Poor prognosis in esophageal cancer patients with postoperative complications Toshihiro HiraiYoshinori YamashitaTetsuya Toge Original Articles Pages: 576 - 579
Rational lymphadenectomy for early gastric cancer with submucosal invasion: A clinicopathological study Kimiya TakeshitaIchiro SaekiMitsuo Endo Original Articles Pages: 580 - 586
The expression of cadherin-catenin complex in association with the clinicopathologic features of early gastric cancer Che XiangmingShuichi HokitaTakashi Aikou Original Articles Pages: 587 - 594
p53 Protein overexpression as a predictor of the response to chemotherapy in gastric cancer Bunzo NakataKosei Hirakawa-YS ChungMichio Sowa Original Articles Pages: 595 - 598
Long-term results of porcine bioprostheses in the tricuspid position Kenji KuwakiKanshi KomatsuTomio Abe Original Articles Pages: 599 - 603
Identification of pathologic parathyroid glands in patients with primary hyperparathyroidism Tetsuro KobayashiHideki AsakawaMorito Monden Original Articles Pages: 604 - 607
The differential induction of two immediate early genes,c-fos andc-jun, after systemic hypovolemic shock/resuscitation in the rat liver and kidney Takuro SaitoIzuru MatsumotoPeter A. Wilce Original Articles Pages: 608 - 617
Suppression of prostanoid formation and regulation of peripheral circulation after surgery using thrombin inhibitor (MD805) Masataka OnizukaShigemi IshikawaToshio Mitsui Original Articles Pages: 618 - 625
Changes in colonic motility in dogs after a resection of the inferior mesenteric ganglion and plexus Makoto IrieYuji KajiyamaTakashi Kanematsu Original Articles Pages: 626 - 632
Laparoscopic repair of a perforated duodenal ulcer in two patients Akira KabashimaYoshihiko MaeharaKeizo Sugimachi Case Reports Pages: 633 - 635
Multiple carcinoids of the duodenum accompanied by type I familial multiple endocrine neoplasia Kazuyuki YazawaTakai KurodaJun Amano Case Reports Pages: 636 - 639
Lipomatosis of the ileum with volvulus: Report of a case Tohru TaniHajime AbeMasashi Kodama Case Reports Pages: 640 - 642
Agenesis of the right lobe of the liver: Report of a case Norihiro SatoKatsuhiko KawakamiHiroshi Shiozaki Case Reports Pages: 643 - 646
Successful immunochemotherapy for patients with malignant mesothelioma: Report of two cases Masaji TaniHiroshi TanimuraSusumu Yukawa Case Reports Pages: 647 - 651
A new technique of laparoscopic obturator hernia repair: Report of a case Yasuaki MikiJyunichi SumimuraIsao Nagai Case Reports Pages: 652 - 656
Mesh plug repair for a small incisional hernia in a cirrhotic patient with ascites: Report of a case Takehiro HachisukaHiroshi NakayamaYasushi Kato Case Reports Pages: 657 - 658
Transventricular mitral valve replacement in a patient with a left ventricular aneurysm: Report of a case Yoshio MisawaKatsuo FuseHiroko Saito Case Reports Pages: 659 - 660
Infected abdominal aortic aneurysm caused bycampylobacter fetus subspecies fetus: Report of a case Shinsuke MiiKiyoshi TanakaAkira Mori Case Reports Pages: 661 - 664
Presacral epidermoid cyst: Report of a case Kazumitsu UedaAkira TsunodaHidekazu Ohta Case Reports Pages: 665 - 668
Seroma with fibrous capsule formation requiring a surgical resection after a modified radical mastectomy: Report of a case Yoichi MatsuiHidesuke YanagidaHiroshi Kodama Case Reports Pages: 669 - 672
Carcinomas of the thyroid and breast associated with pendred’s syndrome: Report of a case Ali ÖzlükEmin YildirimUğur Berberoğlu Case Reports Pages: 673 - 674