Inguinal Hernia in the New Millennium Jorge Cervantes Editorial Update 17 March 2004 Pages: 343 - 347
International Federation of Surgical Colleges and International Society of Surgery S. William A. Gunn Highlights of ISS/SIC History 04 March 2004 Pages: 348 - 349
High-Energy Laser Therapy of Barrett’s Esophagus: Preliminary Results Lorenzo NorbertoLino PoleseDavide F. D’Amico Original Scientific Reports 17 March 2004 Pages: 350 - 354
Quality of Life Associated with Surgery for Esophageal Cancer: Differences between Collar and Intrathoracic Anastomoses Christian E. SchmidtBeate BestmannBernd Kremer Original Scientific Reports 04 March 2004 Pages: 355 - 360
Sternocleidomastoid Muscle Flap Preventing Frey Syndrome following Parotidectomy Wail Queiroz FilhoRogério A. DedivitisAndré V. Guimarães Original Scientific Reports 17 March 2004 Pages: 361 - 364
Gastric Partitioning Gastrojejunostomy in Unresectable Distal Gastric Cancer Patients Sung Joon KwonHa Gyoon Lee Original Scientific Reports 04 March 2004 Pages: 365 - 368
Palliation of Metastatic Gastric Cancer: Impact of Preoperative Symptoms and the Type of Operation on Survival and Quality of Life Volker KahlkeBeate BestmannBernd Kremer Original Scientific Reports 17 March 2004 Pages: 369 - 375
Micrometastases of Solitary Hepatocellular Carcinoma and Appropriate Resection Margin Ming ShiChang-Qing ZhangJin-Qing Li Original Scientific Reports 17 March 2004 Pages: 376 - 381
Resection of Peritoneal Implantation of Hepatocellular Carcinoma after Hepatic Resection: Risk Factors and Prognostic Analysis Chun-Nan YehMiin-Fu Chen Original Scientific Reports 04 March 2004 Pages: 382 - 386
Gastrointestinal Carcinoid Tumors: Factors that Predict Outcome Jamie J. Van GompelRebecca S. SippelHerbert Chen Original Scientific Reports 04 March 2004 Pages: 387 - 392
Insular Carcinoma: Infrequent Subtype of Thyroid Cancer with Aggressive Clinical Course Tzu-Chieh ChaoJen-Der LinMiin-Fu Chen Original Scientific Reports 04 March 2004 Pages: 393 - 396
Incidentally Found Medullary Thyroid Cancer: Treatment Rationale for Small Tumors Andreas RaffelKenko CupistiHans-Dietrich Röher Original Scientific Reports 04 March 2004 Pages: 397 - 401
Ballistic Study of the SAPL GC27 Gun: Is It Really “Nonlethal”? Eric J. VoiglioBenoît FrattiniJean-Louis Caillot Original Scientific Reports 17 March 2004 Pages: 402 - 405
New Operative Method for Fundal Variceal Bleeding: Fundectomy with Periesophagogastric Devascularization Ho-Seong HanNam-Joon YiGary D. Fleischer Original Scientific Reports 04 March 2004 Pages: 406 - 410
Diverticular Disease: Electrophysiologic Study and a New Concept of Pathogenesis Ahmed ShafikIsmail AhmedOlfat El Sibai Original Scientific Reports 04 March 2004 Pages: 411 - 415
“On Table” Positioning for Optimal Access for Cancer Excision in the Lower Rectum Koutarou MaedaMorito MarutaHiroyuki Aoyama Original Scientific Reports 17 March 2004 Pages: 416 - 419
Fishing Line Suture: Cost-saving Alternative for Atraumatic Intracutaneous Skin Closure—Randomized Clinical Trial in Rwanda Sebastian FreudenbergMartin NyondeStefan Post Surgical Globetrotting 17 March 2004 Pages: 421 - 424
Trauma Management in Ancient Greece: Value of Surgical Principles through the Years Emmanouil A. PikoulisJohn C.B. PetropoulosNorman M. Rich Surgical History 04 March 2004 Pages: 425 - 430
To the Editor (DOI: 10.1007/s00268-003-7093-6) Eduardo A. Santiago-Delpín Letters to the Editor 17 March 2004 Pages: 431 - 433
Reply (DOI: 10.1007/s00268-003-1037-z) Denis W. Harkin Letters to the Editor 17 March 2004 Pages: 431 - 433
To the Editor (DOI: 10.1007/s00268-003-7318-8) Gregory Kouraklis Letters to the Editor 04 March 2004 Pages: 431 - 433
Reply (DOI: 10.1007/s00268-003-1038-y) Vassilios E. SmyrniotisElias K. KostopanagiotouConstantionos I. Katis Letters to the Editor 04 March 2004 Pages: 431 - 433