The significance of esophageal variceal pressure in patients with cirrhosis Takanori YoshidaToshio BandohMichio Kobayashi Original Articles Pages: 197 - 201
Indications and problems of coronary artery bypass grafting without cardiopulmonary bypass Keiichiro KondoSeiichiro MinoharaShinjiro Sasaki Original Articles Pages: 202 - 206
Frozen-section-guided breast-conserving surgery: Implications of diagnosis by frozen section as a guide to determining the extent of resection Tadashi IkedaKohji EnomotoMasaki Kitajima Original Articles Pages: 207 - 212
Role of age as a prognostic factor in breast cancer Atsuo TsuchiyaRikiya AbeIzo Kimijima Original Articles Pages: 213 - 216
The Spread of Methicillin-ResistantStaphylococcus aureus in a Rural community: Will It Become a Common Microorganism Colonizing among the General Population? Hiroyuki KayabaKoh KodamaYosiuyuki Fuhwara Original Articles Pages: 217 - 219
Relationship Between Respiratory Distress and Cytokine Response after Cardiopulmonary Bypass Hiroshi ItoKimikazu HamanoKensuke Esato Original Articles Pages: 220 - 225
Expression of Wild-Type p53 Tumor Suppressor Gene and Its possible Involvement in the Apoptosis of Thyroid Tumors Shoichi KikuchiHoshio HiraideMikio Yamamoto Original Articles Pages: 226 - 233
Stenosis of the Esophagus in Cicatricial Pemphigoid Resolved by colon Interposition: Report of a Case Zeno PopoviciMircea DeacVirgil Vărgatu Case Reports Pages: 234 - 237
Adenoid cystic carcinoma of the esophagus: Report of a case Hidfhisa KitadaKoji YamaguchiMasao Tanaka Case Reports Pages: 238 - 242
Radical esophagogastrectomy for unshuntable extrahepatic portal hypertension with bleeding varices: Report of a case Tomoko HiraoSaiho KoTadasu Tsujii Case Reports Pages: 243 - 246
Duodenogastric reflux after choledochoduodenostomy Wasif AliDeepak K. AgarwalSatyendra P. Kaushik Case Reports Pages: 247 - 250
Primary torsion of the omentum mimicking acute appendicitis: Report of a case A. Murat SaraçCumhur YeğenRifat Yalin Case Reports Pages: 251 - 253
Ischemic stricture of the rectosigmoid colon caused by division of the superior rectal artery below sudeck's point during sigmoidectomy: Report of a case Toshiyuki YamazakiYoshio ShiraiKatsuyoshi Hatakeyama Case Reports Pages: 254 - 256
Time-course ultrasonographic observation of a mesenteric pseudocyst of the sigmoid colon: Report of a case Shôichi UchiyamaToshiki SuzukiMasao Yano Case Reports Pages: 257 - 260
Surgical treatment of advanced alveolar hydatid disease of the liver: A report of five cases Uĝur BengisunGündüz TunçBülent Aliç Case Reports Pages: 261 - 265
Hemoptysis from an emphysematous bulla developing after open-heart surgery: Report of a case Jun NakajimaMitsunobu YamamotoTeruaki Oka Case Reports Pages: 266 - 268
Right ventricular myxoma: Report of a case Seiji KinugasaKunio AsadaShinjiro Sasaki Case Reports Pages: 269 - 271
Natural history of a spontaneous dissecting aneurysm of the proximal superior mesenteric artery: Report of a case Katsutoshi NakamuraMutsumi NozueKatashi Fukao Case Reports Pages: 272 - 274
Thymic follicular hyperplasia manifested as an anterior mediastinal mass Tsutomu MizunoTakahiko HashimotoShigemitsu Andoh Case Reports Pages: 275 - 277
Pleomorphic adenoma of the breast: Report of a case Nobuo MochinagaTakashi YatsugiYoshikazu Higami Case Reports Pages: 278 - 281
The unusual imaging appearance of primary retroperitoneal teratoma: Report of a case Mayank GoyalRaju SharmaManorama Berry Case Reports Pages: 282 - 284
The role of magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography (MRCP) after resection of the pancreas Hiroyuki IshizuMasatoshi TakahashiYutaka Kimura Short Communication Pages: 285 - 287
Ascending aorta to supraceliac abdominal aorta bypass for coarctation of the aorta in an adult Shin YamamotoShiro SasaguriYasuyuki Hosoda How to Do It Pages: 288 - 290