1. Melanoma Controversies: Clinical Significance of Nodal Micrometastases and the Future of Melanoma Vaccines

   • Kelly M. McMasters

   Editorial 19 May 2005 Pages: 681 - 682

2. Clinical Significance of Occult Metastatic Melanoma in Sentinel Lymph Nodes and Other High-risk Factors Based on Long-term Follow-up

   • Stanley P.L. Leong
   • Mohammed Kashani-Sabet
   • Seng-Jaw Soong

   OriginalPaper 26 May 2005 Pages: 683 - 691

   

3. Active Antigen-specific Immunotherapy of Melanoma: from Basic Science to Clinical Investigation

   • Giulio C. Spagnoli
   • Michel Adamina
   • Felix Harder

   OriginalPaper 19 May 2005 Pages: 692 - 699

   

4. Association of the Primary Tumor Location with the Site of Tumor Recurrence after Curative Resection of Thoracic Esophageal Carcinoma

   • Yuichiro Doki
   • Osamu Ishikawa
   • Shingi Imaoka

   OriginalPaper 19 May 2005 Pages: 700 - 707

   

5. Inhibition of Gastric Cancer Cell Adhesion in Nude Mice by Inraperitoneal Phospholipids

   • Marc Jansen
   • Karl-Heinz Treutner
   • Volker Schumpelick

   OriginalPaper 26 May 2005 Pages: 708 - 714

   

6. Appraisal of Surgical Treatment for Pulmonary Metastasis from Hepatocellular Carcinoma

   • Jun Nakajima
   • Makoto Tanaka
   • Shinichi Takamoto

   OriginalPaper 19 May 2005 Pages: 715 - 718

   

7. Diagnostic Value of Measuring Liver Volume for Detecting Occult Hepatic Metastases from Colorectal or Gastric Cancer

   • Takeaki Ishizawa
   • Tetsuhisa Yamamoto
   • Takayoshi Sekikawa

   OriginalPaper 26 May 2005 Pages: 719 - 722

   

8. Safety and Effectiveness of Left Hepatic Trisegmentectomy for Hilar Cholangiocarcinoma

   • Kazuaki Shimada
   • Tsuyoshi Sano
   • Tomoo Kosuge

   OriginalPaper 12 May 2005 Pages: 723 - 727

   

9. Number of Lymph Node Metastases Is a Significant Prognostic Factor in Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma

   • Takahito Nakagawa
   • Toshiya Kamiyama
   • Satoru Todo

   OriginalPaper 12 May 2005 Pages: 728 - 733

   

10. Indication of Hepatectomy for Cirrhotic Patients with Hepatocellular Carcinoma Classified as Child-Pugh Class B

    • Hideki Nakahara
    • Toshiyuki Itamoto
    • Toshimasa Asahara

    OriginalPaper 12 May 2005 Pages: 734 - 738

    

11. Effect of Radiofrequency Ablation of the Liver on Cell-Mediated Immunity in Rats

    • Hee Chul Yu
    • Jang Il Moon
    • Baik Hwan Cho

    OriginalPaper 12 May 2005 Pages: 739 - 743

    

12. Eleven Years of Liver Trauma: The Scottish Experience

    • John M. Scollay
    • Diana Beard
    • Rowan Parks

    OriginalPaper 12 May 2005 Pages: 744 - 749

    

13. Preoperative Albendazole and Scolices Viability in Patients with Hepatic Echinococcosis

    • Carlos Manterola
    • Juan A. Mansilla
    • Flery Fonseca

    OriginalPaper 12 May 2005 Pages: 750 - 753

    

14. The Effects of Cetrimide–Chlorhexidine Combination on the Hepato-Pancreatico-Biliary System

    • Elvan Tozar
    • Omer Topcu
    • Suleyman Hengirmen

    OriginalPaper 12 May 2005 Pages: 754 - 758

    

15. Protein C as an Early Marker of Severe Septic Complications in Diffuse Secondary Peritonitis

    • Aleksandar Karamarkovic
    • Dejan Radenkovic
    • Branislav Stefanovic

    OriginalPaper 12 May 2005 Pages: 759 - 765

    

16. Effect of Intraperitoneal Application of an Endotoxin Inhibitor on Survival Time in a Laparoscopic Model of Peritonitis in Rats

    • Roger Kuhn
    • Daniel Schubert
    • Matthias Pross

    OriginalPaper 19 May 2005 Pages: 766 - 770

    

17. Use of Ligasure in Thyroidectomy Procedures: Results of a Prospective Comparative Study

    • Turkay Kirdak
    • Nusret Korun
    • Halil Ozguc

    OriginalPaper 19 May 2005 Pages: 771 - 774

    

18. Stretching Exercises to Reduce Symptoms of Postoperative Neck Discomfort after Thyroid Surgery: Prospective Randomized Study

    • Yuuki Takamura
    • Akira Miyauchi
    • Kanji Kuma

    OriginalPaper 19 May 2005 Pages: 775 - 779

    

19. Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve Damage and Phonetic Modifications after Total Thyroidectomy: Surgical Malpractice Only or Predictable Sequence?

    • Lodovico Rosato
    • Maria Teresa Carlevato
    • Nicola Avenia

    OriginalPaper 26 May 2005 Pages: 780 - 784

    

20. Unexpected Results Using Rapid Intraoperative Parathyroid Hormone Monitoring during Parathyroidectomy for Primary Hyperparathyroidism

    • Ignazio Emmolo
    • Herbert Dal Corso
    • Felice Borghi

    OriginalPaper 19 May 2005 Pages: 785 - 788

    

21. Malignant Metastatic Insulinoma—Postoperative Treatment and Follow-up

    • Achim Starke
    • Christiane Saddig
    • Peter Goretzki

    OriginalPaper 12 May 2005 Pages: 789 - 793

    

22. Prevention of Surgical Site Infection After Open Prosthetic Inguinal Hernia Repair: Efficacy of Parenteral Versus Oral Prophylaxis with Amoxicillin-Clavulanic Acid in a Randomized Clinical Trial

    • Mehmet A. Kuzu
    • Selçuk Hazinedaroğlu
    • Ercümet Kuterdem

    OriginalPaper 19 May 2005 Pages: 794 - 799

23. Safe and Rapid Laparoscopic Access—a New Approach

    • Jared L. Antevil
    • Sunil Bhoyrul
    • Nayan D. Swadia

    OriginalPaper 26 May 2005 Pages: 800 - 803

    

24. Adult Surgical Emergencies in a Developing Country: The Experience of Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital, Nnewi, Anambra State, Nigeria

    • Gabriel U. Chianakwana
    • Chima C. Ihegihu
    • Okechukwu O. Mbonu

    OriginalPaper 12 May 2005 Pages: 804 - 808

25. Invited Commentary

    • Moshe Schein

    OriginalPaper 12 May 2005 Pages: 808 - 808

26. To the Editor

    • Attila Csendes

    OriginalPaper 26 May 2005 Pages: 809 - 809

27. Reply

    • Chikashi Shibata
    • Ken-ichi Shiiba
    • Iwao Sasaki

    OriginalPaper 12 May 2005 Pages: 809 - 810