1. Squamous esophageal cancer—Introduction

   • John Wong

   World Progress in Surgery Pages: 307 - 307

2. Squamous cell carcinoma of the esophagus: Therapeutic dilemma

   • Nasser K. Altorki
   • Leonard Girardi
   • David B. Skinner

   OriginalPaper Pages: 308 - 311

3. Staging of squamous esophageal cancer: Accuracy and value

   • Arnulf H. Hölscher
   • Hans Joachim Dittler
   • J. Rüdiger Siewert

   OriginalPaper Pages: 312 - 320

4. Esophageal squamous cell carcinoma: Pathology and prognosis

   • Hiroko Ide
   • Tsutomu Nakamura
   • Fujio Hanyu

   OriginalPaper Pages: 321 - 330

5. Esophageal cancer, early disease: Diagnosis and current treatment

   • Horst Dieter Becker

   OriginalPaper Pages: 331 - 338

6. Risk analysis in resection of squamous cell carcinoma of the esophagus

   • Simon Y. K. Law
   • Manson Fok
   • John Wong

   OriginalPaper Pages: 339 - 346

7. Operable squamous esophageal cancer: Current results from the East

   • Da Wei Zhang
   • Gui Yu Cheng
   • Ke Lin Sun

   OriginalPaper Pages: 347 - 354

8. Operable esophageal carcinoma: Current results from Hong Kong

   • Manson Fok
   • Simon Y. K. Law
   • John Wong

   OriginalPaper Pages: 355 - 360

9. Operable esophageal cancer: Current results from the West

   • Anthony Watson

   OriginalPaper Pages: 361 - 366

10. Lymph node dissection

    • Thomas P. J. Hennessy

    OriginalPaper Pages: 367 - 372

11. Anastomosis

    • Romeo Bardini
    • Massimo Asolati
    • Alberto Peracchia

    OriginalPaper Pages: 373 - 378

12. Advanced esophageal carcinoma

    • Toni E. Lerut
    • Paul de Leyn
    • Ben Van Cleynenbreughel

    OriginalPaper Pages: 379 - 387

13. Adjuvant therapies for cancer of the thoracic esophagus

    • Tetsuro Nishihira
    • Tatsuya Nakano
    • Shozo Mori

    OriginalPaper Pages: 388 - 398

14. Quality of life with carcinoma of the esophagus

    • Gary A. J. Gelfand
    • Richard J. Finley

    OriginalPaper Pages: 399 - 405

15. Outcome of peptic ulcer hemorrhage treated according to a defined approach

    • Xavier Mueller
    • Jean-Marc Rothenbuehler
    • Felix Harder

    Original Scientific Reports Pages: 406 - 409

16. Invited commentary

    • Paul H. Jordan Jr.

    Original Scientific Reports Pages: 409 - 410

17. Prospective nonrandomized study of conventional versus laparoscopic appendectomy

    • Ola Reiertsen
    • Erik Trondsen
    • Arne R. Rosseland

    Original Scientific Reports Pages: 411 - 415

18. Invited commentary

    • Andresas Paul
    • Hans Troidl

    Original Scientific Reports Pages: 415 - 416

19. Human parathyroid blood supply determined by laser-Doppler flowmetry

    • Kenth Johansson
    • Stefan Ander
    • Staffan Smeds

    Original Scientific Reports Pages: 417 - 420

20. Invited commentary

    • F. Charles Brunicardi

    Original Scientific Reports Pages: 420 - 421

21. Minimizing the risk of bile duct injury at laparoscopic cholecystectomy

    • Michael R. Cox
    • Thomas G. Wilson
    • James Toouli

    Original Scientific Reports Pages: 422 - 426

22. Invited commentary

    • J. J. Jakimowicz

    Original Scientific Reports Pages: 426 - 427

23. Clinicopathologic features of gastric cancer infiltrating the lower esophagus

    • Kimiya Takeshita
    • Toshihisa Ashikawa
    • Mitsuo Endo

    Original Scientific Reports Pages: 428 - 432

24. Invited commentary

    • Tin-Pok Kim

    Original Scientific Reports Pages: 432 - 432

25. DNA ploidy and biologic aggressiveness of gastric adenocarcinoma in Chinese

    • Kuo-Liang Shen
    • Chi-Hong Chu

    Original Scientific Reports Pages: 433 - 439

26. Invited commentary

    • José F. Patiño

    Original Scientific Reports Pages: 439 - 440

27. To the editor

    • Bruce A. Chabner

    Letters to the Editor Pages: 441 - 441

28. To the editor

    • Ronald B. Herberman

    Letters to the Editor Pages: 442 - 442