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No. 1 John A. Goss, Terry C. Lairmore (Eds): The Washington manual of surgery G. Lindmark (Umea, Sweden) 77 EDITORIAL Michael Lavelle-Jones (Ed): Surgery G. Lindmark (Umea, Chemotherapy in cancer of the liver, pancreas and bile ducts. Sweden) 78 Consensus statement of a workshop at the Swedish Society for Upper Abdominal Surgery sponsored by the Swedish No. 2 Cancer Society /. Jhse (Lund, Sweden) 3 CLINICAL REVIEW CLINICAL REVIEW Chronic idiopathic anal pain J. Christiansen (Copenhagen Use of desmopressin to prevent bleeding in surgery P. A. Denmark) 83 Flordal (Danderyd, Sweden) 5 ORIGINAL SCIENTIFIC REPORT, BEYOND THE SCALPEL ORIGINAL SCIENTIFIC REPORTS, CLINICAL Screening of concentrations of C-reactive protein and various Forced air warming and _ intraoperative hypothermia plasma protease inhibitors preoperatively for the prediction R. Lindwall, H. Svensson, S. Séderstrém and H. Blomqvist of postoperative complications J. Géransson, S. Jonsson (Danderyd, Sweden) 13 and A. Lasson (Malm6, Sweden) 89 Abdominal stab wounds: The role of selective management K. Taviloglu, K. Giinay, C. Ertekin, A. Calis and O. Tiirel ORIGINAL SCIENTIFIC REPORTS, CLINICAL (Istanbul, Turkey) 17 Complement activation and release of interleukin-6 and tumour Effectiveness and limits of preoperative imaging studies for the necrosis factor-a in drained and systemic blood after major localisation of pheochromocytomas and paragangliomas: A orthopaedic surgery C. Danckert Krohn, O. Reikeras, T. E. review of 282 cases N. D. Jalil, F. N. Pattou, F. Mollnes and A. O. Aasen (Oslo, Norway) 103 Combemale, Y. Chapuis, J.-F. Henry, J.-L. Peix, C. A. G. Treatment of severe injuries caused by attempted suicide: Pattern of injury and influence of the psychiatric disorder on Proye and the French Association of Surgery (AFC), and the the postoperative course R. J. Wirbel, A. Olinger, M. Karst French Association of Endocine Surgeons (AFCE) (Lille, and W. E. Mutschler (Homburg/Saar, Germany) 109 France) 23 Pathophysiological response of cytokines and vasoactive agents Ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm: Initial misdiagnosis and in patients undergoing total gastrectomy M. Shito, M. Ueda, the effect on treatment G. J. M. Akkersdijk and J. H. van G. Wakabayashi, M. Endo and M. Kitajima (Tokyo, Japan) Bockel (Leiden, The Netherlands) 29 115 Surgical treatment of chronic critical leg ischaemia. A five-year Quality of life after surgical treatment of gastric carcinoma follow-up of survival, mobility, and treatment level H. U. Zieren, K. Zippel, J. Zieren and J. M. Miiller (Berlin, M. Luther (Vasa, Finland) 35 Germany) 119 Reoperation as surrogate endpoint in hernia surgery. A three Is pyloric function preserved in pylorus-preserving pancreatico- year follow-up of 1565 herniorrhaphies A. Kald, E. Nilsson, duodenectomy? L. G. Lupo, O. C. Pannarale, D. F. B. Anderberg, M. Bragmark, P. Engstrém, U. Gunnarsson, Altomare, L. Caputi, L. Dell’Erba, P. Ricci and V. Memeo S. Haapaniemi, J. Lindhagen, P. Nilsson, G. Sandblom and (Bari, Italy) 127 A. Stubberéd (Linképing, Sweden) 45 Small bowel volvulus: A common cause of mechanical intesti- ORIGINAL SCIENTIFIC REPORTS, EXPERIMENTAL nal obstruction in our region E. Giirleyik and G. Giirleyik In vivo measurement of human body composition by dual- (Istanbul, Turkey) 51 energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) T. K. Thomsen, V. J. Jensen and M. G. Henriksen (Kolding Denmark) 133 ORIGINAL SCIENTIFIC REPORTS, EXPERIMENTAL Efficacy of preconditioning with N-acetylcysteine against Comparative study of air coagulation, fibrin sealant, and suture reperfusion injury after prolonged cold ischaemia in rats liver on experimental liver injury M. C. Tovar, M. A. Sanchez- in which glutathione had been reduced by buthionine Valverde, A. Agut, F. G. Laredo and J. Murciano (Murcia, sulphoximine H. Nagasaki, H. Nakano, K. Boudjema, D. Spain) 57 Jaeck, E. Alexandre, Y. Baek, N. Kitamura, M. Yamaguchi and K. Kumada (Yokohama, Japan) 139 CASE REPORTS Concentrations of parathyroid hormone in functioning and non- SURGICAL TECHNIQUE functioning parathyroid cysts J. S. A. Réjdmark and J. M. Graft reconstruction using an intraluminal balloon catheter in Monchik (Providence, USA) 65 ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysms M. Lorenzi, S. Near-total aortic replacement for acute type A dissection in a Mancini and S. Mancini (Siena, Italy) 147 patient with Marfan syndrome C. Yamashita, M. Okada, K. Ataka, W. Nishio, T. Yamashita, M. Ozaki, K. Nakagiri, H CASE REPORTS Wakiyama and K. Inoue (Kobe, Japan) 69 Subcutaneous splenosis: Report of a case diagnosed 36 years after splenectomy C. J. Zeebregts, C. De Bruyne, H. R. J. Elbers and W. J. Morshuis (Groningen, The Netherlands) LETTER TO THE EDITOR 149 Potential for recurrence of an inguinal hernia after open repair Acute strangulation of the appendix within a laparoscopic port- with a preshaped mesh _ D. C. O'Riordan and L. F. Horgan site hernia A. 7. Goodwin and M. Ghilchik (London, UK) (London, United Kingdom) 75 151 An insidious case of streptococcal soft tissue infection S. E. BOOK REVIEWS Buijk, K. J. Kanhai, J. T. Weststrate and H. A. Bruining Gerard M. Doherty, Dirk S. Bamann, Lawrence L. Creswell, (Rotterdam, The Netherlands) 153 No. 1 John A. Goss, Terry C. Lairmore (Eds): The Washington manual of surgery G. Lindmark (Umea, Sweden) 77 EDITORIAL Michael Lavelle-Jones (Ed): Surgery G. Lindmark (Umea, Chemotherapy in cancer of the liver, pancreas and bile ducts. Sweden) 78 Consensus statement of a workshop at the Swedish Society for Upper Abdominal Surgery sponsored by the Swedish No. 2 Cancer Society /. Jhse (Lund, Sweden) 3 CLINICAL REVIEW CLINICAL REVIEW Chronic idiopathic anal pain J. Christiansen (Copenhagen Use of desmopressin to prevent bleeding in surgery P. A. Denmark) 83 Flordal (Danderyd, Sweden) 5 ORIGINAL SCIENTIFIC REPORT, BEYOND THE SCALPEL ORIGINAL SCIENTIFIC REPORTS, CLINICAL Screening of concentrations of C-reactive protein and various Forced air warming and _ intraoperative hypothermia plasma protease inhibitors preoperatively for the prediction R. Lindwall, H. Svensson, S. Séderstrém and H. Blomqvist of postoperative complications J. Géransson, S. Jonsson (Danderyd, Sweden) 13 and A. Lasson (Malm6, Sweden) 89 Abdominal stab wounds: The role of selective management K. Taviloglu, K. Giinay, C. Ertekin, A. Calis and O. Tiirel ORIGINAL SCIENTIFIC REPORTS, CLINICAL (Istanbul, Turkey) 17 Complement activation and release of interleukin-6 and tumour Effectiveness and limits of preoperative imaging studies for the necrosis factor-a in drained and systemic blood after major localisation of pheochromocytomas and paragangliomas: A orthopaedic surgery C. Danckert Krohn, O. Reikeras, T. E. review of 282 cases N. D. Jalil, F. N. Pattou, F. Mollnes and A. O. Aasen (Oslo, Norway) 103 Combemale, Y. Chapuis, J.-F. Henry, J.-L. Peix, C. A. G. Treatment of severe injuries caused by attempted suicide: Pattern of injury and influence of the psychiatric disorder on Proye and the French Association of Surgery (AFC), and the the postoperative course R. J. Wirbel, A. Olinger, M. Karst French Association of Endocine Surgeons (AFCE) (Lille, and W. E. Mutschler (Homburg/Saar, Germany) 109 France) 23 Pathophysiological response of cytokines and vasoactive agents Ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm: Initial misdiagnosis and in patients undergoing total gastrectomy M. Shito, M. Ueda, the effect on treatment G. J. M. Akkersdijk and J. H. van G. Wakabayashi, M. Endo and M. Kitajima (Tokyo, Japan) Bockel (Leiden, The Netherlands) 29 115 Surgical treatment of chronic critical leg ischaemia. A five-year Quality of life after surgical treatment of gastric carcinoma follow-up of survival, mobility, and treatment level H. U. Zieren, K. Zippel, J. Zieren and J. M. Miiller (Berlin, M. Luther (Vasa, Finland) 35 Germany) 119 Reoperation as surrogate endpoint in hernia surgery. A three Is pyloric function preserved in pylorus-preserving pancreatico- year follow-up of 1565 herniorrhaphies A. Kald, E. Nilsson, duodenectomy? L. G. Lupo, O. C. Pannarale, D. F. B. Anderberg, M. Bragmark, P. Engstrém, U. Gunnarsson, Altomare, L. Caputi, L. Dell’Erba, P. Ricci and V. Memeo S. Haapaniemi, J. Lindhagen, P. Nilsson, G. Sandblom and (Bari, Italy) 127 A. Stubberéd (Linképing, Sweden) 45 Small bowel volvulus: A common cause of mechanical intesti- ORIGINAL SCIENTIFIC REPORTS, EXPERIMENTAL nal obstruction in our region E. Giirleyik and G. Giirleyik In vivo measurement of human body composition by dual- (Istanbul, Turkey) 51 energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) T. K. Thomsen, V. J. Jensen and M. G. Henriksen (Kolding Denmark) 133 ORIGINAL SCIENTIFIC REPORTS, EXPERIMENTAL Efficacy of preconditioning with N-acetylcysteine against Comparative study of air coagulation, fibrin sealant, and suture reperfusion injury after prolonged cold ischaemia in rats liver on experimental liver injury M. C. Tovar, M. A. Sanchez- in which glutathione had been reduced by buthionine Valverde, A. Agut, F. G. Laredo and J. Murciano (Murcia, sulphoximine H. Nagasaki, H. Nakano, K. Boudjema, D. Spain) 57 Jaeck, E. Alexandre, Y. Baek, N. Kitamura, M. Yamaguchi and K. Kumada (Yokohama, Japan) 139 CASE REPORTS Concentrations of parathyroid hormone in functioning and non- SURGICAL TECHNIQUE functioning parathyroid cysts J. S. A. Réjdmark and J. M. Graft reconstruction using an intraluminal balloon catheter in Monchik (Providence, USA) 65 ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysms M. Lorenzi, S. Near-total aortic replacement for acute type A dissection in a Mancini and S. Mancini (Siena, Italy) 147 patient with Marfan syndrome C. Yamashita, M. Okada, K. Ataka, W. Nishio, T. Yamashita, M. Ozaki, K. Nakagiri, H CASE REPORTS Wakiyama and K. Inoue (Kobe, Japan) 69 Subcutaneous splenosis: Report of a case diagnosed 36 years after splenectomy C. J. Zeebregts, C. De Bruyne, H. R. J. Elbers and W. J. Morshuis (Groningen, The Netherlands) LETTER TO THE EDITOR 149 Potential for recurrence of an inguinal hernia after open repair Acute strangulation of the appendix within a laparoscopic port- with a preshaped mesh _ D. C. O'Riordan and L. F. Horgan site hernia A. 7. Goodwin and M. Ghilchik (London, UK) (London, United Kingdom) 75 151 An insidious case of streptococcal soft tissue infection S. E. BOOK REVIEWS Buijk, K. J. Kanhai, J. T. Weststrate and H. A. Bruining Gerard M. Doherty, Dirk S. Bamann, Lawrence L. Creswell, (Rotterdam, The Netherlands) 153 Index 985 BOOK REVIEWS Editors: Hiatt JR, Phillips EH, Morgenstern L: Surgical disease of the spleen L. Lundell (Gothenburg, Sweden) 157 CLINICAL REVIEW Editors: Bell RH Jr, Rikkers LF, Mulholland MW: Digestive Guidelines for the correct conduct of clinical research in surgery tract surgery. A text and atlas L. Lundell (Gothenburg, A. V. Pollock (Scarborough, United Kingdom) 243 Sweden) 158 ORIGINAL SCIENTIFIC REPORTS, CLINICAL Hyperbaric oxygen in the treatment of Fournier’s gangrene K. Korhonen, M. Hirn and J. Niinikoski (Turku, Finland) CLINICAL REVIEW 251 Simultaneous aortic and renal revascularisation: A review of Rapid increase in volume of the remnant after hemithyroidec- risk and benefit H. H. Hartgrink, J. Kievit and J. H. van tomy does not correlate with serum concentration of thyroid Bockel (Leiden, The Netherlands) 163 stimulating hormone J. Berglund, P. Aspelin, A.