Cytokine and Hormonal Responses in Laparoscopic-Assisted Colectomy and Conventional Open Colectomy Akihito OzawaFumio KonishiKyotaro Kanazawa Original Articles Pages: 107 - 111
A Brief Course of Colon Preparation with Oral Antibiotics Yoshio TakesueTakashi YokoyamaYuichiro Matsuura Pages: 112 - 116
Immunohistochemical Studies of Colorectal Cancers that Developed Following Pelvic Irradiation Atsunori NakaoHiromi IwagakiNoriaki Tanaka Pages: 117 - 121
Altered Plasma Antigen Levels of Tissue Factor Pathway Inhibitor During Open-Heart Surgery Ling-Bo SunJunichi UtohNobuo Kitamura Pages: 122 - 126
Combined Modality Therapy Including Surgery for Stage III Small-Cell Lung Cancer on the Basis of the Sensitivity Assay In Vitro Shunsuke KobayashiShinichiro OkadaShigefumi Fujimura Pages: 127 - 133
Completion Pneumonectomy for Patients with Recurrent Lung Cancer: The Impact of Microvessel Density on Outcome Yasuhiko OhtaTakuo HaraYoh Watanabe Pages: 134 - 138
Z-Shaped Skin Incision Applying Kraissl's Lines for an Axillary Thoracotomy Tatsuzo HebiguchiTetsuo KatoMasaru Mizuno Pages: 139 - 141
Is Endovascular Treatment of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms Less Invasive Regarding the Biological Responses? Noriyasu MorikageKensuke EsatoHiroaki Takenaka Pages: 142 - 146
Perfusatory Recovery of the Grafted Lung During Convalescence from Acute Rejection Hidehiro YamamotoMasayoshi OkadaChojiro Yamashita Pages: 153 - 158
Profile of Cytokine Production During the Inhibition of Acute Xenograft Rejection Koji KishimotoKoichi FurukawaHiroyoshi Ayabe Pages: 159 - 162
Basaloid-Squamous Carcinoma of the Esophagus: Report of a Case Tatsuya KatoTakayuki MoritaHiroyuki Kato Case Reports Pages: 163 - 167
Thoracic Esophagectomy Combined with Pylorus-Preserving Pancreatoduodenectomy in a One-Stage Procedure: Report of a Case Isao KurosakiKatsuyoshi HatakeyamaKazuhiro Tsukada Pages: 168 - 172
Rapid-Growing Carcinosarcoma of the Esophagus Arising from Intraepithelial Squamous Cell Carcinoma: Report of a Case Shouichi UchiyamaShigeru ImaiSatoshi Kamisago Pages: 173 - 176
Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors Treated by Laparoscopic Surgery: Report of Three Cases Masaru KimataTetsuro KubotaMakio Mukai Pages: 177 - 180
Jejunal Limb Obstruction Caused by a Cholesterol Stone 15 Years After a Total Gastrectomy and 20 Years After a Cholecystectomy: Report of a Case Norihito WadaMinako SekiMasaki Kitajima Pages: 181 - 184
Intussusception Due to Vanishing Colon Cancer with Metastasis of the Regional Lymph Nodes: Report of a Case Yasuhiro FujinoYoichi FujioAkira Okazaki Pages: 188 - 190
En Bloc Surgery for Colon Cancer: Report of a Case Yasushi IwasakiYoshihiro MoriyaShin Fujita Pages: 191 - 194
Submucosal Dermoid Cyst of the Rectum: Report of a Case Yoichi SakuraiTakashi UraguchiTakahiko Funabiki Pages: 195 - 198
Successful Surgical Treatment for Spontaneous Retroperitoneal Hematoma in Polycythemia Vera: Report of a Case Soichiro IshiharaHiroshi YasuharaTetsuichiro Muto Pages: 199 - 201
Thyroid Lymphoma of Mucosa-Associated Lymphoid Tissue with Monoclonal Gammopathy Occurring in an Atomic Bomb Survivor: Report of a Case Kazuo NeriishiHaruo EzakiHideki Okamoto Pages: 202 - 206
Acute Postoperative Dermatosis at the Site of the Electrocautery Pad: Sweet Diagnosis of a Burning Issue Roderich E SchwarzMarion A QuinnArturo Molina Short Communication Pages: 207 - 209