1. “How i do it” session: Intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasms of the pancreas—the year 2002

   • Charles J. Yeo
   • N. Volkan Adsay
   • L. William Traverso

   OriginalPaper Pages: 655 - 655

2. Intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasms of the pancreas: Pathology and molecular genetics

   • N. Volkan Adsay

   OriginalPaper Pages: 656 - 659

3. Surgical treatment of intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasms of the pancreas: The conservative approach

   • Carlos Fernandez-del Castillo

   OriginalPaper Pages: 660 - 661

4. Surgical treatment of intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasms of the pancreas: The aggressive approach

   • L. William Traverso

   OriginalPaper Pages: 662 - 663

5. Hepatic artery embolization for control of symptoms, octreotide requirements, and tumor progression in metastatic carcinoid tumors

   • Scott R. Schell
   • E. Ramsay Camp
   • Irvin F. Hawkins Jr.

   OriginalPaper Pages: 664 - 670

6. Long-term follow-up of patients with familial adenomatous polyposis undergoing pancreaticoduodenal surgery

   • Leyo Ruo
   • Daniel G. Coit
   • Jose G. Guillem

   OriginalPaper Pages: 671 - 675

7. Unusual causes of benign biliary strictures with cholangiographic features of cholangiocarcinoma

   • Charles E. Binkley
   • Frederick E. Eckhauser
   • Lisa M. Colletti

   OriginalPaper Pages: 676 - 681

8. Analysis of hepatic resection of metastasis originating from gastric adenocarcinoma

   • Johannes Zacherl
   • Maximilian Zacherl
   • Friedrich Längle

   OriginalPaper Pages: 682 - 689

9. Does bone change after biliopancreatic diversion?

   • Picard Marceau
   • Simon Biron
   • Lorraine A. Fitzpatrick

   OriginalPaper Pages: 690 - 698

10. Endothelins induce gallbladder contraction independent of elevated blood pressure in vivo in the australian possum

    • Bilal O. Al-Jiffry
    • John W. Chen
    • Gino T. P. Saccone

    OriginalPaper Pages: 699 - 705

11. Biliary complications after hydatid liver surgery: Incidence and risk factors

    • Cuneyt Kayaalp
    • Khalid Bzeizi
    • Musa Akoglu

    OriginalPaper Pages: 706 - 712

12. Long myotomy with antireflux repair for esophageal spastic disorders

    • Dimitrios Nastos
    • Long-Qi Chen
    • André C. Duranceau

    OriginalPaper Pages: 713 - 722

13. Megaesophagus microbiota: A qualitative and quantitative analysis

    • Denis Pajecki
    • Bruno Zilberstein
    • Joaquim Gama-Rodrigues

    OriginalPaper Pages: 723 - 729

14. Outcome of laparoscopic antireflux surgery in patients with nonerosive reflux disease

    • Tanja Bammer
    • Mark Freeman
    • Sami R. Achem

    OriginalPaper Pages: 730 - 737

15. Long-term response to subtotal colectomy in colonic inertia

    • G. Nicholas Verne
    • M. P. Hocking
    • C. A. Sninsky

    OriginalPaper Pages: 738 - 744

16. Use of a critical pathway for colon resections

    • R. Barry Melbert
    • Mark H. Kimmins
    • Ron Rowbotham

    OriginalPaper Pages: 745 - 752

17. Preoperative predictors of blood transfusion in colorectal cancer surgery

    • Kent R. Nilsson
    • Sean M. Berenholtz
    • Peter J. Pronovost

    OriginalPaper Pages: 753 - 762

18. Does neoadjuvant chemoradiation downstage locally advanced pancreatic cancer?

    • Hong Jin Kim
    • Karen Czischke
    • Kevin C. Conlon

    OriginalPaper Pages: 763 - 769

19. Treatment of ampullary villous adenomas that may harbor carcinoma

    • Paul H. Jordan Jr.
    • Gustavo Ayala
    • Beatriz M. Kinner

    OriginalPaper Pages: 770 - 775

20. Cholecystectomy, liver resection, and pyloruspreserving pancreaticoduodenectomy for gallbladder cancer: Report of five cases

    • John R. Doty
    • John L. Cameron
    • Ralph H. Hruban

    OriginalPaper Pages: 776 - 780

21. Carcinoid and chylous ascites: An unusual association

    • Alan P. Kypson
    • Mark W. Onaitis
    • Douglas S. Tyler

    OriginalPaper Pages: 781 - 783

22. The american hepato-pancreato-biliary association (AHPBA)

    • Steven M. Strasberg

    AHPBA update Pages: 784 - 785

23. Announcements

    Announcement Pages: 786 - 786