Value of preoperative coagulation tests: Reappraisal of major noncardiac surgery Kwok F. J. NgKin W. LaiSuk F. Tsang Original Scientific Reports Pages: 515 - 520
Changes in the response of neutrophils to endotoxin priming following major abdominal surgery Yoshihiro MoriwakiMitsugi SugiyamaTakashi Suda Original Scientific Reports Pages: 521 - 526
Safe retroperitoneal endoscopic resection of pheochromocytomas Frits J. BerendsErwin Van Der HarstH. Jaap Bonjer Original Scientific Reports Pages: 527 - 531
Primary hyperparathyroidism: Renal calcium excretion in patients with and without renal stone disease before and after parathyroidectomy Vibe G. FrøkjaerCharlotte L. Mollerup Original Scientific Reports Pages: 532 - 535
Computer-generated trauma management plans: Comparison with actual care John R. ClarkeCatherine Z. HaywardBonnie L. Webber Original Scientific Reports Pages: 536 - 538
Penetrating thoracoabdominal injuries: Ongoing dilemma—Which cavity and when? Juan A. AsensioHector ArroyoDemetrios Demetriades Original Scientific Reports Pages: 539 - 543
Anatomie resection for severe blunt liver trauma in 100 patients: Significant differences between young and elderly Kouji TsugawaNobuhiro KoyanagiKeizo Sugimachi Original Scientific Reports Pages: 544 - 549
Current value of intraoperative sonography during surgery for hepatic neoplasms Johannes ZacherlChristian ScheubaRudolf Steininger Original Scientific Reports Pages: 550 - 554
Effect of the presence of hepatitis B e antigen on prognosis after liver resection for hepatocellular carcinoma in patients with chronic hepatitis B Shoji KuboKazuhiro HirohashiHiroaki Kinoshita Original Scientific Reports Pages: 555 - 560
Long-term survival of patients with stage IV hypopharyngeal cancer: Impact of fundus rotation gastroplasty Martin K. SchillingMartin EichenbergerMarkus W. Büchler Original Scientific Reports Pages: 561 - 565
Early and late results of the acid suppression and duodenal diversion operation in patients with Barrett’s esophagus: Analysis of 210 cases Attila CsendesPatricio BurdilesJorge Rojas Original Scientific Reports Pages: 566 - 576
Pyloric motility after pylorus-preserving gastrectomy with or without the pyloric branch of the vagus nerve Toshihiro NakabayashiErito MochikiHiroyuki Kuwano Original Scientific Reports Pages: 577 - 583
Lymph node staging of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma in patients with and without neoadjuvant radiochemotherapy: Histomorphologic analysis Wolfgang SchröderStephan E. BaldusArnulf H. Hölscher Original Scientific Reports Pages: 584 - 587
Effect of the use of vital dye, lymphoscintigraphy, or a combination for axillary lymphatic mapping and sentinel node biopsy in breast cancer Giovanni d’EreditaGabriella SerioFilippo Ferrarese Original Scientific Reports Pages: 588 - 590
Comparison of vital dye-guided lymphatic mapping and dye plus gamma probe-guided sentinel node biopsy in breast cancer Gábor CserniMária RajtárBéla Baitás Original Scientific Reports Pages: 592 - 597
Male gender: Risk factor for severe symptomatic cholelithiasis Heng-Hui LeinChing-Shui Huang Original Scientific Reports Pages: 598 - 601
Pylorus-preserving gastrectomy: Effect on resistance through the sphincter of Oddi compared to conventional distal gastrectomy in dogs Hiroo NaitoChikashi ShibataIwao Sasaki Original Scientific Reports Pages: 602 - 607
Three-dimensional reconstruction of biliary tract using spiral computed tomography for laparoscopic cholecystectomy Hirohito IchiiMoriatsu TakadaYoshikazu Kuroda Original Scientific Reports Pages: 608 - 611
Early prediction of acute pancreatitis: Prospective study comparing computed tomography scans, ranson, glasgow, acute physiology and chronic health evaluation II scores, and various serum markers John H. RobertJean Louis FrossardPhilippe Morel Original Scientific Reports Pages: 612 - 619
Investigative modalities for massive lower gastrointestinal bleeding Aayad R. Al QahtaniRichard SatinPhilip H. Gordon Original Scientific Reports Pages: 620 - 625
DNA index and S-phase fraction in curative resection of colorectal adenocarcinoma: Analysis of prognosis and current trends Han-Shiang ChenShyr-Ming Sheen-ChenChen-Chang Lu Original Scientific Reports Pages: 626 - 630
Antiseptic wick: Does it reduce the incidence of wound infection following appendectomy? Gerald T. McGrealAislinn JoyH. Paul Redmond Original Scientific Reports Pages: 631 - 634
Letters to the editor Jacob W. T. NgJennifer K. LowneyGerard M. Doherty Original Scientific Reports Pages: 635 - 636