1. Ultrasonography and the surgeon

   • Daniel J. Deziel

   Editorial Pages: 615 - 616

2. No surgeon he

   • L. Morgenstern

   History Pages: 617 - 618

3. Ultrasonography in the management of acute appendicitis

   • P. Rossi
   • P. Covarelli
   • L. Moggi

   Original Articles Pages: 619 - 621

4. Intraoperative ultrasonography (IOUS) during laparoscopic cholecystectomy

   • R. Santambrogio
   • P. Bianchi
   • G. P. Spina

   Original Articles Pages: 622 - 627

5. Metabolic responses after laparoscopic or open hernia repair

   • P. Schrenk
   • P. Bettelheim
   • W. U. Wayand

   Original Articles Pages: 628 - 632

6. Results of endoscopic retroperitoneal adrenalectomy

   • A. Heintz
   • S. Walgenbach
   • T. Junginger

   Original Articles Pages: 633 - 635

7. Laparoscopic gastric bypass

   • H. Lönroth
   • J. Dalenbäck
   • L. Lundell

   Original Articles Pages: 636 - 638

8. Palliation for pancreatic cancer

   • A. G. Patel
   • D. W. McFadden
   • S. W. Ashley

   Original Articles Pages: 639 - 643

9. Sequential intraluminal endoscopic and laparoscopic treatment for bile duct stones associated with gallstones

   • G. Zaninotto
   • M. Costantini
   • E. Ancona

   Original Articles Pages: 644 - 648

10. Laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC), intraoperative endoscopic sphincterotomy (ES), and common bile duct stones (CBDS) extraction for management of patients with cholecystocholedocholithiasis

    • Giovanni D. De Palma
    • Luigi Angrisani
    • Beniamino Tesauro

    Original Articles Pages: 649 - 652

11. The role of ERCP in laparoscopic cholecystectomy-related cystic duct stump leaks

    • H. S. Himal

    Original Articles Pages: 653 - 655

12. Laparoscopic suture closure of perforated peptic ulcer

    • B. Johansson
    • B. Hallerbäck
    • E. Johnsson

    Original Articles Pages: 656 - 658

13. Laparoscopic Thal fundoplication in mentally retarded children

    • D. C. van der Zee
    • N. M. A. Bax

    Original Articles Pages: 659 - 661

14. Laparoscopic resection of gastric leiomyoblastoma

    • N. Di Lorenzo
    • G. S. Sica
    • A. L. Gaspari

    Case Reports Pages: 662 - 665

15. Laparoscopic treatment of a sigmoid perforation after colonoscopy

    • A. Mehdi
    • J. Closset
    • J. -P. Lambilliotte

    Case Reports Pages: 666 - 667

16. Laparoscopic fundoplication 1 month prior to lung transplantation

    • P. Tsai
    • J. Peters
    • V. Starnes

    Case Reports Pages: 668 - 670

17. Intussusception treated laparoscopically after failed air enema reduction

    • P. M. Cuckow
    • R. D. Slater
    • A. S. Najmaldin

    Case Reports Pages: 671 - 672

18. Laparoscopic cholecystostomy for acute acalculous cholecystitis

    • H. K. Yang
    • W. J. B. Hodgson

    Technique Pages: 673 - 675

19. Laparoscopic introduction of a continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (capd) catheter by a two-puncture technique

    • P. H. A. Nijhuis
    • J. F. Smulders
    • J. J. Jakimowicz

    Technique Pages: 676 - 679

20. A simple method for endoscopic placement of a nasoduodenal feeding tube

    • S. T. M. Kwauk
    • D. Miles
    • C. Arnold

    Technique Pages: 680 - 683

21. Technique of laparoscopic ultrasound examination of the liver and pancreas

    • J. Machi
    • J. H. Schwartz
    • B. Sigel

    Technique Pages: 684 - 689

22. Percutaneous endoscopic external ring (PEER) hernioplasty

    • S. T. Ko
    • M. Airan
    • A. Cuschieri

    Technique Pages: 690 - 693

23. Laparoscopic surgery and the management of traumatic hemoperitoneum in stable patients

    • C. J. Hauser
    • G. V. Poole
    • K. R. Thomae

    Letters to the Editor Pages: 694 - 694

24. The author replies

    • J. A. Lujan-Mompean

    Letters to the Editor Pages: 695 - 695

25. Laparoscopic surgery and the management of traumatic hemoperitoneum in stable patients

    • D. V. Shatz

    Letters to the Editor Pages: 696 - 696

26. Ligamentum teres not the ideal ulcer patch

    • W. I. Lewis

    Letters to the Editor Pages: 697 - 697

27. News and notices

    News Pages: 698 - 700

28. Erratum

    Erratum Pages: 701 - 702