1. Presentation of the founder’s medal to Dr. Lawrence Way

   • Carlos A. Pellegrini

   Announcement Pages: 1 - 2

2. Absence of gastroesophageal reflux disease in a majority of patients taking acid suppression medications after Nissen fundoplication

   • Reginald V. N. Lord
   • Anna Kaminski
   • Tom R. DeMeester

   OriginalPaper Pages: 3 - 10

3. Computer-enhanced vs. standard laparoscopic antireflux surgery

   • W. Scott Melvin
   • Bradley J. Needleman
   • E. Christopher Ellison

   OriginalPaper Pages: 11 - 16

4. Laparoscopic antireflux surgery and its effect on cough in patients with gastroesophageal reflux disease

   • David S. Thoman
   • Thomas T. Hui
   • Edward H. Phillips

   OriginalPaper Pages: 17 - 21

5. Physiologic mechanism and preoperative prediction of new-onset dysphagia after laparoscopic Nissen fundoplication

   • Dennis Blom
   • Jeffrey H. Peters
   • Cedric Bremner

   OriginalPaper Pages: 22 - 28

6. Long-term survival after esophagectomy for Barrett’s adenocarcinoma in endoscopically surveyed and nonsurveyed patients

   • Mark K. Ferguson
   • Amy Durkin

   OriginalPaper Pages: 29 - 36

7. Novel nuclear shuttle peptide to increase transfection efficiency in esophageal mucosal cells

   • Colman K. Byrnes
   • Petra H. Nass
   • John W. Harmon

   OriginalPaper Pages: 37 - 42

8. Does mechanical massage of the abdominal wall after colectomy reduce postoperative pain and shorten the duration of ileus? Results of a randomized study

   • Isabelle Le Blanc-Louvry
   • Bruno Costaglioli
   • Philippe Ducrotte

   OriginalPaper Pages: 43 - 49

9. Should suspected early gallbladder cancer be treated laparoscopically?

   • Steve T. Weiland
   • David M. Mahvi
   • Layton F. Rikkers

   OriginalPaper Pages: 50 - 57

10. American Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association: Who are we and where are we going?

    • Henry A. Pitt

    OriginalPaper Pages: 58 - 65

11. Cystic pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors: Is preoperative diagnosis possible?

    • Steven A. Ahrendt
    • Richard A. Komorowski
    • Henry A. Pitt

    OriginalPaper Pages: 66 - 74

12. Diagnostic laparoscopy for periampullary and pancreatic cancer: What is the true benefit?

    • Christopher J. Barreiro
    • Keith D. Lillemoe
    • John L. Cameron

    OriginalPaper Pages: 75 - 81

13. Pancreas-preserving duodenectomy in the management of duodenal familial adenomatous polyposis

    • Matthew F. Kalady
    • Bryan M. Clary
    • Theodore N. Pappas

    OriginalPaper Pages: 82 - 87

14. Diabetes is associated with increased perioperative mortality but equivalent long-term outcome after hepatic resection for colorectal cancer

    • Sarah A. Little
    • William R. Jarnagin
    • Yuman Fong

    OriginalPaper Pages: 88 - 94

15. Cryosurgery after chemoembolization for hepatocellular carcinoma in patients with cirrhosis

    • Pierre-Alain Clavien
    • Koo Jeong Kang
    • Paul V. Suhocki

    OriginalPaper Pages: 95 - 101

16. Hepatocellular carcinoma: A prime indication for living donor liver transplantation

    • Gabriel Gondolesi
    • Luis Muñoz
    • Myron E. Schwartz

    OriginalPaper Pages: 102 - 107

17. Effects of hepatitis C virus infection and its recurrence after liver transplantation on functional performance and health-related quality of life

    • Irene D. Feurer
    • J. Kelly Wright
    • C. Wright Pinson

    OriginalPaper Pages: 108 - 115

18. Repair of bile duct injuries with gore-tex vascular grafts: Experimental study in dogs

    • Néstor A. Gómez
    • Ludwig R. Alvarez
    • Jorge A. Zapatier

    OriginalPaper Pages: 116 - 120

19. A time of change

    Editorial Pages: 121 - 122

20. Letters to the editors

    • Attila Csendes

    Letter Pages: 123 - 123

21. Reply

    • Ronald A. Hinder

    Letter Pages: 123 - 123

22. Announcements

    Announcement Pages: 124 - 124