1. Experimental laparoscopic cholecystotomy

   • B. Mentges
   • G. Bueß
   • H. D. Becker

   Original Articles Pages: 51 - 56

2. A simple method of infundibular retraction during laparoscopic cholecystectomy

   • Jeffrey L. Ponsky
   • John D. Mellinger

   Original Articles Pages: 57 - 58

3. Endoscopic resection of early-stage esophageal cancer

   • Haruhiro Inoue
   • Mitsuo Endo
   • Kunihide Yoshino

   Original Articles Pages: 59 - 62

4. Randomized comparison of endoscopic palliation of malignant esophageal stenoses

   • K.-H. Fuchs
   • S. M. Freys
   • H. Hamelmann

   Original Articles Pages: 63 - 67

5. Retrograde dilation of esophageal strictures with balloon dilators

   • Raphael S. Chung

   Original Articles Pages: 68 - 69

6. A new detachable snare for hemostasis in the removal of large polyps or other elevated lesions

   • Tadashi Hachisu

   Original Articles Pages: 70 - 74

7. Preoperative detection of intrathoracic tumor spread of esophageal cancer: endosonography versus computed tomography

   • A. Heintz
   • U. Höhne
   • T. Junginger

   Original Articles Pages: 75 - 78

8. Endoscopic ultrasound examination of the upper gastrointestinal tract using a curved-array transducer

   • Peter Vilmann
   • Shirine Khattar
   • Søren Hancke

   Original Articles Pages: 79 - 82

9. Endosonographic detection of rectum anastomoses

   • K. Dresing
   • W. Stock

   Original Articles Pages: 83 - 88

10. The role of transvaginal sonography as compared with endorectal sonography in the evaluation of rectal cancer: preliminary study

    • Radu Badea
    • Gheorghe Badea
    • Emil Henegar

    Original Articles Pages: 89 - 91

11. Doppler demonstration of cystic vein dilatation secondary to portal vein thrombosis

    • G. G. Cerri
    • A. Habr-Gama
    • A. Magalhães

    Original Articles Pages: 92 - 93

12. Two-stage endoscopic removal of a foreign body from the common bile duct

    • F. Cardin
    • J. Fritsch
    • B. Meduri

    Case Reports Pages: 94 - 95

13. Malignant papillomatosis of the common bile duct

    • Sergio Guzmán
    • Jorge Martinez
    • Ignacio Duarte

    Case Reports Pages: 96 - 98

14. Use of BICAP in a case of colon angiodysplasia

    • C. Cottone
    • G. Disclafani
    • P. Bazan

    Case Reports Pages: 99 - 100

15. Laparoscopic drain placement during laparoscopic cholecystectomy

    • Michael J. Mooney
    • Michael J. O'Reilly

    Letters To The Editors Pages: 101 - 101

16. Newly devised hook-shaped flexible electrode for endoscopic surgery

    • Haruhiro Inoue
    • Kimiya Takeshita
    • Kouichi Kawashima

    Letters To The Editors Pages: 102 - 102