1. Development and Perspectives of Perfusion Treatment for Liver Failure

   • Katsutoshi Naruse
   • Hiroshi Nagashima
   • Masatoshi Makuuchi

   Review Article Pages: 507 - 517

2. Nonoperative Management of Tracheobronchial Injuries in Severely Injured Patients

   • Christian A. Kuhne
   • Gernot M. Kaiser
   • Dieter Nast-Kolb

   Original Articles Pages: 518 - 523

3. Matrix Metalloproteinase-9 Expression in Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia During Mechanical Ventilation

   • Yukihiro Tatekawa
   • Hisao Kemmotsu
   • Haruo Ohkawa

   OriginalPaper Pages: 524 - 529

4. Analysis of the Factors Related to a Decrease in Jugular Venous Oxygen Saturation in Patients with Diabetes Mellitus During Normothermic Cardiopulmonary Bypass

   • Sohtaro Miyoshi
   • Toshihiro Morita
   • Fumio Goto

   OriginalPaper Pages: 530 - 534

5. Reliability and Validity of a New Scale to Assess Postoperative Dysfunction After Resection of Upper Gastrointestinal Carcinoma

   • Misuzu Nakamura
   • Yoshihiro Kido
   • Yoshinori Hosoya

   OriginalPaper Pages: 535 - 542

6. Hepatic Artery Pseudoaneurysm: A Report of Seven Cases and a Review of the Literature

   • David S. Finley
   • Marcelo W. Hinojosa
   • David K. Imagawa

   OriginalPaper Pages: 543 - 547

7. Effectiveness of Radiation Therapy After Surgery for Hilar Cholangiocarcinoma

   • Noriaki Sagawa
   • Satoshi Kondo
   • Hiroyuki Katoh

   OriginalPaper Pages: 548 - 552

8. Early Versus Delayed Cholecystectomy for Acute Cholecystitis: A Meta-analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials

   • Satoru Shikata
   • Yoshinori Noguchi
   • Tsuguya Fukui

   OriginalPaper Pages: 553 - 560

9. Traumatic Injuries to the Subclavian and Axillary Arteries: A 13-Year Review

   • Murat Aksoy
   • Fatih Tunca
   • Mehmet Kurtoglu

   OriginalPaper Pages: 561 - 565

10. A New, Simple Stapling Technique for Pulmonary Emphysema: Its Effects and Safety for Improving Respiratory Function

    • Soichiro Yanagi
    • Satoshi Watanabe
    • Hiroyuki Katoh

    OriginalPaper Pages: 566 - 574

11. Protective Effect of MESNA (2-Mercaptoethane Sulfonate) Against Hepatic Ischemia/Reperfusion Injury in Rats

    • Goksel Sener
    • Ozer Sehirli
    • Ayhan Kacmaz

    OriginalPaper Pages: 575 - 580

12. Reoperations After Failure of Stent Grafting for Type B Aortic Dissection: Report of Two Cases

    • Jorge Flores
    • Norihiko Shiiya
    • Keishu Yasuda

    Case Reports Pages: 581 - 585

13. Successful Resection of an Infected Duodenal Duplication Cyst After Percutaneous Cyst Drainage: Report of a Case

    • Yasushi Yamauchi
    • Seiichiro Hoshino
    • Takayuki Shirakusa

    OriginalPaper Pages: 586 - 589

14. Granulocyte-Colony Stimulating Factor-Producing Gallbladder Cancer Without Recurrence More than 2 Years After Resection: Report of a Case

    • Tetsuo Ikeda
    • Kippei Ohgaki
    • Yoshihiko Maehara

    OriginalPaper Pages: 590 - 593

15. Mesenteric Paraganglioma: Report of a Case

    • Akitoshi Kudoh
    • Yoshihiro Tokuhisa
    • Takako Iwata

    OriginalPaper Pages: 594 - 597

16. Laparoscopy-Assisted Low Anterior Resection with a Prolapsing Technique for Low Rectal Cancer

    • Masaki Fukunaga
    • Akio Kidokoro
    • Seiichiro Yoshikawa

    How to Do It Pages: 598 - 602