1. Benefit-risk paradigm for clinical trial design of obesity devices: FDA proposal

   • Mark A. Talamini

   Editorial 24 January 2013 Pages: 701 - 701

2. Benefit-risk paradigm for clinical trial design of obesity devices: FDA proposal

   • Herbert Lerner
   • Joyce Whang
   • Rebecca Nipper

   Review 18 December 2012 Pages: 702 - 707

3. Erratum to: Benefit-risk paradigm for clinical trial design of obesity devices: FDA proposal

   • Herbert Lerner
   • Joyce Whang
   • Rebecca Nipper

   Erratum 26 January 2013 Pages: 708 - 708

4. Persistent and de novo symptoms after cholecystectomy: a systematic review of cholecystectomy effectiveness

   • Mark P. Lamberts
   • Marjolein Lugtenberg
   • Cornelis J. H. M. van Laarhoven

   Review 06 October 2012 Pages: 709 - 718

   

5. Music meets surgery: two sides to the art of “healing”

   • Demetrios N. Moris
   • Dimitrios Linos

   Review 06 October 2012 Pages: 719 - 723

6. Minimally invasive oesophagectomy versus open surgery: is there an advantage?

   • Lesley Uttley
   • Fiona Campbell
   • Myfanwy Lloyd-Jones

   Review 06 October 2012 Pages: 724 - 731

   

7. Systematic review of robotic liver resection

   • Cheng-Maw Ho
   • Go Wakabayashi
   • Takeshi Takahara

   Review Open access 12 December 2012 Pages: 732 - 739

   

8. Revisional surgery after failed laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding: a systematic review

   • Ahmad Elnahas
   • Kerry Graybiel
   • Dennis Hong

   OriginalPaper 31 August 2012 Pages: 740 - 745

   

9. Transanal hybrid colon resection: from laparoscopy to NOTES

   • Karl-Hermann Fuchs
   • Wolfram Breithaupt
   • Nenad Josipovic

   OriginalPaper 06 October 2012 Pages: 746 - 752

   

10. Gastric ischemic conditioning increases neovascularization and reduces inflammation and fibrosis during gastroesophageal anastomotic healing

    • Kyle A. Perry
    • Ambar Banarjee
    • W. Scott Melvin

    OriginalPaper 18 December 2012 Pages: 753 - 760

    

11. Revision of failed traditional fundoplication using EsophyX^® transoral fundoplication

    • Reginald C. W. Bell
    • Rachel J. Hufford
    • Katherine D. Freeman

    OriginalPaper Open access 10 October 2012 Pages: 761 - 767

    

12. Colorectal cancer following negative colonoscopy: is 5-year screening the correct interval to recommend?

    • Steven K. Nakao
    • Steven Fassler
    • D. Mark Zebley

    OriginalPaper 10 October 2012 Pages: 768 - 773

    

13. Robot-assisted spleen-preserving distal pancreatectomy: a single surgeon’s experiences and proposal of clinical application

    • Ho Kyoung Hwang
    • Chang Moo Kang
    • Woo Jung Lee

    OriginalPaper 06 October 2012 Pages: 774 - 781

    

14. Universal multifunctional HD video system for minimally invasive open and microsurgery

    • Nicholas N. Nissen
    • Vijay G. Menon
    • George Berci

    OriginalPaper 09 October 2012 Pages: 782 - 787

    

15. Erratum to: Universal multifunctional HD video system for minimally invasive, open and microsurgery

    • Nicholas N. Nissen
    • Vijay G. Menon
    • George Berci

    Erratum 08 December 2012 Pages: 788 - 788

16. Is there an end of the “learning curve” of endoscopic totally extraperitoneal (TEP) hernia repair?

    • N. Schouten
    • R. K. J. Simmermacher
    • J. P. J. Burgmans

    OriginalPaper 06 October 2012 Pages: 789 - 794

    

17. Repeated laparoscopic treatment of recurrent inguinal hernias after previous posterior repair

    • Baukje van den Heuvel
    • Boudewijn J. Dwars

    OriginalPaper 06 October 2012 Pages: 795 - 800

    

18. Correlation of the gastroesophageal flap valve grade with the surgery rate in patients with gastroesophageal reflux disease

    • Huseyin Ayhan Kayaoglu

    OriginalPaper 06 October 2012 Pages: 801 - 807

    

