The section "Clinical Studies" regularly presents an updated list of ongoing recruiting multicenter surgical studies in Germany. The details and background are provided in the article by Wente MN et al. (2007) titled "Recruiting Multicenter Surgical Studies in Germany." The table includes information about ongoing studies that are currently recruiting and open to participation by interested surgeons. The list is not claimed to be complete. New registrations can be made through the Study Center of the German Society of Surgery (SDGC). Correspondence can be directed to: S. Tenckhoff Studienzentrum der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Chirurgie 06221/56-36839 Solveig.Tenckhoff@med.uni-heidelberg.de www.sdgc.deThe section "Clinical Studies" regularly presents an updated list of ongoing recruiting multicenter surgical studies in Germany. The details and background are provided in the article by Wente MN et al. (2007) titled "Recruiting Multicenter Surgical Studies in Germany." The table includes information about ongoing studies that are currently recruiting and open to participation by interested surgeons. The list is not claimed to be complete. New registrations can be made through the Study Center of the German Society of Surgery (SDGC). Correspondence can be directed to: S. Tenckhoff Studienzentrum der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Chirurgie 06221/56-36839 Solveig.Tenckhoff@med.uni-heidelberg.de www.sdgc.de