Advances in Abdominal Surgery 2002

List of Contributors. Foreword. Section I: Surgical Infections. 1. In vitro antimicrobial activities of beta-lactams, aminoglycosides, quinolones, glycopeptides and trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole against gram-negative and gram-positive bacteria isolated from patients with intraabdominal infections; G. Branca, et al. 2. Infected necrosis and pancreatic abscess; D. Marrano, et al. 3. Effects of IL-2 immunomodulation on infectious complications in colorectal surgery; A. Nespoli, et al. Section II: Hepato-Biliary and Pancreatic Surgery. 4. Evaluation of renal tubular damage in rats with biliary obstruction; A.M. Farinon, et al. 5. The evolutionary pattern of primary sclerosing cholangitis: from a benign to severe disease; S. D'Innocenzo, et al. 6. Multidisciplinary management of liver metastases from colorectal cancer; G.S. Sica, A.L. Gaspari. 7. Morbidity and survival in liver resection for colorectal metastases; G. Nuzzo, et al. 8. Hepatic metastases from non colorectal cancer: which ones should be resected? A. Benevento, et al. 9. Radiochemotherapy of liver metastases from breast cancer: review of literature and personal experience; G.A. Cefaro, et al. 10. Carcinoma of the papilla of vater: prognostic and therapeutic considerations; G. Serio, et al. 11. Splenectomy in haematological patients; R. Vecchioni, et al. Section III: Colo-Rectal Surgery. 12. Ischemic colitis: an attempt to define the spectrum of disease; A.M. Farinon, et al. 13. Advances in molecular genetics and clinical implications of sporadic colorectal cancer; G. Midiri, et al. 14. Analyses of the prognostic factors in colorectal cancer: preliminary results of a possible new prognostic factor: mesenteric and antimesenteric tumor location; R. Dionigi, et al. 15. Different role of the colonic pouch after low anterior resection or coloanal anastomosis; F. Tonelli, et al. 16. Primary anorectal reconstruction after abdominoperineal excision by coloperineal pull-through and electrically stimulated graciloplasty: efficiency and limitations of a hard-to-catch-on procedure; V. Violo, et al. 17. Local recurrence after resection of colorectal cancer; L. Sarli, et al. 18. Multimodal treatment for peritoneal carcinomatosis of digestive origin; P. Pilati, et al. Section IV: Fecal Incontinence. 19. Anatomical and physiological bases of fecal continence; A.M. Farinon. 20. Electrostimulated graciloplasty for faecal incontinece treatment; M. Seccia. 21. Restoration of anal continence with the artificial bowel sphincter (abs action™); V. Memeo, et al. Section V: Minimally-Invasive Surgery. 22. Mini-laparotomy: a suitable minimally invasive technique for cholecystectomy; M. Sianesi, et al. 23. Minimally invasive surgery for the treatment of function diseases of the gastroesophageal junction; G. Zaninotto, et al. 24. Laparoscopic management of pancreatic tumors; A. Pietrabissa, et al. 25. Minimally invasive surgery for the treatment of rector tumors: 10 years experience; M. Guerrieri, et al. Section VI: Transplantation. 26. Pancreas procurement from cadaveric donors of multiple grafts; U. Boggi, et al. 27. Replacement therapy