1. Fundoplication improves disordered esophageal motility

   • T. Ryan Heider
   • Kevin E. Behrns
   • Timothy M. Farrell

   OriginalPaper Pages: 159 - 163

2. Barrett’s esophagus with high grade dysplasia: Surgical results and long-term outcome— An update

   • Elaine E. Tseng
   • T. T. Wu
   • Richard F. Heitmiller

   OriginalPaper Pages: 164 - 171

3. Duodenal reflux produces hyperproliferative epithelial esophagitis—A possible precursor to esophageal adenocarcinoma in the rat

   • Colman K. Byrnes
   • Anil Bahadursingh
   • John W. Harmon

   OriginalPaper Pages: 172 - 180

4. Preoperative intervention does not affect esophageal muscle histology or patient outcomes in patients undergoing laparoscopic Heller myotomy

   • Mark Bloomston
   • Elie Fraiji
   • Alexander S. Rosemurgy

   OriginalPaper Pages: 181 - 190

5. Cholangitis: Bacterial virulence factors that facilitate cholangiovenous reflux and tumor necrosis factor-alpha production

   • Lygia Stewart
   • Adair L. Oesterle
   • Lawrence W. Way

   OriginalPaper Pages: 191 - 199

6. Liver injury during acute pancreatitis: The role of pancreatitis-associated ascitic fluid (paaf), p38-MAPK, and caspase-3 in inducing hepatocyte apoptosis

   • Jun Yang
   • Adam Fier
   • Michel M. Murr

   OriginalPaper Pages: 200 - 208

7. Pancreaticoduodenectomy: Role of interventional radiologists in managing patients and complications

   • Taylor A. Sohn
   • Charles J. Yeo
   • Keith D. Lillemoe

   OriginalPaper Pages: 209 - 219

8. Evaluation of vascular endothelial growth factor blockade and matrix metalloproteinase inhibition as a combination therapy for experimental human pancreatic cancer

   • Hubert G. Hotz
   • O. Joe Hines
   • Howard A. Reber

   OriginalPaper Pages: 220 - 228

9. Gene transfer of human manganese superoxide dismutase protects small intestinal villi from radiation injury

   • Hong Liang Guo
   • Darren Wolfe
   • David Blumberg

   OriginalPaper Pages: 229 - 236

10. Transcriptional activation of the enterocyte differentiation marker intestinal alkaline phosphatase is associated with changes in the acetylation state of histone H3 at a specific site within its promoter region in vitro

    • Brian F. Hinnebusch
    • J. Welles Henderson
    • Richard A. Hodin

    OriginalPaper Pages: 237 - 245

11. Colonic metaplasia in the ileal pouch is associated with inflammation and is not the result of long-term adaptation

    • A. Brent Fruin
    • Ola El- Zammer
    • James M. Becker

    OriginalPaper Pages: 246 - 254

12. Announcements

    Announcement Pages: 255 - 255

13. Abstracts

    • Michele Gearhart
    • Jill Martin
    • Joseph F Buell

    Abstract Pages: 258 - 319