-G. Bondeson, L. Bondeson, S. Borup Christensen, O. Ekberg ORIGINAL SCIENTIFIC REPORTS, CLINICAL and P. Nilsson (Malm6, Sweden) 257 Changes in thyroid function and immunological parameters \n “all comers” policy for ruptured abdominal aortic long after subtotal thyroidectomy for Graves’ disease Y. aneurysms: How can results be improved? M. C. Barry, P. Kasuga, S. Kobayashi, M. Fujimori, K. Shingu, K. Asanuma, E. Burke, S. Sheehan, A. Leahy, P. J. Broe and D. J. Y. Hama, K.-i. Ito, M. Maruyama and J. Amano (Matsumoto, Bouchier-Hayes (Dublin, Ireland) 263 Japan) 173 Cardiff repair of incisional hernia: a university hospital experi- Effects of occlusive and conventional gauze dressings on inci- ence V. K. Shukla, A. Gupta, H. Singh, M. Pandey and A. sional healing after abdominal operations C. Holm, J. S Gautam (Varanasi, India) 271 Petersen, F. Gronbek and F. Gottrup (Copenhagen, Morgagni’s hernia in infants and children A. Latif Al-Arfaj Denmark) 179 (Dammam, Saudi Arabia) 275 Systemic cytokine response to hepatic resections under total Long term follow up of patients who underwent jejunoileal vascular exclusion J. M. Badia, L. C. Ayton, T. J. Evans, A bypass for morbid obesity J. Frandsen, S. B. Pedersen and J. Carpenter, G. Nawfal, H. Kinderman, G. Zografos, § B. Richelsen (Aarhus, Denmark) 281 Uemoto, J. Cohen and N. A. Habib (London, United \ survey of surgical treatment of gallstone disease and the dif- Kingdom) 185 fusion of laparoscopic surgery in Sweden 1992-93 Prosthetic repair of femoral hernia: Audit of long term follow- U. Berggren, D. Arvidsson and U. Haglund (Uppsala, up F. Sanchez-Bustos, J. M. Ramia and F. Fernandez Sweden) 287 Ferrero (Madrid, Spain) 191 Acute mesenteric vascular occlusion: Analysis of 39 patients ORIGINAL SCIENTIFIC REPORTS, EXPERIMENTAL H. Urayama, H. Ohtake, T. Kawakami, Y. Tsunezuka, K An experimental study on effects of monopolar diathermy on Yokoi and Y. Watanabe (Kanazawa, Japan) 195 the bile ducts FE. Trondsen, A. R. Rosseland, A. Bakka, T. E. Influence of ultrasound on clinical decision making in acute Ruud, T. Martinsen, O. P. F. Clausen, A. Bergan and A. O. appendicitis: A prospective study 4. Zielke, C. Hasse, H Aasen (Oslo, Norway) 297 Sitter and M. Rothmund (Marburg, Germany) 201 Haemostatic aspects of recombinant human erythropoietin in SURGICAL TECHNIQUE colorectal surgery K. Aa. Poulsen, N. Qvistt, K. Winther Full thickness resection of radiation-induced ulcers of the chest and §. Boesby (Odense, Denmark) 211 wall: Reconstruction with absorbable implants, pedicled omentoplasty, and split skin graft A. N. van Geel, C. M. E. Paper presented at the 9th meeting of the Surgical Infection Society, Paris, 1996 Contant and T. Wiggers (Rotterdam, The Netherlands) 305 Severe sepsis in cardiac surgical patients A. Michalpoulos, G Stavridis and S. Geroulanos (Athens, Greece) 217 CASE REPORTS Pancreatoblastoma in an adolescent girl A. /mamura, A. ORIGINAL SCIENTIFIC REPORTS, EXPERIMENTAL Nakagawa, M. Okuno, S. Takai, H. Komada, A.-H. Kwon, S. Microbial translocation and impairment of mucosal immunity Uetsuji, Y. Kamiyama, N. Sakaida and A. Okamura (Osaka, induced by an elemental diet in rats is prevented by selective Japan) 309 decontamination of the digestive tract G. Spdth and A Spontaneous rupture of the oesophagus in an adolescent with Hirner (Bonn, Germany) 223 type IV Ehlers-Danlos syndrome — E. D. Reis, O. D. Martinet and F. Mosimann (Lausanne, Switzerland) 313 SURGICAL TECHNIQUE A modified technique for tying the one-handed knot S. Pagni, BOOK REVIEWS A. T. Ali and B. Widenhouse (Louisville, KY, USA) 229 Editors: Anton N. Sidawy, B. E. Sumpio, Ralph G. DePalma: The basic science of vascular disease A. G. Olsson CASE REPORTS (Linképing, Sweden) 317 Rectal endometriosis: Transanal endoscopic microsurgery or Editors: Keith C. Oldham, Paul M. Colombani, Robert P. laparoscopic resection? M. Kilgus, O. Schéb and F. Foglia: Surgery of infants and children. Scientific principles Largiadeér (Ziirich, Switzerland) 231 and practice /. Louhimo (Helsinki, Finland) 318 Rupture of the abdominal aorta following extracorporeal shock- wave lithotripsy A. G. Gugulakis, M. I. Matsagas, C. D. Liapis, S. N. Vasdekis and M. N. Sechas (Athens, Greece) F4a2y2S 986 Index No. 5 Bassini repair compared with laparoscopic repair for primary inguinal hernia: a randomised controlled trial C. D. CLINICAL REVIEW Dirksen, G. L. Beets, P. M. N. Y. H. Go, F. E. A. Geisler, C. Rectal prolapse and rectal invagination R. Farouk and G. S. G. M. I. Baeten and G. Kootstra (Maastricht, The Duthie (Hull, East Yorkshire, England) 323 Netherlands) 439 Association between transfusion of stored blood and infective ORIGINAL SCIENTIFIC REPORTS bacterial complications after resection for colorectal cancer Thoracoscopic bleb resection selectively combined with T.-H. Edna and T. Bjerkeset (Levanger, Norway) 449 pleurectomy for complicated spontaneous pneumothorax The distribution of collagen types I, III, and IV in normal and R. Rieger, R. Woisetschlager, P. Schrenk and W. Wayand malignant colorectal mucosa M. Hilska, Y. Collan, J. (Linz, Austria) 333 Peltonen, R. Gullichsen, H. Paajanen and M. Laato (Turku, Surgical trauma does not decrease resistance to infection J.-P. Finland) 457 De Wilde, E. Lebrun, B. Bournonviile and P. Kinnaert (Brussels, Belgium) 339 SURGICAL TECHNIQUE Symptom criteria do not distinguish between functional and Intraoperative assessment of mesh position during giant pros- organic dyspepsia P. Lundquist, R. Seensalu, B. Lindén, L. thetic reinforcement of the visceral sac G. Celoria, A. H. Nilsson and G. Lindberg (Huddinge, Sweden) 345 Nardini, C. Rezac, D. Gianquinto and E. Falco (Levanto, The surgeon as a risk factor for complications of midline inci- Italy) 465 sions L. A. Israelsson (Sundsvall, Sweden) 353 Unacceptable results of the Mayo procedure for repair of CASE REPORTS abdominal incisional hernias A. Paul, M. Korenkov, S. Mediastinal tracheostomy using a tubed pectoralis major Peters, L. Kohler, S. Fischer and H. Troidl (Cologne, myocutaneous flap for postoperative tracheal necrosis after Germany) 361 . cervical excision Y. Kamikawa, Y. Naomoto, M. Haisa, F. Laparoscopic common bile duct exploration D. Arvidsson, U. Inoue and N. Tanaka (Okayama, Japan) 467 Berggren and U. Haglund (Uppsala, Sweden) 369 In situ vein bypass for revascularisation of the upper extremity Nutritional state, growth rate, and morphology after total gas- J. M. Klaase, I. J. Hoogendam, P. de Smit and R. J. van Det trectomy with restoration of duodenal passage or Roux-en-Y (Enschede, The Netherlands) 471 oesophagojejunostomy with or without a pouch. An experi- mental study in pigs T. Zilling, L. Hansson, R. Willén and LETTER TO THE EDITOR B. Sternby (Lund, Sweden) 377 Comment on the paper “A simple technique for obturator hernia Prognostic factors in primary gastrointestinal non-Hodgkin's repair’ J. E. Losanoff and K. T. Kjossev (Sofia, Bulgaria) lymphoma: A multivariate analysis of 76 cases F. Sanchez- 475 Bueno, J. A. Garcia-Marcilla, J. D. Alonso, J. Acosta, L. Carrasco, A. Pitero and P. Parrilla (Murcia, Spain) 385 AUTHOR’S COMMENT G. Celoria (Levanto, Italy) 475 SURGICAL TECHNIQUE A simple tool for laparoscopic splenectomy A. Saglam, O. BOOK REVIEWS Sakrak, A. Bedirli and Y. Aritas (Kayseri, Turkey) 393 Editors: D. J. C. Shearman, N. D. C. Finlayson and M. Camilleri; Surgical editor: D. C. Carter: Diseases of the gas- CASE REPORT trointestinal tract and liver G. Jdrnerot (Orebro Sweden) Resection of the caudate lobe for hepatocellular carcinoma 477 G. Lucandri, F. Stipa, P. Sapienza, V. Ziparo and S. Stipa Editors: Guy J. Maddern, Jonathan R. Hiatt and Edward H. (Rome, Italy) 395 Phillips: Hernia repair. Open vs laparoscopic approaches A. Kald (Linképing, Sweden) 478 CLINICAL REVIEW Management of bile duct stones: lithotripsy by laser, electro- hydraulic, and ultrasonic techniques P. J. Blind and M. No. 7 Lundmark (Umea, Sweden) 403 ORIGINAL SCIENTIFIC REPORTS, CLINICAL ORIGINAL SCIENTIFIC REPORTS, CLINICAL Preoperative counts of CD4 T-lymphocytes and early postoper- Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus: acquisition and ative infective complications in HIV-positive patients D. risk of death in patients in the intensive care unit M. M. S. Savioz, M. Chilcott, C. Ludwig, M. Savioz, L. Kaiser, C. Ibelings and H. A. Bruining (Rotterdam, The Netherlands) Leissing, K. Biihler, R. Peter and Ph. Morel (Geneva, 411 Switzerland) 483 Percutaneous drainage of abdominal abscesses: are large-bore Muscle strength and endurance after surgery for primary hyper- catheters necessary? M. A. Réthlin, O. Schdb, H. Klotz, D. parathyroidism E&. B. Colliander, K. Strigard, P. Westblad, Candinas and F. Largiadeér (Ziirich, Switzerland) 419 C. Rolf and J. Nordenstrém (Huddinge, Sweden) 489 Laparoscopic cholecystectomy for acute cholecystitis and the Is euthyroidism the goal of surgical treatment of diffuse toxic consequences of gallbladder perforation, bile spillage, and goitre? G. Torre, G. Borgonovo, A. Arezzo, M. Costantini, “loss” of stones Y. Assaff, 1. Matter, E. Sabo, J. G. E. Varaldo, G. L. Ansaldo and F. P. Mattioli (Geneva, Italy) Mogilner, E. Nash, J. Abrahamson and §S. Eldar (Haifa, 495 Israel) 425 Total compared with subtotal thyroidectomy in benign nodular Pulmonary function and complications after laparoscopic chole- disease: personal series and review of published reports G. cystectomy M. S. Chumillas, J. L. Ponce, F. Delgado and Pappalardo, A. Guadalaxara, F. M. Frattaroli, G. Illomei V. Viciano (Valencia, Spain) 433 and P. Falaschi (Rome, Italy) 501 Index 987 Median sternotomy: the preferred incision for resection of lung Validation of a new transit time ultrasound flowmeter for metastases A. H. van der Veen, A. N. van Geel, W. C. J. Hop measuring blood flow in colonic mesenteric arteries F. V. and T. Wiggers (Rotterdam, The Netherlands) 507 Mortensen, J. S. Rasmussen, O. Viborg, S. Laurberg and E. Analysis of factors affecting outcome after hepatectomy of M. Pedersen (Aarhus, Denmark) 599 patients with liver cirrhosis and small hepatocellular carci- noma K.-J. Paquet, H. A. Gad, A. Lazar, P. Koussouris, M. ORIGINAL SCIENTIFIC REPORTS, EXPERIMENTAL A. Mercado, W.