1. In our quest for excellence

   Editorial 19 October 2001 Pages: 1 - 2

2. Minimally invasive surgery for thyroid and parathyroid diseases

   • P. Miccoli

   OriginalPaper 13 October 2001 Pages: 3 - 6

3. Laparoscopic abdominoperineal resection and anterior resection with curative intent for carcinoma of the rectum

   • H. Scheidbach
   • C. Schneider
   • F. Köckerling

   OriginalPaper 12 November 2001 Pages: 7 - 13

4. Early clinical results of endorectal surgery using a newly designed rectal tube with a side window

   • E. Kanehira
   • Y. Yamashita
   • G. Watanabe

   OriginalPaper 12 November 2001 Pages: 14 - 17

5. Laparoscopic left colon resection for diverticular disease

   • G. Trebuchet
   • D. Lechaux
   • J.L. Lecalve

   OriginalPaper 13 October 2001 Pages: 18 - 21

6. Colonoscopy in Mice

   • E.H. Huang
   • J.J. Carter
   • K.A. Forde

   OriginalPaper 13 October 2001 Pages: 22 - 24

7. Laparoscopic antireflux surgery in the elderly

   • Y.S. Khajanchee
   • D.R. Urbach
   • L.L. Swanstrom

   OriginalPaper 13 October 2001 Pages: 25 - 30

8. Training period in laparoscopic colorectal surgery

   • M. Braga
   • A. Vignali
   • V. Carlo

   OriginalPaper 05 October 2001 Pages: 31 - 35

9. Higher colon cancer tumor proliferative index and lower tumor cell death rate in mice undergoing laparotomy versus insufflation

   • S.W. Lee
   • N. Gleason
   • R.L. Whelan

   OriginalPaper 19 October 2001 Pages: 36 - 39

10. Safety and long-term outcome of laparoscopic antireflux surgery in patients in their eighties and older

    • T. Bammer
    • R.A. Hinder
    • J.A. Rodriquez

    OriginalPaper 12 November 2001 Pages: 40 - 42

11. Risk factors for complications of laparoscopic Nissen fundoplication

    • D. Hahnloser
    • M. Schumacher
    • P. Petropoulos

    OriginalPaper 13 October 2001 Pages: 43 - 47

12. Laparoscopic fundoplication

    • P.M. Markus
    • O. Horstmann
    • H. Becker

    OriginalPaper 19 October 2001 Pages: 48 - 53

13. Laparoscopic versus open fundoplication in infants

    • S. Somme
    • J.A. Rodriguez
    • D.C. Liu

    OriginalPaper 05 October 2001 Pages: 54 - 56

14. Selection criteria among gastroenterologists and surgeons for laparoscopic antireflux surgery

    • B. Sarani
    • J. Scanlon
    • S.R.T. Evans

    OriginalPaper 13 October 2001 Pages: 57 - 63

15. Immediate radiographic assessment following laparoscopic antireflux operations is unnecessary

    • M.F. Szwerc
    • D.J. Gagne
    • R.J. Landreneau

    OriginalPaper 05 October 2001 Pages: 64 - 66

16. A canine model of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)

    • R.L. McMahon
    • A. Ali
    • W.S. Eubanks

    OriginalPaper 19 October 2001 Pages: 67 - 74

17. Laparoscopic myotomy vs endoscopic dilation in the treatment of achalasia

    • J. Suárez
    • F. Mearin
    • A. Nadal

    OriginalPaper 19 October 2001 Pages: 75 - 77

18. Cardiac function during laparoscopic vs open gastric bypass

    • N.T. Nguyen
    • H.S. Ho
    • B.M. Wolfe

    OriginalPaper 05 October 2001 Pages: 78 - 83

19. Does pneumatic dilatation affect the outcome of laparoscopic cardiomyotomy?

    • K. Dolan
    • K. Zafirellis
    • M.J. McMahon

    OriginalPaper 19 October 2001 Pages: 84 - 87

20. Endoscopic thyroid resection using cutaneous elevation in lieu of insufflation

    • H. Kitano
    • M. Fujimura
    • K. Kitajima

    OriginalPaper 13 October 2001 Pages: 88 - 91

21. Endoscopic thyroidectomy and parathyroidectomy by the axillary approach

    • Y. Ikeda
    • H. Takami
    • J. Takayama

    OriginalPaper 12 November 2001 Pages: 92 - 95

22. Anterior, lateral, and posterior retroperitoneal approaches in endoscopic adrenalectomy

    • E. Lezoche
    • M. Guerrieri
    • P. Miccoli

    OriginalPaper 05 October 2001 Pages: 96 - 99

23. Laparoscopic adrenalectomy for pheochromocytoma

    • K.W. Kercher
    • A. Park
    • B.T. Heniford

    OriginalPaper 12 November 2001 Pages: 100 - 102

24. The impact of splenic weight on laparoscopic splenectomy for splenomegaly

    • G. Terrosu
    • U. Baccarani
    • F. Bresadola

    OriginalPaper 05 October 2001 Pages: 103 - 107

25. Laparoscopic adrenal-sparing surgery for primary hyperaldosteronism due to aldosterone-producing adenoma

    • K.Y.Y. Kok
    • S.K.S. Yapp

    OriginalPaper 05 October 2001 Pages: 108 - 111

26. Impact of upper endoscopic survey during percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy tube placement

    • J.P. Regan
    • B.J. Dunkin
    • J.L. Flowers

    BriefCommunication 13 October 2001 Pages: 112 - 114

27. Enteroscopic treatment of early postoperative small bowel obstruction

    • K.S. Gersin
    • J.L. Ponsky
    • R.D. Fanelli

    OriginalPaper 12 November 2001 Pages: 115 - 116

28. Bidirectional endoscopy in patients with fecal occult blood

    • J.P. Velez
    • W.H. Schwesinger
    • W.E. Strodel

    OriginalPaper 05 October 2001 Pages: 117 - 120

29. Prospective randomized comparison of laparoscopic-assisted vaginal hysterectomy (LAVH) with abdominal hysterectomy (AH) for the treatment of the uterus weighing >200 g

