1. Distribution and characterization of steroid hormone receptors in human thyroid tissue

   • Prabir K. Chaudhuri
   • Nili Patel
   • Richard A. Prinz

   International Association of Endocrine Surgeons-Manuscripts Presented at the 31st Congress of the International Socity of Surgery Pages: 737 - 743

2. Invited commentary

   • Charles Proye

   International Association of Endocrine Surgeons-Manuscripts Presented at the 31st Congress of the International Socity of Surgery Pages: 743 - 744

3. When is medullary thyroid carcinoma “medullary thyroid carcinoma”?

   • Georg Riccabona
   • Diethelm Ladurner
   • Kurt Schmid

   International Association of Endocrine Surgeons-Manuscripts Presented at the 31st Congress of the International Socity of Surgery Pages: 745 - 751

4. Invited commentary

   • Jay K. Harness

   International Association of Endocrine Surgeons-Manuscripts Presented at the 31st Congress of the International Socity of Surgery Pages: 751 - 752

5. The value of the clonidine-suppression test in the diagnosis of pheochromocytoma

   • Bengt E. Karlberg
   • Lisbeth Hedman
   • Thomas Pollare

   International Association of Endocrine Surgeons-Manuscripts Presented at the 31st Congress of the International Socity of Surgery Pages: 753 - 760

6. Invited commentary

   • Samuel A. Wells Jr.

   International Association of Endocrine Surgeons-Manuscripts Presented at the 31st Congress of the International Socity of Surgery Pages: 760 - 761

7. Cytostatic drug therapy in anaplastic thyroid carcinoma

   • Hubertus J. C. Wenisch
   • Roland H. Wagner
   • Albrecht Encke

   International Association of Endocrine Surgeons-Manuscripts Presented at the 31st Congress of the International Socity of Surgery Pages: 762 - 768

8. Invited commentary

   • Peter Dor

   International Association of Endocrine Surgeons-Manuscripts Presented at the 31st Congress of the International Socity of Surgery Pages: 768 - 769

9. The endocrine function of heterotopic islets of Langerhans

   • Ronald Merrell
   • Kenji Kakizaki
   • Giacomo Basadonna

   International Association of Endocrine Surgeons-Manuscripts Presented at the 31st Congress of the International Socity of Surgery Pages: 770 - 774

10. Invited commentary

    • Kevan C. Herold
    • Edwin L. Kaplan

    International Association of Endocrine Surgeons-Manuscripts Presented at the 31st Congress of the International Socity of Surgery Pages: 774 - 775

11. Release of corticosteroids from human adrenals in vitro

    • Bertil Hamberger
    • Tore Curstedt
    • Sigbritt Werner

    International Association of Endocrine Surgeons-Manuscripts Presented at the 31st Congress of the International Socity of Surgery Pages: 776 - 779

12. Invited commentary

    • Richard H. Egdahl

    International Association of Endocrine Surgeons-Manuscripts Presented at the 31st Congress of the International Socity of Surgery Pages: 780 - 780

13. Total thyroidectomy: Complications and technique

    • Jay K. Harness
    • Lit Fung
    • Michael K. McLeod

    International Association of Endocrine Surgeons-Manuscripts Presented at the 31st Congress of the International Socity of Surgery Pages: 781 - 785

14. Invited commentary

    • Blake Cady

    International Association of Endocrine Surgeons-Manuscripts Presented at the 31st Congress of the International Socity of Surgery Pages: 786 - 786

15. Effect of ethyl alcohol on the TSH-receptor-cyclase system in thyroid and nonthyroid tissues

    • Orlo H. Clark
    • Patricia L. Gerend

    International Association of Endocrine Surgeons-Manuscripts Presented at the 31st Congress of the International Socity of Surgery Pages: 787 - 795

16. Invited commentary

    • Karine Bech

    International Association of Endocrine Surgeons-Manuscripts Presented at the 31st Congress of the International Socity of Surgery Pages: 795 - 796

17. TSH suppression in the management of autonomously functioning thyroid lesions

    • Colin G. Thomas Jr.
    • Mark Tawil
    • Shihadeh N. Nayfeh

    International Association of Endocrine Surgeons — Manuscripts Presrented at the 31st Congress of the International Society of Surgery Pages: 797 - 802

18. Invited commentary

    • Thomas S. Reeve

    International Association of Endocrine Surgeons — Manuscripts Presrented at the 31st Congress of the International Society of Surgery Pages: 802 - 802

19. Preoperative portal vein embolization for hepatocellular carcinoma

    • Hiroaki Kinoshita
    • Katsuji Sakai
    • Shoji Kubo

    Manuscripts Presrented at the 31st Congress of the International Society of Surgery Pages: 803 - 808

20. Invited commentary

    • Stig Bengmark

    Manuscripts Presrented at the 31st Congress of the International Society of Surgery Pages: 808 - 808

21. The effect of varying levels of vagotomy on postprandial lower esophageal sphincter pressure and pancreatic polypeptide

    • Andrew J. Olinde
    • James W. Maher
    • James E. McGuigan

    Manuscripts Presrented at the 31st Congress of the International Society of Surgery Pages: 809 - 813

22. Invited commentary

    • David B. Skinner

    Manuscripts Presrented at the 31st Congress of the International Society of Surgery Pages: 813 - 813

23. Management of acute colitis in inflammatory bowel disease

    • P. Morel
    • P. C. Hawker
    • J. Alexander-Williams

    Manuscripts Presrented at the 31st Congress of the International Society of Surgery Pages: 814 - 818

24. Invited commentary

    • Arthur H. Aufses Jr.

