Systemic inflammatory response syndrome—A concept for avoiding organ dysfunction induced by a “second attack” Michio Ogawa Editorial Pages: 679 - 681
Sialyl-Tn antigen as a useful predictor of poor prognosis in patients with advanced stomach cancer Shinya TerashimaYoshinao TakanoTakanori Kawaguchi Original Articles Pages: 682 - 686
A clinicopathological investigation on superficial early invasive carcinomas of the colon and rectum Satoshi OkabeTakehiro AraiMitsuo Endo Original Articles Pages: 687 - 695
Surgical treatment of lower rectal cancer with sphincter preservation using handsewn coloanal anastomosis Yoshinori NagamatsuKazuo ShirouzuYoshito Akagi Original Articles Pages: 696 - 700
Detection of carcinoembryonic antigen mRNA in the mesenteric vein of patients with resectable colorectal cancer Takashi UedaJunichiro FuruiTakashi Kanematsu Original Articles Pages: 701 - 706
Micrometastatic colorectal cancer lesions in the liver Masao NankoHiroshi ShimadaMasamichi Hara Original Articles Pages: 707 - 713
Laparoscopic cholecystectomy: A report on the community hospital experience in Hokkaido Nobuaki KurauchiNaoki KamiiJunichi Uchino Original Articles Pages: 714 - 718
A prospective analysis of the factors influencing pancreaticojejunostomy performed using a single method, in 100 consecutive pancreaticoduodenectomies Satoru MatsusueHiroshi TakedaShunzo Koizumi Original Articles Pages: 719 - 726
The effect of combined epidural and light general anesthesia on stress hormones in open heart surgery patients Byung-Kook ChaeHye-Won LeeHyoung-Mook Kim Original Articles Pages: 727 - 731
Treatment of primary varicose veins: An assessment of the combination of high saphenous ligation and sclerotherapy Masahiko IshikawaNorio MorimotoTetsuya Nozaka Original Articles Pages: 732 - 735
Outcome of patients with early stage lung cancer Hiroyuki MiuraHaruhiko NakamuraChimori Konaka Original Articles Pages: 736 - 739
Inhibitory effects of prostaglandin D2 against the proliferation of human colon cancer cell lines and hepatic metastasis from colorectal cancer Tsuneyuki YoshidaShinji OhkiRikiya Abe Original Articles Pages: 740 - 745
Metabolism of prostaglandins in porcine liver transplantation with a graft harvested after 30- and 60-minute warm ischemia Hideya IsaiJun KimuraYasuaki Nakajima Original Articles Pages: 746 - 752
Early gastric cancer associated with synchronous liver metastasis and portal tumorous embolism: Report of a case Yutaka NakataYuji WatanabeKanji Kawachi Case Reports Pages: 753 - 757
Composite glandular-neuroendocrine carcinoma of the hilar bile duct: Report of a case Junya YamamotoYuji AbeSatoshi Toyoshima Case Reports Pages: 758 - 762
Early carcinoma of the gallbladder accompanied by hemobilia: Report of a case Kiichiro UchiyamaNarutaka AidaShigeo Tanaka Case Reports Pages: 763 - 767
Anterior resection following posterior transsacral stapling and transection of the anal canal for low-lying rectal cancer in males Jin-Ichi HidaMasayuki YasutomiKatsuhisa Shindo How to Do It Pages: 768 - 769
