Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy as a Tool for the Staging of Ductal Carcinoma In Situ in Patients with Breast Carcinoma Gábor Cserni Original Articles Pages: 99 - 103
Comparison of Defecatory Function After Colonic J-Pouch Anastomosis and Straight Anastomosis for Stapled Low Anterior Resection: Results of a Prospective Randomized Trial Masatoshi OyaJunji KomatsuHiroshi Ishikawa Pages: 104 - 110
Poor Neorectal Evacuation as a Cause of Impaired Defecatory Function After Low Anterior Resection: A Study Using Scintigraphic Assessment Masatoshi OyaYoshitake SugamataMiwako Nozaki Pages: 111 - 117
Staple-Line Ulcer in the Ileal Reservoir Following Restorative Proctocolectomy Tsuneo FukushimaAkira SugitaMasaru Shinozaki Pages: 118 - 122
E-Cadherin Expression in the Primary Tumors and Metastatic Lymph Nodes of Poorly Differentiated Types of Rectal Cancer Nobuo KanazawaTatsuya OdaKatashi Fukao Pages: 123 - 128
A New Preoperative Grading System for Predicting the Operative Conditions for Abdominal Wall-Lifting Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy Kenji TakegamiNaohiro SataYoshiro Kubota Pages: 129 - 133
The Influence of Pylorus-Preserving Partial Gastrectomy on Carcinogenesis of Residual Gastric Mucosa in the Rat Hiroki TakamiyaKikuo KoufujiKazuo Shirouzu Pages: 134 - 141
Analysis of Experimental Liver Metastasis from Tumors Inoculated in the Mouse Stomach Cavity Yoshio GunjiSerdar YolTakenori Ochiai Pages: 142 - 147
Intra-abdominal Ectopic Thyroid Presenting with Hyperthyroidism: Report of a Case Bülent GüngörTulu KebatSüleyman Akıllı Case Reports Pages: 148 - 150
Colonic Adenocarcinoma Metastatic to the Thyroid: Report of a Case Koho AkimaruMasahiko OndaYoshihiko Sugiyama Pages: 151 - 154
A Combined Thoracoscopic and Posterior-Spinal Approach for "Dumbbell" Neurofibroma Minimizes the Anatomical Destruction of the Vertebrae: Report of a Case Takeshi ShiraishiShin-ichi HidaTakayuki Shirakusa Pages: 155 - 158
A Cyst of Benign Mediastinal Teratoma Demonstrating a Peculiar Development: Report of a Case Koji YamaguchiToshiaki MorikawaHiroyuki Katoh Pages: 159 - 162
Descending or Thoracoabdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair Without Intercostal Vessel Reconstruction Using Contrast Magnetic Resonance Angiography: Report of Two Cases Johji FukadaKiyofumi MorishitaTomio Abe Pages: 163 - 166
Ileal Perforation in Diffuse Intestinal Behçet Disease: Report of a Case Kazuoki HizawaHidenobu KaiTakayuki Matsumoto Pages: 167 - 169
Transanal Repair of Rectourethral Fistula After a Radical Retropubic Prostatectomy: Report of a Case Fumitake HataTakahiro YasoshimaTaiji Tsukamoto Pages: 170 - 173
Fibrolamellar Hepatocellular Carcinoma in a Japanese Man: Report of a Case Fuyo YoshimiYuji AsatoKenjiro Nakamura Pages: 174 - 179
Hepatic Splenosis Diagnosed as Hepatocellular Carcinoma: Report of a Case Jae Bok LeeKeun Won RyuSang Yong Choi Pages: 180 - 182
Acute Emphysematous Cholecystitis Preceded by Symptoms of Ileus: Report of a Case Norihito IseHideaki AndohKenji Koyama Pages: 183 - 185
Bilateral Femoral Artery Aneurysms in a Patient with Long-Standing Traumatic Paraplegia: Report of a Case Jorge Adalberto FloresToshiya NishibeKeishu Yasuda Pages: 186 - 188
Successful Management of a Giant Arteriovenous Fistula with a Combination of Selective Embolization and Excision: Report of a Case Hiroyuki SakuraiMotohiro NozakiShoichi Umezu Pages: 189 - 193