1. Multiple organ failure – the discrepancy between our scientific knowledge and understanding and the management of our patients

   • Arthur E. Baue

   Current Concepts in Clinical Surgery Pages: 441 - 453

2. Limited operation for patients with T1 esophageal cancer

   • Masahide Ikeguchi
   • Michio Maeta
   • Nobuaki Kaibara

   Original Article Pages: 454 - 458

3. Cardiopulmonary changes during laparoscopy and vessel injury: comparison of CO₂ and helium in an animal model

   • Christoph A. Jacobi
   • Tido Junghans
   • Joachim M. Müller

   Original Article Pages: 459 - 466

4. Suprasplenic, transperitoneal approach for laparoscopic adrenalectomy on the left side

   • András Vereczkei
   • Örs Péter Horváth
   • János Nemes

   Original Article Pages: 467 - 469

5. Acute appendicitis in late adulthood: incidence, presentation, and outcome. Results of a prospective multicenter acute abdominal pain study and a review of the literature

   • Matthias Kraemer
   • Claus Franke
   • and the Acute Abdominal Pain Study Group

   Original Article Pages: 470 - 481

6. Giant localized fibrous mesothelioma: an unusual large intrathoracic tumor

   • T. Tirilomis
   • T. Busch
   • H. Dalichau

   Original Article Pages: 482 - 484

7. Two cases of colorectal cancer complicating Crohn’s disease and review of the literature

   • T.C. Koslowsky
   • C. Ganssauge
   • M. Siedek

   Original Article Pages: 485 - 487

8. Fluorescence detection of small gastrointestinal tumours: principles, technique, first clinical experience

   • K. Orth
   • D. Russ
   • H.G. Beger

   New Surgical Horizons Pages: 488 - 494