“Physiological” age as an outcome predictor for abdominal surgery in elderly patients Kouki MasuoKazuhide KumagaiToshimi Iimori Original Articles Pages: 997 - 1000
Separate functions of α2β1 and α2β1 integrins in the metastatic process of human gastric carcinomaintegrins in the metastatic process of human gastric carcinoma Hideki UraRyuichi DennoTakahiro Yasoshima Original Articles Pages: 1001 - 1006
Sex hormone-receptor-negative tumors have a higher proliferative activity than sex hormone-receptor-positive tumors in human adenocarcinomas of the gastrointestinal tract Daisuke KorenagaHiroyuki OritaKeizo Sugimachi Original Articles Pages: 1007 - 1014
Evaluation of a new staging system by the Japanese Research Society for Gastric Cancer Takenori OchiaiHideki HayashiKaichi Isono Original Articles Pages: 1015 - 1021
A comparison of biopsy through a parasternal anterior mediastinotomy under local anesthesia and percutaneous needle biopsy for malignant anterior mediastinal tumors Masazumi WatanabeKeigo TakagiShinsuke Aida Original Articles Pages: 1022 - 1026
Effect of liposome-encapsulated hemoglobin, neo red cells, on hemorrhagic shock Akira UsubaFumihiko OsukaHideo Fukui Original Articles Pages: 1027 - 1035
Timing of lymphocyte transfusion and portal clamping for the development of lethal graft-versus-host disease in the rat Eiji KobayashiShin EnosawaSeiichi Suzuki Original Articles Pages: 1036 - 1041
Development of synchronous bilateral lung cancers after esophagectomy for esophageal cancer: Report of a case Toshio ImadaHideyuki SatoAtsushi Nagano Case Reports Pages: 1042 - 1045
Successful surgical treatment of gastric cancer with a tumor thrombus in the portal and splenic veins: Report of a case Junichiro FuruiAkito EnjyojiTakashi Kanematsu Case Reports Pages: 1046 - 1050
Gastric cancer occurring in a patient with Plummer-Vinson syndrome: Report of a case Kazuo KitabayashiTakayoshi AkiyamaIchiroh Kita Case Reports Pages: 1051 - 1055
Giant leiomyosarcoma of the remnant stomach: Report of a case Kazunori OkamuraHiroki HayakawaKoji Katsuta Case Reports Pages: 1056 - 1060
Portal imaging by intravneous three-dimensional computed tomography after pancreaticoduodenectomy: A report of four cases Hideki RyoKazunari YoshidaKunio Ido Case Reports Pages: 1061 - 1064
Primary dissection of the hepatic artery: Report of a case Satoshi NakamuraShohachi SuzukiSatoshi Baba Case Reports Pages: 1065 - 1068
Successful surgical treatment for hepatic encephalopathy caused by a pancreatic siphon: Report of a case Harushige NozakiTomonori ShimadaYasushi Takeda Case Reports Pages: 1069 - 1072
Surgery for cholecystocholedocholithiasis in a patient with asymptomatic essential thrombocythemia: Report of a case Yasuo WadaJunmei RyoMasahiro Ohtoshi Case Reports Pages: 1073 - 1077
Endobronchial hamartoma treated by an Nd-YAG laser: Report of a case Hidenori TajimaYasufumi YayashiJiroh Kondoh Case Reports Pages: 1078 - 1080
A sweat-gland tumor metastasizing to the axilla: Report of a case Koji YamazakiTeruyoshi IshidaKeizo Sugimachi Case Reports Pages: 1081 - 1083
Mediastinal lymphangiomyoma in a child: Report of a case Raman KatariaVeereshwar BhatnagarDilip K. Mitra Case Reports Pages: 1084 - 1086
Benign fibrous mesothelioma successfully treated by thoracoscope-Assisted surgery: Report of a case Atsunori NakaoKenichi SakagamiHisao Ito Case Reports Pages: 1087 - 1090
A dumon stent inserted for bronchial stenosis causing a left bronchopericardial fistula: Report of a case Shigeki SugiyamaShinji KoyamaMasanobu Kitagawa Case Reports Pages: 1091 - 1094
Recovery after prolonged cross-clamping tepid blood cardioplegia: Report of a case Tomoe KatohKensuke EsatoHidetoshi Tsuboi Case Reports Pages: 1095 - 1097
Successful surgical treatment of an Edwards type IIIB right aortic arch aneurysm: Report of a case Hidetaka WakiyamaMasayoshi OkadaTakaki Sugimoto Case Reports Pages: 1098 - 1101
A quadricuspid aortic valve diagnosed by transesophageal echocardiography: Report of a case Takashi WatanabeYasuyuki HosodaYumiko Aikawa Case Reports Pages: 1102 - 1104
Myxoma of the mitral valve prolapsing into the left atrium and ventricle: Report of a case Yoshiro MatsuiNorihiko ShiiyaKeishu Yasuda Case Reports Pages: 1105 - 1107
Successful operative treatment for acute triple-barreled aortic dissection in a patient with Marfan's syndrome: Report of a case Keichi FujiwaraYasuaki NaitoYasuhiro Iwasaki Case Reports Pages: 1108 - 1111
Repeat tricuspid valve replacement for acquired valvular heart disease: Report of a case Takaki SugimotoMasayoshi OkadaNobuchika Ozaki Case Reports Pages: 1112 - 1114
Levels of serum-soluble receptor for interleukin-2 in patients with colorectal cancer Hiroaki SaitoShunichi TsujitaniNobuaki Kaibara Short Communication Pages: 1115 - 1117
"Physiological" Age as an Outcome Predictor for Abdominal Surgery in Elderly Patients Kouki MasuoKazuhide KumagaiToshimi Iimori Original Articles Pages: 997 - 1000