Biliary tract reconstruction in liver transplantation Katsuhiko YanagaKeizo Sugimachi Review Article Pages: 493 - 500
Bacterial adherence to human gallbladder epithelium Satoshi SakuraiNagao ShinagawaJiro Yura Original Articles Pages: 504 - 507
The succinate dehydrogenase inhibition test for evaluating biopsy specimens and resected tumors of advanced gastric cancer Hironobu KimuraYutaka YonemuraTakuma Sasaki Original Articles Pages: 508 - 511
Radical lymphadenectomy for rectal cancer facilitated by a carbon particle infusion lymphangiography Ryunosuke KumashiroChiaki SanoToshio Takahashi Original Articles Pages: 512 - 516
Esophageal resection by cervico-abdominal approach without thoracotomy E. Moreno GonzálezI. González-PintoM. Marcello Fernández Original Articles Pages: 517 - 522
Evaluation of the measurement of the intraoperative transcutaneous partial pressure of oxygen (PtcO2) as a prognostic indicator in vascular reconstruction Shuixian QianTakehisa IwaiMitsuo Endo Original Articles Pages: 523 - 529
Preoperative serum immunosuppressive acidic protein (IAP) test for the prognosis of gastric cancer: A statistical study of the threshold level and evaluation of the effect of the biological response modifier PSK Junichi SakamotoAkihiko KoikeHiroaki Nakazato Original Articles Pages: 530 - 536
Increases in immunoglobulin and complement in patients with esophageal or gastric cancer Takao SaitoAkihiko KuwaharaMichio Kobayashi Original Articles Pages: 537 - 542
A two-stage operation successfully performed for giant leiomyosarcoma of the esophagus with hepatic metastasis Masayuki MatsumoriTomoichiro MukaiKazuo Nakamura Case Reports Pages: 543 - 547
Successful pulmonary thromboendarterectomy for chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension associated with anticardiolipin antibodies: Report of a case Yasutsugu NakagawaMasahisa MasudaHideo Tanaka Case Reports Pages: 548 - 552
The use of a biventricular assist device for postcardiotomy profound biventricular failure Kozo IshinoTaiji MurakamiShigeru Teramoto Case Reports Pages: 553 - 557
Complete excision and panpleuropneumonectomy resulting in long-term survival for a teenager with invasive thymoma: Report of a case Hisashi NakahashiSeigo MaeoYasuhiro Miyazaki Case Reports Pages: 558 - 560
Primary squamous cell carcinoma of the stomach in a seventeen-year-old boy Gerhard SchwabGerold WetscherRudolf Pointner Case Reports Pages: 561 - 564
Establishing a diagnosis of adrenal metastasis from hepatocellular carcinoma by 99mTc-PMT hepatobiliary scintigraphy Norio YamashitaMitsuyuki FukawaTakahiro Noda Case Reports Pages: 565 - 567
Partial portal arterialization for the prevention of massive liver necrosis following extended pancreatobiliary surgery: Experience of two cases Jouji IsekiKazushige TouyamaHideyuki Suwa Short Communication Pages: 568 - 571