Reports Pages: 455 - 459

17. Reconstruction after Distal Gastrectomy by Interposition of a Double-jejunal Pouch Using a Triangulating Stapling Technique

    • Masami Ikeda
    • Tetsuro Ueda
    • Tadaaki Shiba

    Original Scientific Reports Pages: 460 - 464

18. Healing of Esophageal Anastomoses Performed with the Biofragmentable Anastomosis Ring versus the End-to-end Anastomosis Stapler: Comparative Experimental Study in Dogs

    • Tibor Kovács
    • István Köves
    • Judit Kralovanszky

    Original Scientific Reports Pages: 465 - 472

19. Long Saphenous Vein Stripping Reduces Local Level of Reactive Oxygen Metabolites in Patients with Varicose Disease of the Lower Limbs

    • Roberto Flore
    • Angelo Santoliquido
    • Antonio Gasbarrini

    Original Scientific Reports Pages: 473 - 475

20. Enhanced Tumor Necrosis Factor-α Expression in Small Sized Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms

    • Kimikazu Hamano
    • Tao-Sheng Li
    • Nobuya Zempo

    Original Scientific Reports Pages: 476 - 480

21. Preoperative Normal Level of Parathyroid Hormone Signifies an Early and Mild Form of Primary Hyperparathyroidism

    • Anders Bergenfelz
    • Pia Lindblom
    • Johan Westerdahl

    Original Scientific Reports Pages: 481 - 485

22. Parathyroid Adenomas versus Four-gland Hyperplasia as the Cause of Primary Hyperparathyroidism in Patients with Prolonged Lithium Therapy

    • Samir S. Awad
    • Judiann Miskulin
    • Norman Thompson

    Original Scientific Reports Pages: 486 - 488

23. Non-heart-beating Donors: Renewed Source of Organs for Renal Transplantation during the Twenty-first Century

    • Clemens Gerstenkorn

    Original Scientific Reports Pages: 489 - 493

24. About Prof. Albrecht Encke, Author of the Article, “An Outstanding ISS/SIC Surgeon: Fritz Linder”

    • D. Liebermann-Meffert

    Highlights of ISS/SIC History Pages: 494 - 494

25. An Outstanding ISS/SIC Surgeon: Fritz Linder

    • Albrecht Encke

    Highlights of ISS/SIC History Pages: 495 - 497

26. Reply

    • John H. Robert
    • Jean Louis Frossard

    Letters to the Editor Pages: 498 - 499

27. Reply

    • R. Kasperk

    Letters to the Editor Pages: 499 - 500