-D. Heine, V. Jachman-Jahn and W. Ruppert Alterations in the functions of the reticuloendothelial and (Bad Kissingen, Germany) 513 protease-antiprotease systems after intraperitoneal injection Comparison of gastric mucosal pH and clinical judgement in of zymosan inrats X. Deng, Z. Sun, A. Lasson, X. Wang and critically ill patients J. 7. Santoso, D. H. Wisner, F. D R. Andersson (Lund, Sweden) 605 Battistella and J. T. Owings (Sacramento, California, USA) Comparison between plain and gentamicin containing collagen 521 sponges in infected peritoneal cavity in rats W. Are enemas given before abdominal operations useful? A Vaneerdeweg, T. Bresseleers, P. Du Jardin, P. Lauwers, S. prospective randomised trial F. Mosimann and P. Cornu Pauli, K. Thyssens, E. Van Marck, M. Elseviers and E. (Lausanne, Switzerland) 527 Eyskens (Edegem, Belgium) 617 Invited Commentary S. D. Wexner (Ft Lauderdale, Florida USA) 531 SURGICAL TECHNIQUE Follow-up after inguinal hernia repair. Questionnaire compared Microlaparoscopic cholecystectomy — the first 20 cases: Is it an with physical examination: a prospective study in 299 alternative to conventional LC? Y. Watanabe, M. Sato, S. patients P.M. Vos, M. P. Simons, J. S. K. Luitse, D. van Ueda, Y. Abe, A. Horiuchi, T. Doi and K. Kawachi (Ehime, Geldere, M. J. W. Koelemaij and H. Obertop (Amsterdam, Japan) 623 The Netherlands) 533 Editorial Commentary J. Svanvik (Linképing, Sweden) 626 Management of left-sided colonic obstruction by subtotal colec- A technique for colorectal anastomosis after extended left tomy and ileocolic anastomosis P. H. M. Reemst, H. C colectomy 7. Adriano, M. Gianluca and F. Vittorio (Rome, Kuijpers and T. Wobbes (Nijmegen, The Netherlands) 537 Italy) 627 Invited Commentary L. Pahlman (Uppsala, Sweden) 541 Seton treatment of anal fistula: experience with a new modifi- CASE REPORTS cation A. Dziki and M. Bartos (L6dZ, Poland) 543 Ectopic hamartomatous thymoma located presternally F. Eulderink and P. W. de Graaf (Delft, The Netherlands) 629 SURGICAL TECHNIQUE \bdominal presentation of costal chondrosarcomas J. C. The marlex mesh PerFix plug groin hernioplasty /. M. Rutkow Breek, R. Van Hee, Y. Gerard and P. Verbruggen (Antwerp, and A. W. Robbins (Marlboro, New Jersey, USA) 549 Belgium) 631 CASE REPORTS LETTER TO THE EDITOR Two cases of arteriovenous malformation of the intestine Comments on “An experimental porcine model of partial treated by laparoscopic surgery C. Vara-Thorbeck, R. ischaemia to the distal colon” A. C. Vahl and J. A. Toscano, V. Requena, M. Salvi, A. Martin-Palanca and V. Rauwerda (Amsterdam, The Netherlands) 635 Munoz (Malaga, Spain) 553 Authors’ Reply M. Bjérck, D. Bergqvist, I. Rasmussen, E. Elastofibroma: a familial occurrence J. A. C. Schepel, J. Piehl and U. Haglund (Uppsala, Sweden) 635 Wille, C. A. Seldenrijk and B. van Ramshorst (Nieuwegein, The Netherlands) 557 BOOK REVIEWS P. Russel, A. Farnsworth (Eds): Surgical pathology of the ovaries G. Rydén (Linképing, Sweden) 637 No. & r. A. Lang, M. Secic (Eds): How to report statistics in medicine \. Pollock (Scarborough, UK) 638 ORIGINAL SCIENTIFIC REPORTS, CLINICAL Multiple injuries in peacetime and wartime estimate of severity No. 9 of injury by the injury severity score and polytraumaschliis- sel Z. Korac, 1. Krajacic, J. Hancevié and Z. Marusi ORIGINAL SCIENTIFIC REPORTS, CLINICAL (Zagreb, Croatia) 563 Accuracy of auscultation in the detection of haemopneumotho- Treatment of primary liver cancer L.-O. Hafstrém, P. Naredi, rax §.-C. Chen, K.-J. Chang and C.-Y. Hsu (Taipei, P. Lindnér, S. Holmberg and T. Scherstén (Géteborg, Taiwan) 643 Sweden) 569 Concentrations of cytokines in plasma of patients with large Corrosion injury of the upper gastrointestinal tract after burns: their relation to time after injury, burn size, inflam- swallowing strong alkali J. T. Mdkeld, S. Laitinen andJ . A matory variables, infection, and outcome H. A. Vindenes, Salo (Oulu, Finland) 575 E. Ulvestad and R. Bjerknes (Bergen, Norway) 647 Relationship between preoperative assessment of organ func- Incidence and prevention of deep venous thrombosis occurring tion and postoperative morbidity in patients with oesophageal late after general surgery: randomised controlled study of cancer H. Kuwano, K. Sumiyoshi, K. Sonoda, K. Kitamura, prolonged thromboprophylaxis /. Lausen, R. Jensen, L. N. S. Tsutsui, Y. Toh, M. Kitamura and K. Sugimachi (Fukuoka, Jorgensen, M. S. Rasmussen, K. M. Lyng, M. Andersen, H. O. Japan) 581 Raaschou and P. Wille-Jorgensen (Copenhagen, Denmark) Small bowel obstruction in patients previously operated on for 657 colorectal cance: T.-H. Edna and T. Bjerkeset (1 evanger, Value of serum thyroglobulin measurement in patients operated Norway) 587 on for well differentiated thyroid carcinoma A. Riiter, S. Intestinal infarctions: A reappraisal of the factors predictive of Smeds and S. Lennquist (Linképing, Sweden) 665 operative mortality P. Goudet, T. Michelin, P Rousseau, A. Quality of life following repair of ruptured and elective abdom- Bernard, J.-P. Favre and P. Cougard (Dijon, France) 593 inal aortic aneurysms A. Hennessy, M. C. Barry, H. McGee, 988 Index C. O’Boyle, D. Bouchier Hayes and P. A. Grace (Dublin, Anastomotic recurrence of oesophageal squamous cell carci- Ireland) 673 noma after transthoracic oesophagectomy H. Kato, Y. Laparoscopic partial posterior fundoplication improves poor Tachimori, H. Watanabe, H. Yamaguchi, T. Ishikawa, Y. oesophageal contractility in patients with gastrooesophageal Nakanishi and A. Ochiai (Tokyo, Japan) 759 reflux disease G. J. Wetscher, K. Glaser, M. Gadenstiitter, Benign tumour of the ampulla of vater: surgical treatment and T. Wieschemeyer, C. Profanter and P. Klinger (Innsbruck, prognosis M. H. Schoenberg, F. Treitschke, N. Harada and Austria) 679 H. G. Beger (Ulm, Germany) 765 Short and long term course of elderly patients with peptic ulcer bleeding — analysis of factors influencing fatal outcome G. ORIGINAL SCIENTIFIC REPORTS, BEYOND THE SCALPEL Hasselgren, A. Blomqvist, S. Eriksson, A. Henningsson and L. Interval appendicectomy: a retrospective study S. Eriksson Lundell (Gothenburg, Sweden) 685 and J. Styrud (Danderyd, Sweden) 771 Gastrointestinal leiomyosarcomas: experience of 14 cases and Invited Commentary H. J. Jdrvinen (Helsinki, Finland) 775 review of published reports S. Papagrigoriadis, P. Simple data from history and physica! examination help to Papadopoulou, V. Kolias, H. Panagiotidis and M. Loizou exclude bowel obstruction and to avoid radiographic studies (Athens, Greece) 693 in patients with acute abdominal pain H. Béhner, Q. Yang, C. Franke, P. R. Verreet, C. Ohmann and the Study Group ORIGINAL SCIENTIFIC REPORT, EXPERIMENTAL Acute Abdominal Pain (Diisseldorf, Germany) 777 The effects of nitric oxide synthase inhibitors on the acute necrotising pancreatitis in rats FE. Alhan, U. Kiiciiktiilii and ORIGINAL SCIENTIFIC REPORT, EXPERIMENTAL C. Ercin (Trabzon, Turkey) 697 Influence of somatostatin on acute pancreatitis in rats B. Berthet, N. Guillou, M. I. Brioche, R. Choux, P. Viret, V. SURGICAL TECHNIQUE Ledoray, M. Billardon and R. Assadourian (Marseille, Placement of a peritoneal dialysis catheter with routine omen- France) 785 tectomy — does it prevent obstruction of the catheter? P. Reissman, S. Lyass, E. Shiloni, A. Rivkind and Y. Berlatzky SURGICAL TECHNIQUE (Jerusalem, Israel) 703 Intraluminal bypass instead of covering ileostomy in ileal pouch-anal anastomosis H. J. Gyrtrup and P. Kirkegaard CASE REPORTS (Copenhagen, Denmark) 791 Massive liver haemorrhage and rupture caused by HELLP- syndrome treated by collagen fleeces coated with fibrin glue CASE REPORT H. Cerwenka, H. Bacher, G. Werkgartner, A. El-Shabrawi Posterior hernia of the rectum after coccygectomy F. J. and H. J. Mischinger (Graz, Austria) 709 Garcia, J. D. Franco, R. Marquez, J. A. Martinez and J. Diffuse sclerosing variant of papillary carcinoma of the thyroid Medina (Jerez de la Frontera, Spain) 793 E. Martin-Pérez, E. Larranaga and P. Serrano (Madrid, Spain) 713 DUAL PUBLICATION — 732 BOOK REVIEWS LETTERS TO THE EDITOR J. Taylor and C. D. Johnson (Eds): Recent advances in surgery Thyroid cancer since the Chernobyl accident: a hypothesis N. K. Johansson (Vastervik, Sweden) 717 Kakaviatos, G. N. Zografos, D.M andrekas, A. Macheras and Josef E. Fischer (Ed): Nutrition and metabolism in the surgical M. Sechas (Athens, Greece) 795 patient B. Jeppsson (Malm6, Sweden) 717 Progesterone receptors in gastric leiomyosarcoma EF. Munoz O. Sgreide and J. Norstein (Eds): Rectal cancer surgery G. (Barcelona, Spain) 796 Ekelund (Malm6, Sweden) 718 BOOK REVIEWS M. A. Schusterman (Ed.). Microsurgical reconstruction of the No. 10 cancer patient D. Lidman (Linképing, Sweden) 797 CLINICAL REVIEW S. G. Silverberg (Ed.). Principles and practice of surgical Paediatric arterial trauma D. Bergqvist, S. Karacagil and B. pathology and cytopathology R. Sjédahl (Link6éping, Westman (Uppsala, Sweden) 723 Sweden) 798 ORIGINAL SCIENTIFIC REPORTS, CLINICAL No. 11 Prospective multicentre trials in developing countries: willing- ness of surgeons to participate A. O. Aktan, B. M. Giilliioglu CLINICAL REVIEW and A. Cingi (Istanbul, Turkey) 733 Theoretical evaluation of measurements used to assess the Effect of subcutaneous injection of granulocyte-macrophage growth of colorectal hepatic metastases S. F. Purkiss colony stimulating factor (GM-CSF) on healing of chronic (London, United Kingdom) 803 refractory wounds J. A. Malik, M. Zahid, S. Haq, S. Syed, 1. Moid and I. Waheed (Karachi, Pakistan) 737 ORIGINAL SCIENTIFIC REPORTS, CLINICAL Immediate occlusion of in situ saphenous vein bypass grafts: a Conn syndrome: 14 year’s experience from two European survey of 329 reconstructions A. Albdck and M. Lepéintalo centres M. Puccini, P. lacconi, G. Bernini, P. Miccoli and (Helsinki, Finland) 745 J. A. Lynn (Pisa, Italy) 811 Outcome of open antireflux surgery as assessed in a nordic Ultrasound guided excisional biopsy of non-palpable breast multicentre prospective clinical trial L. Lundell, J. lesions: Technique and preliminary results A. di Giorgio, P. Dalenbiick, J. Hattlebakk, E. Janatuinen, K. Levander, P. Arnone and A. Canavese (Rome, Italy) 819 Miettinen, H. E. Myrvold, S. A. Pedersen, K. Thor, O. Predictors of recurrence of fulminant bacterial peritonitis after Junghard, A. Andersson and the Nordic GORD-study Group discontinuation of antibiotics in open management of the (Gothenburg, Sweden) 751 abdomen M. R. Visser, K. Boosscha, J. Olsman, A. Vos, P. Index 989 F. Hulstaert, T. J. M. V. van Vroonhoven and C. van der Satsangi, M. Parkes and D. P. Jewell (Oxford, United Werken (Utrecht, The Netherlands) 825 Kingdom) 887 Invited Commentary D. H. Wittmann (West Milwaukee, WU, Genetic susceptibility in Crohn’s disease—review of clinical USA) 831 studies C. Tysk (Orebro, Sweden) 893 Diagnostic laparoscopy in 1043 patients with suspected acute Cytokines and mucosal inflammatory response in Crohn’s appendicitis A.-C. Moberg, G. Ahlberg, C.-E. Leijonmarck, disease S. J. H. van Deventer (Amsterdam, The A. Montgomery, O. Reiertsen, A. R. Rosseland and R. Netherlands) 897 Stoerksson (Malm6, Sweden) 833 Aminosalicylates for active disease and in the maintenance of Invited Commentary H. E. Myrvold (Trondheim, Norway) remission in Crohn’s Disease B. G. Feagan (Ontario, 841 Canada) 903 Pneumoperitoneum for laparoscopic cholecystectomy is not Immunosuppressive drugs in the treatment of Crohn’s disease associated with compromised splanchnic circulation S. P. Rutgeerts and F. Baert (Leuven, Belgium) 911 Odeberg, O. Ljungqvist and A. Sollevi (Huddinge, Sweden) Operations for Crohn’s colitis: Limited resection and preserva- 843 tion of anorectal function G. Olaison and R. Sjédahl 5-Fluorouracil and cisplatin as palliative treatment of advanced (Link6ping, Sweden) 917 oesophageal squamous cell carcinoma #H. Levard, X. Pouliquen, J.