The influence of excess body weight on the surgical treatment of patients with gastric cancer Wataru AdachiMasaru KobayashiFutoshi Iida Original Articles Pages: 939 - 945
Sacral nerve terminal motor latency after ileal J pouch-anal anastomosis for ulcerative colitis Ryouichi TomitaYasuhiko KurosuKatsuhisa Tanjoh Original Articles Pages: 946 - 949
Venous invasion as a prognostic factor in colorectal cancer Atsuo TsuchiyaYoshiro AndoRikiya Abe Original Articles Pages: 950 - 953
A high level of prostaglandin E2 (PGE2) in the portal vein suppresses liver-associated immunity and promotes liver metastases Kiyotaka OkunoHiroki JinnaiMasayuki Yasutomi Original Articles Pages: 954 - 958
Long-term survival of 5 years following initial surgery for gastric cancer and simultaneous disseminated peritoneal metastasis: Report of a case Shinji OtaniMichio MaetaNobuaki Kaibara Case Reports Pages: 959 - 961
Venous hemangioma of the mesoappendix: Report of a case and a brief review of the Japanese literature Fumika HanatateYouichi MizunoToshikazu Murakami Case Reports Pages: 962 - 964
Retroperitoneal abscesses — rare causes and atypical manifestations: Report of two cases Gaetano La GrecaAgostino RacalbutoAntonino Licata Case Reports Pages: 965 - 969
Cloacogenic anal carcinoma presenting with humoral hypercalcemia: Report of a case Susumu NobusawaShoji SatoNoboru Tanaka Case Reports Pages: 970 - 973
Successful resection of a large hepatoblastoma in a young adult: Report of a case Sumio InoueTakeshi NagaoMasahiko Okudaira Case Reports Pages: 974 - 977
Aneurysm of the transverse cervical artery occurring in association with a cavernous hemangioma as a complication of Klippel-Trénaunay syndrome: Report of a case Kunihide NakamuraToshio OnitsukaAkinobu Sumiyoshi Case Reports Pages: 978 - 981
Left partial anomalous pulmonary venous connection found during a lobectomy for lung cancer: Report of a case Shinzo TakamoriAkihiro HayashiTeruo Kakegawa Case Reports Pages: 982 - 983
Lung metastasis from parathyroid carcinoma causing recurrent renal hyperparathyroidism in a hemodialysis patient: Report of a case Yoshihiro TominagaMasahiro NumanoHiroshi Takagi Case Reports Pages: 984 - 986
The effect of high-energy shock wave therapy combined with cisplatin on mouse hepatoma Michihiro MaruyamaTakehide AsanoKaichi Isono Short Communication Pages: 987 - 988
Use of the double-stapling technique in esophageal surgery Seiji AkiyamaYasuhiro KoderaHiroshi Takagi How To Do It Pages: 989 - 991
Closure of the distal pancreatic stump with a seromuscular flap Shigeaki MoriuraAtsushi KimuraKenichi Naiki How To Do It Pages: 992 - 994
Intratracheal stent intubation under extracorporeal lung assist Susumu IshikawaIchiro YoshidaYasuo Morishita How To Do It Pages: 995 - 997
