Thymoma and Thymic Carcinoma: An Update of the WHO Classification 2004 Philipp StröbelAlexander MarxHans Konrad Müller-Hermelink Review Article Pages: 805 - 811
Surgical Application for a Prolapse of the Anterior Mitral Leaflet by Replacing Artificial Chordae with Polytetrafluoroethylene Grafts Yukihiro TomitaHisataka YasuiYosuke Nishimura Original Articles Pages: 812 - 818
Ultrasonography as a Method of Screening for Tracheal Invasion by Papillary Thyroid Cancer Chisato TomodaTakashi UrunoAkira Miyauchi OriginalPaper Pages: 819 - 822
Outcome of Surgery for Lung Cancer in Young and Elderly Patients Serkan YazganSoner GürsoyOktay Basok OriginalPaper Pages: 823 - 827
Treatment of Esophageal Perforation in a Referral Center in Taiwan Yin-Kai ChaoYun-Hen LiuPyng Jing Lin OriginalPaper Pages: 828 - 832
Planned Staged Reoperative Necrosectomy Using an Abdominal Zipper in the Treatment of Necrotizing Pancreatitis Dejan V. RadenkovicDjordje D. BajecMiroslav M. Milicevic OriginalPaper Pages: 833 - 840
Bile Duct Injuries Associated with Laparoscopic and Open Cholecystectomy: An 11-Year Experience in One Institute Theodoros DiamantisChristos TsigrisElias Bastounis OriginalPaper Pages: 841 - 845
Gender-Specific Differences in Sex Hormones and Cytokines in Patients Undergoing Major Abdominal Surgery Stefan ScheingraberDaniel DobbertHenning Dralle OriginalPaper Pages: 846 - 854
Therapeutic Angiogenesis Induced by Injecting Hepatocyte Growth Factor in Ischemic Canine Hearts Takahiro YamaguchiYoshiki SawaHikaru Matsuda OriginalPaper Pages: 855 - 860
Hemodynamic Effects of Pumpless Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) Support for Chronically Pressure-Overloaded Right Heart Failure in a Canine Experimental Model Kiyokazu TamesueSugato NawaNobuyoshi Shimizu OriginalPaper Pages: 861 - 868
Effectiveness of Bombesin and Saccharomyces boulardii Against the Translocation of Candida albicans in the Digestive Tract in Immunosuppressed Rats Cem AlginAdnan SahinEnver Ihtiyar OriginalPaper Pages: 869 - 873
Successful Treatment of Intraoperative Heart Failure Caused by Ampulla Cardiomyopathy by Intra-aortic Balloon Pumping and Percutaneous Cardiopulmonary Support: Report of a Case Shin-ichi YabuuchiKoh MiuraIwao Sasaki Case Reports Pages: 874 - 878
Infrarenal Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Complicated by Persistent Endotension After Endovascular Repair: Report of a Case Atsushi ImamuraYasushi KoikeYasuo Kamiyama OriginalPaper Pages: 879 - 882
Annual Periodic Increases in Serum Carcinoembryonic Antigen Concurrent with Ground-Glass Opacity in the Lung: Report of a Case Tsutomu SakumaYumiko IwataMotoyasu Sagawa OriginalPaper Pages: 883 - 885
Aneurysmal Bone Cyst of the Rib in a Child: Report of a Case Tutku Soyerİbrahi˙m KarnakF. Cahi˙t Tanyel OriginalPaper Pages: 886 - 889
Long-Term Survival After Report Resection of Pulmonary Metastases from Hepatocellular Carcinoma: Report of Two Cases Toru NakamuraTaizo KimuraAkira Komiyama OriginalPaper Pages: 890 - 892
Bleeding Prolapsed Hemorrhoids as a Presentation of Ruptured Internal Iliac Artery Aneurysm: Report of a Case Anjana SinghAmit AminJenny Ackroyd OriginalPaper Pages: 893 - 895
A Simple Technique for Performing Laparoscopic Purse-String Suturing During Circular Stapling Anastomosis Shuji TakiguchiMitsugu SekimotoMorito Monden How to Do It Pages: 896 - 899