19. Stent treatment for fistula after obesity surgery: results in 47 consecutive patients

    • Haicam El Mourad
    • Jacques Himpens
    • Johan Verhofstadt

    OriginalPaper 06 October 2012 Pages: 808 - 816

    

20. Is limited surgery justified in the treatment of T1 colorectal cancer?

    • Pamela Kogler
    • Reinhold Kafka-Ritsch
    • Matthias Zitt

    OriginalPaper 12 December 2012 Pages: 817 - 825

    

21. Staging laparoscopy in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma: is it useful?

    • Lisette T. Hoekstra
    • Matthanja Bieze
    • Thomas M. van Gulik

    OriginalPaper 06 October 2012 Pages: 826 - 831

    

22. A prospective evaluation of short-term and long-term results from colonic stenting for palliation or as a bridge to elective operation versus immediate surgery for large-bowel obstruction

    • Luca Gianotti
    • Nicolò Tamini
    • Marco Dinelli

    OriginalPaper 06 October 2012 Pages: 832 - 842

    

23. Practice patterns in high-risk bariatric venous thromboembolism prophylaxis

    • Howard I. Pryor II
    • Adam Singleton
    • Khashayar Vaziri

    OriginalPaper 06 October 2012 Pages: 843 - 848

    

24. Histological characterization of appendectomy specimens with intraoperative appearance of vascular injection

    • Marty Zdichavsky
    • Hannes Gögele
    • Alfred Königsrainer

    OriginalPaper 06 October 2012 Pages: 849 - 853

    

25. A study of psychomotor skills in minimally invasive surgery: what differentiates expert and nonexpert performance

    • Erlend Fagertun Hofstad
    • Cecilie Våpenstad
    • Ronald Mårvik

    OriginalPaper 06 October 2012 Pages: 854 - 863

    

26. C-reactive protein, white blood cells, and neutrophils as early predictors of postoperative complications in patients undergoing laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy

    • Konstantinos Albanopoulos
    • Leonidas Alevizos
    • Emmanuel Leandros

    OriginalPaper 06 October 2012 Pages: 864 - 871

    

27. Evaluation of lymphocytes CD4+ and CD8+ and expression of ZAP-70 kinase on CD3+ and CD19+ lymphocytes in obese patients undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy

    • Kamil Torres
    • Anna Torres
    • Grzegorz Wallner

    OriginalPaper Open access 06 October 2012 Pages: 872 - 879

    

28. Effects of pneumoperitoneum and body position on the morphology of the caudal cava vein analyzed by MRI and plastinated sections

    • E. Párraga
    • O. López-Albors
    • R. Latorre

    OriginalPaper 24 October 2012 Pages: 880 - 887

    

29. Laparoscopic simulation training: does timing impact the quality of skills acquisition?

    • Esther M. Bonrath
    • Mathias Fritz
    • Emile Rijcken

    OriginalPaper 06 October 2012 Pages: 888 - 894

    

30. Single incision versus reduced port splenectomy—searching for the best alternative to conventional laparoscopic splenectomy

    • Julio Lopez Monclova
    • Eduardo M. Targarona
    • Manuel Trias

    OriginalPaper 06 October 2012 Pages: 895 - 902

    

31. Efficacy of DynaCT for surgical navigation during complex laparoscopic surgery: an initial experience

    • Tetsuo Nozaki
    • Yasuyoshi Fujiuchi
    • Hideki Fuse

    OriginalPaper 06 October 2012 Pages: 903 - 909

    

32. Proper preparation to reduce endoscopic reexamination due to food residue after distal gastrectomy for gastric cancer

    • Ji Yong Ahn
    • Hwoon-Yong Jung
    • Seungbong Han

    OriginalPaper 06 October 2012 Pages: 910 - 917

    

33. The effects of combined epidural and general anesthesia on the autonomic nervous system and bioavailability of nitric oxide in patients undergoing laparoscopic pelvic surgery

    • Seokyung Shin
    • Sun Joon Bai
    • Young Jun Oh

    OriginalPaper 06 October 2012 Pages: 918 - 926

    

34. Roux-en-Y reconstruction is superior to redo fundoplication in a subset of patients with failed antireflux surgery

    • Sumeet K. Mittal
    • András Légner
    • Tommy H. Lee

    OriginalPaper 06 October 2012 Pages: 927 - 935

    

