Chordal reconstruction with polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) sutures for mitral regurgitation Hajime MaetaSetsuro ImawakiSatoshi Tanaka Original Articles Pages: 579 - 584
Evaluation of tracheal mucosal blood flow during an extended radical operation for esophageal carcinoma: Clinical and experimental studies Renzo NakaharaYuji NimuraHiroshi Igaki Original Articles Pages: 585 - 590
A review of 103 cases with elective repair for abdominal aortic aneurysm: an analysis of the risk factors based on postoperative complications and long-term follow-up Yukinori MoriyamaHitoshi ToyohiraAkira Taira Original Articles Pages: 591 - 595
The surgical treatment of 30 patients with cardiac myxomas: A comparison of clinical features according to morphological classification Yukinori MoriyamaHideaki SaigenjiAkira Taira Original Articles Pages: 596 - 598
Recurrence of intrahepatic stones after an end-to-side choledochojejunostomy Takayoshi AkiyamaTakukazu NagakawaItsuo Miyazaki Original Articles Pages: 599 - 605
Treatment of lymph node recurrence in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma Yoshie UneKazuhito MisawaJunichi Uchino Original Articles Pages: 606 - 609
Extensive lymphadenectomy for thoracic esophageal carcinoma: A two-stage operation for high-risk patients Takao SaitoKatsuhiro ShimodaMichio Kobayashi Original Articles Pages: 610 - 615
The superiority of UW solution for maintaining ATP concentrations during pulmonary preservation Yoshiharu OmoteKoichiro IkedaYoshihiko Kubo Original Articles Pages: 616 - 620
Enhanced hepatic portal blood flow induced by prostaglandin E1 following liver transplantation in pigs Kazuhiro TsukadaTakeo SakaguchiTerukazu Muto Original Articles Pages: 621 - 626
Ringed grafting for an abdominal aortic aneurysm in a 92-year-old patient: Report of a case Satoru KurataAkira FurutaniKensuke Esato Case Reports Pages: 627 - 630
Superficial spreading type extrahepatic bile duct cancer with lymphatic micrometastasis: Report of a case Ryojin UchinoMakoto TanakaTakuo Yamaguchi Case Report Pages: 631 - 633
Internal herniation through a broad ligament defect after obturator hernia repair Matsuhei TanakaYoshio KanekoChihiro Yoshida Case Report Pages: 634 - 637
Mediastinitis with an infection of methicillin-resistantStaphylococcus aureus treated by an omental transfer following CABG using a right gastroepiploic arterial graft: Report of a case Taijiro SuedaKeiichi KanehiroYuichiro Matsuura Case Reports Pages: 638 - 640
Laparoscopic deroofing for symptomatic liver systs: Report of a case Kazuhiro IwaseTetsuto TakaoNorio Ono Case Reports Pages: 641 - 643
Methicillin-resistantStaphylococcus aureus endocarditis following patch closure of a ventricular septal defect: Report of a case Shigeaki AoyagiTakemi KawaraKazushige Suzuki Case Reports Pages: 644 - 647
Pelvic actinomycosis presenting with a rectal stricture: Report of a case Takayuki UmedaKatsuki ItoHiroshi Takagi Case Reports Pages: 648 - 650
The efficacy of fluconazole in treating prosthetic valve endocarditis caused byCandida glabrata: Report of a case Takahiro NishidaHisanori MayumiKouichi Tokunaga Case Reports Pages: 651 - 654
The successful surgical repair of a left ventricular-right atrial communication and aneurysm of the mitral valve caused by infective endocarditis: Report of a case Yoshikatsu SaikiMitsuhiko KawaseKatsuhiko Tatsuno Case Reports Pages: 655 - 658
The development of a pyogenic liver abscess following radical resection of cholangiocellular carcinoma with ligation of the right hepatic artery: Report of a case Koki TanakaAkihiro NishimuraAkira Taira Case Reports Pages: 659 - 662
Treatment of tuberculous empyema with multiple fistulae by reexpansion of the affected lung and restoration of its function: Report of a case Noriam TsubotaAkehiro MurotaniYoshimasa Maniwa Case Reports Pages: 663 - 665
Transesophageal echo-guided balloon dilatation for postoperative pulmonary venous obstruction Shinpei YoshiiTetsunosuke MatsukawaJun Yanai How to Do It Pages: 666 - 668