-M. Hay, A. Fingerhut, O. Langlois-Zantain, M. ORIGINAL SCIENTIFIC REPORTS, CLINICAL Huguier, P. Lozach, J. Testart and The French Associations The role of ansa—to—recurrent—laryngeal nerve anastomosis for Surgical Research (Paris, France) 849 in operation for thyroid cancer A. Miyauchi, K. Matsusaka, Adenocarcinoma of the appendix: an unusual disease N. M. Kihara, F. Matsuzuka, K. Hirai, T. Yokozawa, K. Hananel, E. Powsner and Y. Wolloch (Petah-Tikva, Israel) Kobayashi, A. Kobayashi and K. Kuma (Kobe, Japan) 927 859 Drainage systems in thyroid surgery: A randomised trial of pas- sive and suction drainage C. Willy, S. Steinbronn, J. Sterk, ORIGINAL SCIENTIFIC REPORT, EXPERIMENTAL H. Gerngrof and W. Schwarz (Ulm, Germany) 935 Nitric oxide and radiation enteritis Y. Erbil, C. Dibekoglu, U. Biliary-intestinal bypass in the treatment of obesity: Long term Turkoglu, E. Ademoglu, E. Berber, A. Kizir, S. Mercan and follow up L. Boman and L. Domelléf (Lycksele, Sweden) G. Toker (Istanbul, Turkey) 863 943 Modified mess for hernia repair that is adapted to the physiol- CASE REPORTS ogy of the abdominal wall U. Klinge, B. Klosterhalfen, J. Symptomatic abdominal aortic aneurysm from coexisting Conze, W. Limberg, B. Obolenski, A. P. Ottinger and V. periaortic lymphoma A. C. W. Ting, S. W. K. Cheng and T. Schumpelick (Aachen, Germany) 951 W. H. Shek (Hong Kong) 869 Role of simple V—Y advancement flap in the treatment of com- Subtotal cystectomy as a complication of infant hernia repair plicated pilonidal sinus O. N. Dylek and M. Bekereciodlu V. C. M. Koot, J. R. de Jong, D. C. van der Zee and P. Dik (Van, Turkey) 961 (Utrecht, The Netherlands) 873 ORIGINAL SCIENTIFIC REPORT, EXPERIMENTAL LETTER TO THE EDITOR Shrinking of polypropylene mesh in vivo: An experimental Misdiagnosis of ruptured aortic aneurysm in diverticular disease study indogs_U. Klinge, B. Klosterhalfen, M. Miller, A. P. O. M. P. Jolobe (Ashton-under-Lyne, United Kingdom) Ottinger and V. Schumpelick (Aachen, Germany) 965 875 CASE REPORTS BOOK REVIEW \n unusual case of isolated injury of the femoral vein after blunt G. S. Litynski: Highlights in the history of laparoscopy trauma 7. J. Abdullah and L. A. Donaldson (Boston, Svanvik (Link6ping, Sweden) 877 Lincolnshire, United Kingdom) 971 Adrenal tuberculosis D. V. Jayakar, G. Condemi, F. DeSoto- LaPaix, M. Plawker, A. Farag and B. C. Ghosh (Brooklyn, NY, USA) 975 EDITORIAL Crohn’s disease R. Sjddahl Jérnerot (Link6ping, BOOK REVIEW Sweden) 883 L. W. Way, S. Bhoyrul and T. Mori (Eds): Fundamentals of laparoscopic surgery D. Arvidsson (Uppsala, Sweden) CLINICAL REVIEWS 979 Papers presented at the International Symposium on Crohn’s disease, Copenhagen, September 1997 Molecular genetics of Crohn’s disease: Recent advances J AUTHOR INDEX Aasen AO 103, 297 Boudjema K_ 139 Engstr6m P 45 Habib NA_ 185 Abdullah TI 971 Bournonville B 339 Erbil Y 863 Hafstr6m L 569 Abe Y 623 Bragmark M 45 Ergin C 697 Haglund U_ 287, 369 Abrahamson J 425 Breek JC 631 Eriksson S_ 685, 771 HaisaM 467 Acosta J 385 Bresseleers T 617 ErtekinC 17 Hama Y 173 Ademoglu E 863 Brioche MI 785 Eulderink F 629 Hananel N 859 Agut A 57 Broe PJ 263 Evans TJ 185 Hancevic J 563 Ahlberg G 833 Bruining HA 153, 411 Eyskens E 617 Hansson L 377 Akkersdijk GJM 29 Buijk SE 153 Haq S 737 Aktan AO 733 Burke PE 263 Falaschi P 499 Harada N 765 Al-Arfaj AL 275 BiihlerL 481 Falco E 465 Hartgrink HH_ 163 Albiick A 745 Bo6hner H 777 Farag A 975 Hasse C 201 Alexandre E 139 Farouk R 323 HasselgrenG 685 Alhan E 697 Calis A 17 Favre J-P 593 Hattlebakk J 751 Ali AT 229 Canavese A 819 Feagan BG 903 Hay J-M 849 AlonsoJ D 385 Candinas D 419 Ferrero FF 191] Heine W-D 511 Altomare DF 127 CaputiL 127 Fingerhut A 849 Hennessy A 673 AmanoJ 173 Carpenter AJ 185 FischerS 361 Henningsson A 685 Anderberg B45 Carrasco L 385 Flordal PA 5 Henriksen MG 133 Andersen M_ 657 CeloriaG 465 Fornasari V 627 Henry J-F 23 Andersson A 751 CerwenkaH 709 Franco JD 793 Hilska M 457 Andersson R_ 605 Chang K-J 643 Frandsen J 281 Hirai K 927 Ansaldo GL 493 Chapuis Y 23 Franke C 777 Hirn M 251 Arezzo A 493 Chen S-C 643 Frattaroli FM 499 Hirner A 223 Aritag Y 393 Cheng SWK 869 The French Association of Holm C 179 Armone P 819 ChilcottM 481 Surgery (AFC) 23 Holmberg S 569 Arvidsson D 287, 369 Choux R_ 785 The French Association of Hoogendam IJ 471 Asanuma K_ 173 Christensen SB 257 Endocrine Surgeons (AFCE) Hop WCJ 505 Aspelin P_ 257 Christiansen J 83 23 Horgan LF 75 Assadourian R 785 Chumillas MS 433 The French Associations for Horiuchi A 623 Assaff Y 425 Cingi A 733 Surgical Research 849 Hsu C-Y 643 Ataka K 69 Clausen OPF 297 Fujimori M173 HuguierM 849 Ayton LC 185 Cohen J 185 Hulstaert PF 825 Collan Y 457 Gad HA 511 Bacher H 709 Colliander EB 487 Gadenstitter M 679 lacconiP 811 Badia JM 185 Combemale F 23 Garcia FJ 793 Ibelings MMS 411 Baek Y 139 Condemi G 975 Garcia-MarcillaJ A 385 Ihse Il 3 Baert F 911 Contant CME 305 Gautam A 27] Illomei G 499 Baeten CGMI 439 Conze J 951 Geel van AN 305, 505 Imamura A 309 Bakka A 297 Cornu P 525 Geisler FEA 439 Inoue F 467 Barry MC 263, 673 Costantini M 493 Geldere van D 531 Inoue K 69 Bartos M 541 Cougard P 593 Gerard Y 631 Ishikawa T 759 Battistella FD 519 GerngroB H 935 Israelsson LA 353 Bedirli A 393 Dalenbick J 751 Geroulanos S 217 Ito K-i 173 Beets GL 439 De BruyneC 149 Ghilchik M_ 151 Beger HG 765 De Wilde J-P 339 Ghosh BC 975 Jachman-Jahn V 511 BekereciodluM 961 Delgado F 433 Gianquinto D 465 Jaeck D 139 Berber E 863 Dell'Erba L127 Giorgio diA 819 Jalil ND 23 Bergan A 297 Deng X 605 Glaser K 679 Janatuinen E 751 Berggren U 287, 369 DeSoto-LaPaix F 975 Go PMNYH 439 Jayakar DV 975 Berglund J 257 Det van RJ 471 Goodwin AT 151 Jensen R 657 Bergqvist D 723 Deventer van SJH 897 Gottrup F 179 Jensen VJ 133 Berlatzky Y 703 Dibekoglu C 863 Goudet P 593 Jewell DP 887 Bernard A 593 Dik P 873 Graaf de PW 629 Jolobe OMP 875 BerniniG 811 Dirksen CD 439 Grace PA 673 Jong de JR 873 Berthet B 785 Doi T 623 Gronbeek F 179 Jonsson § 89 Billardon M 785 Domelléf L 943 Guadalaxara A 499 Jorgensen LN 657 Bjerkeset T 449, 587 Donaldson LA 971 Gugulakis AG 233 JunghardO 751 Bjerknes R 647 Du Jardin P 617 Guillou N 785 JirnerotG 883 Blind PJ 403 Duthie GS 323 Gullichsen R 457 Blomqvist A 685 Dylek ON 961 Gunnarsson U 45 KaiserL 481 Blomqvist H_ 13 DzikiA 541 Gupta A 27] Kakaviatos N 795 Bockel van JH 29, 163 Giilliioglu BM 733 Kald A 45 Boesby S 211 Edna T-H 449, 587 Giinay K 17 Kamikawa Y 467 Boman L 943 Ekberg O 257 Giirleyik E 51 Kamiyama Y 309 Bondeson A-G 257 Elbers HRJ 149 GiirleyikG 51 Kanhai KJ 153 Bondeson L 257 EldarS 425 Gyrtrup HJ 791 Karacagil S 723 Borgonovo G 493 Elseviers M 617 Goransson J 89 Karst M 109 Bosscha K 825 El-Shabrawi A 709 Kasuga Y 173 Bouchier Hayes D 263, 673 Endo M_ 115 Haapaniemi S 45 Kato H 759 Eur J Surg 164 Author Index 99] Kawachi K 623 LucandriG 395 Nilsson P 45 Reissman P 703 Kawakami T 195 Ludwig C 481 Nilsson LH 345 Requena V 551 Kievit J 163 Luitse JSK 531 Nilsson P 257 Rezac C 465 Kihara M 927 Lundell L 685, 751 Nishio W 69 Ricci P_ 127 Kilgus M 231 Lundmark M 403 Nordenstrém J 487 Richelsen B 281 Kinderman H_ 185 Lundquist P 345 Nordic GORD-study Group Rieger R 333 Kinnaert P 339 LupoLG 127 751 Rivkind A 703 Kirkegaard P 791 Luther M 35 Robbins AW 547 Kitajima M_ 115 Ly ass S 703 Obertop H 531 Rolf C 487 Kitamura K 581 Lyng KM 657 ObolenskiB 951 Rosseland AR 297, 833 Kitamura M 581 Lynn JA 811 O'Boyle C 673 Rothmund M_ 201 Kitamura N 139 Ochiai A 759 Rousseau P 593 Kizir A 863 Macheras A 795 Odeberg S 843 Ruppert W 511 Kjossev KT 475 Malik IA 737 Ohmann C 777 Rutgeerts P 911 Klaase JM 471 Mancini Se_ 147 Ohtake H_ 195 Rutkow IM 547 Klinge U 951, 965 Mancini St 147 Okada M 69 Ruud TE 297 Klingler P 679 Mandrekas D 795 Okamura A 309 Riiter A 665 Klosterhalfen B 951, 965 Marciano J 57 Okuno M 309 R6jdmark J 65 Klotz H 419 Marquez R 793 OlaisonG 917 R6thlin MA 419 Kobayashi A 927 Martinet OD 313 Olinger A 109 Kobayashi K 927 Martinez JA 793 Olsmann J 825 Sabo E 425 Kobayashi S_ 173 Martin-Palanca A 551 Ottinger AP 951, 965 Saglam A 393 Koelemaij MJW 531 Martin-Pérez E 713 O'Riordan DC 75 Sakaida N 309 Kolias V 693 Martinsen T 297 Owings JT 519 Sakrak O 393 Komada H 309 MaruSic Z 563 OzakiM 69 Salo JA 575 Koot VCM_ 873 Maruyama M SalviM 551 KootstraG 439 Matsagas MI Paajanen H 457 Sanchez-Bueno F 385 Korac Z 563 Matsusaka K PacciniM 811] Sanchez-Bustos F 19] Korenkov M 361 Matsuzuka F PagniS 229 Sanchez-Valverde MA 57 Korhonen K 251 Matter 1 425 Panagiotidis H 693 Sandblom G 45 Koussouris P 511 Mattioli FP 493 Pandey M 271 Santoso J 519 Krajacic | MazzoniG 627 Pannarale OC 127 Sapienza P 395 Krohn CD McGee H 673 Papadopoulou P 693 SatoM 623 Kuijpers HC Medina J 793 Papagrigoriadis S 693 Satsangi J 887 Kuma K 927 Memeo V_ 127 Pappalardo G 499 SaviozD 481 Kumada K 139 Mercado MA 511 Paquet K-J 511 Savioz M 481 Kuwano H 581 MercanS 863 Parkes M_ 887 Schepel JAC 555 Kwon A-H 309 MiccoliP 811 Parrilla P 385 Scherstén T 569 Kiiciiktiilii U 697 Michalopoulos A 217 Pattou FN 23 Schoenberg MH_ 765 Kohler L 361 Michelin T 593 Paul A 361 Schrenk P 333 Miettinen P 751 PauliS 617 Schumpelick V 951, 965 .aato M 457 Mischinger HJ 709 Pedersen EM 599 Schwarz W 935 aitinen S 575 Miyauchi A 927 Pedersen SA 751 SchébO 231, 419 anglois-ZantainO 849 Moberg A-C 833 Pedersen SB 281 Sechas MN 233, 795 anzar A 511 Mogilner JG 425 Peix J-L 23 Seensalu R 345 saredo FG 57 Moid 1 737 Peltonen J 457 Seldenrijk CA 555 argiadér F 231, 419 Mollnes TE 103 PeterR 481 Serrano P 713 arranaga E 713 Monchik JM 65 Peters S 361 Sheehan S 263 zasson A 89, 605 Montgomery A 833 Petersen JS 179 Shek TWH 869 aurberg S 599 Morel P 48] Piero A 385 Shiloni E 703 vausen | 657 Morshuis WJ 149 Plawker M 975 Shingu K_ 173 .auwers P_ 617 Mortensen FV 599 Pollock AV 243 ShitoM 115 Leahy A 263 Mosimann F 313, 525 Ponce JL 433 Shukla VK 271 Lebrun E 339 MunozE 796 Pouliquen X 849 Simons MP 531 Ledoray V 785 Munoz V 551 Poulsen KA 211 Singh H 271 Leijonmarck C-E 833 Mutschler WE 109 Powsner E 859 Sitter H 201 Leissing C 481 Miiller JM 119 Profanter C 679 Sjédahl R883, 917 Lennquist S 665 Miiller M 965 Proye C 23 Smeds S_ 665 Lepintalo M 745 Myrvold HE 751 Purkiss SF 803 Smit de P 471 Levander K 751 Mikeli JT 575 Pahlman L 539 Sollevi A 843 Levard H 849 Sonoda K 581 Liapis CD 233 Nagasaki H 139 QvistN 211 Spiith G 223 Limberg W 951 Nakagawa A 309 StavridisG 217 Lindberg G 345 Nakagiri K 69 Raaschou HO 657 Steinbronn S 935 Lindén B 345 Nakanishi Y 759 RamiaJM_ 191 Sterk J 935 Lindhagen J 45 Nakano H 139 Ramshorst van B- 555 Sternby B 377 Lindnér P 569 Naomoto Y 467 Rasmussen JS 599 Stipa F 395 Lindwall R13 Nardini A 465 Rasmussen § 657 Stipa S 395 LiungqvistO 843 Naredi P 569 Rauwerda JA 635 Stoerksson R833 LoizouM 693 NashE 425 Reemst PHM 535 Strigard K 487 LorenziM 147 NawfalG 185 Reiertsen O 833 Stubberéd A 45 Losanoff JE 475 Niinikoski J 251 Reikeras O 103 The Study Group Acute Lozach P 849 Nilsson E 45 Reis ED 313 Abdominal Pain 777 Eur J Surg 164 992 Author Index Styrud J 771 Tsutsui S-i 581 Visser MR_ 825 Winther K 211 Sugimachi K 581 Turkoglu U 863 Vos A 825 Wirbel RJ 109 Sumiyoshi K 581 Tiirel OO 17 Vos PM 531 Wisner DH 519 Sun Z 605 Tysk C 893 Vroonhoven van TJMV_ 825 Wobbes T 535 Svensson H_ 13 Woisetschliger R Syed S 737 Ueda M 115 Waheed I 737 Wolloch Y 859 UedaS 623 WakabayashiG 115 Tachimori Y 759 Uemoto S_ 185 WakiyamaH 69 Yamaguchi H 759 Takai S 309 Uetsuji S 309 Wang X_ 605 Yamaguchi M_ 139 Tanaka N 467 Ulvestad E 647 Watanabe H 759 Yamashita C 69 Taviloglu K 17 Urayama H_ 195 Watanabe Y 195, 623 Yamashita T 69 Testart J 849 Wayand W 333 YangQ 777 Thomsen TK 133 ‘ahl AC 635 Werken van derC 825 Yokoi K 195 Thor K 751 ‘anHeeR 631 Werkgartner G 709 Yokozawa T 927 Thyssens K 617 ‘an Marck E 617 Westblad P 487 Ting ACW 869 ‘aneerdeweg W 617 Westman B_ 723 Zahid M_ 737 Tocchi A 627 araldoE 493 Weststrate JT 153 Zee van der DC 873 Toh Y 581 ara-Thorbeck C 551 Wetscher GJ 679 Zeebregts CJ 149 TokerG 863 ‘asdekis SN 233 Wexner SD 529 Zielke A 201 Torre G 493 Veen van der AH 505 Widenhouse B_ 229 Zieren HU 119 Toscano R 55 l Verbruggen P 631 Wieschemeyer T 679 ZierenJ 119 Tovar MC 57 Verreet PR 777 Wiggers T 305, 505 Zilling T 377 Treitschke F 765 Viborg O 599 Wille J 555 Ziparo V 395 Troidl| H 361 Viciano V 433 Wille-Jorgensen P 657 Zippel K 119 Trondsen E 297 Vindenes HA 647 Willén R 377 Zogratos G_ 185 Tsunezuka Y 195 Viret P 785 Willy C 935 Zografos GN 795 Eur J Surg 164

