75-76
Editorial
145 years of Langenbeck’s Archives: the oldest journal worldwide in scientific surgery
Hans G. Beger
77-82
Current Concepts in Clinical Surgery
Laparoscopic hernia repair—TAPP or/and TEP?
B. J. Leibl, C. Jäger, B. Kraft, K. Kraft and J. Schwarz, et al.
83-93
Current Concepts in Clinical Surgery
Colon cancer: survival after curative surgery
K. H. Link, T. A. Sagban, M. Mörschel, K. Tischbirek and M. Holtappels, et al.
94-103
Current Concepts in Clinical Surgery
Survival after surgical management of pancreatic adenocarcinoma: does curative and radical surgery truly exist?
H. G. Smeenk, T. C. K. Tran, J. Erdmann, C. H. J. van Eijck and J. Jeekel
104-113
Original Article
Synbiotics reduce postoperative infectious complications: a randomized controlled trial in biliary cancer patients undergoing hepatectomy
Hidetoshi Kanazawa, Masato Nagino, Satoshi Kamiya, Shunichiro Komatsu and Toshihiko Mayumi, et al.
114-120
Original Article
Effectiveness of a new carrier-bound fibrin sealant versus argon beamer as haemostatic agent during liver resection: a randomised prospective trial
Andrea Frilling, Gregor A. Stavrou, Hans-Jörg Mischinger, Bernard de Hemptinne and Mogens Rokkjaer, et al.
121-127
Original Article
A randomised study on a new cost-effective algorithm of quick intraoperative intact parathyroid hormone assay in secondary hyperparathyroidism
Marcin Barczyński, Stanisław Cichoń, Aleksander Konturek and Wojciech Cichoń
128-133
Original Article
Bleeding remains a major complication during laparoscopic surgery: analysis of the SALTS database
Isabelle Opitz, Walter Gantert, Urs Giger, Thomas Kocher and Lukas Krähenbühl
134-140
Original Article
Laparoscopic approach for solitary insulinoma: a multicentre study
A. Ayav, L. Bresler, L. Brunaud and P. Boissel
141-147
Original Article
Nissen or partial posterior fundoplication: which antireflux procedure has a lower rate of side effects?
Heinz Wykypiel, Michael Gadenstaetter, Alexander Klaus, Paul Klingler and Gerold J. Wetscher
148-155
Original Article
Subtotal or total gastrectomy for gastric cancer: impact of the surgical procedure on morbidity and prognosis—analysis of a 10-year experience
Ines Gockel, Sebastian Pietzka, Ursula Gönner, Gerhard Hommel and Theodor Junginger
156-163
Original Article
Contrast-enhanced computed tomography in acute pancreatitis: does contrast medium worsen its course due to impaired microcirculation?
Jan A. Plock, Joachim Schmidt, Suzanne E. Anderson, Michael G. Sarr and Antoine Roggo
164-170
Original Article
A diagnostic score for children with suspected appendicitis
Hannu Lintula, Erkki Pesonen, Hannu Kokki, Kari Vanamo and Matti Eskelinen
171-177
New Surgical Horizons
The Study Centre of the German Surgical Society—rationale and current status
Hanns-Peter Knaebel, Markus K. Diener, Moritz N. Wente, Hartwig Bauer and Markus W. Büchler, et al.
178-179
Letter to the Editor
Comment on the publication ‘Impact of FDG-PET for staging of oesophageal cancer’ by A. Imdahl et al.
T. Junginger and W. Kneist
180-181
Letter to the Editor
Reply to the comments by Dr Junginger and Dr Kneist regarding our publication “Impact of FDG-PET for staging of oesophageal cancer”
A. Imdahl and I. Brink
182-185
Mastery in Surgery
Professor von Mikulicz-Radecki, Breslau: 100 years since his death
Sumiko Hiki and Yoshiki Hiki
186
Announcements
April 2005