1. Ethics regarding living-donor organ transplantation

   • Th. Gutmann
   • W. Land

   REVIEW TOPIC: LIVING-DONOR ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION Pages: 515 - 522

2. Living-donor kidney transplantation

   • G. Kirste

   REVIEW TOPIC: LIVING-DONOR ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION Pages: 523 - 527

3. Living-donor liver transplantation in children

   • X. Rogiers
   • D. C. Broering
   • M. Burdelski

   REVIEW TOPIC: LIVING-DONOR ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION Pages: 528 - 535

4. Living-donor liver transplantation in adults

   • G. Testa
   • M. Malago
   • C. E. Broelsch

   Review topic: living-donor organ transplantation Pages: 536 - 543

5. Living-donor pancreas and small-bowel transplantation

   • R. Margreiter

   REVIEW TOPIC: LIVING-DONOR ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION Pages: 544 - 549

6. Detection of telomerase activity in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma and normal esophageal epithelium

   • M. Ikeguchi
   • H. Unate
   • N. Kaibara

   ORIGINAL ARTICLE Pages: 550 - 555

7. Minimally invasive video-assisted parathyroidectomy – selective approach to localized single gland adenoma

   • H. Dralle
   • K. Lorenz
   • P. Nguyen-Thanh

   ORIGINAL ARTICLE Pages: 556 - 562

8. Respiratory symptoms and dysphagia in patients with gastroesophageal reflux disease: a comparison of medical and surgical therapy

   • M. Gadenstätter
   • H. Wykypiel
   • G. J. Wetscher

   ORIGINAL ARTICLE Pages: 563 - 567

9. Hyperthyroidism after surgery for primary hyperparathyroidism

   • P. Lindblom
   • S. Valdemarsson
   • A. Bergenfelz

   ORIGINAL ARTICLE Pages: 568 - 575

10. Management of peritoneal-surface malignancy: the surgeon’s role

    • P. H. Sugarbaker

    HOW TO DO IT Pages: 576 - 587

11. Treatment of acute liver failure: hybrid liver support

    • B. Busse
    • M. D. Smith
    • J. Gerlach

    EVIDENCE-BASED SURGERY Pages: 588 - 599