World Journal of Surgery

Inguinal Hernia in the New Millennium
pp. 343-347(5)
Author: Cervantes, Jorge

International Federation of Surgical Colleges and International Society of Surgery
pp. 348-349(2)
Author: Gunn, S. William A.

High-Energy Laser Therapy of Barrett's Esophagus: Preliminary Results
pp. 350-354(5)
Authors: Norberto, Lorenzo; Polese, Lino; Angriman, Imerio; Erroi, Francesca; Cecchetto, Attilio; D'Amico, Davide F.

Quality of Life Associated with Surgery for Esophageal Cancer: Differences between Collar and Intrathoracic Anastomoses
pp. 355-360(6)
Authors: Schmidt, Christian E.; Bestmann, Beate; Küchler, Thomas; Schmid, Andreas; Kremer, Bernd

Sternocleidomastoid Muscle Flap Preventing Frey Syndrome following Parotidectomy
pp. 361-364(4)
Authors: Filho, Wail Queiroz; Dedivitis, Rogério A.; Rapoport, Abrão; Guimarães, André V.

Gastric Partitioning Gastrojejunostomy in Unresectable Distal Gastric Cancer Patients
pp. 365-368(4)
Authors: Kwon, Sung Joon; Lee, Ha Gyoon

Palliation of Metastatic Gastric Cancer: Impact of Preoperative Symptoms and the Type of Operation on Survival and Quality of Life
pp. 369-375(7)
Authors: Kahlke, Volker; Bestmann, Beate; Schmid, Andreas; Doniec, Julius Marek; Küchler, Thomas; Kremer, Bernd

Micrometastases of Solitary Hepatocellular Carcinoma and Appropriate Resection Margin
pp. 376-381(6)
Authors: Shi, Ming; Zhang, Chang-Qing; Zhang, Ya-Qi; Liang, Xiao-Man; Li, Jin-Qing

Resection of Peritoneal Implantation of Hepatocellular Carcinoma after Hepatic Resection: Risk Factors and Prognostic Analysis
pp. 382-386(5)
Authors: Yeh, Chun-Nan; Chen, Miin-Fu

Gastrointestinal Carcinoid Tumors: Factors that Predict Outcome
pp. 387-392(6)
Authors: Gompel, Jamie J.; Sippel, Rebecca S.; Warner, Tom F.; Chen, Herbert

Insular Carcinoma: Infrequent Subtype of Thyroid Cancer with Aggressive Clinical Course
pp. 393-396(4)
Authors: Chao, Tzu-Chieh; Lin, Jen-Der; Chen, Miin-Fu

Incidentally Found Medullary Thyroid Cancer: Treatment Rationale for Small Tumors
pp. 397-401(5)
Authors: Raffel, Andreas; Cupisti, Kenko; Krausch, Markus; Wolf, Achim; Schulte, Klaus-Martin; Röher, Hans-Dietrich

Ballistic Study of the SAPL GC27 Gun: Is It Really “Nonlethal”?
pp. 402-405(4)
Authors: Voiglio, Eric J.; Frattini, Benoît; Dörrzapf, Jean-Jacques; Breteau, Jacques; Miras, Alain; Caillot, Jean-Louis

New Operative Method for Fundal Variceal Bleeding: Fundectomy with Periesophagogastric Devascularization
pp. 406-410(5)
Authors: Han, Ho-Seong; Yi, Nam-Joon; Kim, Young-Woo; Fleischer, Gary D.

Diverticular Disease: Electrophysiologic Study and a New Concept of Pathogenesis
pp. 411-415(5)
Authors: Shafik, Ahmed; Ahmed, Ismail; Shafik, Ali A.; Sibai, Olfat

“On Table” Positioning for Optimal Access for Cancer Excision in the Lower Rectum
pp. 416-419(4)
Authors: Maeda, Koutarou; Maruta, Morito; Sato, Harunobu; Masumori, Koji; Aoyama, Hiroyuki

Vaccination
pp. 420-420(1)
Author: Gunn, S. William A.

Fishing Line Suture: Cost-saving Alternative for Atraumatic Intracutaneous Skin Closure—Randomized Clinical Trial in Rwanda
pp. 421-424(4)
Authors: Freudenberg, Sebastian; Nyonde, Martin; Mkony, Charles; Bay, Fatma; Wilhelm, Torsten; Post, Stefan

Trauma Management in Ancient Greece: Value of Surgical Principles through the Years
pp. 425-430(6)
Authors: Pikoulis, Emmanouil A.; Petropoulos, John C.B.; Tsigris, Christos; Pikoulis, Nikolaos; Leppäniemi, Ari K.; Pavlakis, Emmanouil; Gavrielatou, Evgenia; Burris, David; Bastounis, Elias; Rich, Norman M.

Reply (DOI: 10.1007/s00268-003-1037-z)
pp. 431-433(3)
Author: Harkin, Denis W.

Reply (DOI: 10.1007/s00268-003-1038-y)
pp. 431-433(3)
Authors: Smyrniotis, Vassilios E.; Kostopanagiotou, Elias K.; Katis, Constantionos I.

To the Editor (DOI: 10.1007/s00268-003-7093-6)
pp. 431-433(3)
Authors: Santiago-Delpín, Eduardo A.

To the Editor (DOI: 10.1007/s00268-003-7318-8)
pp. 431-433(3)
Author: Kouraklis, Gregory