1. Langenbeck’s Archives of Surgery belongs in the top ten journals in general and GI-tract surgery worldwide

   Editorial 18 December 2001 Pages: 481 - 481

2. Identification of the non-recurrent inferior laryngeal nerve using intraoperative neurostimulation

   • Michael Brauckhoff
   • Gerard Walls
   • Henning Dralle

   Original Article 27 October 2001 Pages: 482 - 487

3. Therapy of suspected intrathoracic parathyroid adenomas

   • Kenko Cupisti
   • Cornelia Dotzenrath
   • Peter E. Goretzki

   Original Article 14 November 2001 Pages: 488 - 493

4. A comparison of laparoscopic Toupet versus Nissen fundoplication in gastroesophageal reflux disease

   • N. Zügel
   • C. Jung
   • K. Breitschaft

   Original Article 23 November 2001 Pages: 494 - 498

5. Microdialysis in abdominal surgery

   • Ludger Bahlmann
   • Stephan Klaus
   • Peter Schmucker

   Original Article 19 December 2001 Pages: 499 - 501

6. Collagen distribution and expression of matrix metalloproteinases 1 and 13 in patients with anastomotic leakage after large-bowel surgery

   • Michael Stumpf
   • Wei Cao
   • Volker Schumpelick

   Original Article 08 November 2001 Pages: 502 - 506

7. Early bursting strength of human colon anastomoses – an in vitro study comparing current anastomotic techniques

   • R. Schwab
   • S. Weßendorf
   • H. Becker

   Original Article 01 November 2001 Pages: 507 - 511

8. Surgical stress reduces mortality from endotoxin shock

   • Keitarou Kamei
   • Yuji Nimura
   • Izumi Nakashima

   Original Article 23 November 2001 Pages: 512 - 517

9. Inhibition of nitric oxide synthase does not influence urinary nitrite plus nitrate excretion after renal ischemic injury

   • Toshihisa Ogawa
   • Andreas K. Nussler
   • Hans G. Beger

   Original Article 30 November 2001 Pages: 518 - 524

10. Neuroendocrine tumours of the duodenum

    • Helmut Witzigmann
    • Clemens Loracher
    • John Hehl

    Original Article 06 November 2001 Pages: 525 - 533

11. Auxiliary partial orthotopic liver transplantation: treatment of acute liver failure in a new rat model

    • D. Palmes
    • K. Dietl
    • H. Spiegel

    Original Article 30 November 2001 Pages: 534 - 541

12. The association between surgery and gastroenterology - the future in Germany

    • Ernst-Otto Riecken

    New Surgical Horizons 11 January 2002 Pages: 542 - 544