World Journal of Surgery

Long-term Graft Acceptance in Rat Heart Transplantation by CTLA4Ig Gene Transfection Combined with FTY720 Treatment

Masanao Ohba, Xiao-Kang Li, Yusuke Kita, Shin Enosawa, Naoko Funeshima, Haruko Nagai, Hui-qi Zhang, Torayuki Okuyama, Shohei Ogoshi, Shiro Sasaguri, Hiroshi Amemiya, Seiichi Suzuki

Autonomic Nervous System and Gut-derived Endotoxin: Involvement in Activation of Kupffer Cells after In Situ Organ Manipulation

Peter Schemmer, Nobuyuki Enomoto, Blair U. Bradford, Hartwig Bunzendahl, James A. Raleigh, Ronald G. Thurman

Distribution and Functional Significance of Somatostatin Receptors in Malignant Melanoma

Sharon S. Lum, William S. Fletcher, M. Sue O'Dorisio, Robert W. Nance, Rodney F. Pommier, Moonkung Caprara

Factors Predicting Nutritional Derangements in Patients with Obstructive Jaundice: Multivariate Analysis

Francisco J. Padillo, Beatriz Andicoberry, Jordi Muntane, Jose M. Lozano, Gonzalo Miño, Antonio Sitges-Serra, Carlos Pera-Madrazo

Identification and Management of Intravagal Parathyroid Adenoma

Timothy M. Pawlik, Melanie Richards, Thomas J. Giordano, Richard Burney, Norman Thompson

Optimum Treatment Strategy for Superficial Esophageal Cancer: Endoscopic Mucosal Resection versus Radical Esophagectomy

Hiromasa Fujita, Susumu Sueyoshi, Hideaki Yamana, Koji Shinozaki, Uhi Toh, Yuichi Tanaka, Takashi Mine, Masahiro Kubota, Kazuo Shirouzu, Atsushi Toyonaga, Hiroshi Harada, Sigeki Ban, Masahide Watanabe, Yukihiko Toda, Emi Tabuchi, Naofumi Hayabuchi, Hiroki Inutsuka

Temporary Pancreatic Duct Occlusion by Ethibloc: Cause of Microcirculatory Shutdown, Acute Inflammation, and Pancreas Necrosis

Thorsten Plusczyk, Simone Westermann, Björn Bersal, Michael Menger, Gernot Feifel

Outcome of Surgical Intervention for Rectoneovaginal Fistulas in Mayer-Rokitansky-Kuester-Hauser Syndrome

Marc Schult, Heiner H. Wolters, Rainer J. Lellé, Günther Winde, Norbert Senninger

Prospective Randomized Comparison of Two Preoperative Skin Preparation Techniques in a Developing World Country

Donald E. Meier, Sunday K. Nkor, David Aasa, David A. OlaOlorun, John L. Tarpley

Van Swieten and the Renaissance of the Vienna Medical School

Mark Kidd, Irvin M. Modlin

Pancreatic Surgery and Glucose Regulation: Introduction

F. Charles Brunicardi

Pancreatic Resection: Effects on Glucose Metabolism

Lori A. Slezak, Dana K. Andersen

Overview of Glucose Regulation

Thomas A. Tirone, F. Charles Brunicardi

Endocrine Pancreas: Summary of Observations Generated by Surgical Fellows

Stefan Moldovan, F. Charles Brunicardi

Impact of Bone Marrow Transplantation on Type I Diabetes

Michele A. Domenick, Suzanne T. Ildstad

Human Islet Transplantation: Update

Andres Boker, Lisa Rothenberg, Claudia Hernandez, Norma S. Kenyon, Camillo Ricordi, Rodolfo Alejandro

Pancreas Transplantation for Treatment of Diabetes Mellitus

David E.R. Sutherland, Rainer W.G. Gruessner, Angelika C. Gruessner

Islet Transplantation and Glucose Regulation

Derek W.R. Gray

Diabetes: Risk Factor for the Development of Pancreatic Cancer or Manifestation of the Disease?

William E. Fisher

Revascularization and Microcirculation of Freely Grafted Islets of Langerhans

Michael D. Menger, Jun-ichiro Yamauchi, Brigitte Vollmar

Whole Organ Transplantation and Glucose Regulation

Laurie Wideman, Dariush Elahi, John Hanks

Insulin Pumps and Glucose Regulation

Jon S. Thompson, William C. Duckworth

Etiology of Type II Diabetes Mellitus: Role of the Foregut

Walter J. Pories, Robert J. Albrecht

Letters to the Editor

Book Reviews