Early treatment with antibiotics reduces the need for surgery in acute necrotizing pancreatitis—a single-center randomized study Isto NordbackJubani SandHannu Paajanen Original Articles Pages: 113 - 119
Effect of preoperative chemoradiotherapy on surgical margin status of resected adenocarcinoma of the head of the pancreas James F. PingpankJohn P. HoffmanBurton L. Eisenberg OriginalPaper Pages: 121 - 130
Angiogenesis inhibitor TNP-470 reduces human pancreatic cancer growth Hubert G. HotzHoward A. ReberOscar J. Hines OriginalPaper Pages: 131 - 138
Therapy for pancreatic cancer with a recombinant humanized anti-HER2 antibody (herceptin) Peter BüchlerHoward A. ReberOscar J. Hines OriginalPaper Pages: 139 - 146
Synthetic peptide YY analog binds to a cell membrane receptor and delivers fluorescent dye to pancreatic cancer cells Carson D. LiuDavid KwanDavid W. McFadden OriginalPaper Pages: 147 - 152
Long-term prospective assessment of functional results after proctectomy with coloanal anastomosis Alessandro FicheraFabrizio Michelassi OriginalPaper Pages: 153 - 157
Contribution of intraoperative enteroscopy in the management of obscure gastrointestinal bleeding Michael L. KendrickNavtej S. ButtarMichael G. Sarr OriginalPaper Pages: 162 - 167
Segmental living related small bowel transplantation in adults Luca CicaleseCristiana RastelliniEnrico Benedetti OriginalPaper Pages: 168 - 173
Upregulation of ornithine decarboxylase mrna expression in barrett’s esophagus and barrett’s-associated adenocarcinoma Jan BrabenderReginald V. LordPeter V. Danenberg OriginalPaper Pages: 174 - 182
Pharyngeal ph monitoring in 222 patients with suspected laryngeal reflux Thomas R. EubanksPablo E. OmelanczukCarlos A. Pellegrini OriginalPaper Pages: 183 - 191
A decision analysis of the optimal initial approach to achalasia: Laparoscopic heller myotomy with partial fundoplication, thoracoscopic heller myotomy, pneumatic dilatation, or botulinum toxin injection David R. UrbachPaul D. HansenLee L. Swanstrom OriginalPaper Pages: 192 - 205
Rationale for the combination of cryoablation with surgical resection of hepatic tumors Charles ChaFred T. Lee Jr.David M. Mahvi OriginalPaper Pages: 206 - 213
Special problems in minimally invasive surgery of the foregut: Part I Bruce Schirmer SSAT/SAGES Joint Symposium Pages: 214 - 215
Hemostatic tools for the gastrointestinal surgeon: Ultrasonic coagulator vs. bipolar ligation Gerald M. Fried OriginalPaper Pages: 216 - 218
Laparoscopic ultrasound for the gastrointestinal surgeon Nathaniel J. Soper OriginalPaper Pages: 219 - 220