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No. 1 John A. Goss, Terry C. Lairmore (Eds): The Washington manual of surgery G. Lindmark (Umea, Sweden) 77 EDITORIAL Michael Lavelle-Jones (Ed): Surgery G. Lindmark (Umea, Chemotherapy in cancer of the liver, pancreas and bile ducts. Sweden) 78 Consensus statement of a workshop at the Swedish Society for Upper Abdominal Surgery sponsored by the Swedish No. 2 Cancer Society /. Jhse (Lund, Sweden) 3 CLINICAL REVIEW CLINICAL REVIEW Chronic idiopathic anal pain J. Christiansen (Copenhagen Use of desmopressin to prevent bleeding in surgery P. A. Denmark) 83 Flordal (Danderyd, Sweden) 5 ORIGINAL SCIENTIFIC REPORT, BEYOND THE SCALPEL ORIGINAL SCIENTIFIC REPORTS, CLINICAL Screening of concentrations of C-reactive protein and various Forced air warming and _ intraoperative hypothermia plasma protease inhibitors preoperatively for the prediction R. Lindwall, H. Svensson, S. Séderstrém and H. Blomqvist of postoperative complications J. Géransson, S. Jonsson (Danderyd, Sweden) 13 and A. Lasson (Malm6, Sweden) 89 Abdominal stab wounds: The role of selective management K. Taviloglu, K. Giinay, C. Ertekin, A. Calis and O. Tiirel ORIGINAL SCIENTIFIC REPORTS, CLINICAL (Istanbul, Turkey) 17 Complement activation and release of interleukin-6 and tumour Effectiveness and limits of preoperative imaging studies for the necrosis factor-a in drained and systemic blood after major localisation of pheochromocytomas and paragangliomas: A orthopaedic surgery C. Danckert Krohn, O. Reikeras, T. E. review of 282 cases N. D. Jalil, F. N. Pattou, F. Mollnes and A. O. Aasen (Oslo, Norway) 103 Combemale, Y. Chapuis, J.-F. Henry, J.-L. Peix, C. A. G. Treatment of severe injuries caused by attempted suicide: Pattern of injury and influence of the psychiatric disorder on Proye and the French Association of Surgery (AFC), and the the postoperative course R. J. Wirbel, A. Olinger, M. Karst French Association of Endocine Surgeons (AFCE) (Lille, and W. E. Mutschler (Homburg/Saar, Germany) 109 France) 23 Pathophysiological response of cytokines and vasoactive agents Ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm: Initial misdiagnosis and in patients undergoing total gastrectomy M. Shito, M. Ueda, the effect on treatment G. J. M. Akkersdijk and J. H. van G. Wakabayashi, M. Endo and M. Kitajima (Tokyo, Japan) Bockel (Leiden, The Netherlands) 29 115 Surgical treatment of chronic critical leg ischaemia. A five-year Quality of life after surgical treatment of gastric carcinoma follow-up of survival, mobility, and treatment level H. U. Zieren, K. Zippel, J. Zieren and J. M. Miiller (Berlin, M. Luther (Vasa, Finland) 35 Germany) 119 Reoperation as surrogate endpoint in hernia surgery. A three Is pyloric function preserved in pylorus-preserving pancreatico- year follow-up of 1565 herniorrhaphies A. Kald, E. Nilsson, duodenectomy? L. G. Lupo, O. C. Pannarale, D. F. B. Anderberg, M. Bragmark, P. Engstrém, U. Gunnarsson, Altomare, L. Caputi, L. Dell’Erba, P. Ricci and V. Memeo S. Haapaniemi, J. Lindhagen, P. Nilsson, G. Sandblom and (Bari, Italy) 127 A. Stubberéd (Linképing, Sweden) 45 Small bowel volvulus: A common cause of mechanical intesti- ORIGINAL SCIENTIFIC REPORTS, EXPERIMENTAL nal obstruction in our region E. Giirleyik and G. Giirleyik In vivo measurement of human body composition by dual- (Istanbul, Turkey) 51 energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) T. K. Thomsen, V. J. Jensen and M. G. Henriksen (Kolding Denmark) 133 ORIGINAL SCIENTIFIC REPORTS, EXPERIMENTAL Efficacy of preconditioning with N-acetylcysteine against Comparative study of air coagulation, fibrin sealant, and suture reperfusion injury after prolonged cold ischaemia in rats liver on experimental liver injury M. C. Tovar, M. A. Sanchez- in which glutathione had been reduced by buthionine Valverde, A. Agut, F. G. Laredo and J. Murciano (Murcia, sulphoximine H. Nagasaki, H. Nakano, K. Boudjema, D. Spain) 57 Jaeck, E. Alexandre, Y. Baek, N. Kitamura, M. Yamaguchi and K. Kumada (Yokohama, Japan) 139 CASE REPORTS Concentrations of parathyroid hormone in functioning and non- SURGICAL TECHNIQUE functioning parathyroid cysts J. S. A. Réjdmark and J. M. Graft reconstruction using an intraluminal balloon catheter in Monchik (Providence, USA) 65 ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysms M. Lorenzi, S. Near-total aortic replacement for acute type A dissection in a Mancini and S. Mancini (Siena, Italy) 147 patient with Marfan syndrome C. Yamashita, M. Okada, K. Ataka, W. Nishio, T. Yamashita, M. Ozaki, K. Nakagiri, H CASE REPORTS Wakiyama and K. Inoue (Kobe, Japan) 69 Subcutaneous splenosis: Report of a case diagnosed 36 years after splenectomy C. J. Zeebregts, C. De Bruyne, H. R. J. Elbers and W. J. Morshuis (Groningen, The Netherlands) LETTER TO THE EDITOR 149 Potential for recurrence of an inguinal hernia after open repair Acute strangulation of the appendix within a laparoscopic port- with a preshaped mesh _ D. C. O'Riordan and L. F. Horgan site hernia A. 7. Goodwin and M. Ghilchik (London, UK) (London, United Kingdom) 75 151 An insidious case of streptococcal soft tissue infection S. E. BOOK REVIEWS Buijk, K. J. Kanhai, J. T. Weststrate and H. A. Bruining Gerard M. Doherty, Dirk S. Bamann, Lawrence L. Creswell, (Rotterdam, The Netherlands) 153 No. 1 John A. Goss, Terry C. Lairmore (Eds): The Washington manual of surgery G. Lindmark (Umea, Sweden) 77 EDITORIAL Michael Lavelle-Jones (Ed): Surgery G. Lindmark (Umea, Chemotherapy in cancer of the liver, pancreas and bile ducts. Sweden) 78 Consensus statement of a workshop at the Swedish Society for Upper Abdominal Surgery sponsored by the Swedish No. 2 Cancer Society /. Jhse (Lund, Sweden) 3 CLINICAL REVIEW CLINICAL REVIEW Chronic idiopathic anal pain J. Christiansen (Copenhagen Use of desmopressin to prevent bleeding in surgery P. A. Denmark) 83 Flordal (Danderyd, Sweden) 5 ORIGINAL SCIENTIFIC REPORT, BEYOND THE SCALPEL ORIGINAL SCIENTIFIC REPORTS, CLINICAL Screening of concentrations of C-reactive protein and various Forced air warming and _ intraoperative hypothermia plasma protease inhibitors preoperatively for the prediction R. Lindwall, H. Svensson, S. Séderstrém and H. Blomqvist of postoperative complications J. Géransson, S. Jonsson (Danderyd, Sweden) 13 and A. Lasson (Malm6, Sweden) 89 Abdominal stab wounds: The role of selective management K. Taviloglu, K. Giinay, C. Ertekin, A. Calis and O. Tiirel ORIGINAL SCIENTIFIC REPORTS, CLINICAL (Istanbul, Turkey) 17 Complement activation and release of interleukin-6 and tumour Effectiveness and limits of preoperative imaging studies for the necrosis factor-a in drained and systemic blood after major localisation of pheochromocytomas and paragangliomas: A orthopaedic surgery C. Danckert Krohn, O. Reikeras, T. E. review of 282 cases N. D. Jalil, F. N. Pattou, F. Mollnes and A. O. Aasen (Oslo, Norway) 103 Combemale, Y. Chapuis, J.-F. Henry, J.-L. Peix, C. A. G. Treatment of severe injuries caused by attempted suicide: Pattern of injury and influence of the psychiatric disorder on Proye and the French Association of Surgery (AFC), and the the postoperative course R. J. Wirbel, A. Olinger, M. Karst French Association of Endocine Surgeons (AFCE) (Lille, and W. E. Mutschler (Homburg/Saar, Germany) 109 France) 23 Pathophysiological response of cytokines and vasoactive agents Ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm: Initial misdiagnosis and in patients undergoing total gastrectomy M. Shito, M. Ueda, the effect on treatment G. J. M. Akkersdijk and J. H. van G. Wakabayashi, M. Endo and M. Kitajima (Tokyo, Japan) Bockel (Leiden, The Netherlands) 29 115 Surgical treatment of chronic critical leg ischaemia. A five-year Quality of life after surgical treatment of gastric carcinoma follow-up of survival, mobility, and treatment level H. U. Zieren, K. Zippel, J. Zieren and J. M. Miiller (Berlin, M. Luther (Vasa, Finland) 35 Germany) 119 Reoperation as surrogate endpoint in hernia surgery. A three Is pyloric function preserved in pylorus-preserving pancreatico- year follow-up of 1565 herniorrhaphies A. Kald, E. Nilsson, duodenectomy? L. G. Lupo, O. C. Pannarale, D. F. B. Anderberg, M. Bragmark, P. Engstrém, U. Gunnarsson, Altomare, L. Caputi, L. Dell’Erba, P. Ricci and V. Memeo S. Haapaniemi, J. Lindhagen, P. Nilsson, G. Sandblom and (Bari, Italy) 127 A. Stubberéd (Linképing, Sweden) 45 Small bowel volvulus: A common cause of mechanical intesti- ORIGINAL SCIENTIFIC REPORTS, EXPERIMENTAL nal obstruction in our region E. Giirleyik and G. Giirleyik In vivo measurement of human body composition by dual- (Istanbul, Turkey) 51 energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) T. K. Thomsen, V. J. Jensen and M. G. Henriksen (Kolding Denmark) 133 ORIGINAL SCIENTIFIC REPORTS, EXPERIMENTAL Efficacy of preconditioning with N-acetylcysteine against Comparative study of air coagulation, fibrin sealant, and suture reperfusion injury after prolonged cold ischaemia in rats liver on experimental liver injury M. C. Tovar, M. A. Sanchez- in which glutathione had been reduced by buthionine Valverde, A. Agut, F. G. Laredo and J. Murciano (Murcia, sulphoximine H. Nagasaki, H. Nakano, K. Boudjema, D. Spain) 57 Jaeck, E. Alexandre, Y. Baek, N. Kitamura, M. Yamaguchi and K. Kumada (Yokohama, Japan) 139 CASE REPORTS Concentrations of parathyroid hormone in functioning and non- SURGICAL TECHNIQUE functioning parathyroid cysts J. S. A. Réjdmark and J. M. Graft reconstruction using an intraluminal balloon catheter in Monchik (Providence, USA) 65 ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysms M. Lorenzi, S. Near-total aortic replacement for acute type A dissection in a Mancini and S. Mancini (Siena, Italy) 147 patient with Marfan syndrome C. Yamashita, M. Okada, K. Ataka, W. Nishio, T. Yamashita, M. Ozaki, K. Nakagiri, H CASE REPORTS Wakiyama and K. Inoue (Kobe, Japan) 69 Subcutaneous splenosis: Report of a case diagnosed 36 years after splenectomy C. J. Zeebregts, C. De Bruyne, H. R. J. Elbers and W. J. Morshuis (Groningen, The Netherlands) LETTER TO THE EDITOR 149 Potential for recurrence of an inguinal hernia after open repair Acute strangulation of the appendix within a laparoscopic port- with a preshaped mesh _ D. C. O'Riordan and L. F. Horgan site hernia A. 7. Goodwin and M. Ghilchik (London, UK) (London, United Kingdom) 75 151 An insidious case of streptococcal soft tissue infection S. E. BOOK REVIEWS Buijk, K. J. Kanhai, J. T. Weststrate and H. A. Bruining Gerard M. Doherty, Dirk S. Bamann, Lawrence L. Creswell, (Rotterdam, The Netherlands) 153 Index 985 BOOK REVIEWS Editors: Hiatt JR, Phillips EH, Morgenstern L: Surgical disease of the spleen L. Lundell (Gothenburg, Sweden) 157 CLINICAL REVIEW Editors: Bell RH Jr, Rikkers LF, Mulholland MW: Digestive Guidelines for the correct conduct of clinical research in surgery tract surgery. A text and atlas L. Lundell (Gothenburg, A. V. Pollock (Scarborough, United Kingdom) 243 Sweden) 158 ORIGINAL SCIENTIFIC REPORTS, CLINICAL Hyperbaric oxygen in the treatment of Fournier’s gangrene K. Korhonen, M. Hirn and J. Niinikoski (Turku, Finland) CLINICAL REVIEW 251 Simultaneous aortic and renal revascularisation: A review of Rapid increase in volume of the remnant after hemithyroidec- risk and benefit H. H. Hartgrink, J. Kievit and J. H. van tomy does not correlate with serum concentration of thyroid Bockel (Leiden, The Netherlands) 163 stimulating hormone J. Berglund, P. Aspelin, A.