European Surgery

Editorial

• Main Topics: Sentinel Node Biopsy In Breast Cancer Surgery

H. -J. Gallowitsch, P. Konstantiniuk

The importance of sentinel node biopsy in breast surgery

• Review To The Main Topics

A. Haid, P. Schrenk, S. Roka, Ch Tausch, Barbara Pichler-Gebhard, Margaretha Rudas, G. Zimmermann

Impressum

Identification of sentinel lymph nodes in breast cancer by lymphoscintigraphy and gamma probe guidance: Dependence on route of injection and tumour location

• Original Scientific Papers To The Main Topics

H. J. Gallowitsch, P. Konstantiniuk, L. Jörg, A. Urbania, F. Kugler, W. Peschina, M. Hatzl-Griesenhofer, G. Zettinig

Factors affecting identification rate and positivity of the sentinel node in breast cancer in 1567 patients, using blue dye and99mTc-labelled colloid, based on a multicentre database project in Austria

• Original Scientific Papers To The Main Topics

Barbara Pichler-Gebhard, P. Konstantiniuk, C. Tausch, L. Joerg, A. Haid, P. Schrenk, C. Peters-Engl, S. Roka

Sentinel lymph node examination: Balancing between high workload and low metastasis detection rate

• Original Scientific Papers To The Main Topics

Margaretha Rudas, P. Konstantiniuk, R. Horvat, P. Niedermoser, S. Bogner, Barbara Pichler-Gebhard, B. Hoffmann, F. Offner

Axillary recurrence after sentinel node biopsy

• Original Scientific Papers To The Main Topics

S. Roka, P. Konstantiniuk, D. Heck, P. Schrenk, M. Jagoutz-Herzlinger, Roswitha Koeberle-Wuehrer, A. Urbania, R. Jakesz

Sentinel node biopsy after preoperative chemotherapy in breast carcinoma — Is it safe?

• Original Scientific Papers To The Main Topics

Ch Tausch, P. Konstantiniuk, L. Jörg, P. Dubsky, Ursula Denison, A. Haid, Barbara Pichler-Gebhard, Margaretha Rudas

Sentinel node biopsy in patients with multicentric breast cancer using a subareolar injection technique

• Original Scientific Papers To The Main Topics

P. Schrenk, Soraya Wölfl, Ch Tausch, Claudia Mauritz, P. Konstantiniuk, A. Haid, Michaela Riegler-Keil, Margaretha Rudas

Familial non medullary thyroid cancer

• Reviews

O. H. Clark

Pathophysiology of gastro-oesophageal reflux disease (GERD) with respect to reflux-induced carcinogenesis

• Reviews

H. Wykypiel, M. Gadenstätter, F. A. Granderath, P. J. Klingler, G. J. Wetscher

Telesurveillance of patients with cardiac risks

• Original Scientific Papers

H. Hutten

Invited commentary to: ‘Telesurveillance of patients with cardiac risks’ (Eur. Surg. 2002; 34:303–307)

• Original Scientific Papers

H. Antretter

Arthroscopy of total knee arthroplasties: Indications and technical problems

• Original Scientific Papers

C. Boldin, F. Fankhauser, F. J. Seibert, J. M. Passler

Erratum

• Erratum

R. Roka