Possible Benefit of Preoperative Blood Deposit for Abdominal Surgery Per-Anders FlordalDavid Bergqvist Pages: 349 - 352
Influence of CO2 Pneumoperitoneum on Systemic and Peritoneal Cell-mediated Immunity Serge EvrardAnnie FalkenrodtJacques Marescaux Pages: 353 - 357
Technique of Video-assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery for the Spine: New Approach Tsung-Jen HuangRobert Wen-Wei HsuHsin-Nung Shih Pages: 358 - 362
Economic Considerations for the Diagnosis and Therapy of Meniscal Lesions: Can Magnetic Resonance Imaging Help Reduce the Expense? Reinhard WeinstablThomas MuellnerM. Kramer Pages: 363 - 368
Antibiotic Prophylaxis for Pit Viper Envenomation: Prospective, Controlled Trial Kevin R. KerriganBruce L. MertzJames D. Dye Pages: 369 - 373
Surgical Treatment for Splenic Hydatidosis Michael SafioleasEvangelos MisiakosChristine Manti Pages: 374 - 378
Clinicopathologic Study for the Assessment of Resection for Ampullary Carcinoma Thomas C. BöttgerJörg BoddinT. Junginger Pages: 379 - 383
Single and Multiple Pyogenic Liver Abscesses: Clinical Course, Etiology, and Results of Treatment Fong-Fu ChouShyr-Ming Sheen-ChenMao-Chan Chen Pages: 384 - 389
High Preoperative Serum Alanine Transferase Levels: Effect on the Risk of Liver Resection in Child Grade A Cirrhotic Patients Roger NounPascal JagotJacques Belghiti Pages: 390 - 395
Preoperative Risk Assessment of Hepatic Resection for Malignant Disease T.U. CohnertH.G. RauF.W. Schildberg Pages: 396 - 401
Pathologic and Clinical Aspects of Repair of Large Incisional Hernias after Implant of a Polytetrafluoroethylene Prosthesis Juan M. BellónLuis A. ContrerasJulia Buján Pages: 402 - 407
Efficacy of Fine-Needle Aspiration Biopsy of Thyroid Nodules: Experience of a Mexican Institution Luis H. LopezJorge A. CantoJuan A. Rull Pages: 408 - 411
Perforated Peptic Ulcer: Long-term Results after Simple Closure in the Elderly Lena G.M. Blomgren Pages: 412 - 415
Changes in Body Composition after Gastrectomy: Results of a Controlled, Prospective Clinical Trial B. LiedmanH. AnderssonL. Lundell Pages: 416 - 421
Quality of Life after Gastrectomy for Gastric Carcinoma: Controlled Study of Reconstructive Procedures Jan SvedlundMarianne SullivanIngemar Sjödin Pages: 422 - 433
Causes of Death and Recurrence after Surgery for Early Gastric Cancer Stefano GuadagniMarco CatarciManlio Carboni Pages: 434 - 439
Surgical Management of Gastric Leiomyosarcoma: Evaluation of the Propriety of Laparoscopic Wedge Resection Masashi YoshidaYoshihide OtaniMasaki Kitajima Pages: 440 - 443