1. Surgery for sporadic primary hyperparathyroidism: controversies and evidence-based approach

   • Antonio Sitges-Serra
   • Prieto Rosa
   • Joan J. Sancho

   Current Concepts in Endocrine Surgery 21 February 2008 Pages: 239 - 244

2. Current concepts in transplant surgery: liver transplantation today

   • A. Mehrabi
   • H. Fonouni
   • J. Schmidt

   Current Concepts in Clinical Surgery 29 February 2008 Pages: 245 - 260

   

3. Early enteral nutrition in acute pancreatitis—benefits and limitations

   • Attila Oláh
   • László Romics Jr.

   Current Concept in Clinical Surgery 12 February 2008 Pages: 261 - 269

4. Pain after minimally invasive videoassisted and after minimally invasive open thyroidectomy—results of a prospective outcome study

   • P. Del Rio
   • M. Berti
   • M. Sianesi

   Original Article 02 October 2007 Pages: 271 - 273

5. Serum levels of interleukin-1 receptor antagonist (IL-1ra) in thyroid cancer patients

   • Sebastian Niedźwiecki
   • Tomasz Stępień
   • Frank Ulrich

   Original Article 07 December 2007 Pages: 275 - 280

   

6. Prospective randomized controlled trial to evaluate “fast-track” elective open infrarenal aneurysm repair

   • Bernd M. Muehling
   • Gisela Halter
   • Karl-Heinz Orend

   Evidence-based Surgery 14 February 2008 Pages: 281 - 287

   

7. PIK3CA, KRAS, and BRAF mutations in intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasm/carcinoma (IPMN/C) of the pancreas

   • Frank Schönleben
   • Wanglong Qiu
   • Gloria H. Su

   Original Article 21 February 2008 Pages: 289 - 296

   

8. Lactate modulates gene expression in human mesenchymal stem cells

   • Derek Zieker
   • Richard Schäfer
   • Stefan Beckert

   Original Article 14 February 2008 Pages: 297 - 301

   

9. Post-hypoxic cellular disintegration in glycine-preserved renal tubules is attenuated by hydroxyl radical scavengers and iron chelators

   • Mohammed R. Moussavian
   • Jan E. Slotta
   • Martin K. Schilling

   Original Article 19 February 2008 Pages: 303 - 310

   

10. Optimising post-conditioning time of marginal donor livers

    • Steffen Manekeller
    • Alexandra Seinsche
    • Andreas Hirner

    Original Article 19 February 2008 Pages: 311 - 316

    

11. Use of Erythropoietin as adjuvant therapy in nerve reconstruction

    • J. A. Lohmeyer
    • E. Essmann
    • H. G. Machens

    Original Article 26 February 2008 Pages: 317 - 323

    

12. Synergistic effect of erythropoietin but not G-CSF in combination with curcumin on impaired liver regeneration in rats

    • Daniel Seehofer
    • Ulf P. Neumann
    • Peter Neuhaus

    Original Article 27 February 2008 Pages: 325 - 332

    

13. Dual inhibition of Raf and VEGFR2 reduces growth and vascularization of hepatocellular carcinoma in an experimental model

    • Sven Arke Lang
    • Isabel Brecht
    • Oliver Stoeltzing

    Original Article 23 February 2008 Pages: 333 - 341

    

14. Prolongation of heart allograft survival after long-term expression of soluble MHC class I antigens and vIL-10 in the liver by AAV-plasmid-mediated gene transfer

    • A. Doenecke
    • E. Frank
    • E. K. Geissler

    Original Article 06 March 2008 Pages: 343 - 348

    

15. Prolene–Monocryl-composite meshes do not increase microvascular Staphylococcus aureus adherence and do not sensitize for leukocytic inflammation

    • Jonas Roller
    • Matthias W. Laschke
    • Michael D. Menger

    Original Article 06 March 2008 Pages: 349 - 357

    

16. Occult tumor cells in lymph nodes as a predictor for tumor relapse in pancreatic adenocarcinoma

    • Peter Scheunemann
    • Nikolas H. Stoecklein
    • Stefan B. Hosch

    Original Article 18 August 2007 Pages: 359 - 365

    

17. The effects of contrast agent and intraductal pressure changes on the development of pancreatitis in an ERCP model in rats

    • Tufan Haciahmetoglu
    • Cemalettin Ertekin
    • Yersu Kapran

    Original Article 03 August 2007 Pages: 367 - 372

    

18. Combined anterior and posterior open treatment in infected pancreatic necrosis

    • Daniele Gui
    • Fabio Pacelli
    • Giovanni B. Doglietto

    Original Article 27 June 2007 Pages: 373 - 381

    

19. Intraoperative biliary exploration through the left hepatic duct orifice during left hepatectomy in patients with left-sided hepatolithiasis

    • Shin Hwang
    • Sung-Gyu Lee
    • Young-Joo Lee

    Original Article 02 June 2007 Pages: 383 - 389

    

20. Laparoscopic vs open resection of pancreatic endocrine neoplasms: single institution’s experience over 14 years

    • Andrew A. Gumbs
    • Philippe Grès
    • Brice Gayet

    Original Article 10 January 2008 Pages: 391 - 395

21. Procalcitonin in preoperative diagnosis of abdominal sepsis

    • Nenad Ivančević
    • Dejan Radenković
    • Miloš Žarković

    Original Article 30 October 2007 Pages: 397 - 403

    

22. NOTES—third generation surgery. Vain hopes or the reality of tomorrow?

    • Jarek Kobiela
    • Tomasz Stefaniak
    • Zbigniew Sledzinski

    New Surgical Horizons 14 March 2008 Pages: 405 - 411

    

23. Living donor liver resection: A low-tech but highly efficient technique. The Regensburg experience

    • Aiman Obed
    • Andreas A. Schnitzbauer
    • Hans J. Schlitt

    How to do it 03 January 2008 Pages: 413 - 421

    

24. Uneventful splenectomy and cholecystectomy in a patient treated with anti-interleukin-6 receptor antibody therapy

    • Morihiko Ishizaki
    • Tetsuro Sasada
    • Arimichi Takabayashi

    Case Management and Clinical Consequences 17 August 2007 Pages: 423 - 425

    

25. President of the German Society of Surgery: Prof. Rainer E. J. Arbogast

    • Hans-Peter Bruch

    Presidents of the German Society of Surgery 30 January 2008 Pages: 427 - 428

26. Professor Dr. Dr. h.c. Christian H. Herfarth, Heidelberg

    • H. J. Buhr

    Mastery in Surgery 11 March 2008 Pages: 429 - 430

27. 3rd Biennial Congress of the European Society of Endocrine Surgeons, Barcelona, 24–26 April 2008

    Abstracts 29 February 2008 Pages: 431 - 445

28. Announcements

    Announcements 22 March 2008 Pages: 447 - 447