1 Surgical Publishing in the Twenty-First Century.- Journals Claude H. Organ Jr..- Books Jonathan L. Meakins.- Publishing in the Internet Age Thomas Karger.- Invited Comment - Germany Arnoud De Kemp.- Invited Comment - USA Cynthia J. Laitman, Layton F. Rikkers.- Invited Comment - UK John R. Farndon.- Invited Comment - France Abe Fingerhut.- Editorial Comment.- 2 Malignant Melanoma.- Surgical Management: The Role of Intraoperative Lymphatic Mapping and Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy Douglas Tyler, Hilliard Seigler.- Nonsurgical Modalities Dina Lev-Chelouche, Joseph M. Klausner.- Invited Comment Charles M . Balch.- Editorial Comment.- 3 Primary Esophageal Motility Disorders.- Investigations and Nonoperative Management Hubert J. Stein, Jörg Theisen.- Surgical Perspectives Robert Kalimi, Gary R . Gecelter.- Invited Comment Cedric G. Bremner.- Editorial Comment.- 4 Benign Hepatic Lesions.- Investigations and Nonoperative Management Irving S. Benjamin, Sanjay Gupta.- Surgical Management Jonathan Koea, Yuman Fong.- Invited Comment O. James Garden.- Editorial Comment.- 5 Cholelithiasis.- Chronic Cholecystitis Samuel Eldar, Ibrahim Matter.- Acute Cholecystitis Ulf Haglund, Ib Rasmussen.- Invited Comment David Fromm.- Editorial Comment.- 6 Non-Adenocarcinoma Pancreatic Tumors.- Endocrine Tumors Matthias Rothmund, D. Bartsch.- Cystic Tumors Claudio Bassi, Massimo Falconi, Paolo Pederzoli.- Invited Comment Richard A. Prinz, Constantine V. Godellas.- Editorial Comment.- 7 Appendicitis.- Acute Appendicitis Shawn J. Pelletier, Timothy L. Pruett.- Appendiceal Mass and Abscess Roger Saadia, Jeremy Lipschitz.- Invited Comment Zygmunt H . Krukowski.- Editorial Comment.- 8 Mesenteric Ischemia.- Acute Mesenteric Arterial Ischemia Jon S. Thompson, Thomas G . Lynch.- Acute MesentericVenous Ischemia Hannes A. Rüdiger, Pierre-Alain Clavien.- Chronic Visceral Ischemia Darren B. Schneider, Louis M . Messina, Ronald J. Stoney.- Ischemic Colitis Christopher T. Smith, Donald L. Kaminski.- Invited Comment Michael Klyachkin, John J. Ricotta.- Editorial Comment.- 9 Ascites.- Nonoperative Management Ramón Bataller, Vicente Arroyo.- The Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt Procedure Gilles Pomier-Layrargues, Ziad Hassoun.- Operative Management Dominique Franco.- Invited Comment Sheila Sherlock.- Editorial Comment.- 10 Surgical Intensive Care Unit.- Ventilation Strategies in the Surgical Intensive Care Unit Philip S. Barie.- Hemodynamic Monitoring and Support David T. Harrington, William G . Cioffi.- Renal Support Bashar Fahoum.- The Gut Charles A. Adams Jr., Edwin A. Deitch.- Ethics in the Surgical Intensive Care Unit: Medical Futility Avery B. Nathens.- Invited Comment Larry M . Gentilello.- Editorial Comment.- 11 Advanced Laparoscopic Surgery.- Antireflux Surgery Joaquin A. Rodriguez, Ronald A . Hinder.- Invited Comment on Laparoscopic Antireflux Surgery Santiago Horgan, Lloyd M. Nyhus.- Thoracic Surgery Toni Hau.- Invited Comment on Thoracoscopic Surgery Malek Massad, Lloyd M. Nyhus.- Laparoscopic Hernia Repair Piotr J. Gorecki.- Invited Comment on Laparoscopic Hernia Repair Lloyd M. Nyhus.- Spleen and Adrenal Gland Emma J. Patterson, Michel Gagner.- Invited Comment on Advanced Laparoscopic Surgery: Spleen and Adrenal Gland Santiago Horgan, Lloyd M . Nyhus.- Bile Ducts Eli Mavor, Namir Katkhouda.- Invited Comment on Laparoscopic Management of Choledocholithiasis Santiago Horgan, Lloyd M . Nyhus.- Laparoscopic Vascular Surgery Yves-Marie Dion, Carlos Gracia, Hassen Ben El Kadi.- Invited Comment on Endoscopic Vascular Surgery David Landau, Lloyd M. Nyhus.- Invited Rebuttal Yves-Marie Dion, Carlos Gracia, Hassen Ben El Kadi.- Editorial Comment.- 12 Vascular Trauma.- Evaluation and Nonoperative Management James W. Dennis.- Operative Management David A. Spain, Eddy H. Carrillo, J. David Richardson.- Invited Comment Asher Hirshberg, Martin A. Schreiber.- Editorial Comment.- 13 Lower Gastrointestinal Bleeding.- Investigations and Nonoperative Treatment I. Michael Leitman, Stephen E . Burpee.- Operative Treatment Jonathan E. Efron, Steven D. Wexner.- Invited Comment Hunter H. Mcguire Jr..- Editorial Comment.- 14 Morbid Obesity.- Gastric Restrictive Operations Robert E. Brolin.- Malabsorptive Procedures Nicola Scopinaro, Francesco Papadia.- Invited Comment Walter J. Pories.- Editorial Comment.- 15 Surgical Malpractice.- The Surgeon's Perspective Eric R . Frykberg.- The Lawyer's Perspective Seymour Boyers, Anthony H. Gair.- Invited Comment Robert E . Condon.- Editorial Comment.