-G. Bondeson, L. Bondeson, S. Borup Christensen, O. Ekberg ORIGINAL SCIENTIFIC REPORTS, CLINICAL and P. Nilsson (Malm6, Sweden) 257 Changes in thyroid function and immunological parameters \n “all comers” policy for ruptured abdominal aortic long after subtotal thyroidectomy for Graves’ disease Y. aneurysms: How can results be improved? M. C. Barry, P. Kasuga, S. Kobayashi, M. Fujimori, K. Shingu, K. Asanuma, E. Burke, S. Sheehan, A. Leahy, P. J. Broe and D. J. Y. Hama, K.-i. Ito, M. Maruyama and J. Amano (Matsumoto, Bouchier-Hayes (Dublin, Ireland) 263 Japan) 173 Cardiff repair of incisional hernia: a university hospital experi- Effects of occlusive and conventional gauze dressings on inci- ence V. K. Shukla, A. Gupta, H. Singh, M. Pandey and A. sional healing after abdominal operations C. Holm, J. S Gautam (Varanasi, India) 271 Petersen, F. Gronbek and F. Gottrup (Copenhagen, Morgagni’s hernia in infants and children A. Latif Al-Arfaj Denmark) 179 (Dammam, Saudi Arabia) 275 Systemic cytokine response to hepatic resections under total Long term follow up of patients who underwent jejunoileal vascular exclusion J. M. Badia, L. C. Ayton, T. J. Evans, A bypass for morbid obesity J. Frandsen, S. B. Pedersen and J. Carpenter, G. Nawfal, H. Kinderman, G. Zografos, § B. Richelsen (Aarhus, Denmark) 281 Uemoto, J. Cohen and N. A. Habib (London, United \ survey of surgical treatment of gallstone disease and the dif- Kingdom) 185 fusion of laparoscopic surgery in Sweden 1992-93 Prosthetic repair of femoral hernia: Audit of long term follow- U. Berggren, D. Arvidsson and U. Haglund (Uppsala, up F. Sanchez-Bustos, J. M. Ramia and F. Fernandez Sweden) 287 Ferrero (Madrid, Spain) 191 Acute mesenteric vascular occlusion: Analysis of 39 patients ORIGINAL SCIENTIFIC REPORTS, EXPERIMENTAL H. Urayama, H. Ohtake, T. Kawakami, Y. Tsunezuka, K An experimental study on effects of monopolar diathermy on Yokoi and Y. Watanabe (Kanazawa, Japan) 195 the bile ducts FE. Trondsen, A. R. Rosseland, A. Bakka, T. E. Influence of ultrasound on clinical decision making in acute Ruud, T. Martinsen, O. P. F. Clausen, A. Bergan and A. O. appendicitis: A prospective study 4. Zielke, C. Hasse, H Aasen (Oslo, Norway) 297 Sitter and M. Rothmund (Marburg, Germany) 201 Haemostatic aspects of recombinant human erythropoietin in SURGICAL TECHNIQUE colorectal surgery K. Aa. Poulsen, N. Qvistt, K. Winther Full thickness resection of radiation-induced ulcers of the chest and §. Boesby (Odense, Denmark) 211 wall: Reconstruction with absorbable implants, pedicled omentoplasty, and split skin graft A. N. van Geel, C. M. E. Paper presented at the 9th meeting of the Surgical Infection Society, Paris, 1996 Contant and T. Wiggers (Rotterdam, The Netherlands) 305 Severe sepsis in cardiac surgical patients A. Michalpoulos, G Stavridis and S. Geroulanos (Athens, Greece) 217 CASE REPORTS Pancreatoblastoma in an adolescent girl A. /mamura, A. ORIGINAL SCIENTIFIC REPORTS, EXPERIMENTAL Nakagawa, M. Okuno, S. Takai, H. Komada, A.-H. Kwon, S. Microbial translocation and impairment of mucosal immunity Uetsuji, Y. Kamiyama, N. Sakaida and A. Okamura (Osaka, induced by an elemental diet in rats is prevented by selective Japan) 309 decontamination of the digestive tract G. Spdth and A Spontaneous rupture of the oesophagus in an adolescent with Hirner (Bonn, Germany) 223 type IV Ehlers-Danlos syndrome — E. D. Reis, O. D. Martinet and F. Mosimann (Lausanne, Switzerland) 313 SURGICAL TECHNIQUE A modified technique for tying the one-handed knot S. Pagni, BOOK REVIEWS A. T. Ali and B. Widenhouse (Louisville, KY, USA) 229 Editors: Anton N. Sidawy, B. E. Sumpio, Ralph G. DePalma: The basic science of vascular disease A. G. Olsson CASE REPORTS (Linképing, Sweden) 317 Rectal endometriosis: Transanal endoscopic microsurgery or Editors: Keith C. Oldham, Paul M. Colombani, Robert P. laparoscopic resection? M. Kilgus, O. Schéb and F. Foglia: Surgery of infants and children. Scientific principles Largiadeér (Ziirich, Switzerland) 231 and practice /. Louhimo (Helsinki, Finland) 318 Rupture of the abdominal aorta following extracorporeal shock- wave lithotripsy A. G. Gugulakis, M. I. Matsagas, C. D. Liapis, S. N. Vasdekis and M. N. Sechas (Athens, Greece) F4a2y2S 986 Index No. 5 Bassini repair compared with laparoscopic repair for primary inguinal hernia: a randomised controlled trial C. D. CLINICAL REVIEW Dirksen, G. L. Beets, P. M. N. Y. H. Go, F. E. A. Geisler, C. Rectal prolapse and rectal invagination R. Farouk and G. S. G. M. I. Baeten and G. Kootstra (Maastricht, The Duthie (Hull, East Yorkshire, England) 323 Netherlands) 439 Association between transfusion of stored blood and infective ORIGINAL SCIENTIFIC REPORTS bacterial complications after resection for colorectal cancer Thoracoscopic bleb resection selectively combined with T.-H. Edna and T. Bjerkeset (Levanger, Norway) 449 pleurectomy for complicated spontaneous pneumothorax The distribution of collagen types I, III, and IV in normal and R. Rieger, R. Woisetschlager, P. Schrenk and W. Wayand malignant colorectal mucosa M. Hilska, Y. Collan, J. (Linz, Austria) 333 Peltonen, R. Gullichsen, H. Paajanen and M. Laato (Turku, Surgical trauma does not decrease resistance to infection J.-P. Finland) 457 De Wilde, E. Lebrun, B. Bournonviile and P. Kinnaert (Brussels, Belgium) 339 SURGICAL TECHNIQUE Symptom criteria do not distinguish between functional and Intraoperative assessment of mesh position during giant pros- organic dyspepsia P. Lundquist, R. Seensalu, B. Lindén, L. thetic reinforcement of the visceral sac G. Celoria, A. H. Nilsson and G. Lindberg (Huddinge, Sweden) 345 Nardini, C. Rezac, D. Gianquinto and E. Falco (Levanto, The surgeon as a risk factor for complications of midline inci- Italy) 465 sions L. A. Israelsson (Sundsvall, Sweden) 353 Unacceptable results of the Mayo procedure for repair of CASE REPORTS abdominal incisional hernias A. Paul, M. Korenkov, S. Mediastinal tracheostomy using a tubed pectoralis major Peters, L. Kohler, S. Fischer and H. Troidl (Cologne, myocutaneous flap for postoperative tracheal necrosis after Germany) 361 . cervical excision Y. Kamikawa, Y. Naomoto, M. Haisa, F. Laparoscopic common bile duct exploration D. Arvidsson, U. Inoue and N. Tanaka (Okayama, Japan) 467 Berggren and U. Haglund (Uppsala, Sweden) 369 In situ vein bypass for revascularisation of the upper extremity Nutritional state, growth rate, and morphology after total gas- J. M. Klaase, I. J. Hoogendam, P. de Smit and R. J. van Det trectomy with restoration of duodenal passage or Roux-en-Y (Enschede, The Netherlands) 471 oesophagojejunostomy with or without a pouch. An experi- mental study in pigs T. Zilling, L. Hansson, R. Willén and LETTER TO THE EDITOR B. Sternby (Lund, Sweden) 377 Comment on the paper “A simple technique for obturator hernia Prognostic factors in primary gastrointestinal non-Hodgkin's repair’ J. E. Losanoff and K. T. Kjossev (Sofia, Bulgaria) lymphoma: A multivariate analysis of 76 cases F. Sanchez- 475 Bueno, J. A. Garcia-Marcilla, J. D. Alonso, J. Acosta, L. Carrasco, A. Pitero and P. Parrilla (Murcia, Spain) 385 AUTHOR’S COMMENT G. Celoria (Levanto, Italy) 475 SURGICAL TECHNIQUE A simple tool for laparoscopic splenectomy A. Saglam, O. BOOK REVIEWS Sakrak, A. Bedirli and Y. Aritas (Kayseri, Turkey) 393 Editors: D. J. C. Shearman, N. D. C. Finlayson and M. Camilleri; Surgical editor: D. C. Carter: Diseases of the gas- CASE REPORT trointestinal tract and liver G. Jdrnerot (Orebro Sweden) Resection of the caudate lobe for hepatocellular carcinoma 477 G. Lucandri, F. Stipa, P. Sapienza, V. Ziparo and S. Stipa Editors: Guy J. Maddern, Jonathan R. Hiatt and Edward H. (Rome, Italy) 395 Phillips: Hernia repair. Open vs laparoscopic approaches A. Kald (Linképing, Sweden) 478 CLINICAL REVIEW Management of bile duct stones: lithotripsy by laser, electro- hydraulic, and ultrasonic techniques P. J. Blind and M. No. 7 Lundmark (Umea, Sweden) 403 ORIGINAL SCIENTIFIC REPORTS, CLINICAL ORIGINAL SCIENTIFIC REPORTS, CLINICAL Preoperative counts of CD4 T-lymphocytes and early postoper- Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus: acquisition and ative infective complications in HIV-positive patients D. risk of death in patients in the intensive care unit M. M. S. Savioz, M. Chilcott, C. Ludwig, M. Savioz, L. Kaiser, C. Ibelings and H. A. Bruining (Rotterdam, The Netherlands) Leissing, K. Biihler, R. Peter and Ph. Morel (Geneva, 411 Switzerland) 483 Percutaneous drainage of abdominal abscesses: are large-bore Muscle strength and endurance after surgery for primary hyper- catheters necessary? M. A. Réthlin, O. Schdb, H. Klotz, D. parathyroidism E&. B. Colliander, K. Strigard, P. Westblad, Candinas and F. Largiadeér (Ziirich, Switzerland) 419 C. Rolf and J. Nordenstrém (Huddinge, Sweden) 489 Laparoscopic cholecystectomy for acute cholecystitis and the Is euthyroidism the goal of surgical treatment of diffuse toxic consequences of gallbladder perforation, bile spillage, and goitre? G. Torre, G. Borgonovo, A. Arezzo, M. Costantini, “loss” of stones Y. Assaff, 1. Matter, E. Sabo, J. G. E. Varaldo, G. L. Ansaldo and F. P. Mattioli (Geneva, Italy) Mogilner, E. Nash, J. Abrahamson and §S. Eldar (Haifa, 495 Israel) 425 Total compared with subtotal thyroidectomy in benign nodular Pulmonary function and complications after laparoscopic chole- disease: personal series and review of published reports G. cystectomy M. S. Chumillas, J. L. Ponce, F. Delgado and Pappalardo, A. Guadalaxara, F. M. Frattaroli, G. Illomei V. Viciano (Valencia, Spain) 433 and P. Falaschi (Rome, Italy) 501 Index 987 Median sternotomy: the preferred incision for resection of lung Validation of a new transit time ultrasound flowmeter for metastases A. H. van der Veen, A. N. van Geel, W. C. J. Hop measuring blood flow in colonic mesenteric arteries F. V. and T. Wiggers (Rotterdam, The Netherlands) 507 Mortensen, J. S. Rasmussen, O. Viborg, S. Laurberg and E. Analysis of factors affecting outcome after hepatectomy of M. Pedersen (Aarhus, Denmark) 599 patients with liver cirrhosis and small hepatocellular carci- noma K.-J. Paquet, H. A. Gad, A. Lazar, P. Koussouris, M. ORIGINAL SCIENTIFIC REPORTS, EXPERIMENTAL A. Mercado, W.