1. Presidential Address: Adjusting the Art and the Science of Surgery

   • L. William Traverso

   OriginalPaper 25 July 2007 Pages: 1233 - 1241

   

2. Trends and Disparities in Regionalization of Pancreatic Resection

   • Taylor S. Riall
   • Karl A. Eschbach
   • James S. Goodwin

   OriginalPaper 13 August 2007 Pages: 1242 - 1252

   

3. Protein Kinase C-ζ is Critical in Pancreatitis-Induced Apoptosis of Kupffer Cells

   • Yanhua Peng
   • Celia A. Sigua
   • Michel M. Murr

   OriginalPaper 26 July 2007 Pages: 1253 - 1261

   

4. Altered Esophageal Motility and Gastroesophageal Barrier in Patients with Jejunal Interposition After Distal Esophageal Resection for Early Stage Adenocarcinoma

   • Georg R. Linke
   • Jan Borovicka
   • Michael Zünd

   OriginalPaper 12 July 2007 Pages: 1262 - 1267

   

5. Pneumatosis Intestinalis in Adults: Management, Surgical Indications, and Risk Factors for Mortality

   • Alexander J. Greenstein
   • Scott Q. Nguyen
   • Celia M. Divino

   OriginalPaper 09 August 2007 Pages: 1268 - 1274

   

6. Experimental Evaluation of Four Biologic Prostheses for Ventral Hernia Repair

   • Wolfgang B. Gaertner
   • Margaret E. Bonsack
   • John P. Delaney

   Gastrointestinal 03 August 2007 Pages: 1275 - 1285

   

7. Autologous Versus Allogeneic Transfusions: No Difference in Perioperative Outcome After Partial Hepatectomy

   • James O. Park
   • Mithat Gonen
   • William R. Jarnagin

   OriginalPaper 31 July 2007 Pages: 1286 - 1293

8. Behavior of the Common Bile Duct Diameter Before and 12 Years after Choledochostomy for Cholecystolithiasis and Choledocholithiasis. A Prospective Study

   • Attila Csendes
   • Paula Csendes
   • Ana Maria Burgos

   OriginalPaper 08 August 2007 Pages: 1294 - 1297

9. Bacteria Entombed in the Center of Cholesterol Gallstones Induce Fewer Infectious Manifestations than Bacteria in the Matrix of Pigment Stones

   • Lygia Stewart
   • J. McLeod Griffiss
   • Lawrence W. Way

   OriginalPaper 25 July 2007 Pages: 1298 - 1308

   

10. Does “Clinical” R0 Have Validity in the Choice of Simple Cholecystectomy for Gallbladder Carcinoma?

    • Chang Moo Kang
    • Woo Jung Lee
    • Byong Ro Kim

    OriginalPaper 08 August 2007 Pages: 1309 - 1316

    

11. Pancreatic Pseudocysts: Is Delayed Surgical Intervention Associated with Adverse Outcomes?

    • Kaori Ito
    • Alexander Perez
    • Edward E. Whang

    OriginalPaper 03 August 2007 Pages: 1317 - 1321

12. Retroduodenal Resection of Ampullary Carcinoid Tumor in a Patient with Cavernous Transformation of the Portal Vein

    • Shin Hwang
    • Ki-Myung Moon
    • Sung-Gyu Lee

    OriginalPaper 03 August 2007 Pages: 1322 - 1327

    

13. A Decision Analysis Model Identifies the Interval of Efficacy for Transarterial Chemoembolization (TACE) in Cirrhotic Patients with Hepatocellular Carcinoma Awaiting Liver Transplantation

    • Thomas A. Aloia
    • René Adam
    • Denis Castaing

    OriginalPaper 08 August 2007 Pages: 1328 - 1332

    

14. Histological, CT, and Intraoperative Ultrasound Appearance of Hepatic Tumors Previously Treated by Laparoscopic Radiofrequency Ablation

    • T. Mason
    • E. Berber
    • A. Siperstein

    OriginalPaper 25 July 2007 Pages: 1333 - 1338

    

15. Long-Term Effects of Extrinsic Denervation on VIP and Substance P Innervation in Circular Muscle of Rat Jejunum

    • Michael S. Kasparek
    • Javairiah Fatima
    • Michael G. Sarr

    OriginalPaper 17 July 2007 Pages: 1339 - 1350

    

16. Gangliocytic Paraganglioma: Case Report and Review of the Literature

    • Agnes Witkiewicz
    • Avi Galler
    • Samuel D. Gross

    OriginalPaper 25 July 2007 Pages: 1351 - 1354

    

17. Association of Hypoalbuminemia on the First Postoperative Day and Complications Following Esophagectomy

    • Aoife M. Ryan
    • Aine Hearty
    • John V. Reynolds

    OriginalPaper 08 August 2007 Pages: 1355 - 1360

18. Effects of Surgery on Peripheral N-Terminal Propeptide of Type III Procollagen in Patients with Crohn’s Disease

    • Matilde De Simone
    • Michele M. Ciulla
    • Ettore Contessini-Avesani

    OriginalPaper 09 August 2007 Pages: 1361 - 1364

    

19. A Novel Technique to Relieve a Closed-Loop Obstruction Secondary to a Competent Ileocecal Valve and an Unresectable Mid-Colon Tumor

    • Andrew McKay
    • Oliver F. Bathe

    OriginalPaper 17 July 2007 Pages: 1365 - 1367

    

20. Review Article: Appendicitis In Groin Hernias

    • Alan K. Meinke

    OriginalPaper 30 March 2007 Pages: 1368 - 1372

    

21. Eosinophilic Colitis

    • V. R. Velchuru
    • M. A. B. Khan
    • J. G. N. Studley

    OriginalPaper 20 January 2007 Pages: 1373 - 1375

    

22. Surgical Treatment of Iatrogenic Biliary Tract Injuries: An Old Technique Revisited

    • José Eduardo M. Cunha
    • Marcel C. C. Machado
    • J. Jukemura

    OriginalPaper 10 July 2007 Pages: 1376 - 1378