Immunohistochemical studies of vascular volume and proliferative activity in squamous cell carcinoma of the esophagus Naohiko KoideTakeshi YamandaTetsuji Nagata Original Articles Pages: 99 - 106
Postoperative delirium following gastrointestinal surgery in elderly patients Tetsuya KanekoSadamu TakahashiNobuaki Kaibara Original Articles Pages: 107 - 111
Carcinoids of the rectum: An evaluation of 1271 reported cases Jun Soga Original Articles Pages: 112 - 119
Recovery of portal blood flow after percutaneous transhepatic biliary drainage in patients with obstructive jaundice Hiroshi KandaYuji NimuraShigehiko Shionoya Original Articles Pages: 120 - 123
Serum clara cell protein levels in lung cancer patients: An assessment of preoperative values and postoperative changes Hiroaki NomoriHirotoshi HorioShojiroh Morinaga Original Articles Pages: 124 - 129
The status of lower-limb amputation in Bangladesh: A 6-year review Mohammad AftabuddinNadira IslamImdadul Haque Original Articles Pages: 130 - 134
Surgical stress and the development of complications in relation to polymorphonuclear leukocyte elastase (PMNE) levels Shinji NoshimaNobuyoshi MoritaKensuke Esato Original Articles Pages: 135 - 139
Protective effect of the intravenous administration of ursodeoxycholic acid against endotoxemia in rats with obstructive jaundice Yuichi HoriHarumasa Ohyanagi Original Articles Pages: 140 - 144
Simple hemorrhage induces tissue factor mRNA in the liver Masatomo YamashitaJunsuke TanakaMamoru Yamashita Original Articles Pages: 145 - 148
Expanded polytetrafluoroethylene grafts for portal vein replacement: Use of omentum wrap to promote graft healing Toshiya NishibeYoshiaki SatohTatsuzo Tanabe Original Articles Pages: 149 - 153
Effects of granulocyte colony-stimulating factor on bacterial translocation due to burn wound sepsis Orhan YalçinGürsel SoybirBaki Çokne§eli Original Articles Pages: 154 - 158
Cytokine mRNA expression after transient and prolonged hypotension Masatomo YamashitaJunsuke TanakaMamoru Yamashita Original Articles Pages: 159 - 162
Carinal resection and reconstruction for recurrent lung cancer Katsunobu KawaharaTakeshi ShiraishiTakayuki Shirakusa Case Reports Pages: 163 - 165
Gastric cancer with carcinoma erysipeloides caused by spontaneous thoracic duct rupture: Report of a case Yoshitaka YamamuraYasuhiro KoderaTsuyoshi Kito Case Reports Pages: 166 - 168
Disease-free survival for 6 years and 4 months after dissection of recurrent abdominal paraaortic nodes (No. 16) in gastric cancer: Report of a case Atsushi NashimotoJuei SasakiHaruhiko Makino Case Reports Pages: 169 - 173
Successful endoscopic injection sclerotherapy for bleeding from bile duct varices Tetsuya ItoTohru SegawaTakashi Kanematsu Case Reports Pages: 174 - 176
Primary leiomyosarcoma of the thyroid gland Osamu OzakiKiminori SuginoYasuhiro Hosoda Case Reports Pages: 177 - 180
Closure of a gastric tube-tracheal fistula by transposition of a pedicled sternocleidomastoid muscle flap Kiyoshi SakamotoMichio OgawaKazuyuki Hayashida Case Reports Pages: 181 - 185
Assessing the eligibility for liver transplantation of patients with fulminant hepatitis Shoji UetsujiHisanao KomadaTakaya Tanaka Short Communication Pages: 186 - 188
Thoracoscopic enucleation of an esophageal leiomyoma with balloon dilator assistance Ken-Ichi MafuneYoichi Tanaka How to Do It Pages: 189 - 192