1. The claim to fame comes mainly from the stain

   • F. L. Greene

   Editorial Pages: 1271 - 1271

2. Laparoscopic surgery—anesthetic implications

   • A. J. Cunningham

   Review Pages: 1272 - 1284

3. Comparative study of the holding strength of slipknots using absorbable and nonabsorbable ligature materials

   • S. M. Shimi
   • M. Lirici
   • A. Cuschieri

   Original Articles Pages: 1285 - 1291

4. The suturoscope

   • E. da Silva Gomes
   • A. Figueiredo
   • J. Dionísio

   Original Articles Pages: 1292 - 1293

5. Continuous esophageal pH monitoring during laparoscopic cholecystectomy

   • A. Halevy
   • H. Kais
   • I. Vinograd

   Original Articles Pages: 1294 - 1296

6. Extracorporeal shock-wave lithotripsy prior to laparoscopic cholecystectomy

   • V. Lange
   • G. Meyer
   • U. Klüppelberg

   Original Articles Pages: 1297 - 1300

7. Comparison of laparoscopic and minilap cholecystectomy for acute cholecystitis

   • P. C. Calhoun
   • L. H. Adams
   • M. R. Adams

   Original Articles Pages: 1301 - 1304

8. Endoscopic and histological criteria for preoperative evaluation of the depth of infiltration of gastric carcinoma

   • E. G. Cristallini
   • C. Paganelli
   • G. B. Bolis

   Original Articles Pages: 1305 - 1307

9. Diagnosis of colorectal tumors by the endoscopic Congo red-methylene blue test

   • H. Iishi
   • M. Tatsuta
   • S. Ishiguro

   Original Articles Pages: 1308 - 1311

10. Laparoscopic-assisted vagotomy and distal gastrectomy

    • M. Anvari
    • A. Park

    Original Articles Pages: 1312 - 1315

11. Complications and recurrences associated with laparoscopic repair of groin hernias

    • C. Tetik
    • M. E. Arregui
    • F. K. Toy

    Original Articles Pages: 1316 - 1323

12. The influence of the number of endoclips and of mesh incorporation on the strength of an experimental hernia patch repair

    • Y. -M. Dion
    • R. Laplante
    • M. Marois

    Original Articles Pages: 1324 - 1328

13. Laparoscopic enucleation of a renal cell carcinoma

    • R. C. Luciani
    • M. Greiner
    • J. F. Didierlaurent

    Case Reports Pages: 1329 - 1331

14. Delayed gallstone abscess following laparoscopic cholecystectomy

    • J. D. Mellinger
    • T. J. Eldridge
    • M. M. Crabbe

    Case Reports Pages: 1332 - 1334

15. Liver fibrosis after extracorporeal shock-wave lithotripsy of gallbladder stones

    • P. W. Plaisier
    • J. F. Hamming
    • H. A. Bruining

    Case Reports Pages: 1335 - 1337

16. Gastric diverticulum

    • V. Velanovich

    Case Reports Pages: 1338 - 1339

17. Laparoscopy preferable to imaging procedures in detecting metastases of a pancreas carcinoma to the liver

    • T. Nishizaki
    • T. Matsumata
    • K. Sugimachi

    Case Reports Pages: 1340 - 1342

18. Self-expanding esophageal prosthesis

    • A. Segalin
    • P. Granelli
    • A. Peracchia

    Case Reports Pages: 1343 - 1345

19. Laparoscopy in the diagnosis of bleeding Meckel's diverticulum

    • M. R. Madsen

    Case Reports Pages: 1346 - 1347

20. Technical aspects of adrenalectomy via operative laparoscopy

    • L. Fernández-Cruz
    • A. Sáenz
    • E. Astudillo

    Technique Pages: 1348 - 1351

21. Colonoscopic-assisted laparoscopic colectomy

    • P. Reissman
    • T. -A. Teoh
    • S. D. Wexner

    Technique Pages: 1352 - 1353

22. Laparoscopic adjustable silicone gastric banding in the treatment of morbid obesity

    • M. Belachew
    • M. -J. Legrand
    • N. Jacquet

    Technique Pages: 1354 - 1356

23. Laparoscopic cholecystectomy and gallbladder cancer

    • G. S. Ferzli
    • R. Daou

    Letters to the Editor Pages: 1357 - 1357

24. Recurrent inguinal hernia without peritoneal defect

    • S. D. Schwaitzberg

    Letters to the Editor Pages: 1358 - 1359

25. Is the retrieval of lost peritoneal gallstones worthwhile?

    • R. V. Cohen
    • P. R. B. Pereira
    • E. M. de Tolosa

    Letters to the Editor Pages: 1360 - 1360

26. News and notices

    News Pages: 1361 - 1363