Nosocomial propagation of multiresistant Staphylococcus aureus: An analysis using biotyping and drug sensitivity Junichi YoshidaTakayoshi Nagata Original Articles Pages: 483 - 489
Significance of the hepatic mitochondrial redox state in the development of posttraumatic jaundice Toshio NakataniYukio EndohKunio Kobayashi Original Articles Pages: 490 - 497
Rapid turnover proteins as a prognostic indicator in cancer patients Yoshifumi InoueRiichiro NezuAkira Okada Original Articles Pages: 498 - 506
Preservation of the lower esophageal sphincter during total gastrectomy for gastric cancer to prevent postoperative reflux esophagitis Toshihiro HiraiShuji SaekiTetsuya Toge Original Articles Pages: 507 - 514
Risk of gallstones following gastrectomy in Japanese men Yoichi IkedaKoichi ShinchiKeizo Sugimachi Original Articles Pages: 515 - 518
Timing of surgery in relation to the menstrual cycle and its influence on the survival of Japanese women with operable breast cancer Junichi KurebayashiHiroshi SonooKojiro Shimozuma Original Articles Pages: 519 - 524
Surgical palliation of cardiac malformations associated with right isomerism Takahiro KawaiYukio WadaTakahiro Oka Original Articles Pages: 525 - 531
Alterations in coagulation and fibrinolysis after surgery for aortic aneurysm Jun'ichi ObaNorihiko ShiiyaKeishu Yasuda Original Articles Pages: 532 - 535
Alteration in the fluorescence polarization of rat plasma and liver cell membranes following bile duct ligation in rats Wang Ben ZhongJunji TanakaMasayuki Imamura Original Articles Pages: 536 - 541
Effects of glucose on rat lung preservation: Report of a study conducted on an isolated lung reperfusion model utilizing another isolated lung as a “deoxygenator” Takeshi HanagiriHideki IgisuKosei Yasumoto Original Articles Pages: 542 - 547
Successful surgical treatment of secondary kwashiorkor after total gastrectomy: Report of a case Atsushi KadowakiTakashi TajimaYoshio Tajima Case Reports Pages: 548 - 551
An intestinal fistula in a 3-year-old child caused by the ingestion of magnets: Report of a case Makoto HonzumiChika ShigemoriTakayuki Yamamoto Case Reports Pages: 552 - 553
Rupture of an isolated internal iliac artery aneurysm into the rectum: Report of a case Junya KatohShunya ShindoYusuke Tada Case Reports Pages: 554 - 556
Successful management of portal hypertension following artificial arterioportal shunting: Report of a case Saiho KoYoshiyuki NakajimaHiroshige Nakano Case Reports Pages: 557 - 559
Successful surgical management of emphysematous giant bullae accompanied by severe bronchial asthma: Report of a case Susumu IshikawaIchiro YoshidaYasuo Morishita Case Reports Pages: 560 - 562
A new technique for performing mitral valve repair in a small left atrium Shiro SasaguriYasuyuki HosodaMotonari Yamasaki How To Do It Pages: 563 - 565