1. Guidelines for laparoscopic (TAPP) and endoscopic (TEP) treatment of inguinal Hernia [International Endohernia Society (IEHS)]

   • R. Bittner
   • M. E. Arregui
   • P. Chowbey

   Guidelines Open access 13 July 2011 Pages: 2773 - 2843

   

2. Percutaneous treatment of thoracic duct injuries

   • Francesca Marcon
   • Katayun Irani
   • Marcovalerio Melis

   Review 17 May 2011 Pages: 2844 - 2848

   

3. A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials of fixation versus nonfixation of mesh in laparoscopic total extraperitoneal inguinal hernia repair

   • Yuan Jun Teng
   • Shu Mei Pan
   • Jian Xu Han

   Review 13 April 2011 Pages: 2849 - 2858

   

4. Ambulatory laparoscopic fundoplication for gastroesophageal reflux disease: a systematic review

   • Christophe Mariette
   • Patrick Pessaux

   Review 13 April 2011 Pages: 2859 - 2864

5. Open versus endoscopic component separation: a cost comparison

   • Karem C. Harth
   • Johnie Rose
   • Michael J. Rosen

   OriginalPaper 03 June 2011 Pages: 2865 - 2870

6. Perioperative and long-term results after left pancreatectomy: a single-institution, non-randomized, comparative study between open and laparoscopic approach

   • Giovanni Butturini
   • Stefano Partelli
   • Claudio Bassi

   OriginalPaper 18 March 2011 Pages: 2871 - 2878

7. A comparative study of standard versus laparoendoscopic single-site surgery (LESS) totally extraperitoneal (TEP) inguinal hernia repair

   • Huai-Ching Tai
   • Chia-Da Lin
   • Stephen Shei-Dei Yang

   OriginalPaper 11 June 2011 Pages: 2879 - 2883

   

8. Use of staple-line reinforcement in laparoscopic gastric bypass surgery: a meta-analysis

   • M. S. Sajid
   • K. Khatri
   • M. Sayegh

   OriginalPaper 18 March 2011 Pages: 2884 - 2891

   

9. Predictors of complications after endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography: a prognostic model for early discharge

   • S. M. Jeurnink
   • P. D. Siersema
   • E. J. Kuipers

   OriginalPaper Open access 01 April 2011 Pages: 2892 - 2900

   

10. The Over-The-Scope Clip (OTSC) for the treatment of gastrointestinal bleeding, perforations, and fistulas

    • Andreas Kirschniak
    • Natalie Subotova
    • Thomas Kratt

    OriginalPaper 18 March 2011 Pages: 2901 - 2905

    

11. Bile duct injuries during open and laparoscopic cholecystectomy in the laparoscopic era: alarming trends

    • Jukka Karvonen
    • Paulina Salminen
    • Juha M. Grönroos

    OriginalPaper 24 March 2011 Pages: 2906 - 2910

    

12. The effects of cefazolin on cirrhotic patients with acute variceal hemorrhage after endoscopic interventions

    • Huang-Wei Xu
    • Jing-Houng Wang
    • Seng-Kee Chuah

    OriginalPaper 18 March 2011 Pages: 2911 - 2918

    

13. Laparoscopy within a fast-track program enhances the short-term results after elective surgery for resectable colorectal cancer

    • Francesco Feroci
    • Katrin C. Kröning
    • Marco Scatizzi

    OriginalPaper 18 March 2011 Pages: 2919 - 2925

14. Endoscopic full-thickness resection without laparoscopic assistance for gastric submucosal tumors originated from the muscularis propria

    • Ping-Hong Zhou
    • Li-Qing Yao
    • Jing-Zheng Liu

    OriginalPaper 18 March 2011 Pages: 2926 - 2931

    

15. Laparoscopic appendectomy for acute appendicitis is more favorable for patients with comorbidities, the elderly, and those with complicated appendicitis: a nationwide population-based study

