1. Long-term prognosis of patients with achalasia treated by cardial dilatation therapy

   • Yutaka Matsuo
   • Fumiaki Sugimura
   • Atsuko Seki

   Alimentary Tract Pages: 719 - 727

2. Bowel preparation for the total colonoscopy by 2,000 ml of balanced lavage solution (Golytely) and sennoside

   • Yoshiro Iida
   • Shoji Miura
   • Masakiyo Fujisawa

   Alimentary Tract Pages: 728 - 733

3. Electron microscopic study of hepatitis B virus-associated antigens on the infected liver cell membrane in relation to analysis of immune target antigens in chronic hepatitis B

   • Takafumi Saito
   • Tomoteru Kamimura
   • Tsuneo Takahashi

   Liver, Pancreas and Biliary Tract Pages: 734 - 744

4. The effect of IL-6 on the des-gamma-carboxy prothrombin synthesis in human hepatoma cells

   • Minoru Ono
   • Hironobu Kohda
   • Masayoshi Namiki

   Liver, Pancreas and Biliary Tract Pages: 745 - 750

5. Increased expression of Epstein-Barr virus in primary biliary cirrhosis patients

   • Syed Ahmed Morshed
   • Mikio Nishioka
   • Itaru Moro

   Liver, Pancreas and Biliary Tract Pages: 751 - 758

6. Obliteration of portal systemic shunts as therapy for hepatic encephalopathy in patients with non-cirrhotic portal hypertension

   • Toshio Ito
   • Nobumasa Ikeda
   • Takao Tsuji

   Liver, Pancreas and Biliary Tract Pages: 759 - 764

7. Carcinoma in situ of the gallbladder with superficial extension into the Rokitansky-Aschoff sinuses and mucous glands

   • Akihiro Yamaguchi
   • Kitao Hachisuka
   • Mikio Tsubone

   Liver, Pancreas and Biliary Tract Pages: 765 - 772

8. Leiomyosarcoma of the esophagus: Report of a case and preoperative evaluation by CT scan, endoscopie ultrasonography and angiography

   • Takayuki Aimoto
   • Koji Sasajima
   • Masahiko Onda

   Case Reports Pages: 773 - 779

9. Caroli’s disease in three siblings

   • Kaname Yoshizawa
   • Kendo Kiyosawa
   • Seiichi Furuta

   Case Reports Pages: 780 - 784

10. Acinar cell carcinoma of the pancreas with elevated serum α-fetoprotein levels: A case report and a review of 28 cases reported in Japan

    • Toshio Itoh
    • Kiyohiko Kishi
    • Makoto Watanabe

    Case Reports Pages: 785 - 791

11. Leukotriene C₄ D₄ antagonist markedly reduced inflammation in a rat model of inflammatory bowel disease

    • Yutaka Hikasa
    • Masashi Nishikawa
    • Takashi Shimoyama

    Rapid Communication Pages: 792 - 792

12. Isolation of kinesin from rat liver

    • Masafumi Komatsu
    • Ko Nakajima
    • Osamu Masamune

    Rapid Communication Pages: 793 - 793

13. Effect of ethanol on pancreatic secretion of lysosomal enzyme stimulated by pancreatic secretagogues in rats

    • Tetsuya Hirano
    • Tadao Manabe

    Rapid Communication Pages: 794 - 794

14. Abstracts of selected papers presented at the 77th General Meeting of the Japanese Society of Gastroenterology

    • Hiroshi Kijima
    • Hidenobu Watanabe
    • Takashi Suzuki

    Abstract Pages: 795 - 820

15. Chiba International Symposium on Abdominal Color Doppler Ultrasound February 26–27, 1993, Chiba, Japan

    Notices Pages: 851 - 851

16. International Congress on the Impact of HIV Infection on the Gastrointestinal Tract March 5–6, 1993, Bologna, Italy

    Notices Pages: 851 - 851

17. Seventy-Nineth Annual Spring Meeting of the Japanese Society of Gastroenterology

    Notices Pages: 851 - 851

18. First Digestive Disease Week of Japan and Thirty-Fifth Annual Autumn Meeting of the Japanese Society of Gastroenterology September 20–24, 1993, Kobe, Japan

    Notices Pages: 852 - 852