Summary of Proceedings of the 38th Annual Meeting of the Pancreas Club Juan SarmientoGregory TsiotosWilliam H. Nealon 2004 Pancreas Club Annual Meeting Pages: 751 - 756
The giuseppe grassi prize—comments Lloyd M. Nyhus 2004 ISDS Annual Meeting: Grassi Prize Presentations Pages: 757 - 757
Pharmacologic preconditioning effects: Prostaglandin E1 induces heat-shock proteins immediately after ischemia/reperfusion of the mouse liver Ken-ichi MatsuoShinji TogoHiroshi Shimada OriginalPaper Pages: 758 - 768
Intraperitoneal treatment with dimethylthioampal (DIMATE) combined with surgical debulking is effective for experimental peritoneal carcinomatosis in a rat model Olivier MonneuseJean-Philippe MestralletOlivier Glehen OriginalPaper Pages: 769 - 774
Hand-sewn coloanal anastomosis for distal rectal cancer: Long-term clinical outcomes Seung Hyuk BaikNam Kyu KimChang Hwan Cho OriginalPaper Pages: 775 - 780
Surgical outcome of para-aortic lymph node dissection preserving neural tissue based on anatomical evaluations Masato NomuraChikara KunisakiHiroshi Shimada OriginalPaper Pages: 781 - 788
Tissue-engineered patch for the reconstruction of inferior vena cava during living-donor liver transplantation Yasuko ToshimitsuMitsuo MiyazawaYoshito Ikada OriginalPaper Pages: 789 - 793
Multicenter prospective randomized trial comparing standard esophagectomy with chemoradiotherapy for treatment of squamous esophageal cancer: Early results from the Chinese University Research Group for Esophageal Cancer (CURE) Philip W. Y. ChiuAngus C. W. ChanEnders K. W. Ng OriginalPaper Pages: 794 - 802
Laparoscopic subtotal colectomy for colonic inertia Cliff SampleRohit GuptaMehran Anvari Original Articles Pages: 803 - 808
Perforated meckel’s diverticulum presenting as a gastrointestinal stromal tumor: A case report Martina HagerHans MaierPatrizia Lucia Moser OriginalPaper Pages: 809 - 811
Resection of mesenteric infiammatory veno-occlusive disease causing ischemic colitis Philip BaoDerek C. WelchAlan J. Herline OriginalPaper Pages: 812 - 817
Gallbladder carcinosarcoma: A case report and literature review Kevin L. HuguetChristopher B. HughesWinston R. Hewitt ReviewPaper Pages: 818 - 821
Epithelioid angiosarcoma of the gallbladder: Case report Raffaele CostantiniNicola Di BartolomeoPaolo Innocenti OriginalPaper Pages: 822 - 825
Pain persists in many patients five years after removal of the gallbladder: Observations from two randomized controlled trials of symptomatic, noncomplicated gallstone disease and acute cholecystitis Morten VetrhusTewelde BerhaneKarl Søndenaa OriginalPaper Pages: 826 - 831
Novel bile duct repair for bleeding biliary anastomotic varices: Case report and literature review Andrew M. SmithR. Matthew WalshJ. Michael Henderson ReviewPaper Pages: 832 - 836
The unsolved problem of fistula after left pancreatectomy: The benefit of cautious drain management Gianpaolo BalzanoAlessandro ZerbiValerio Di Carlo OriginalPaper Pages: 837 - 842
Intraductal papillary mucinous tumor of the pancreas associated with autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease Hiroshi NaitohHisanori ShojiMasayoshi Kudoh OriginalPaper Pages: 843 - 845
Preservation of the left gastric vein in delayed gastric emptying after pylorus-preserving pancreaticoduodenectomy Isao KurosakiKatsuyoshi Hatakeyama OriginalPaper Pages: 846 - 852
Management of hepatic hemangiomas: A 14-year experience Paulo HermanMarcelo L. V. CostaWilliam Abraõ Saad OriginalPaper Pages: 853 - 859
Successful preoperative diagnosis and complete resection of biliary intraductal papillary-mucinous neoplasm of the liver Takeshi SudoYoshiaki MurakamiTaijiro Sueda OriginalPaper Pages: 860 - 862
Local resection of the head of the pancreas with pancreaticojejunostomy Charles F. FreyHoward A. Reber How I Do It Pages: 863 - 868
Changing concepts in the management of liver hydatid disease Christos DervenisSpiros DelisMiroslav Milicevic Review Article Pages: 869 - 877
A disappearing hepatic infusion pump Leonard R. HenryElin SigurdsonJames C. Watson Gastrointestinal Images Pages: 878 - 879