1. Minimal access surgery (MAS)-related surgeon morbidity syndromes

   • D. A. G. Reyes
   • B. Tang
   • A. Cuschieri

   OriginalPaper 06 December 2005 Pages: 1 - 13

   

2. Laparoscopy for abdominal emergencies

   • S. Sauerland
   • F. Agresta
   • E. A. M. Neugebauer

   OriginalPaper 24 October 2005 Pages: 14 - 29

3. Long-term outcomes of laparoscopic surgery for colorectal cancer

   • C. B. Sample
   • M. Watson
   • M. Anvari

   OriginalPaper 07 December 2005 Pages: 30 - 34

   

4. Long-term outcome after laparoscopic and open surgery for rectal prolapse

   • Y. Kariv
   • C. P. Delaney
   • A. J. Senagore

   OriginalPaper 07 December 2005 Pages: 35 - 42

5. Analysis of the SAGES outcomes initiative cholecystectomy registry

   • V. Velanovich
   • J. M. Morton
   • L. W. Traverso

   OriginalPaper 07 December 2005 Pages: 43 - 50

   

6. Perforating marginal ulcers after laparoscopic gastric bypass

   • M. Lublin
   • M. McCoy
   • D. J. Waldrep

   OriginalPaper 07 December 2005 Pages: 51 - 54

   

7. Laparoscopy-assisted distal gastrectomy for early gastric cancer

   • S. Sakuramoto
   • S. Kikuchi
   • M. Watanabe

   OriginalPaper 09 November 2005 Pages: 55 - 60

8. Laparoscopy-assisted truncal vagotomy with antecolic posterior gastrojejunostomy for benign gastric outlet obstruction

   • M. Rangarajan
   • C. S. Subramanian
   • T. A. Chandralathan

   OriginalPaper 07 December 2005 Pages: 61 - 63

   

9. Alvimopan, a peripherally acting mu-opioid receptor antagonist, compared with placebo in postoperative ileus after major abdominal surgery

   • E. R. Viscusi
   • S. Goldstein
   • B. Wallin

   OriginalPaper 07 December 2005 Pages: 64 - 70

   

10. Laparoscopic versus open incisional hernia repair

    • D. Earle
    • N. Seymour
    • A. Perez

    OriginalPaper 07 December 2005 Pages: 71 - 75

    

11. Day-case endoscopic totally extraperitoneal inguinal hernioplasty versus open Lichtenstein hernioplasty for unilateral primary inguinal hernia in males

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

    OriginalPaper 24 October 2005 Pages: 76 - 81

    

12. Early versus delayed-interval laparoscopic cholecystectomy for acute cholecystitis

    • H. Lau
    • C. Y. Lo
    • W. K. Yuen

    OriginalPaper 24 October 2005 Pages: 82 - 87

    

13. Acute gallstone cholecystitis in the elderly

    • A. Macrì
    • G. Scuderi
    • C. Famulari

    OriginalPaper 07 December 2005 Pages: 88 - 91

14. Laparoscopic ventral hernia repair is safe and cost effective

    • G. Beldi
    • R. Ipaktchi
    • D. Candinas

    OriginalPaper 07 December 2005 Pages: 92 - 95

15. Robotic surgery training and performance

    • K. Narazaki
    • D. Oleynikov
    • N. Stergiou

    OriginalPaper 07 December 2005 Pages: 96 - 103

    

16. Construct and face validity of MIST-VR, Endotower, and CELTS

    • S. Maithel
    • R. Sierra
    • D. Scott

    OriginalPaper 07 December 2005 Pages: 104 - 112

    

17. Telementoring versus on-site mentoring in virtual reality-based surgical training

    • L. Panait
    • A. Rafiq
    • R. C. Merrell

    OriginalPaper 24 October 2005 Pages: 113 - 118

    

18. Thirty robotic adrenalectomies

    • J. M. Winter
    • M. A. Talamini
    • R. D. Schulick

    OriginalPaper 07 December 2005 Pages: 119 - 124

    

19. Thin-layer ablation of human esophageal epithelium using a bipolar radiofrequency balloon device

    • B. J. Dunkin
    • J. Martinez
    • W. S. Melvin

    OriginalPaper 07 December 2005 Pages: 125 - 130

    

20. Laparoscopic repair of strangulated hernias

    • C. Rebuffat
    • A. Galli
    • F. Balsamo

    OriginalPaper 07 December 2005 Pages: 131 - 134

21. Mobile in vivo camera robots provide sole visual feedback for abdominal exploration and cholecystectomy

    • M. E. Rentschler
    • J. Dumpert
    • D. Oleynikov

    OriginalPaper 07 December 2005 Pages: 135 - 138

    

22. Screen height as an ergonomic factor in laparoscopic surgery

    • J. Zehetner
    • A. Kaltenbacher
    • A. Shamiyeh

    OriginalPaper 07 December 2005 Pages: 139 - 141

    

23. Initial experience with hand-assisted laparoscopic distal pancreatectomy

    • M. D’Angelica
    • C. Are
    • Y. Fong

    OriginalPaper 07 December 2005 Pages: 142 - 148

    

24. Training surgeons in endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography

    • G. C. Vitale
    • C. M. Zavaleta
    • G. M. Larson

    OriginalPaper 07 December 2005 Pages: 149 - 152

25. Heating and humidifying of carbon dioxide during pneumoperitoneum is not indicated

    • S. S. Davis
    • D. J. Mikami
    • W. S. Melvin

    OriginalPaper 07 December 2005 Pages: 153 - 158

    

26. Clinical results of laparoscopic fundoplication at ten years after surgery

    • B. Dallemagne
    • J. Weerts
    • C. Jehaes

    OriginalPaper 07 December 2005 Pages: 159 - 165

    

27. Laparoscopic restorative proctocolectomy for ulcerative colitis

    • H. Kessler
    • W. Hohenberger

    Multimedia article 07 December 2005 Pages: 166 - 166

28. International transmission of uncompressed endoscopic surgery images via superfast broadband Internet connections

    • S. Shimizu
    • N. Nakashima
    • M. Tanaka

    OriginalPaper 07 December 2005 Pages: 167 - 170

    

29. Laparoscopic subtotal colectomy with cecorectal anastomosis for slow-transit constipation

    • A. Iannelli
    • P. Fabiani
    • J. Gugenheim

    OriginalPaper 24 November 2005 Pages: 171 - 173

    

30. Susceptibility of prosthetic biomaterials to infection

    • J. E. Losanoff
    • J. M. Millis

    Letter to the editor 24 October 2005 Pages: 174 - 175

31. Intraoperative cholangiography and bile duct injury

    • L. Sarli
    • R. Costi
    • L. Roncoroni

    Letter to the editor 07 December 2005 Pages: 176 - 177

32. The author replies

    • A. J. Wagner
    • L. W. Traverso

    OriginalPaper 07 December 2005 Pages: 178 - 178

33. Effectiveness of esophageal manometry in predicting the outcome of children with primary GER after floppy Nissen-Rossetti wrap

    • G. Mattioli
    • V. Gentilino
    • V. Jasonni

    Erratum 28 December 2005 Pages: 179 - 179

34. Changing pattern of the intraoperative blood pressure during endoscopic adrenalectomy in patients with Conn’s syndrome

    • I. Gockel
    • A. Heintz
    • Th. Junginger

    Erratum 28 December 2005 Pages: 180 - 180