title: Langenbeck's Archives--an international communication forum between Japanese and German surgeons.
authors.affiliation: International University of Health and Welfare Mita Hospital, 1-4-3 Mita Minato-ku, Tokyo 108-8329, Japan. kitajima@iuhw.ac.jp
authors.forename: Masaki
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kitajima
authors.forename: Yoshiki
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Hiki