Laparoscopic surgery update for gastrointestinal malignancy Takayuki AsaoHiroyuki KuwanoErito Mochiki Review Pages: 309 - 318
Enhanced gastric emptying of a liquid gastric load in mice lacking cholecystokinin-B receptor: a study of CCK-A,B, and AB receptor gene knockout mice Kyoko MiyasakaMinoru OhtaAkihiro Funakoshi OriginalPaper Pages: 319 - 323
Topography of chronic active gastritis in Helicobacter pylori-positive Asian populations: age-, gender-, and endoscopic diagnosis-matched study Takeshi MatsuhisaNorio MatsukuraNobutaka Yamada OriginalPaper Pages: 324 - 328
A pilot study of imatinib mesylate (STI571) on gastrointestinal stromal tumors in Japanese patients Akira SawakiKenji YamaoRyuzo Ohno OriginalPaper Pages: 329 - 333
Self-expandable metallic stent placement as palliative treatment of obstructed colorectal carcinoma Iruru MaetaniTomoko TadaYoshihiro Sakai OriginalPaper Pages: 334 - 338
Effects of antihyperlipidemic agents on hepatic insulin sensitivity in perfused Goto-Kakizaki rat liver Bunzo MatsuuraSakiko KannoMorikazu Onji OriginalPaper Pages: 339 - 345
High, but not low, molecular weight hyaluronan prevents T-cell-mediated liver injury by reducing proinflammatory cytokines in mice Kimihide NakamuraShiro YokohamaIsao Makino OriginalPaper Pages: 346 - 354
Alteration of the p14 ARF gene and p53 status in human hepatocellular carcinomas Teruaki ItoNaoshi NishidaKazuwa Nakao OriginalPaper Pages: 355 - 361
Chemotherapy using 5-fluorouracil, mitoxantrone, and cisplatin for patients with advanced hepatocellular carcinoma: an analysis of 63 cases Tsai-Shen YangHsien-Khun ChangWen-Cheng Chang OriginalPaper Pages: 362 - 369
Pachydermoperiostosis associated with juvenile polyps of the stomach and gastric adenocarcinoma Fusao IkedaHiroyuki OkadaYasushi Shiratori Case report Pages: 370 - 374
Dieulafoy’s vascular malformation of the jejunum: first case report of laparoscopic treatment Aya MinoYoshinari OgawaKosei Hirakawa Case report Pages: 375 - 378
Perforated duodenal diverticulum successfully diagnosed preoperatively with abdominal CT scan associated with upper gastrointestinal series Yoichi SakuraiHirotake MiuraMasahiro Ochiai Case report Pages: 379 - 383
Multiple hepatic peribiliary cysts with cirrhosis Tomoko SeguchiYutaka AkiyamaHiroaki Kataoka Case report Pages: 384 - 390
Hepatocellular carcinoma with nonalcoholic steatohepatitis Sayaka MoriTakahiro YamasakiKiwamu Okita Case report Pages: 391 - 396
Comparison of argon plasma coagulation and paravariceal injection sclerotherapy with 1% polidocanol in mucosa-fibrosing therapy for esophageal varices Shigenaga MatsuiMasatoshi KudoToshihiko Kawasaki Letters to the editor Pages: 397 - 399
Possible prevention of fulminant hepatic failure in four children with acute severe hepatitis Makoto YoshibaMasaya YamadaKeiichi Isoyama Letters to the editor Pages: 399 - 400
Is the term “ACF” necessary in humans? Jun TakedaHitoshi KawamataTakahiro Fujimori Letters to the editor Pages: 400 - 401
What is responsible for the development of the distinctive pattern of gastritis induced by Helicobacter pylori infection? Tsutomu Chiba Editorial Pages: 402 - 403
Chemotherapy for advanced hepatocellular carcinoma: systemic chemotherapy or hepatic arterial infusion chemotherapy? Tatsuya Yamashita Editorial Pages: 404 - 406
Peribiliary cysts have at least two different pathogeneses Yasuni Nakanuma Editorial Pages: 407 - 408