Proposed definitions for diagnosis, severity scoring, stratification, and outcome for trials on intraabdominal infection Per -Olof NyströmRichard BaxJoint Working Party of SIS North America and Europe OriginalPaper Pages: 148 - 158
Diagnostic and therapeutic challenges of intraabdominal infections Ori D. RotsteinJonathan L. Meakins OriginalPaper Pages: 159 - 166
Fecal peritonitis: Microbial adherence to serosal mesothelium and resistance to peritoneal lavage Charles E. Edmiston Jr.Michael P. GoheenRobert E. Condon OriginalPaper Pages: 176 - 183
Systemic and peritoneal host defense in peritonitis Nicolas V. Christou OriginalPaper Pages: 184 - 190
Intraabdominal infections and gut origin sepsis Karsten OffenbartlStig Bengmark OriginalPaper Pages: 191 - 195
Imaging intraabdominal abscesses and nonoperative drainage procedures John R. Haaga OriginalPaper Pages: 204 - 209
Principles and limitations of operative management of intraabdominal infections Eduard H. FarthmannUlrich Schöffel OriginalPaper Pages: 210 - 217
Etappenlavage: Advanced diffuse peritonitis managed by planned multiple laparotomies utilizing zippers, slide fastener, and Velcro® analogue for temporary abdominal closure Dietmar H. WittmannCharles AprahamianJack M. Bergstein OriginalPaper Pages: 218 - 226
Nonoperative antiinfective treatment of intraabdominal infections Alan V. Pollock OriginalPaper Pages: 227 - 230
Is closure of the peritoneal layer necessary in the repair of midline surgical abdominal wounds? Thomas B. HughCharles NankivellBei Li Original Scientific Reports Pages: 231 - 233
Percutaneous control of a portacaval H-graft: Description of a new device and its initial clinical application Ross C. SmithAlastair R. BrownThomas S. Reeve Original Scientific Reports Pages: 235 - 240
Herniorrhaphy and concomitant peritoneovenous shunting in cirrhotic patients with umbilical hernia Jacques BelghitiFrançois DesgrandchampsFrançois Fékété Original Scientific Reports Pages: 242 - 246
Evaluation of hemodynamics and hepatic mitochondrial function on extrahepatic portal obstruction in the rat Susumu OmokawaYoshihiro AsanumaKenji Koyama Original Scientific Reports Pages: 247 - 253
Six-year results of annual colonoscopy after resection of colorectal cancer Greg JuhlGerald M. LarsonHiram C. Polk Jr. Original Scientific Reports Pages: 255 - 260
Bleeding peptic ulcer: A prospective evaluation of risk factors for rebleeding and mortality Frank J. BranickiS. Y. ColemanJohn Wong Original Scientific Reports Pages: 262 - 269
Acute and perforated appendicitis: Current experience with ultrasound-aided diagnosis Wolf B. SchwerkBritta WichtrupMatthias Rothmund Original Scientific Reports Pages: 271 - 276
