1. Review of 300 consecutive laparoscopic cholecystectomies: development, evolution, and results

   • S. T. Ko
   • M. C. Airan

   Original Article Pages: 103 - 108

2. Laparoscopic cholecystectomy— how does it work and how long does it take?

   • R. Woisetschläger
   • W. Wayand

   OriginalPaper Pages: 109 - 110

3. Routine fluoroscopic cholangiography during laparoscopic cholecystectomy: an argument

   • Erich W. Bruhn
   • Frank J. Miller
   • John G. Hunter

   OriginalPaper Pages: 111 - 115

4. Laparoscopic approach to gallstones in the morbidly obese patient

   • Stephen Wise Unger
   • James Stephen Scott
   • David S. Edelman

   OriginalPaper Pages: 116 - 117

5. Laparoscopic cholecystectomy in the scarred abdomen

   • P. A. Grace
   • A. Leahy
   • D. Bouchier-Hayes

   OriginalPaper Pages: 118 - 118

6. Treatment of iatrogenic common bile duct injury during laparoscopic cholecystectomy through the laparoscopic insertion of a T-tube stent

   • G. Lepsien
   • F. E. Lüdtke
   • H. -J. Peiper

   OriginalPaper Pages: 119 - 122

7. Minimal access surgery for gastroesophageal reflux: laparoscopic placement of the Angelchik prosthesis in pigs

   • R. Berguer
   • G. V. Stiegmann
   • J. P. Angelchik

   OriginalPaper Pages: 123 - 126

8. Esophageal intubation for malignant fistulas

   • Pasquale Spinelli
   • Federico G. Cerrai
   • Paolo Pizzetti

   OriginalPaper Pages: 127 - 129

9. Hemodynamic monitoring and pulse oximetry during percutaneous gastrostomy and jejunostomy: necessity or nuisance?

   • E. B. Morlote
   • T. N. Zweng
   • W. E. Strodel

   OriginalPaper Pages: 130 - 134

10. Long-term efficacy of endoscopic papillo-sphincterotomy for common bile duct stones and benign papillary stenosis

    • P. A. Testoni
    • A. Tittobello

    OriginalPaper Pages: 135 - 139

11. Percutaneous stenting for malignant biliary stenosis

    • R. Murai
    • F. Hashiguchi
    • K. Itsubo

    OriginalPaper Pages: 140 - 142

12. An appraisal of small and diminutive colonic polyps

    • John M. Cosgrove
    • William I. Wolff
    • Irving B. Margolis

    OriginalPaper Pages: 143 - 145

13. Diagnosis of neuronal colonic dysplasia in primary chronic constipation and sigmoid diverticulosis —endoscopic biopsy and enzyme-histochemical examination

    • F. Stoss
    • W. Meier-Ruge

    OriginalPaper Pages: 146 - 149

14. Real-time sonography of the mediastinum in adults: a study in 100 healthy volunteers

    • A. Brüggemann
    • A. Greie
    • G. Lepsien

    OriginalPaper Pages: 150 - 153

15. Coelioscopic treatment of perforated gastroduodenal ulcer using the ligamentum teres hepatis

    • G. Costalat
    • F. Dravet
    • J. Vernhet

    Case Reports Pages: 154 - 155

16. Laparoscopic repair of full-thickness stomach injury

    • Pasquale Spinelli
    • Gianfranco Di Felice
    • Rosario Oriana

    OriginalPaper Pages: 156 - 157

17. A new training device for laparoscopic cholecystectomy

    • Jonathan M. Sackier
    • George Berci
    • Margaret Paz-Partlow

    Technical Note Pages: 158 - 159