Treatment of Hydatid Cyst of the Liver: Where Is the Evidence? Chadli DziriKarim HaouetAbe Fingerhut Editorial Update 03 August 2004 Pages: 731 - 736
Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy as a Day Surgery Procedure: Implementation and Audit of 136 Consecutive Cases in a University Hospital Henri VuilleumierNermin Halkic Original Scientific Reports 03 August 2004 Pages: 737 - 740
Local Anesthesia Use for Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy Aydin InanMeral SenCenap Dener Original Scientific Reports 03 August 2004 Pages: 741 - 744
Outcome of Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy in Patients 80 Years and Older Andrew L. TambyrajaSudhir KumarStephen J. Nixon Original Scientific Reports 03 August 2004 Pages: 745 - 748
Pleurodesis in Patients with Malignant Pleural Effusions: Talc Slurry or Bleomycin? Results of a Prospective Randomized Trial Fabio José HaddadRiad Naim YounesDaniel Deheinzelin Original Scientific Reports 03 August 2004 Pages: 749 - 752
Invited Commentary (DOI: 10.1007/s00268-004-1046-6) Carol TanArtyom SedrakyanTom Treasure OriginalPaper 03 August 2004 Pages: 753 - 754
Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve Identification and Assessment during Thyroid Surgery: Laryngeal Palpation Gregory W. RandolphJames B. KoblerJamie Wilkins Original Scientific Report 03 August 2004 Pages: 755 - 760
Factors Predicting Malignancy of Hürthle Cell Tumors of the Thyroid: Influence on Surgical Treatment Adolfo PisanuLuigi SiasAlessandro Uccheddu Original Scientific Reports 03 August 2004 Pages: 761 - 765
Novel Operative Technique for Vagal Nerve- and Pyloric Sphincter-preserving Distal Gastrectomy Reconstructed by Interposition of a 5 cm Jejunal J Pouch with a 3 cm Jejunal Conduit for Early Gastric Cancer and Postoperative Quality of Life 5 Years after Operation Ryouichi TomitaKatsuhisa TanjohShigeru Fujisaki Original Scientific Reports 03 August 2004 Pages: 766 - 774
True versus Mild Hyperthermia during Isolated Hepatic Perfusion: Effects on Melphalan Pharmacokinetics and Liver Function Pierluigi PilatiSimone MocellinMario Lise Original Scientific Reports 03 August 2004 Pages: 775 - 781
Effectiveness of Endoscopic Nasobiliary Drainage for Postoperative Bile Leakage after Hepatic Resection Hiroaki TerajimaIwao IkaiYoshio Yamaoka Original Scientific Reports 03 August 2004 Pages: 782 - 786
Hepatitis C Virus Infection is a Risk Factor for Tumor Recurrence after Resection of Small Hepatocellular Carcinomas Teh-Ia HuoJaw-Ching WuShou-Dong Lee Original Scientific Reports 03 August 2004 Pages: 787 - 791
Prognostic Impact of Fas Ligand on Hepatocellular Carcinoma after Hepatectomy Wei-Chen LeeMing-Chin YuMiin-Fu Chen OriginalPaper 03 August 2004 Pages: 792 - 796
Surgical and Endovascular Procedures for Treating Isolated Iliac Artery Aneurysms: Ten-year Experience Kenji MatsumotoKentaro MatsubaraMasaki Kitajima Original Scientific Reports 03 August 2004 Pages: 797 - 800
Long-term Results of Through-knee Amputation with Dorsal Musculocutaneous Flap in Patients with End-stage Arterial Occlusive Disease Hans-Juergen KockJan FriederichsStephan von Gumppenberg Original Scientific Reports 03 August 2004 Pages: 801 - 806
Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis after Head and Spinal Trauma: Intermittent Pneumatic Compression Devices Versus Low Molecular Weight Heparin Mehmet KurtogluHakan YanarVolkan Granit Original Scientific Reports 03 August 2004 Pages: 807 - 811
Palliation of Malignant Gastroduodenal Obstruction with Open Surgical Bypass or Endoscopic Stenting: Clinical Outcome and Health Economic Evaluation Erik JohnssonAnders ThuneBengt Liedman Original Scientific Reports 03 August 2004 Pages: 812 - 817
Desmoplastic Reaction Influences Pancreatic Cancer Growth Behavior Mark HartelFabio F. di MolaHelmut Friess Original Scientific Reports 03 August 2004 Pages: 818 - 825
Cell-specific Cytotoxicity of Human Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma Cells Using Rat Insulin Promoter Thymidine Kinase-directed Gene Therapy Thomas A. TironeXaio-Ping WangF. Charles Brunicardi Original Scientific Reports 03 August 2004 Pages: 826 - 833
Dependence of Positive Effects of Granulocyte Colony-stimulating Factor on the Antibiotic Regimen: Evaluation in Rats with Polymicrobial Peritonitis Artur BauhoferAlexander TorossianLucerne Sepsis Study Group Original Scientific Reports 03 August 2004 Pages: 834 - 844
Surgical Care at the District Hospital. World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland, 2002, 512 pp., $45 (U.S.), $22.50 (developing countries) S.W.A. Gunn Book Review 03 August 2004 Pages: 845 - 845