Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery

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

Carlos A. Pellegrini

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

Reginald V. N. Lord, Anna Kaminski, Stefan Öberg, David J. Bowrey, Jeffrey A. Hagen, Steven R. DeMeester, Lelan F. Sillin, Jeffrey H. Peters, Peter F. Crookes, Tom R. DeMeester

Computer-enhanced vs. standard laparoscopic antireflux surgery

W. Scott Melvin, Bradley J. Needleman, Kevin R. Krause, Carol Schneider, E. Christopher Ellison

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

David S. Thoman, Thomas T. Hui, Maria Spyrou, Edward H. Phillips

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

Dennis Blom, Jeffrey H. Peters, Tom R. DeMeester, Peter F. Crookes, Jeffrey A. Hagan, Steven R. DeMeester, Cedric Bremner

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

Mark K. Ferguson, Amy Durkin

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

Colman K. Byrnes, Petra H. Nass, Joon Shim, Mark D. Duncan, Brian Lacy, John W. Harmon

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, Catherine Boulon, Anne-Marie Leroi, Philippe Ducrotte

Should suspected early gallbladder cancer be treated laparoscopically?

Steve T. Weiland, David M. Mahvi, John E. Niederhuber, Dennis M. Heisey, Debra S. Chicks, Layton F. Rikkers

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

Henry A. Pitt

Cystic pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors: Is preoperative diagnosis possible?

Steven A. Ahrendt, Richard A. Komorowski, Michael J. Demeure, Stuart D. Wilson, Henry A. Pitt

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

Christopher J. Barreiro, Keith D. Lillemoe, Leonidas G. Koniaris, Taylor A. Sohn, Charles J. Yeo, JoAnn Coleman, Elliot K. Fishman, John L. Cameron

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

Matthew F. Kalady, Bryan M. Clary, Douglas S. Tyler, Theodore N. Pappas

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

Sarah A. Little, William R. Jarnagin, Ronald P. DeMatteo, Leslie H. Blumgart, Yuman Fong

Cryosurgery after chemoembolization for hepatocellular carcinoma in patients with cirrhosis

Pierre-Alain Clavien, Koo Jeong Kang, Nazia Selzner, Michael A. Morse, Paul V. Suhocki

Hepatocellular carcinoma: A prime indication for living donor liver transplantation

Gabriel Gondolesi, Luis Muñoz, Cal Matsumoto, Thomas Fishbein, Patricia Sheiner, Sukru Emre, Charles Miller, Myron E. Schwartz

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, Jerita L. Payne, Adriana C. Kain, Paul E. Wise, Pamela Hale, William C. Chapman, Theodore Speroff, C. Wright Pinson

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

Néstor A. Gómez, Ludwig R. Alvarez, Alfredo Mite, Jean P. Andrade, José R. Alvarez, Paola E. Vargas, Nancy E. Tomalá, Alex F. Vivas, Jorge A. Zapatier

A time of change

Letters to the editors

Attila Csendes

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Ronald A. Hinder

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