Significant changes in the serum levels of IL-6, h-HGF, and type IV collagen 7S during the perioperative period of a hepatectomy: Relevance to SIRS Koji NamekataShigeru TakamoriShunji Futagawa Original Articles Pages: 403 - 409
The effectiveness of preoperative intraluminal brachytherapy in preventing wall penetration and nodal involvement of rectal carcinomas Hidenori YanagiMasato KusunokiTakehira Yamamura Original Articles Pages: 410 - 415
Pulmonary thromboembolism after surgery for esophageal cancer: Its features and prophylaxis Kenji TsutsumiHarushi UdagawaHiroshi Akiyama Original Articles Pages: 416 - 420
The effect of intraoperative colonic lavage withN G -nitro-l-arginine methyl ester (l-NAME) on anastomotic healing in the presence of left-sided colonic obstruction in the rat Yesim ErbilAlper ÇalisSelçuk Mercan Original Articles Pages: 421 - 425
Enhanced graft healing of high-porosity expanded polytetrafluoroethylene grafts by covalent bonding of fibronectin Toshiya NishibeYasuhiro OkudaKeishu Yasuda Original Articles Pages: 426 - 431
Gastric carcinoma presenting with extensive extraluminal growth: Report of a case Hiroki ShinkawaHiroshi YasuharaNobuaki Wada Case Reports Pages: 432 - 434
Gastric perforation caused by a bulimic attack in an anorexia nervosa patient: Report of a case Atsunori NakaoHiroshi IsozakiNoriaki Tanaka Case Reports Pages: 435 - 437
Jejuno-ileal atresia in identical twins: Report of a case Yutaro MatsumotoKazuhisa KomatsuTosiharu Tabata Case Reports Pages: 438 - 440
Appendiceal intussusception induced by tubulovillous adenoma with carcinoma in situ: Report of a case Masakazu OhnoTakeshi NakamuraYoshikazu Kuroda Case Reports Pages: 441 - 444
Ileal duplication presenting as perforation: Report of a case Kazuhiro SakamotoSeiji HasegawaToshio Imada Case Reports Pages: 445 - 447
Hemoperitoneum secondary to exophytic leiomyoma: Report of a case Mitsuhiro MatsudaYoshiji WatanabeToshitaka Uehara Case Reports Pages: 448 - 450
Idiopathic segmental infarction of the greater omentum successfully treated by laparoscopy: Report of case Federico GotiRalph HollmannJochen Lange Case Reports Pages: 451 - 453
Generalized peritonitis due to spontaneously perforated pyometra presenting as pneumoperitoneum: Report of a case Atsunori NakaoHisashi MimuraNoriaki Tanaka Case Reports Pages: 454 - 457
Tuberculous peritonitis defying diagnosis: Report of a case Makoto HasegawaNobuaki WadaKoichi Nagao Case Reports Pages: 458 - 461
Rib metastasis appearing 8 years after surgery for lung cancer: Report of a case Shinichiro KaseKenji SugioKeizo Sugimachi Case Reports Pages: 462 - 464
Successful treatment of a bronchial inflammatory pseudotumor by bronchoplasty in an 8-year-old boy: Report of a case Masayuki MaedaYasunori MatsuzakiHiroaki Kataoka Case Reports Pages: 465 - 468
Bilateral recurrent pneumothorax complicating chemotherapy for pulmonary metastatic breast ductal carcinoma: Report of a case Alessandro BiniMaurizio ZompatoriRuggero Bazzocchi Case Reports Pages: 469 - 472
Castleman’s disease in the posterior mediastinum: Report of a case Akira IyodaToshikazu YusaHidemi Ohwada Case Reports Pages: 473 - 476
Blunt carotid artery injury after accidental neck compression: Report of a case Hisashi MatsumotoYoshihiro NojiKeizo Shibata Case Reports Pages: 477 - 480
Surgical repair of a solitary deep femoral arterial aneurysm: Report of two cases Riichiro TodaToshiyuki YudaAkira Taira Case Reports Pages: 481 - 483