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FOREWORD

Dear colleagues,
on behalf of the organizing committee it is my pleasure to welcome you in Rostock-Warnemünde, to attend the 41st Congress of the European Society for Surgical Research from May 17-20, 2006. The Conference venue Hotel Neptun in the charming seaside resort Warnemünde offers a simply unique flair at the shores of the Baltic Sea.
The most distinctive feature of our Society is to bring together young researchers from different European countries involved in surgical research. Thus, the scientific program encompasses a wide range of topics relating both to clinical and experimental surgery and is designed to attract a broad range of audience covering all surgical disciplines. Beside the pre-congress ‘hands-on’ workshops, free paper and posters sessions, the scientific program is enriched by symposia and state-of-the-art key note lectures, given by highly esteemed speakers from across Europe and the United States.
Apart from providing a discussion platform for the latest findings in surgical research, we are convinced to stimulate an enjoyable atmosphere that will evolve fresh ideas and collaborations as well as new friends.
With my kindest regards

Brigitte Vollmar
Congress president
 

INDEX

Invited Lectures

Bacteria for Optimal Health
S. Bengmark

From the Renal Stem Cell Niche to Functional Parenchyme
W.W. Minuth and L. Denk

Vascular Integrins: Mediators and Therapeutic Targets in Angiogenesis
C. Rüegg and collaborators

Challenges and Opportunities in the Development of Radiological and Anti-Angiogenic Tumot Therapies
D. Zips

Free Papers

Identification of Specific Genes by Microarrays, Validation and Use of Polyclonal Antibodies in Pancreatic Cancer: Preliminary Results
L. Barneo, J. del Amo, C. García-Pravia, J.R. de los Toyos,
M. Pérez-Basterrechea, I. González-Pinto, L. Vazquez, A. Miyar, G. Ochoa, A. Martínez and L. Simón

Surgical Outcome of Locally Advanced Colorectal Cancer – Analysis of 95 Cases –
K. Fujii, S. Kamiya, T. Usui, H. Matsunaga, Y. Kito and Y. Matsuzaki

The Role of Helicobacter pylori Infection on Carcinogenesis in the Gastric Remnant
K. Fukuhara, H. Osugi, M. Takemura, S. Lee, T. Nishikawa and H. Iwasaki

Hypertonic Saline Solution Reduces Oxidative Stress and Liver Damage After 6h Treatment of Hemorrhagic Shock
R. Hoppen, C. Corso, T. Grezzana, A. Severino, F. Dal-Pizzol and C. Ritter C

Activated Leukocytes Promote Osteogenic Differentiation of Human Mesenchymal Stem Cells
M. Köller, V. Kroll, T.A. Schildhauer and G. Muhr

Feasibility and Efficacy of 3D-CT Lymphography in the Assessment of Sentinel Lymph Node Metastasis in Breast Cancer
K. Komuro, H. Hashida, N. Iwashiro, M. Ohara, M. Ishizaka, M. Takeda and K. Yonezawa

Increased IL-6 / STAT 3 Activation in Hepatic Ischemic Preconditioning
T. Matsumoto and Y. Sanada

Extracellular Localization of Intestinal Cathepsins: Implications for their Actions During Post-Operative Ileus
K. Mayer, S. Schwartz, M.J. Lentze,
J.C. Kalff and K. Brix

Comparison Between Conventional Extracorporeal Circulation (cEEC) and Extracorporeal Circulation Optimized (ECC.O) with Respect to Microbubble Activity (MBB) in the Circuit and Microembolic Signals (MES) in the Middle Cerebral Artery (MCA) of Patients
M. Perthel

Reduction in Blood Product Usage in Routine Use of Mini Bypass Systems During Extracorporeal Circulation
M. Perthel, L. El-Ayoubi, A. Bendisch and J. Laas

Rapamune Impairs Wound Healing
M. Schäffer, R. Schier, S. Michalski, M. Napirei and R. Viebahn

Prognostic Impact of Lymphnode Metastasis Mode in Patients with Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma
S. Takeno, T. Noguchi, T. Shibata, S. Watanabe and K. Kawahara

The Human IIIb-mRNA Splice Variant of FGF-receptor-1 Reduces the Transforming Potential of Pancreatic Cancer Cells
in vitro and in vivo
M. Thiere, Z. Liu, D. Henne-Bruns and M. Kornmann

c-Jun N-terminal Kinase Is Involved in Transduction of Mitogenic Growth Factor Signals in Human Pancreatic Cancer Cells
A.K. Winkler, Z. Liu, D. Henne-Bruns and M. Kornmann

Optimization of Peritransplant Streptavidin Therapy for Permanent Cardiac Allograft Survival
P. Witkowski, R. Fawwaz, Jin Ming-Xing, M.A. Hardy and S.F. Oluwole

Effect of Intrahepatic Arterial and Intraportal Administration of FK506 on Liver Transplantation Survival for Unresectable Progressive Liver Cancer and Possible Prevention of Tumor Recurrence in Rats
K. Yano, R. Sumimoto, Y. Fukuda, H. Tashiro, T. Itamoto, K. Sugino and T. Asahara