1. Helicobactor pylori infection and carcinogenesis of the stomach

   • H. Kuniyasu
   • W. Yasui
   • E. Tahara

   Current concepts: Helicobacter pylori – The Pacemaker for upper Gi-Tract Diseases Pages: 69 - 74

2. Helicobacter pylori infections – are these diseases relevant for surgical treatment?

   • R. Hatz
   • F. W. Schildberg

   Current concepts: Helicobacter pylori – The Pacemaker for upper Gi-Tract Diseases Pages: 75 - 83

3. Surgical management of peptic ulcer disease today – indication, technique and outcome

   • T. T. Zittel
   • E. C. Jehle
   • H. D. Becker

   Current concepts: Helicobacter pylori – The Pacemaker for upper Gi-Tract Diseases Pages: 84 - 96

4. Helicobacter pylori in the upper gastrointestinal tract: medical or surgical treatment of gastric lymphoma?

   • H. -D. Röher
   • P. R. Verreet
   • W. Fischbach

   Current concepts: Helicobacter pylori – The Pacemaker for upper Gi-Tract Diseases Pages: 97 - 105

5. Unilateral open and minimally invasive procedures for primary hyperparathyroidism: a review of selective approaches

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

   ORIGINAL ARTICLE Pages: 106 - 117

6. Laparoscopic management of traumatic ruptures of the diaphragm

   • C. Schneider
   • C. Tamme
   • F. Köckerling

   ORIGINAL ARTICLE Pages: 118 - 123

7. Hemosuccus pancreaticus complicating chronic pancreatitis: an obscure cause of upper gastrointestinal bleeding

   • G. H. Sakorafas
   • M. G. Sarr
   • M. B. Farnell

   ORIGINAL ARTICLE Pages: 124 - 128

8. Impact of ¹⁸F-FDG-positron emission tomography for decision making in colorectal cancer recurrences

   • A. Imdahl
   • M. J. Reinhardt
   • E. H. Farthmann

   ORIGINAL ARTICLE Pages: 129 - 134

9. DNA polymerases and Ki-67 nuclear antigen are induced in correlation with the resected mass of rat liver up to 90%

   • K. Sakaguchi
   • E. Takeuchi
   • S. Yoshida

   ORIGINAL ARTICLE Pages: 135 - 142

10. Evidence-based surgery: diverticulitis – a surgical disease?

    • E. H. Farthmann
    • K. D. Rückauer
    • R. U. Häring

    Evidence-based surgery Pages: 143 - 151