1. Sphincter saving rectum resection is the standard procedure for low rectal cancer

   • E. Di Betta
   • A. D'Hoore
   • F. Penninckx

   Review 20 February 2003 Pages: 463 - 469

   

2. Resistance mechanisms of gastrointestinal cancers: why does conventional chemotherapy fail?

   • F. Gieseler
   • P. Rudolph
   • U. R. Foelsch

   Review 28 May 2003 Pages: 470 - 480

3. Environmental factors affect colon carcinoma and rectal carcinoma in men and women differently

   • Shigeyuki Nakaji
   • Takashi Umeda
   • Stefano Parodi

   Original Article 15 April 2003 Pages: 481 - 486

   

4. Prognostic significance of depth of gross or microscopic perirectal fat invasion in T3 N0 M0 rectal cancers following sharp mesorectal excision and no adjuvant therapy

   • Antonio I. Picon
   • Harvey G. Moore
   • Jose G. Guillem

   Original Article 03 June 2003 Pages: 487 - 492

   

5. Prognostic relevant factors within pT3 rectal carcinomas: depth of invasion or circumferrential resection margins?

   • Benno Mann

   Invited Commentary 03 June 2003 Pages: 493 - 494

6. Neoadjuvant radiation and chemotherapy in rectal cancer does not increase postoperative complications

   • G. Valero
   • J. A. Luján
   • P. Parrilla

   Original Article 15 July 2003 Pages: 495 - 499

7. Evaluating toxicity in neoadjuvant radio-chemotherapy of rectal cancer

   • Stefan Höcht

   Invited Commentary 15 July 2003 Pages: 500 - 502

8. Primary anastomosis after intraoperative colonic lavage vs. Hartmann's procedure in generalized peritonitis complicating diverticular disease of the colon

   • N. Regenet
   • P. Pessaux
   • J. P. Arnaud

   Original Article 09 August 2003 Pages: 503 - 507

9. Effect of laparotomy and CO₂ pneumoperitoneum on tumor growth of human colon carcinoma and expression pattern of tumor-associated proteins in the SCID mouse

   • I. Leister
   • S. Manegold
   • P. M. Markus

   Original Article 09 April 2003 Pages: 508 - 513

   

10. Liquid antiadhesive product (Adcon-p) prevents post-operative adhesions within the intra-abdominal organs in a rat model

    • Mustafa Oncel
    • Feza H. Remzi
    • Victor W. Fazio

    Original Article 21 June 2003 Pages: 514 - 517

    

11. Prognostic significance of Bcl-2 and p53 expression in gastric cancer

    • Hyeon Kook Lee
    • Hye Seung Lee
    • Jin-Pok Kim

    Original Article 13 June 2003 Pages: 518 - 525

    

12. Extrarenal retroperitoneal angiomyolipoma: management of a rare benign tumour

    • P. Neary
    • R. Mathews
    • J. R. T. Monson

    Case Report 16 May 2003 Pages: 526 - 528

    

13. Caecal volvulus following laparoscopy-assisted sigmoid colectomy for sigmoid volvulus

    • L. Wales
    • J. Tysome
    • G. Navarra

    Case Report 20 May 2003 Pages: 529 - 532

    

14. November 2003

    Announcements 16 September 2003 Pages: 533 - 533