    • K. Schütz
    • M. Possover
    • A. Schneider

    OriginalPaper 04 September 2001 Pages: 121 - 125

30. Does training in a virtual reality simulator improve surgical performance?

    • G. Ahlberg
    • T. Heikkinen
    • D. Arvidsson

    OriginalPaper 12 November 2001 Pages: 126 - 129

31. Evaluation of structured and quantitative training methods for teaching intracorporeal knot tying

    • A.M. Pearson
    • A.G. Gallagher
    • R.M. Satava

    OriginalPaper 12 November 2001 Pages: 130 - 137

32. Robotically assisted minimally invasive biliary surgery in aporcine model

    • T. Sweeney
    • D.W. Rattner

    OriginalPaper 13 October 2001 Pages: 138 - 141

33. Time-action analysis of instrument positioners in laparoscopic cholecystectomy

    • K.T. Boer
    • M. Bruijn
    • D.J. Gouma

    OriginalPaper 19 October 2001 Pages: 142 - 147

34. Unique minithoracotomy assisted by videothoracoscopy facilitates a maximal view even with a minimal wound for resection of primary lung cancer

    • I. Yoshino
    • C. Ushijima
    • K. Sugimachi

    OriginalPaper 13 October 2001 Pages: 148 - 150

35. The role of video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery in the treatment of parapneumonic empyema after the failure of fibrinolytics

    • D. Bouros
    • K.M. Antoniou
    • N. Siafakas

    OriginalPaper 19 October 2001 Pages: 151 - 154

36. Chronic idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) is a surgical disease

    • A. Szold
    • H. Kais
    • J.M. Klausner

    OriginalPaper 19 October 2001 Pages: 155 - 158

37. A prospective trial of analgesia following endoscopic totally extraperitoneal (TEP) inguinal hernioplasty

    • H. Lau
    • N.G. Patil
    • W.K. Yuen

    OriginalPaper 19 October 2001 Pages: 159 - 162

38. Pulmonary function after laparoscopic and open cholecystectomy

    • Š. Hasukić
    • D. Mešić
    • M. Bazarđžanović

    OriginalPaper 19 October 2001 Pages: 163 - 165

39. Nurse-led direct access endoscopy clinics: the future?

    • P.S. Basnyat
    • K.F. Gomez
    • M.E. Foster

    OriginalPaper 05 October 2001 Pages: 166 - 169

40. The poor quality of information about laparoscopy on the World Wide Web as indexed by popular search engines

    • J.W. Allen
    • R.J. Finch
    • G.A. Fielding

    OriginalPaper 19 October 2001 Pages: 170 - 172

41. The feasibility of hand-assisted laparoscopic aortic bypass using a low transverse incision

    • L. Silva
    • R. Kolvenbach
    • L. Pinter

    OriginalPaper 13 October 2001 Pages: 173 - 176

42. Laparoscopic intragastric stapled resection of gastric submucosal tumors located near the esophagogastric junction

    • N. Tagaya
    • H. Mikami
    • H. Nagai

    OriginalPaper 05 October 2001 Pages: 177 - 179

43. Laparoscopic cholecystectomy in acute cholecystitis

    • K. Prakash
    • G. Jacob
    • H. Ramesh

    OriginalPaper 05 October 2001 Pages: 180 - 183

44. Deep venous thrombosis after laparoscopic cholecystectomy and prevention with nadroparin

    • J.T.H. Schaepkens van Riempst
    • R.H.G.G. Van Hee
    • J.J.J. Weyler

    OriginalPaper 05 October 2001 Pages: 184 - 187

45. Effects of carbon dioxide pneumoperitoneum on free radical formation in lung and liver tissues

    • M. Sare
    • D. Hamamci
    • Ö. Yesilada

    OriginalPaper 05 October 2001 Pages: 188 - 192

46. Liver metastases are less established after gasless laparoscopy than after carbon dioxide pneumoperitoneum and laparotomy in a mouse model

    • H. Ishida
    • D. Hashimoto
    • T. Hoshino

    OriginalPaper 05 October 2001 Pages: 193 - 196

47. Is frozen section effective for diagnosis of unsuspected gallbladder cancer during laparoscopic cholecystectomy?

    • T. Aoki
    • A. Tsuchida
    • Y. Koyanagi

    OriginalPaper 21 December 2001 Pages: 197 - 200

48. Improved usability of a new handle design for laparoscopic dissection forceps

    • M.A. Veelen
    • D.W. Meijer
    • J.J. Jakimowicz

    OriginalPaper 12 November 2001 Pages: 201 - 207

49. A magnetic probe to retrieve broken metallic parts of instruments during laparoscopic procedures

    • D. Kandioler-Eckersberger
    • B. Niederle
    • E. Wenzl

    OriginalPaper 12 November 2001 Pages: 208 - 209

50. Development of an ultrasonically activated trocar system

    • D. Gossot
    • P. Validire
    • P. Daniel

    OriginalPaper 19 October 2001 Pages: 210 - 214