-D. Heine, V. Jachman-Jahn and W. Ruppert Alterations in the functions of the reticuloendothelial and (Bad Kissingen, Germany) 513 protease-antiprotease systems after intraperitoneal injection Comparison of gastric mucosal pH and clinical judgement in of zymosan inrats X. Deng, Z. Sun, A. Lasson, X. Wang and critically ill patients J. 7. Santoso, D. H. Wisner, F. D R. Andersson (Lund, Sweden) 605 Battistella and J. T. Owings (Sacramento, California, USA) Comparison between plain and gentamicin containing collagen 521 sponges in infected peritoneal cavity in rats W. Are enemas given before abdominal operations useful? A Vaneerdeweg, T. Bresseleers, P. Du Jardin, P. Lauwers, S. prospective randomised trial F. Mosimann and P. Cornu Pauli, K. Thyssens, E. Van Marck, M. Elseviers and E. (Lausanne, Switzerland) 527 Eyskens (Edegem, Belgium) 617 Invited Commentary S. D. Wexner (Ft Lauderdale, Florida USA) 531 SURGICAL TECHNIQUE Follow-up after inguinal hernia repair. Questionnaire compared Microlaparoscopic cholecystectomy — the first 20 cases: Is it an with physical examination: a prospective study in 299 alternative to conventional LC? Y. Watanabe, M. Sato, S. patients P.M. Vos, M. P. Simons, J. S. K. Luitse, D. van Ueda, Y. Abe, A. Horiuchi, T. Doi and K. Kawachi (Ehime, Geldere, M. J. W. Koelemaij and H. Obertop (Amsterdam, Japan) 623 The Netherlands) 533 Editorial Commentary J. Svanvik (Linképing, Sweden) 626 Management of left-sided colonic obstruction by subtotal colec- A technique for colorectal anastomosis after extended left tomy and ileocolic anastomosis P. H. M. Reemst, H. C colectomy 7. Adriano, M. Gianluca and F. Vittorio (Rome, Kuijpers and T. Wobbes (Nijmegen, The Netherlands) 537 Italy) 627 Invited Commentary L. Pahlman (Uppsala, Sweden) 541 Seton treatment of anal fistula: experience with a new modifi- CASE REPORTS cation A. Dziki and M. Bartos (L6dZ, Poland) 543 Ectopic hamartomatous thymoma located presternally F. Eulderink and P. W. de Graaf (Delft, The Netherlands) 629 SURGICAL TECHNIQUE \bdominal presentation of costal chondrosarcomas J. C. The marlex mesh PerFix plug groin hernioplasty /. M. Rutkow Breek, R. Van Hee, Y. Gerard and P. Verbruggen (Antwerp, and A. W. Robbins (Marlboro, New Jersey, USA) 549 Belgium) 631 CASE REPORTS LETTER TO THE EDITOR Two cases of arteriovenous malformation of the intestine Comments on “An experimental porcine model of partial treated by laparoscopic surgery C. Vara-Thorbeck, R. ischaemia to the distal colon” A. C. Vahl and J. A. Toscano, V. Requena, M. Salvi, A. Martin-Palanca and V. Rauwerda (Amsterdam, The Netherlands) 635 Munoz (Malaga, Spain) 553 Authors’ Reply M. Bjérck, D. Bergqvist, I. Rasmussen, E. Elastofibroma: a familial occurrence J. A. C. Schepel, J. Piehl and U. Haglund (Uppsala, Sweden) 635 Wille, C. A. Seldenrijk and B. van Ramshorst (Nieuwegein, The Netherlands) 557 BOOK REVIEWS P. Russel, A. Farnsworth (Eds): Surgical pathology of the ovaries G. Rydén (Linképing, Sweden) 637 No. & r. A. Lang, M. Secic (Eds): How to report statistics in medicine \. Pollock (Scarborough, UK) 638 ORIGINAL SCIENTIFIC REPORTS, CLINICAL Multiple injuries in peacetime and wartime estimate of severity No. 9 of injury by the injury severity score and polytraumaschliis- sel Z. Korac, 1. Krajacic, J. Hancevié and Z. Marusi ORIGINAL SCIENTIFIC REPORTS, CLINICAL (Zagreb, Croatia) 563 Accuracy of auscultation in the detection of haemopneumotho- Treatment of primary liver cancer L.-O. Hafstrém, P. Naredi, rax §.-C. Chen, K.-J. Chang and C.-Y. Hsu (Taipei, P. Lindnér, S. Holmberg and T. Scherstén (Géteborg, Taiwan) 643 Sweden) 569 Concentrations of cytokines in plasma of patients with large Corrosion injury of the upper gastrointestinal tract after burns: their relation to time after injury, burn size, inflam- swallowing strong alkali J. T. Mdkeld, S. Laitinen andJ . A matory variables, infection, and outcome H. A. Vindenes, Salo (Oulu, Finland) 575 E. Ulvestad and R. Bjerknes (Bergen, Norway) 647 Relationship between preoperative assessment of organ func- Incidence and prevention of deep venous thrombosis occurring tion and postoperative morbidity in patients with oesophageal late after general surgery: randomised controlled study of cancer H. Kuwano, K. Sumiyoshi, K. Sonoda, K. Kitamura, prolonged thromboprophylaxis /. Lausen, R. Jensen, L. N. S. Tsutsui, Y. Toh, M. Kitamura and K. Sugimachi (Fukuoka, Jorgensen, M. S. Rasmussen, K. M. Lyng, M. Andersen, H. O. Japan) 581 Raaschou and P. Wille-Jorgensen (Copenhagen, Denmark) Small bowel obstruction in patients previously operated on for 657 colorectal cance: T.-H. Edna and T. Bjerkeset (1 evanger, Value of serum thyroglobulin measurement in patients operated Norway) 587 on for well differentiated thyroid carcinoma A. Riiter, S. Intestinal infarctions: A reappraisal of the factors predictive of Smeds and S. Lennquist (Linképing, Sweden) 665 operative mortality P. Goudet, T. Michelin, P Rousseau, A. Quality of life following repair of ruptured and elective abdom- Bernard, J.-P. Favre and P. Cougard (Dijon, France) 593 inal aortic aneurysms A. Hennessy, M. C. Barry, H. McGee, 988 Index C. O’Boyle, D. Bouchier Hayes and P. A. Grace (Dublin, Anastomotic recurrence of oesophageal squamous cell carci- Ireland) 673 noma after transthoracic oesophagectomy H. Kato, Y. Laparoscopic partial posterior fundoplication improves poor Tachimori, H. Watanabe, H. Yamaguchi, T. Ishikawa, Y. oesophageal contractility in patients with gastrooesophageal Nakanishi and A. Ochiai (Tokyo, Japan) 759 reflux disease G. J. Wetscher, K. Glaser, M. Gadenstiitter, Benign tumour of the ampulla of vater: surgical treatment and T. Wieschemeyer, C. Profanter and P. Klinger (Innsbruck, prognosis M. H. Schoenberg, F. Treitschke, N. Harada and Austria) 679 H. G. Beger (Ulm, Germany) 765 Short and long term course of elderly patients with peptic ulcer bleeding — analysis of factors influencing fatal outcome G. ORIGINAL SCIENTIFIC REPORTS, BEYOND THE SCALPEL Hasselgren, A. Blomqvist, S. Eriksson, A. Henningsson and L. Interval appendicectomy: a retrospective study S. Eriksson Lundell (Gothenburg, Sweden) 685 and J. Styrud (Danderyd, Sweden) 771 Gastrointestinal leiomyosarcomas: experience of 14 cases and Invited Commentary H. J. Jdrvinen (Helsinki, Finland) 775 review of published reports S. Papagrigoriadis, P. Simple data from history and physica! examination help to Papadopoulou, V. Kolias, H. Panagiotidis and M. Loizou exclude bowel obstruction and to avoid radiographic studies (Athens, Greece) 693 in patients with acute abdominal pain H. Béhner, Q. Yang, C. Franke, P. R. Verreet, C. Ohmann and the Study Group ORIGINAL SCIENTIFIC REPORT, EXPERIMENTAL Acute Abdominal Pain (Diisseldorf, Germany) 777 The effects of nitric oxide synthase inhibitors on the acute necrotising pancreatitis in rats FE. Alhan, U. Kiiciiktiilii and ORIGINAL SCIENTIFIC REPORT, EXPERIMENTAL C. Ercin (Trabzon, Turkey) 697 Influence of somatostatin on acute pancreatitis in rats B. Berthet, N. Guillou, M. I. Brioche, R. Choux, P. Viret, V. SURGICAL TECHNIQUE Ledoray, M. Billardon and R. Assadourian (Marseille, Placement of a peritoneal dialysis catheter with routine omen- France) 785 tectomy — does it prevent obstruction of the catheter? P. Reissman, S. Lyass, E. Shiloni, A. Rivkind and Y. Berlatzky SURGICAL TECHNIQUE (Jerusalem, Israel) 703 Intraluminal bypass instead of covering ileostomy in ileal pouch-anal anastomosis H. J. Gyrtrup and P. Kirkegaard CASE REPORTS (Copenhagen, Denmark) 791 Massive liver haemorrhage and rupture caused by HELLP- syndrome treated by collagen fleeces coated with fibrin glue CASE REPORT H. Cerwenka, H. Bacher, G. Werkgartner, A. El-Shabrawi Posterior hernia of the rectum after coccygectomy F. J. and H. J. Mischinger (Graz, Austria) 709 Garcia, J. D. Franco, R. Marquez, J. A. Martinez and J. Diffuse sclerosing variant of papillary carcinoma of the thyroid Medina (Jerez de la Frontera, Spain) 793 E. Martin-Pérez, E. Larranaga and P. Serrano (Madrid, Spain) 713 DUAL PUBLICATION — 732 BOOK REVIEWS LETTERS TO THE EDITOR J. Taylor and C. D. Johnson (Eds): Recent advances in surgery Thyroid cancer since the Chernobyl accident: a hypothesis N. K. Johansson (Vastervik, Sweden) 717 Kakaviatos, G. N. Zografos, D.M andrekas, A. Macheras and Josef E. Fischer (Ed): Nutrition and metabolism in the surgical M. Sechas (Athens, Greece) 795 patient B. Jeppsson (Malm6, Sweden) 717 Progesterone receptors in gastric leiomyosarcoma EF. Munoz O. Sgreide and J. Norstein (Eds): Rectal cancer surgery G. (Barcelona, Spain) 796 Ekelund (Malm6, Sweden) 718 BOOK REVIEWS M. A. Schusterman (Ed.). Microsurgical reconstruction of the No. 10 cancer patient D. Lidman (Linképing, Sweden) 797 CLINICAL REVIEW S. G. Silverberg (Ed.). Principles and practice of surgical Paediatric arterial trauma D. Bergqvist, S. Karacagil and B. pathology and cytopathology R. Sjédahl (Link6éping, Westman (Uppsala, Sweden) 723 Sweden) 798 ORIGINAL SCIENTIFIC REPORTS, CLINICAL No. 11 Prospective multicentre trials in developing countries: willing- ness of surgeons to participate A. O. Aktan, B. M. Giilliioglu CLINICAL REVIEW and A. Cingi (Istanbul, Turkey) 733 Theoretical evaluation of measurements used to assess the Effect of subcutaneous injection of granulocyte-macrophage growth of colorectal hepatic metastases S. F. Purkiss colony stimulating factor (GM-CSF) on healing of chronic (London, United Kingdom) 803 refractory wounds J. A. Malik, M. Zahid, S. Haq, S. Syed, 1. Moid and I. Waheed (Karachi, Pakistan) 737 ORIGINAL SCIENTIFIC REPORTS, CLINICAL Immediate occlusion of in situ saphenous vein bypass grafts: a Conn syndrome: 14 year’s experience from two European survey of 329 reconstructions A. Albdck and M. Lepéintalo centres M. Puccini, P. lacconi, G. Bernini, P. Miccoli and (Helsinki, Finland) 745 J. A. Lynn (Pisa, Italy) 811 Outcome of open antireflux surgery as assessed in a nordic Ultrasound guided excisional biopsy of non-palpable breast multicentre prospective clinical trial L. Lundell, J. lesions: Technique and preliminary results A. di Giorgio, P. Dalenbiick, J. Hattlebakk, E. Janatuinen, K. Levander, P. Arnone and A. Canavese (Rome, Italy) 819 Miettinen, H. E. Myrvold, S. A. Pedersen, K. Thor, O. Predictors of recurrence of fulminant bacterial peritonitis after Junghard, A. Andersson and the Nordic GORD-study Group discontinuation of antibiotics in open management of the (Gothenburg, Sweden) 751 abdomen M. R. Visser, K. Boosscha, J. Olsman, A. Vos, P. Index 989 F. Hulstaert, T. J. M. V. van Vroonhoven and C. van der Satsangi, M. Parkes and D. P. Jewell (Oxford, United Werken (Utrecht, The Netherlands) 825 Kingdom) 887 Invited Commentary D. H. Wittmann (West Milwaukee, WU, Genetic susceptibility in Crohn’s disease—review of clinical USA) 831 studies C. Tysk (Orebro, Sweden) 893 Diagnostic laparoscopy in 1043 patients with suspected acute Cytokines and mucosal inflammatory response in Crohn’s appendicitis A.-C. Moberg, G. Ahlberg, C.-E. Leijonmarck, disease S. J. H. van Deventer (Amsterdam, The A. Montgomery, O. Reiertsen, A. R. Rosseland and R. Netherlands) 897 Stoerksson (Malm6, Sweden) 833 Aminosalicylates for active disease and in the maintenance of Invited Commentary H. E. Myrvold (Trondheim, Norway) remission in Crohn’s Disease B. G. Feagan (Ontario, 841 Canada) 903 Pneumoperitoneum for laparoscopic cholecystectomy is not Immunosuppressive drugs in the treatment of Crohn’s disease associated with compromised splanchnic circulation S. P. Rutgeerts and F. Baert (Leuven, Belgium) 911 Odeberg, O. Ljungqvist and A. Sollevi (Huddinge, Sweden) Operations for Crohn’s colitis: Limited resection and preserva- 843 tion of anorectal function G. Olaison and R. Sjédahl 5-Fluorouracil and cisplatin as palliative treatment of advanced (Link6ping, Sweden) 917 oesophageal squamous cell carcinoma #H. Levard, X. Pouliquen, J.-M. Hay, A. Fingerhut, O. Langlois-Zantain, M. ORIGINAL SCIENTIFIC REPORTS, CLINICAL Huguier, P. Lozach, J. 