Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery

Pancreatic cancer: The role of adjuvant therapies

Preoperative chemoradiation for resectable and locailv, advanced adenocarcinoma of the pancreas

Douglas B. Evans

Adjuvant therapy for pancreatic adenocarcinoma

Ross A. Abrams

Novel approaches to postoperative chemoradiation therapy in pancreatic cancer

Vincent J. Picozzi

Part II: Achalasia

Esophageal achalasia: Preoperative assessment and postoperative follow-up

Marco G. Patti, Urs Dienel, Daniela Molena

An antireflux procedure should not routinely be added to a heller myotomy

William O. Richards, Kenneth W. Sharp, Michael D. Holzman

An antireflux procedure is critical to the long-term outcome of esophageal myotomy for achalasia

Jeffrey H. Peters

Frequency with which surgeons undertake pancreaticoduodenectomy determines length of stay, hospital charges; and in-hospital mortality

Alexander S. Rosemurgy, Mark Bloomston, Francesco M. Serafini, Bruce Coon, Michel M. Murr, Larry C. Carey

Preoperative chemoradiation for marginally resectable adenocarcinoma of the pancreas

Vivek K. Mehta, George Fisher, James A. Ford, Joseph C. Poen, Mark A. Vierra, Harry Oberhelman, John Niederbuber, Augusto Bastidas

Complete fundoplication is not associated with increased dysphagia in patients with abnormal esophageal motility

T. Ryan Heider, Timothy M. Farrell, Amanda P. Kircher, Craig C. Colliver, Mark J. Koruda, Kevin E. Behrns

Five- to eight-year outcome of the first laparoscopic nissen fundoplications

Tanja Bammer, Ronald A. Hinder, Alexander Klaus, Paul J. Klingler

Thyroid hormone and the D-type cyclins interact in regulating enterocyte gene transcription

Shufen Meng, Jason Badrinarain, Eric Sibley, Rixun Fang, Richard Hodin

Sensitization of human colon cancer cells to trail-mediated apoptosis

Ambrosio Hernandez, QingDing Wang, Stephanie A. Schwartz, B. Mark Evers

Laparoscopic-assisted vs. open colectomy for colorectal cancer: Influence on neoplastic cell mobilization

Xavier Bessa, Antoni Castells, Antonio M. Lacy, J. Ignasi Elizalde, Salvadora Delgado, Loreto Boix, Virginia Piñol, Maria Pellisé, Juan C. García-Valdecasas, Josep M. Piqué

Laparoscopic endobiliary stenting: a simplified approach to the management of occult common bile duct stones

Robert D. Fanelli, Keith S. Gersin

Functional interleukin-4 receptor and interleukin-2 receptor common gamma chain in human gastric carcinoma: a possible mechanism for cytokine-based therapy

Richard Essner, Yozmg Hzlynh, Tung Ngtiyen, D. Michael Rose, Masayuki Kojinza, Dave S. B. Hoon

The antioxidant n-acetylcysteine increases 5-fluorouracil activity against colorectal cancer xenografts in nude mice

Simon P. Bach, Sarah E. Williamson, Emma Marshman, Shant Kumar, Sarah T. O’Dwyer, Christopher S. Potten, Alastair J. M. Watson

Ablation of liver metastasis: Is preoperative imaging sufficiently accurate?

James R. Wallace, Kathleen K. Christians, Francisco A. Quiroz, William D. Foley, Henry A. Pitt, Edward J. Quebbeman

Enhancing release of peptide yy after near-total proctocolectomy: jejunal pouch vs. ileal pouch-distal rectal anastomosis

Fábio V. Teixeira, Miguel Pera, Keith A. Kelly