    • Chun-Chieh Yeh
    • Shih-Chi Wu
    • Tsai-Chung Li

    OriginalPaper 18 March 2011 Pages: 2932 - 2942

    

16. Value of preoperative esophageal function studies before laparoscopic antireflux surgery

    • Walter W. Chan
    • Laura R. Haroian
    • C. Prakash Gyawali

    OriginalPaper 18 March 2011 Pages: 2943 - 2949

    

17. Implicit motor learning promotes neural efficiency during laparoscopy

    • Frank F. Zhu
    • Jamie M. Poolton
    • Rich S. W. Masters

    OriginalPaper Open access 01 April 2011 Pages: 2950 - 2955

    

18. Colonoscopic injection for murine solid cecal cancer model

    • Joshua R. Karas
    • Rahila Essani
    • Roberto Bergamaschi

    OriginalPaper 22 April 2011 Pages: 2956 - 2959

    

19. Comparison of outcomes for laparoscopically assisted and open radical distal gastrectomy with lymphadenectomy for advanced gastric cancer

    • Yongliang Zhao
    • Peiwu Yu
    • Yanqi Zhang

    OriginalPaper 22 April 2011 Pages: 2960 - 2966

    

20. Oncological outcomes of laparoscopic colon resection for cancer after implementation of a full-time preceptorship

    • Yasir Akmal
    • Carissa Bailey
    • Alessio Pigazzi

    OriginalPaper 13 April 2011 Pages: 2967 - 2971

    

21. Evaluation of the learning curve in laparoscopic low anterior resection for rectal cancer

    • Hajime Kayano
    • Junji Okuda
    • Nobuhiko Tanigawa

    OriginalPaper 22 April 2011 Pages: 2972 - 2979

    

22. A multicenter, simulation-based skills training collaborative using shared GI mentor II systems: results from the Texas association of surgical skills laboratories (TASSL) flexible endoscopy curriculum

    • Kent R. Van Sickle
    • Lauren Buck
    • Daniel Scott

    OriginalPaper 13 April 2011 Pages: 2980 - 2986

    

23. Robot-assisted intersphincteric resection for low rectal cancer: technique and short-term outcome for 29 consecutive patients

    • Quor M. Leong
    • Dong N. Son
    • Seon H. Kim

    OriginalPaper 12 April 2011 Pages: 2987 - 2992

24. Long-term results after laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding in adolescent patients: follow-up of the Austrian experience

    • Gerd R. Silberhumer
    • Karl Miller
    • Gerhard Prager

    OriginalPaper 14 May 2011 Pages: 2993 - 2999

    

25. Colorectal endoscopic submucosal dissection for elderly patients at least 80 years of age

    • Toshio Uraoka
    • Reiji Higashi
    • Kazuhide Yamamoto

    OriginalPaper 12 April 2011 Pages: 3000 - 3007

    

26. Single-incision laparoscopic cholecystectomy: a comparison with the gold standard

    • Sigi Joseph
    • B. Todd Moore
    • Kimberly M. Brown

    OriginalPaper 13 April 2011 Pages: 3008 - 3015

    

27. Magnifying gastroscopy using a soft black hood for difficult colonoscopy

    • Hisashi Nakamura
    • Kuangi Fu
    • Akihiko Yamamura

    OriginalPaper 13 April 2011 Pages: 3016 - 3021

    

28. Ileorectal bypass performed entirely through a transanal route in a porcine model

    • Lino Polese
    • Imerio Angriman
    • Lorenzo Norberto

    OriginalPaper 12 April 2011 Pages: 3022 - 3027

    

29. Human experience with an endoluminal, endoscopic, gastrojejunal bypass sleeve

    • Bryan J. Sandler
    • Roberto Rumbaut
    • Santiago Horgan

    OriginalPaper 13 April 2011 Pages: 3028 - 3033

    

30. Transvaginal rigid-hybrid natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery technique for anterior resection treatment of diverticulitis: a feasibility study

