What is evidence-based medicine? G. AntesDaniel GalandiBertil Bouillon REVIEW TOPIC: EVIDENCE-BASED SURGERY Pages: 409 - 416
The individual patient and evidence-based medicine – a conflict? E. Eypasch REVIEW TOPIC: EVIDENCE-BASED SURGERY Pages: 417 - 422
The pros and cons of evidence-based surgery Stefan SauerlandRolf LeferingE. A. M. Neugebauer REVIEW TOPIC: EVIDENCE-BASED SURGERY Pages: 423 - 431
The Cochrane Collaboration Douglas G. AltmanMartin J. Burton REVIEW TOPIC: EVIDENCE-BASED SURGERY Pages: 432 - 436
A fertile-aged woman with right lower abdominal pain but unelevated leukocyte count and C-reactive protein J. M. GrönroosPaula Grönroos ORIGINAL ARTICLE Pages: 437 - 440
Malignant schwannoma and late-onset form of neurofibromatosis (NF-VII type) in a patient with skeletal manifestations G. DrewsPeter EmmrichHans-Ullrich Spiegel ORIGINAL ARTICLE Pages: 441 - 444
Gastrointestinal sutureless anastomosis in pigs using absorbable intraluminal stents, stent placement devices, and fibrin glue – a summary M. B. DetweilerJozef W. KobosJohn Fenton ORIGINAL ARTICLE Pages: 445 - 452
Outcome and management of blunt liver injuries in multiple trauma patients Emilio Domínguez FernándezMichael AufmkolkReinhard Lange ORIGINAL ARTICLE Pages: 453 - 460
In vivo protection of the pig liver against ischemia/reperfusion injury by tauroursodeoxycholate M. HertlM. Catherine HertlChristoph E. Broelsch ORIGINAL ARTICLE Pages: 461 - 466
Neurotensin-related regulation of the postprandial lower-oesophageal-sphincter pressure O. HorstmannRainer NustedeHeinz Becker Original Article Pages: 467 - 472
Tumor size and lymph-node status in pancreatic carcinoma — is there a correlation to the preoperative immune function? Frank Axel WengerChristoph Andreas JacobiJoachim Michael Müller ORIGINAL ARTICLE Pages: 473 - 478
Gene therapy and gastrointestinal cancer: concepts and clinical facts Martin HausesHans K. Schackert EVIDENCE-BASED SURGERY Pages: 479 - 488