Surgical Research: Recent Concepts and Results

I. Surgical Pathophysiology: Ischemia and Reperfusion, Microcirculation, Tissue Damage and Repair.- New Aspects in the Formation of Vasogenic Brain Edema.- Neurosurgical Research In Vitro: Contradiction or Promise?.- Influence of the Inhalation Anesthetics Isoflurane and Enflurane on the Normal and Ischemic Myocardium.- Prostaglandin, and Thromboxane Release in Critical States.- New Perspectives in Resuscitation and Prevention of Multiple Organ System Failure.- Histological, and Hemodynamic Alterations Produced by Progressive Ligation of the Pulmonary Artery Branches.- A Model of Experimental Silicosis in a Compressed Air Environment.- The Role of Surgery in Cancer Metastasis of the Lung: Results and Trends.- II. Novel Technologies in Surgery and Medicine.- Extracorporeal Shock-Wave Lithotripsy of Gallstones.- Breakdown of Tumor Microcirculation Induced by Shock-Waves or Photodynamic Therapy.- New Treatment Concepts for Insulin-Dependent Diabetes Mellitus.- Computer Applications in Surgical Research.- III. Intestinal Immunology.- Immune System of the Gut.- Absorption of Macromolecules and Particles from the Gut.- Role of Immunology in Gastric Cytoprotection.- IV. Transplantation Immunology.- Some Observations on Organ Transplantation.- Clinical Developments and Current Immunological Research Approaches in Liver Transplantation.- Has Eurotransplant Fulfilled Its Promise?.- Hematological Cytology in Organ Transplantation.- Towards an Understanding of the Immunosuppressive Effect of Cyclosporin A.- V. General Immunology.- Host Antigen-Presenting Cells and the Induction of In Vivo Allograft Reactivity.- Immunogenetics of Chronic Arthritis in Childhood.- Anaphylaxis and Anaphylactoid Reactions.- The Major Histocompatibility Complex and T-Lymphocyte Response.- Class II Antigens of the Human Major Histocompatibility Complex.