35. Laparoscopic versus open repair of inguinal hernia: a longitudinal cohort study

    • Yesar El-Dhuwaib
    • David Corless
    • John Slavin

    OriginalPaper 17 October 2012 Pages: 936 - 945

    

36. Causes and prevention of laparoscopic ureter injuries: an analysis of 31 cases during laparoscopic hysterectomy in the Netherlands

    • Petra F. Janssen
    • Hans A. M. Brölmann
    • Judith A. F. Huirne

    OriginalPaper 06 October 2012 Pages: 946 - 956

    

37. Kumar versus Olsen cannulation technique for intraoperative cholangiography: a randomized trial

    • K. Tim Buddingh
    • Ben M. Bosma
    • Vincent B. Nieuwenhuijs

    OriginalPaper 10 October 2012 Pages: 957 - 963

    

38. Effect of transgastric peritoneal access on peritoneal innate cellular immunity: experimental study in swine

    • Rodrigo Rodrigues
    • Marcelo Rezende
    • Ermelindo Della Libera Jr.

    OriginalPaper 13 December 2012 Pages: 964 - 970

    

39. Energy consumption during simulated minimal access surgery with and without using an armrest

    • Mansoor Jafri
    • Stuart Brown
    • Weijie Wang

    OriginalPaper 06 October 2012 Pages: 971 - 977

    

40. An experimental study exploring the relationship between the size of bacterial inoculum and bacterial adherence to prosthetic mesh

    • David L. Sanders
    • Andrew N. Kingsnorth
    • Jane A. Steer

    OriginalPaper 06 October 2012 Pages: 978 - 985

    

41. Influence of wrap length on the effectiveness of Nissen and Toupet fundoplications: 5-year results of prospective, randomized study

    • Antanas Mickevičius
    • Žilvinas Endzinas
    • Almantas Maleckas

    OriginalPaper 06 October 2012 Pages: 986 - 991

42. Modified anatomical retroperitoneoscopic adrenalectomy for adrenal metastatic tumor: technique and survival analysis

    • Xin Ma
    • Hongzhao Li
    • Tao Zheng

    OriginalPaper 13 December 2012 Pages: 992 - 999

    

43. 1,635 Endoscopic submucosal dissection cases in the esophagus, stomach, and colorectum: complication rates and long-term outcomes

    • Takashi Toyonaga
    • Mariko Man-i
    • Takeshi Azuma

    OriginalPaper Open access 06 October 2012 Pages: 1000 - 1008

    

44. Randomized clinical study for assessment of incision characteristics and pain associated with LESS versus laparoscopic cholecystectomy

    • Fernando Athayde Veloso Madureira
    • José Eduardo Ferreira Manso
    • Antonio Carlos Garrido Iglesias

    OriginalPaper 06 October 2012 Pages: 1009 - 1015

    

45. A novel percutaneous insufflating guidewire system for transgastric natural orifice translumenal endoscopic surgery (NOTES) (with video)

    • Kiyokazu Nakajima
    • Tsuyoshi Takahashi
    • Yuichiro Doki

    Dynamic Manuscript 21 June 2012 Pages: 1016 - 1020

    

46. Robotic single-incision anterior resection for sigmoid colon cancer: access port creation and operative technique

    • Meng Shi Lim
    • George Melich
    • Byung Soh Min

    Multimedia Manuscript 10 October 2012 Pages: 1021 - 1021

47. Stricture prevention after extended circumferential endoscopic mucosal resection by injecting autologous keratinocytes in the sheep esophagus

    • Barbara F. Zuercher
    • Mercy George
    • Philippe Monnier

    New Technology 06 September 2012 Pages: 1022 - 1028

    

48. EVA: Laparoscopic Instrument Tracking Based on Endoscopic Video Analysis for Psychomotor Skills Assessment

    • Ignacio Oropesa
    • Patricia Sánchez-González
    • Enrique J. Gómez

    New Technology 06 October 2012 Pages: 1029 - 1039

    

49. Needlescopic surgery: what’s in the toolbox?

    • David M. Krpata
    • Todd A. Ponsky

    New Technology 06 October 2012 Pages: 1040 - 1044

    

50. A new technique for placement of a self-expanding metallic stent (SEMS) in patients with colon rectal obstruction: a prospective study of 43 patients

    • Antonietta Lamazza
    • Enrico Fiori
    • Antonio V. Sterpetti

    Technique 09 October 2012 Pages: 1045 - 1048