Histological factors contributing to a high risk of recurrence of submucosal invasive cancer (pT1) of the colon and rectum after endoscopic therapy Ichiro NakadaTakanobu TabuchiTakafumi Tabuchi Review Article 31 July 2008 Pages: 675 - 678
Cuffed anastomosis for above-knee femoropopliteal bypass with a stretch expanded polytetrafluoroethylene graft Yoshinori InoueNorihide SuganoTakehisa Iwai Original Articles 31 July 2008 Pages: 679 - 684
Postprandial hyperglycemia after a gastrectomy and the prediabetic state: A comparison between a distal and total gastrectomy Hiroshi YamamotoHiroshi TsuchihashiTohru Tani Original Articles 31 July 2008 Pages: 685 - 690
Simplification of total mesorectal excision with colonic J-pouch anal anastomosis for middle and lower rectal cancer: One surgeon’s experience Masato KusunokiYasuhiro InoueHidenori Yanagi Original Articles 31 July 2008 Pages: 691 - 699
Double contrast small-bowel radiography in the preoperative assessment of Crohn’s disease: Is it still useful? Imerio AngrimanMarco ScarpaDavide F. D’Amico Original Articles 31 July 2008 Pages: 700 - 704
Objective assessment of endoscopic surgical skills by analyzing direction-dependent dexterity using the Hiroshima University Endoscopic Surgical Assessment Device (HUESAD) Hiroyuki EgiMasazumi OkajimaToshimasa Asahara Original Articles 31 July 2008 Pages: 705 - 710
Effects of omentectomy on the peritoneal fibrinolytic system Celal CerciErol ErogluAynur Kilbas Original Articles 31 July 2008 Pages: 711 - 715
Gastric pentadecapeptide BPC 157 as an effective therapy for muscle crush injury in the rat Tomislav NovinscakLuka BrcicPredrag Sikiric Original Articles 31 July 2008 Pages: 716 - 725
Partial external biliary diversion for the treatment of intractable pruritus in children with progressive familial intrahepatic cholestasis: Report of two cases Saniye Ekinciİbrahim KarnakNebil Büyükpamukçu Case Reports 31 July 2008 Pages: 726 - 730
Diffuse colorectal angiodysplasia misdiagnosed preoperatively as ulcerative colitis in a child: Report of a case Ilter OzerE. Birol BostanciMusa Akoglu Case Reports 31 July 2008 Pages: 731 - 733
Primary small-cell neuroendocrine carcinoma of the breast: Report of a case Satoki KinoshitaAkio HiranoGoi Sakamoto Case Reports 31 July 2008 Pages: 734 - 738
Bilateral ductal carcinoma in situ of the breast after radiation therapy for Ewing’s sarcoma of the vertebra in a young woman: Report of a case Mehmet KeskekMehmet KilicOmer Yoldas Case Reports 31 July 2008 Pages: 739 - 742
Primary papillary serous carcinoma of the peritoneum diagnosed by video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery: Report of a case Jong Hui SuhYong Hwan KimEun Deok Chang Case Reports 31 July 2008 Pages: 743 - 746
Hemofiltration for hyperbilirubinemia after left ventricular assist system implantation: Report of four cases Shigeru MiyagawaMotonobu NishimuraYoshiki Sawa Case Reports 31 July 2008 Pages: 747 - 750
Repair of a pararenal abdominal aortic aneurysm with bilateral renal artery stenosis using a rapid infusion pump for renal perfusion: Report Of a case Atsushi AokiKenji Sangawa Case Reports 31 July 2008 Pages: 751 - 755
Early primary duodenal carcinoma arising from Brunner’s glands synchronously occurring with sigmoid colon carcinoma: Report of a case Yoshihito OhtaKohji SaitohHisahiro Matsubara Case Reports 31 July 2008 Pages: 756 - 760
Retrorectal epidermoid cyst in an elderly woman: Report of a case Atsushi SasakiSatoshi SugitaSeigo Kitano Case Reports 31 July 2008 Pages: 761 - 764
Liver metastasis with intraductal invasion originating from rectal cancer: Report of a case Hiroto KayashimaAkinobu TaketomiYoshihiko Maehara Case Reports 31 July 2008 Pages: 765 - 768
A simple method of using a foley catheter to drain pleural effusion Alon Ben-NunLael Anson Best Short Communication 31 July 2008 Pages: 769 - 770