Serial Measurement of Arterial Lactate Concentrations as a Prognostic Indicator in Relation to the Incidence of Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation in Patients with Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome Shigeaki KobayashiSatoshi GandoOsamu Kemmotsu Original Articles Pages: 853 - 859
Prediction of the Postoperative Pulmonary Function and Complication Rate in Elderly Patients Shuji HaraguchiKiyoshi KoizumiShigeo Tanaka Pages: 860 - 865
Long-Term Surgical Outcomes Following Intraluminal Sutureless Graft Insertion for Type A Aortic Dissection Koji KawahitoHideo AdachiTakashi Ino Pages: 866 - 871
Multiple Primary Cancers Associated with Esophageal Carcinoma Youichi KumagaiTatsuyuki KawanoTakehisa Iwai Pages: 872 - 876
Intra-Abdominal Extrahepatic Echinococcosis Ahmet A. BalikFehmi ÇelebiS. Selçuk Atamanalp Pages: 881 - 884
Vascular Relaxant Effects of Toborinone on the Isolated Canine Internal Mammary Artery Hiroshi IzumotoHiroyuki FujikiKohei Kawazoe Pages: 885 - 890
Effect of Cilostazol on Endothelial Cell Denudation and Proliferation in Canine Vein Grafts Zhang FuxianToshiya NishibeMa Zuotian Pages: 891 - 894
Metachronous Primary Hyperparathyroidism Due to a Parathyroid Adenoma and a Subsequent Carcinoma: Report of a Case Yukashi ItoHirotaka IwaseShunzo Kobayashi Case Reports Pages: 895 - 898
Malignant Adenomyoepithelioma of the Breast with Lung Metastases: Report of a Case Minoru KiharaHiroyasu YokomiseAkira Yamauchi Pages: 899 - 903
Reoperative Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting Via a Left Thoracotomy and a Small Laparotomy Without Cardiopulmonary Bypass: Report of a Case Takahiro ManabeMichio TobeYoshinori Takanashi Pages: 904 - 907
Ruptured Cardiac Hydatid Cyst Masquerading as Acute Coronary Syndrome: Report of a Case Hasan Hüseyin TelliK. DurgutN. Görmüs Pages: 908 - 911
Successful Surgical Treatment of a Ruptured Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Without Homologous Blood Transfusion in a Jehovah's Witness: Report of a Case Osamu NamuraHiroshi KanazawaYoshihiko Yamazaki Pages: 912 - 914
Alpha-Fetoprotein-Producing Esophageal Adenocarcinoma: Report of a Case Nobuyuki KobayashiMakoto OhbuAkira Kakita Pages: 915 - 919
Isolated Mesosigmoidal Hydatid Cyst as an Unusual Cause of Colonic Obstruction: Report of a Case Hüseyin AstarcıogˇluMehmet Ali KoçdorErdener Özer Pages: 920 - 922
Segmental Intestinal Preservation and Enteral Nutrition Help to Maintain the Intestinal Function After a Massive Intestinal Resection: Report of a Case Tsuyoshi InabaMiki AdachiKota Okinaga Pages: 923 - 927
Duodenal Pancreatic Heterotopy Diagnosed by Magnetic Resonance Cholangiopancreatography: Report of a Case Marileda IndinnimeoClaudia CicchiniPietro Luigi Mingazzini Pages: 928 - 931
Delayed Rupture of a Pseudoaneurysm Following Pancreatoduodenectomy: Report of a Case Hiroyuki SugimotoTetsuya KanekoAkimasa Nakao Pages: 932 - 935
Expression of the Prothymosin-α Gene as a Prognostic Factor in Lung Cancer Hidefumi SasakiMasaru NonakaMakoto Sasaki Short Communication Pages: 936 - 938
Gasless Endoscopic Thyroid and Parathyroid Surgery Using a New Retractor Yoshiyuki UsuiTomoko SasakiShuichi Nomura How to Do It Pages: 939 - 941
Videolaparoscopy with Omentopexy: A New Technique to Allow Placement of a Catheter for Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis Güner Öğünç Pages: 942 - 944
The Use of Needlescopic Instruments in Laparoscopic Ventral Hernia Repair Nobumi TagayaHiroshi AokiKeiichi Kubota Pages: 945 - 947