1. On-table Endoscopy Following Laparoscopic Fundoplication

   • Narayanasamy Ravi
   • Nael Al-Sarraf
   • John V. Reynolds

   OriginalPaper 15 September 2007 Pages: 991 - 996

2. Effect of Obesity on Technical Feasibility and Postoperative Outcomes of Laparoscopy-Assisted Distal Gastrectomy—Comparison with Open Distal Gastrectomy

   • Hiroyuki Yamada
   • Kazuyuki Kojima
   • Kenichi Sugihara

   OriginalPaper 23 October 2007 Pages: 997 - 1004

3. Positive VEGF Immunostaining Independently Predicts Poor Prognosis in Curatively Resected Gastric Cancer Patients: Results of a Study Assessing a Panel of Angiogenic Markers

   • Óscar Vidal
   • Antonio Soriano-Izquierdo
   • Jean P. Metges

   OriginalPaper 31 October 2007 Pages: 1005 - 1014

   

4. Is Totally Laparoscopic Gastrectomy Less Invasive Than Laparoscopy-assisted Gastrectomy?: Prospective, Multicenter Study

   • Kyo Young Song
   • Cho Hyun Park
   • Hoon Hur

   original article 07 February 2008 Pages: 1015 - 1021

   

5. The Mirizzi Syndrome: Multidisciplinary Management Promotes Optimal Outcomes

   • Rozina Mithani
   • Wayne H. Schwesinger
   • Glenn W. W. Gross

   OriginalPaper 14 September 2007 Pages: 1022 - 1028

   

6. Voluntary and Involuntary Ligature of the Bile Duct in Iatrogenic Injuries: A Nonadvisable Approach

   • Miguel Angel Mercado
   • Carlos Chan
   • Alexandra Barajas

   original article 01 December 2007 Pages: 1029 - 1032

   

7. Outcome of Surgical Treatment of Hilar Cholangiocarcinoma

   • Kazuhiro Otani
   • Kazuo Chijiiwa
   • Kazuhiro Kondo

   original article 18 December 2007 Pages: 1033 - 1040

   

8. Usefulness of Absorbable Sutures in Preventing Surgical Site Infection in Hepatectomy

   • Shinji Togo
   • Toru Kubota
   • Hiroshi Shimada

   OriginalPaper 25 September 2007 Pages: 1041 - 1046

   

9. Surgical Anatomy of Hepatic Hilum with Special Reference of the Plate System and Extrahepatic Duct

   • Hideki Masunari
   • Hiroshi Shimada
   • Shinji Togo

   original article 16 October 2007 Pages: 1047 - 1053

   

10. Perioperative Morbidity Affects Long-Term Survival in Patients Following Liver Resection for Colorectal Metastases

    • M. Schiesser
    • J. W. C. Chen
    • R. T. A. Padbury

    original article 18 December 2007 Pages: 1054 - 1060

    

11. Acinar Cell Carcinoma of the Pancreas: An Institutional Series of Resected Patients and Review of the Current Literature

    • Akhil K. Seth
    • Pedram Argani
    • Christopher L. Wolfgang

    OriginalPaper 24 October 2007 Pages: 1061 - 1067

    

12. Surrogate Markers of Resectability in Patients Undergoing Exploration of Potentially Resectable Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma

    • S. L. Ong
    • G. Garcea
    • D. P. Berry

    original paper 28 November 2007 Pages: 1068 - 1073

    

13. Synthetic Extracellular Matrix Enhances Tumor Growth and Metastasis in an Orthotopic Mouse Model of Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma

    • Courtney L. Scaife
    • Jill E. Shea
    • Sean J. Mulvihill

    original paper 05 December 2007 Pages: 1074 - 1080

    

14. An Antecolic Roux-en Y type Reconstruction Decreased Delayed Gastric Emptying after Pylorus-Preserving Pancreatoduodenectomy

    • Yoshiaki Murakami
    • Kenichiro Uemura
    • Taijiro Sueda

    original article 07 February 2008 Pages: 1081 - 1086

    

15. Role of Selective α and β Adrenergic Receptor Mechanisms in Rat Jejunal Longitudinal Muscle Contractility

    • Roland Seiler
    • Andreas Rickenbacher
    • Bruno M. Balsiger

    OriginalPaper 19 September 2007 Pages: 1087 - 1093

    

16. Laparoscopic Versus Open Ileo-Colonic Resection in Crohn’s Disease: Short- and Long-Term Results from a Prospective Longitudinal Study

    • Giuseppe S. Sica
    • Edoardo Iaculli
    • Achille L Gaspari

    original article 20 November 2007 Pages: 1094 - 1102

    

17. Percutaneous Transhepatic Duodenal Diversion for the Management of Duodenal Fistulae

    • Jessica G. Zarzour
    • John D. Christein
    • Mary T. Hawn

    OriginalPaper 03 January 2008 Pages: 1103 - 1109

    

18. Keyhole Deformity: A Case Series

    • Osman Yüksel
    • Hasan Bostanci
    • B. Bülent Menteş

    original article 23 January 2008 Pages: 1110 - 1114

    

19. Outcome of and Risk Factors for Incisional Hernia After Partial Hepatectomy

    • Shinji Togo
    • Yasuhiko Nagano
    • Hiroshi Shimada

    original article 23 January 2008 Pages: 1115 - 1120

    

20. Gingival Metastasis from Rectal Cancer

    • Masahiko Kawamura
    • Yukio Nakabayashi
    • Katsuhiko Yanaga

    Report 14 November 2007 Pages: 1121 - 1122

    

21. Malignant Melanoma of the Gallbladder: A Report of Two Cases and Review of the Literature

    • Mary K. Samplaski
    • Ernest L. Rosato
    • Adam C. Berger

    case report 01 December 2007 Pages: 1123 - 1126

    

22. Duodenum-Preserving Subtotal and Total Pancreatic Head Resections for Inflammatory and Cystic Neoplastic Lesions of the Pancreas

    • H. G. Beger
    • B. M. Rau
    • B. Poch

    how i do it 26 February 2008 Pages: 1127 - 1132

    

23. A Comprehensive Appraisal of the Surgical Treatment of Diffuse Esophageal Spasm

    • Cristina Almansa
    • Ronald A. Hinder
    • Sami R. Achem

    review article 11 December 2007 Pages: 1133 - 1145

    

24. Adenoma of the Major Duodenal Papilla with Intraductal Extension into the Lower Common Bile Duct

    • Shuichiro Uchiyama
    • Kazuo Chijiiwa
    • Yutaka Akiyama

    OriginalPaper 25 September 2007 Pages: 1146 - 1148

    

25. Peripheral Cholangiocarcinoma with Endoluminal Tumor Thrombus in Main Bile Duct Mimicking a Klatskin Tumor

    • V. Lucidi
    • J. L. Van Laethem
    • V. Donckier

    OriginalPaper 06 September 2007 Pages: 1149 - 1150