European Surgery

• Editorial

When "open" and "close" fail: Achalasia & GERD

Franz Martin Riegler

• Editorial

Central European Congress of Surgery

Miroslav Ryska

• Expert Opinion

Endoscopic and surgical management of achalasia

G. Zaninotto, C. Rizzetto

• Expert Opinion

Results of antireflux surgery in patients with Barrett's esophagus

A. Csendes

• Review Article

Update: histopathology-based definition of gastroesophageal reflux disease and Barrett's esophagus

J. Lenglinger, M. Eisler, F. Wrba, G. Prager, J. Zacherl, M. Riegler

• Review article

NOTES: current status and expectations

A. Hussain, H. Mahmood

• Original Scientific Paper

Spontaneous pneumothorax management

A. Stolz, T. Harustiak, P. Pafko

• Case Report

Small bowel metastasis due to lung cancer – a rare cause of gastrointestinal bleeding

H.-P. Wüllenweber, C. Strube, T. Lehnert

• Congress Report

Tigecycline in surgical infections and nosocomial pneumonia

Hugo Bonatti, Oskar Janata, Robert G. Sawyer

Announcement