    Manuscripts Presrented at the 31st Congress of the International Society of Surgery Pages: 819 - 819

25. Diverticula of the mid- and lower esophagus: Pathogenesis and surgical management

    • Anders Evander
    • Alex G. Little
    • David B. Skinner

    Manuscripts Presrented at the 31st Congress of the International Society of Surgery Pages: 820 - 827

26. Invited commentary

    • Clement A. Hiebert

    Manuscripts Presrented at the 31st Congress of the International Society of Surgery Pages: 827 - 828

27. Microvascular carotid end-to-end anastomosis with the Argon laser

    • G. Godlewski
    • P. Pradal
    • F. M. Lopez

    Manuscripts Presrented at the 31st Congress of the International Society of Surgery Pages: 829 - 833

28. Invited commentary

    • Eric Lindstedt
    • Torsten Holmin

    Manuscripts Presrented at the 31st Congress of the International Society of Surgery Pages: 833 - 833

29. Pyogenic psoas abscess: Worldwide variations in etiology

    • Michael A. Ricci
    • Frederick B. Rose
    • Kenneth K. Meyer

    Manuscripts Presrented at the 31st Congress of the International Society of Surgery Pages: 834 - 842

30. Invited commentary

    • Harvey Butcher

    Manuscripts Presrented at the 31st Congress of the International Society of Surgery Pages: 842 - 843

31. Intraoperative cholangiography using a balloon catheter in liver surgery

    • Shoji Kubo
    • Katsuji Sakai
    • Kazuhiro Hirohashi

    Manuscripts Presrented at the 31st Congress of the International Society of Surgery Pages: 844 - 849

32. Invited commentary

    • Martin A. Adson

    Manuscripts Presrented at the 31st Congress of the International Society of Surgery Pages: 849 - 850

33. Papillary cystic neoplasm of the pancreas: A curable pancreatic tumor

    • Steven L. Kaufman
    • Robert L. Reddick
    • Colin G. Thomas Jr.

    Manuscripts Presrented at the 31st Congress of the International Society of Surgery Pages: 851 - 859

34. Invited commentary

    • Jonathan A. van Heerden

    Manuscripts Presrented at the 31st Congress of the International Society of Surgery Pages: 859 - 859

35. Regeneration and function of autotransplantation of splenic tissue after splenectomy

    • J. T. Christenson
    • A. Owunwanne
    • W. Ryd

    Manuscripts Presrented at the 31st Congress of the International Society of Surgery Pages: 860 - 865

36. Invited commentary

    • Jay L. Grosfeld

    Manuscripts Presrented at the 31st Congress of the International Society of Surgery Pages: 865 - 866

37. Biliary strictures as a cause of primary intrahepatic bile duct stones

    • Yoshiro Matsumoto
    • Hideki Fujii
    • Katsuhiko Sugahara

    Manuscripts Presrented at the 31st Congress of the International Society of Surgery Pages: 867 - 874

38. Invited commentary

    • Frank G. Moody

    Manuscripts Presrented at the 31st Congress of the International Society of Surgery Pages: 874 - 875

39. Comparison of sonography, computed tomography, angiography, and percutaneous transhepatic portography in detection of portal tumor thrombus in hepatoma

    • Sumito Igawa
    • Katsuji Sakai
    • Tadashi Inoue

    Manuscripts Presrented at the 31st Congress of the International Society of Surgery Pages: 876 - 883

40. Invited commentary

    • Bernard Sigel

    Manuscripts Presrented at the 31st Congress of the International Society of Surgery Pages: 883 - 883

41. Gallstones and gastric cancer: A matched case-control study

    • Leopoldo Sarli
    • Matteo Gafa
    • Anacleto Peracchia

    Original Scientific Report Pages: 884 - 890

42. Invited commentary

    • Charles G. Clark

    Original Scientific Report Pages: 890 - 891

43. Book reviews

    • Robert L. Grubb Jr.
    • Robert C. Corry
    • Günther F. Brobmann

    BookReview Pages: 892 - 894

44. The value of preoperative chlorhexidine shower in vascular surgery

    • Søren Schifter
    • Leif Juhl Jensen
    • Hans -Henrik Kimose

    Letter to the Editor Pages: 895 - 895