P-glycoprotein-expressing tumor cells are resistance to anticancer drugs in human gastrointestinal cancer Tsukasa HottaHiroshi TanimuraHiroki Yamaue Original Articles Pages: 591 - 596
Functional results of colonic J-pouch anastomosis for rectal cancer Yasumi ArakiHiroharu IsomotoTakahito Kodama Original Articles Pages: 597 - 600
The effect of thorough preoperative disinfection on the incidence of postoperative mediastinitis Hirotaka InabaTakeshi MiyairiKeita Tanaka Original Articles Pages: 601 - 605
Intrathoracic light-assisted anterior limited thoracotomy in lung cancer surgery Hiroaki nomoriHirotoshi HorioKeiichi Suemasu Original Articles Pages: 606 - 609
How different surgical methods of performing right upper lobectomy contribute to postoperative bronchial branching deformity: An experimental study Makoto NonakaMitsutaka KadokuraToshihiro Takaba Original Articles Pages: 610 - 613
Distribution and localization of cells and collagens in the proliferated intima of arterially implanted autovein grafts Masato TamakiMamoru TamashiroAkira Kusaba Original Articles Pages: 614 - 625
Tetanus after a resection for a gangrenous perforated small intestine: Report of a case Junichiro FuruiAkihito EnjyojiTakashi Kanematsu Case Reports Pages: 626 - 628
Intussusception of a mucocele of the appendix secondary to an obstruction by endometriosis: Report of a case Hironobu KimuraKohji KonishiAtsuo Miwa Case Reports Pages: 629 - 632
Peritoneal recurrence of colon cancer detected by positron emission tomography: Report of a case Seiei YasudaHiroyasu MakuuchiAkira Shohtsu Case Reports Pages: 633 - 636
Diffuse schwannoma involving the entire large bowel with huge extramural development: Report of a case Yoshihiro NabeyaYoshiji WatanabeToshitaka Uehara Case Reports Pages: 637 - 641
A solitary fibrous tumor in the perianal region with a 13-year follow-up: Report of a case Ryo YoshidaHideho TakadaAkiharu Okamura Case Reports Pages: 642 - 645
Right hepatic lobectomy for hepatocellular carcinoma which developed in primary biliary cirrhosis: Report of a case Taisuke MorimotoGoro HondaYoshio Yamaoka Case Reports Pages: 646 - 650
Double cancer of the gallbladder and common bile duct associated with an anomalous pancreaticobiliary ductal junction without a choledochal cyst: Report of a case Shohachi SuzukiSatoshi NakamuraHiroyuki Konno Case Reports Pages: 651 - 655
Ruptured superior mesenteric artery aneurysm occurring in association with a heterotopic pancreas: Report of a case Naoki HarutaToshimasa AsaharaKiyohiko Dohi Case Reports Pages: 656 - 659
Dermoid cyst of the spleen: Report of a case Atsunori NakaoShinya SaitoNoriaki Tanaka Case Reports Pages: 660 - 662
Epiphrenic diverticulum composed of airway components attributed to a bronchopulmonary-foregut malformation: Report of a case Junichi YoshidaShinichi IkedaAkira Tanimura Case Reports Pages: 663 - 665
The marked anticancer effect of combined VCR, MTX, and indomethacin against drug-resistant recurrent small cell lung carcinoma after conventional chemotherapy: Report of a case Shunsuke KobayashiShinichiro OkadaShigefumi Fujimura Case Reports Pages: 666 - 669
Mediastinal lymph node involvement as the initial manifestation of occult thyroid cancer in the surgical treatment of lung cancer: Report of a case Masahiko HigashiyamaKen KodamaHiroki Koyama Case Reports Pages: 670 - 674
An aberrant left subclavian artery aneurysm with right aortic arch: Report of a case Masashi MuraokaYoshitaka UchiyamaMasamichi Kondou Case Reports Pages: 675 - 678
Stapled functional end-to-end anastomosis in Crohn’s disease Takayuki YamamotoMichael R. B. Keighley Short Communications Pages: 679 - 681
The immunohistochemical expression of BCL-2 oncoprotein in colorectal adenocarcinoma Naoto IshijimaChikao MikiHiroshi Suzuki Short Communications Pages: 682 - 684