    • Ignazio Tarantino
    • Georg R. Linke
    • Andreas Zerz

    OriginalPaper 13 April 2011 Pages: 3034 - 3042

    

31. The effect of tissue compression on circular stapler line failure

    • Stephan R. Myers
    • William S. Rothermel Jr
    • Lynn Shaffer

    OriginalPaper 13 April 2011 Pages: 3043 - 3049

    

32. Single-balloon push-and-pull enteroscopy system: does it work? A single-center, 3-year experience

    • M. E. Riccioni
    • R. Urgesi
    • G. Costamagna

    OriginalPaper 13 April 2011 Pages: 3050 - 3056

    

33. MIS training in Canada: a national survey of general surgery residents

    • Alia Qureshi
    • Ashley Vergis
    • Allan Okrainec

    OriginalPaper 22 April 2011 Pages: 3057 - 3065

    

34. Retroperitoneoscopic lumbar sympathectomy: prospective study upon a series of 50 consecutive patients

    • Raducu Nemeş
    • Valeriu Şurlin
    • Ion Georgescu

    OriginalPaper 22 April 2011 Pages: 3066 - 3070

    

35. Mucoadhesive film for anchoring assistive surgical instruments in endoscopic surgery: in vivo assessment of deployment and attachment

    • V. Pensabene
    • P. Valdastri
    • P. Dario

    OriginalPaper 13 April 2011 Pages: 3071 - 3079

    

36. The surgical ensemble: choreography as a simulation and training tool

    • Richard M. Satava
    • Anne Marie Hunter

    OriginalPaper 12 April 2011 Pages: 3080 - 3086

    

37. Early gastric cancer of signet ring cell carcinoma is more amenable to endoscopic treatment than is early gastric cancer of poorly differentiated tubular adenocarcinoma in select tumor conditions

    • Hee Man Kim
    • Kyung Ho Pak
    • Sang Kil Lee

    OriginalPaper 13 April 2011 Pages: 3087 - 3093

38. Efficacy and safety of covered self-expandable metal stents for management of distal malignant biliary obstruction due to lymph node metastases

    • Kazumichi Kawakubo
    • Hiroyuki Isayama
    • Kazuhiko Koike

    OriginalPaper 13 April 2011 Pages: 3094 - 3100

    

39. Morbidity and mortality associated with antireflux surgery with or without paraesophogeal hernia: a large ACS NSQIP analysis

    • Anne O. Lidor
    • David C. Chang
    • Marianne M. Franco

    OriginalPaper 22 April 2011 Pages: 3101 - 3108

40. Improving functional esophageal surgery with a “smart” bougie: endoflip

    • Silvana Perretta
    • Bernard Dallemagne
    • Jacques Marescaux

    Video 25 March 2011 Pages: 3109 - 3109

41. Minimally invasive esophagectomy with two-field lymphadenectomy

    • Darmarajah Veeramootoo
    • Clare Taylor
    • Shahjehan A. Wajed

    Dynamic Manuscript 14 May 2011 Pages: 3110 - 3115

    

42. Randomized comparative trial of a novel one-step needle sphincterotome versus direct incision and balloon dilation used to create gastrotomies for natural orifice translumenal endoscopic surgery (NOTES) in the porcine model

    • Anthony Yuen Bun Teoh
    • Philip Wai Yan Chiu
    • Enders Kwok Wai Ng

    Dynamic Manuscript 13 April 2011 Pages: 3116 - 3121

    

43. Pelvic dimensions as a predictor of difficulty in laparoscopic surgery for rectal cancer

    • Takashi Akiyoshi
    • Toshiaki Watanabe
    • Masashi Ueno

    Letter 18 March 2011 Pages: 3122 - 3123

44. Performance of EUS-FNA for mediastinal lymphadenopathy: impact on patient management and costs in low-volume EUS centers

    • M. M. C. Hirdes
    • F. P. Vleggaar

    Letter-Reply Open access 01 April 2011 Pages: 3124 - 3125