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Toker (Istanbul, Turkey) 863 943 Modified mess for hernia repair that is adapted to the physiol- CASE REPORTS ogy of the abdominal wall U. Klinge, B. Klosterhalfen, J. Symptomatic abdominal aortic aneurysm from coexisting Conze, W. Limberg, B. Obolenski, A. P. Ottinger and V. periaortic lymphoma A. C. W. Ting, S. W. K. Cheng and T. Schumpelick (Aachen, Germany) 951 W. H. Shek (Hong Kong) 869 Role of simple V—Y advancement flap in the treatment of com- Subtotal cystectomy as a complication of infant hernia repair plicated pilonidal sinus O. N. Dylek and M. Bekereciodlu V. C. M. Koot, J. R. de Jong, D. C. van der Zee and P. Dik (Van, Turkey) 961 (Utrecht, The Netherlands) 873 ORIGINAL SCIENTIFIC REPORT, EXPERIMENTAL LETTER TO THE EDITOR Shrinking of polypropylene mesh in vivo: An experimental Misdiagnosis of ruptured aortic aneurysm in diverticular disease study indogs_U. Klinge, B. Klosterhalfen, M. Miller, A. P. O. M. P. Jolobe (Ashton-under-Lyne, United Kingdom) Ottinger and V. Schumpelick (Aachen, Germany) 965 875 CASE REPORTS BOOK REVIEW \n unusual case of isolated injury of the femoral vein after blunt G. S. Litynski: Highlights in the history of laparoscopy trauma 7. J. Abdullah and L. A. Donaldson (Boston, Svanvik (Link6ping, Sweden) 877 Lincolnshire, United Kingdom) 971 Adrenal tuberculosis D. V. Jayakar, G. Condemi, F. DeSoto- LaPaix, M. Plawker, A. Farag and B. C. Ghosh (Brooklyn, NY, USA) 975 EDITORIAL Crohn’s disease R. Sjddahl Jérnerot (Link6ping, BOOK REVIEW Sweden) 883 L. W. Way, S. Bhoyrul and T. Mori (Eds): Fundamentals of laparoscopic surgery D. Arvidsson (Uppsala, Sweden) CLINICAL REVIEWS 979 Papers presented at the International Symposium on Crohn’s disease, Copenhagen, September 1997 Molecular genetics of Crohn’s disease: Recent advances J AUTHOR INDEX Aasen AO 103, 297 Boudjema K_ 139 Engstr6m P 45 Habib NA_ 185 Abdullah TI 971 Bournonville B 339 Erbil Y 863 Hafstr6m L 569 Abe Y 623 Bragmark M 45 Ergin C 697 Haglund U_ 287, 369 Abrahamson J 425 Breek JC 631 Eriksson S_ 685, 771 HaisaM 467 Acosta J 385 Bresseleers T 617 ErtekinC 17 Hama Y 173 Ademoglu E 863 Brioche MI 785 Eulderink F 629 Hananel N 859 Agut A 57 Broe PJ 263 Evans TJ 185 Hancevic J 563 Ahlberg G 833 Bruining HA 153, 411 Eyskens E 617 Hansson L 377 Akkersdijk GJM 29 Buijk SE 153 Haq S 737 Aktan AO 733 Burke PE 263 Falaschi P 499 Harada N 765 Al-Arfaj AL 275 BiihlerL 481 Falco E 465 Hartgrink HH_ 163 Albiick A 745 Bo6hner H 777 Farag A 975 Hasse C 201 Alexandre E 139 Farouk R 323 HasselgrenG 685 Alhan E 697 Calis A 17 Favre J-P 593 Hattlebakk J 751 Ali AT 229 Canavese A 819 Feagan BG 903 Hay J-M 849 AlonsoJ D 385 Candinas D 419 Ferrero FF 191] Heine W-D 511 Altomare DF 127 CaputiL 127 Fingerhut A 849 Hennessy A 673 AmanoJ 173 Carpenter AJ 185 FischerS 361 Henningsson A 685 Anderberg B45 Carrasco L 385 Flordal PA 5 Henriksen MG 133 Andersen M_ 657 CeloriaG 465 Fornasari V 627 Henry J-F 23 Andersson A 751 CerwenkaH 709 Franco JD 793 Hilska M 457 Andersson R_ 605 Chang K-J 643 Frandsen J 281 Hirai K 927 Ansaldo GL 493 Chapuis Y 23 Franke C 777 Hirn M 251 Arezzo A 493 Chen S-C 643 Frattaroli FM 499 Hirner A 223 Aritag Y 393 Cheng SWK 869 The French Association of Holm C 179 Armone P 819 ChilcottM 481 Surgery (AFC) 23 Holmberg S 569 Arvidsson D 287, 369 Choux R_ 785 The French Association of Hoogendam IJ 471 Asanuma K_ 173 Christensen SB 257 Endocrine Surgeons (AFCE) Hop WCJ 505 Aspelin P_ 257 Christiansen J 83 23 Horgan LF 75 Assadourian R 785 Chumillas MS 433 The French Associations for Horiuchi A 623 Assaff Y 425 Cingi A 733 Surgical Research 849 Hsu C-Y 643 Ataka K 69 Clausen OPF 297 Fujimori M173 HuguierM 849 Ayton LC 185 Cohen J 185 Hulstaert PF 825 Collan Y 457 Gad HA 511 Bacher H 709 Colliander EB 487 Gadenstitter M 679 lacconiP 811 Badia JM 185 Combemale F 23 Garcia FJ 793 Ibelings MMS 411 Baek Y 139 Condemi G 975 Garcia-MarcillaJ A 385 Ihse Il 3 Baert F 911 Contant CME 305 Gautam A 27] Illomei G 499 Baeten CGMI 439 Conze J 951 Geel van AN 305, 505 Imamura A 309 Bakka A 297 Cornu P 525 Geisler FEA 439 Inoue F 467 Barry MC 263, 673 Costantini M 493 Geldere van D 531 Inoue K 69 Bartos M 541 Cougard P 593 Gerard Y 631 Ishikawa T 759 Battistella FD 519 GerngroB H 935 Israelsson LA 353 Bedirli A 393 Dalenbick J 751 Geroulanos S 217 Ito K-i 173 Beets GL 439 De BruyneC 149 Ghilchik M_ 151 Beger HG 765 De Wilde J-P 339 Ghosh BC 975 Jachman-Jahn V 511 BekereciodluM 961 Delgado F 433 Gianquinto D 465 Jaeck D 139 Berber E 863 Dell'Erba L127 Giorgio diA 819 Jalil ND 23 Bergan A 297 Deng X 605 Glaser K 679 Janatuinen E 751 Berggren U 287, 369 DeSoto-LaPaix F 975 Go PMNYH 439 Jayakar DV 975 Berglund J 257 Det van RJ 471 Goodwin AT 151 Jensen R 657 Bergqvist D 723 Deventer van SJH 897 Gottrup F 179 Jensen VJ 133 Berlatzky Y 703 Dibekoglu C 863 Goudet P 593 Jewell DP 887 Bernard A 593 Dik P 873 Graaf de PW 629 Jolobe OMP 875 BerniniG 811 Dirksen CD 439 Grace PA 673 Jong de JR 873 Berthet B 785 Doi T 623 Gronbeek F 179 Jonsson § 89 Billardon M 785 Domelléf L 943 Guadalaxara A 499 Jorgensen LN 657 Bjerkeset T 449, 587 Donaldson LA 971 Gugulakis AG 233 JunghardO 751 Bjerknes R 647 Du Jardin P 617 Guillou N 785 JirnerotG 883 Blind PJ 403 Duthie GS 323 Gullichsen R 457 Blomqvist A 685 Dylek ON 961 Gunnarsson U 45 KaiserL 481 Blomqvist H_ 13 DzikiA 541 Gupta A 27] Kakaviatos N 795 Bockel van JH 29, 163 Giilliioglu BM 733 Kald A 45 Boesby S 211 Edna T-H 449, 587 Giinay K 17 Kamikawa Y 467 Boman L 943 Ekberg O 257 Giirleyik E 51 Kamiyama Y 309 Bondeson A-G 257 Elbers HRJ 149 GiirleyikG 51 Kanhai KJ 153 Bondeson L 257 EldarS 425 Gyrtrup HJ 791 Karacagil S 723 Borgonovo G 493 Elseviers M 617 Goransson J 89 Karst M 109 Bosscha K 825 El-Shabrawi A 709 Kasuga Y 173 Bouchier Hayes D 263, 673 Endo M_ 115 Haapaniemi S 45 Kato H 759 Eur J Surg 164 Author Index 99] Kawachi K 623 LucandriG 395 Nilsson P 45 Reissman P 703 Kawakami T 195 Ludwig C 481 Nilsson LH 345 Requena V 551 Kievit J 163 Luitse JSK 531 Nilsson P 257 Rezac C 465 Kihara M 927 Lundell L 685, 751 Nishio W 69 Ricci P_ 127 Kilgus M 231 Lundmark M 403 Nordenstrém J 487 Richelsen B 281 Kinderman H_ 185 Lundquist P 345 Nordic GORD-study Group Rieger R 333 Kinnaert P 339 LupoLG 127 751 Rivkind A 703 Kirkegaard P 791 Luther M 35 Robbins AW 547 Kitajima M_ 115 Ly ass S 703 Obertop H 531 Rolf C 487 Kitamura K 581 Lyng KM 657 ObolenskiB 951 Rosseland AR 297, 833 Kitamura M 581 Lynn JA 811 O'Boyle C 673 Rothmund M_ 201 Kitamura N 139 Ochiai A 759 Rousseau P 593 Kizir A 863 Macheras A 795 Odeberg S 843 Ruppert W 511 Kjossev KT 475 Malik IA 737 Ohmann C 777 Rutgeerts P 911 Klaase JM 471 Mancini Se_ 147 Ohtake H_ 195 Rutkow IM 547 Klinge U 951, 965 Mancini St 147 Okada M 69 Ruud TE 297 Klingler P 679 Mandrekas D 795 Okamura A 309 Riiter A 665 Klosterhalfen B 951, 965 Marciano J 57 Okuno M 309 R6jdmark J 65 Klotz H 419 Marquez R 793 OlaisonG 917 R6thlin MA 419 Kobayashi A 927 Martinet OD 313 Olinger A 109 Kobayashi K 927 Martinez JA 793 Olsmann J 825 Sabo E 425 Kobayashi S_ 173 Martin-Palanca A 551 Ottinger AP 951, 965 Saglam A 393 Koelemaij MJW 531 Martin-Pérez E 713 O'Riordan DC 75 Sakaida N 309 Kolias V 693 Martinsen T 297 Owings JT 519 Sakrak O 393 Komada H 309 MaruSic Z 563 OzakiM 69 Salo JA 575 Koot VCM_ 873 Maruyama M SalviM 551 KootstraG 439 Matsagas MI Paajanen H 457 Sanchez-Bueno F 385 Korac Z 563 Matsusaka K PacciniM 811] Sanchez-Bustos F 19] Korenkov M 361 Matsuzuka F PagniS 229 Sanchez-Valverde MA 57 Korhonen K 251 Matter 1 425 Panagiotidis H 693 Sandblom G 45 Koussouris P 511 Mattioli FP 493 Pandey M 271 Santoso J 519 Krajacic | MazzoniG 627 Pannarale OC 127 Sapienza P 395 Krohn CD McGee H 673 Papadopoulou P 693 SatoM 623 Kuijpers HC Medina J 793 Papagrigoriadis S 693 Satsangi J 887 Kuma K 927 Memeo V_ 127 Pappalardo G 499 SaviozD 481 Kumada K 139 Mercado MA 511 Paquet K-J 511 Savioz M 481 Kuwano H 581 MercanS 863 Parkes M_ 887 Schepel JAC 555 Kwon A-H 309 MiccoliP 811 Parrilla P 385 Scherstén T 569 Kiiciiktiilii U 697 Michalopoulos A 217 Pattou FN 23 Schoenberg MH_ 765 Kohler L 361 Michelin T 593 Paul A 361 Schrenk P 333 Miettinen P 751 PauliS 617 Schumpelick V 951, 965 .aato M 457 Mischinger HJ 709 Pedersen EM 599 Schwarz W 935 aitinen S 575 Miyauchi A 927 Pedersen SA 751 SchébO 231, 419 anglois-ZantainO 849 Moberg A-C 833 Pedersen SB 281 Sechas MN 233, 795 anzar A 511 Mogilner JG 425 Peix J-L 23 Seensalu R 345 saredo FG 57 Moid 1 737 Peltonen J 457 Seldenrijk CA 555 argiadér F 231, 419 Mollnes TE 103 PeterR 481 Serrano P 713 arranaga E 713 Monchik JM 65 Peters S 361 Sheehan S 263 zasson A 89, 605 Montgomery A 833 Petersen JS 179 Shek TWH 869 aurberg S 599 Morel P 48] Piero A 385 Shiloni E 703 vausen | 657 Morshuis WJ 149 Plawker M 975 Shingu K_ 173 .auwers P_ 617 Mortensen FV 599 Pollock AV 243 ShitoM 115 Leahy A 263 Mosimann F 313, 525 Ponce JL 433 Shukla VK 271 Lebrun E 339 MunozE 796 Pouliquen X 849 Simons MP 531 Ledoray V 785 Munoz V 551 Poulsen KA 211 Singh H 271 Leijonmarck C-E 833 Mutschler WE 109 Powsner E 859 Sitter H 201 Leissing C 481 Miiller JM 119 Profanter C 679 Sjédahl R883, 917 Lennquist S 665 Miiller M 965 Proye C 23 Smeds S_ 665 Lepintalo M 745 Myrvold HE 751 Purkiss SF 803 Smit de P 471 Levander K 751 Mikeli JT 575 Pahlman L 539 Sollevi A 843 Levard H 849 Sonoda K 581 Liapis CD 233 Nagasaki H 139 QvistN 211 Spiith G 223 Limberg W 951 Nakagawa A 309 StavridisG 217 Lindberg G 345 Nakagiri K 69 Raaschou HO 657 Steinbronn S 935 Lindén B 345 Nakanishi Y 759 RamiaJM_ 191 Sterk J 935 Lindhagen J 45 Nakano H 139 Ramshorst van B- 555 Sternby B 377 Lindnér P 569 Naomoto Y 467 Rasmussen JS 599 Stipa F 395 Lindwall R13 Nardini A 465 Rasmussen § 657 Stipa S 395 LiungqvistO 843 Naredi P 569 Rauwerda JA 635 Stoerksson R833 LoizouM 693 NashE 425 Reemst PHM 535 Strigard K 487 LorenziM 147 NawfalG 185 Reiertsen O 833 Stubberéd A 45 Losanoff JE 475 Niinikoski J 251 Reikeras O 103 The Study Group Acute Lozach P 849 Nilsson E 45 Reis ED 313 Abdominal Pain 777 Eur J Surg 164 992 Author Index Styrud J 771 Tsutsui S-i 581 Visser MR_ 825 Winther K 211 Sugimachi K 581 Turkoglu U 863 Vos A 825 Wirbel RJ 109 Sumiyoshi K 581 Tiirel OO 17 Vos PM 531 Wisner DH 519 Sun Z 605 Tysk C 893 Vroonhoven van TJMV_ 825 Wobbes T 535 Svensson H_ 13 Woisetschliger R Syed S 737 Ueda M 115 Waheed I 737 Wolloch Y 859 UedaS 623 WakabayashiG 115 Tachimori Y 759 Uemoto S_ 185 WakiyamaH 69 Yamaguchi H 759 Takai S 309 Uetsuji S 309 Wang X_ 605 Yamaguchi M_ 139 Tanaka N 467 Ulvestad E 647 Watanabe H 759 Yamashita C 69 Taviloglu K 17 Urayama H_ 195 Watanabe Y 195, 623 Yamashita T 69 Testart J 849 Wayand W 333 YangQ 777 Thomsen TK 133 ‘ahl AC 635 Werken van derC 825 Yokoi K 195 Thor K 751 ‘anHeeR 631 Werkgartner G 709 Yokozawa T 927 Thyssens K 617 ‘an Marck E 617 Westblad P 487 Ting ACW 869 ‘aneerdeweg W 617 Westman B_ 723 Zahid M_ 737 Tocchi A 627 araldoE 493 Weststrate JT 153 Zee van der DC 873 Toh Y 581 ara-Thorbeck C 551 Wetscher GJ 679 Zeebregts CJ 149 TokerG 863 ‘asdekis SN 233 Wexner SD 529 Zielke A 201 Torre G 493 Veen van der AH 505 Widenhouse B_ 229 Zieren HU 119 Toscano R 55 l Verbruggen P 631 Wieschemeyer T 679 ZierenJ 119 Tovar MC 57 Verreet PR 777 Wiggers T 305, 505 Zilling T 377 Treitschke F 765 Viborg O 599 Wille J 555 Ziparo V 395 Troidl| H 361 Viciano V 433 Wille-Jorgensen P 657 Zippel K 119 Trondsen E 297 Vindenes HA 647 Willén R 377 Zogratos G_ 185 Tsunezuka Y 195 Viret P 785 Willy C 935 Zografos GN 795 Eur J Surg 164

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