Usefulness of magnetic resonance imaging for diagnosing deep anorectal abscesses Ryo MaruyamaTsuyoshi NoguchiYuzo Uchida Original Contributions Pages: S2 - S5
Evaluation of pelvic descent disorders by dynamic contrast roentgenography Masahiro TakanoAkira Hamada Original Contributions Pages: S6 - S11
Relationship between microsatellite instability and telomere shortening in colorectal cancer Sho TakagiYoshitaka KinouchiTakayoshi Toyota Original Contributions Pages: S12 - S17
Natural history of early colorectal cancer Toshiyuki MatsuiSumio TsudaTsuneyoshi Yao Original Contributions Pages: S18 - S22
Apoptosis and its regulation in flat-type early colorectal carcinoma A. OzawaF. KonishiK. Kanazawa Original Contributions Pages: S23 - S28
Analysis of thePTEN gene mutation in polyposis syndromes and sporadic gastrointestinal tumors in Japanese patients Kenichi NegoroSeiichi TakahashiTakayoshi Toyota Original Contributions Pages: S29 - S33
High proliferative activity is associated with dysplasia in ulcerative colitis Masaru ShinozakiToshiaki WatanabeTetsuichiro Muto Original Contributions Pages: S34 - S39
Histologic grade of metastatic lymph node and prognosis of rectal cancer Keiichi TakahashiTakeo MoriMasamichi Yasuno Original Contributions Pages: S40 - S46
Predictive factors for detecting colorectal carcinomas in surveillance colonoscopy after colorectal cancer surgery Kazutomo TogashiFumio KonishiHideo Nagai Original Contributions Pages: S47 - S53
Effect of early postoperative feeding on the healing of colonic anastomoses in the presence of intra-abdominal sepsis in rats Teruo KiyamaMasahiko OndaAdrian Barbul Original Contributions Pages: S54 - S58
Lateral node dissection and total mesorectal excision for rectal cancer Takashi TakahashiMasashi UenoHirotosi Ohta Current Status Pages: S59 - S68
Sphincter-preserving techniques for anal fistuals in Japan Junichi Iwadare Current Status Pages: S69 - S77
Crohn's disease in Japan Tsuneyoshi YaoToshiyuki MatsuiNobuo Hiwatashi Current Status Pages: S85 - S93
Laparoscopic ultralow anterior resection combined withPer Anum intersphincteric rectal dissection for lower rectal cancer Masahiko WatanabeTatsuo TeramotoMasaki Kitajima Technical Note Pages: S94 - S97
Invasive colon cancer derived from a small superficial depressed cancer Takashi HisabeSumio TsudaAkinori Iwashita Case Report Pages: S98 - S102