1. ASGE EndoVators Summit: defining the role and value of endoscopic therapies in obesity management

   • Marvin Ryou
   • Kenneth R. McQuaid
   • ASGE EndoVators Task Force

   White Paper 14 November 2017 Pages: 1 - 13

2. Single-incision surgery trocar-site hernia: an updated systematic review meta-analysis with trial sequential analysis by the Minimally Invasive Surgery Synthesis of Interventions Outcomes Network (MISSION)

   • Stavros A. Antoniou
   • Josep M. García-Alamino
   • Kyriakos Souliotis

   Review 19 July 2017 Pages: 14 - 23

   

3. Robotic versus laparoscopic versus open colorectal surgery: towards defining criteria to the right choice

   • Matthew Zelhart
   • Andreas M. Kaiser

   Review 15 August 2017 Pages: 24 - 38

   

4. Cost-effectiveness of per oral endoscopic myotomy relative to laparoscopic Heller myotomy for the treatment of achalasia

   • Erin K. Greenleaf
   • Joshua S. Winder
   • Eric M. Pauli

   OriginalPaper 07 December 2017 Pages: 39 - 45

   

5. Short-term surgical outcomes of minimally invasive repeat hepatectomy for recurrent liver cancer

   • Takehiro Noda
   • Hidetoshi Eguchi
   • Masaki Mori

   OriginalPaper 21 June 2017 Pages: 46 - 52

6. Laparoscopic distal pancreatectomy for pancreatic cancer is safe and effective

   • Marita D. Bauman
   • David G. Becerra
   • Eugene P. Ceppa

   OriginalPaper 22 June 2017 Pages: 53 - 61

   

7. Can a virtual reality surgical simulation training provide a self-driven and mentor-free skills learning? Investigation of the practical influence of the performance metrics from the virtual reality robotic surgery simulator on the skill learning and associated cognitive workloads

   • Gyusung I. Lee
   • Mija R. Lee

   OriginalPaper 20 June 2017 Pages: 62 - 72

   

8. Comparative study between endoscopic submucosal dissection and surgery in patients with early gastric cancer

   • Kyu Yeon Hahn
   • Chan Hyuk Park
   • Sang Kil Lee

   OriginalPaper 21 June 2017 Pages: 73 - 86

   

9. Video analysis in basic skills training: a way to expand the value and use of BlackBox training?

   • Ninos Oussi
   • Constantinos Loukas
   • Lars Enochsson

   OriginalPaper Open access 29 June 2017 Pages: 87 - 95

   

10. Characteristics predicting laparoscopic skill in medical students: nine years’ experience in a single center

    • Tsutomu Nomura
    • Takeshi Matsutani
    • Eiji Uchida

    OriginalPaper 21 June 2017 Pages: 96 - 104

    

11. Long-term outcomes and quality of life after surgical or conservative treatment of benign simple liver cysts

    • Philip de Reuver
    • Izak van der Walt
    • Thomas J. Hugh

    OriginalPaper 21 June 2017 Pages: 105 - 113

    

12. Customization of laparoscopic gastric devascularization and splenectomy for gastric varices based on CT vascular anatomy

    • Hirofumi Kawanaka
    • Tomohiko Akahoshi
    • Yoshihiko Maehara

    OriginalPaper 21 June 2017 Pages: 114 - 126

    

13. A novel endoscopic surgery for dysphagia after stroke

    • Jian Wang
    • Wuyi Li
    • Hong Huo

    OriginalPaper 21 June 2017 Pages: 127 - 133

    

14. Open versus laparoscopic rectal cancer resection and risk of subsequent incisional hernia repair and paracolostomy hernia repair: a nationwide population-based cohort study

    • Peter Andersen
    • Rune Erichsen
    • Lene H. Iversen

    OriginalPaper 22 June 2017 Pages: 134 - 144

    

15. Effects of barbed suture during robot-assisted radical prostatectomy on postoperative tissue damage and longitudinal changes in lower urinary tract outcome

    • Nobuhiro Haga
    • Noriaki Kurita
    • Yoshiyuki Kojima

    OriginalPaper 22 June 2017 Pages: 145 - 153

    

16. The spaced learning concept significantly improves training for laparoscopic suturing: a pilot randomized controlled study

    • Michael Boettcher
    • Johannes Boettcher
    • Konrad Reinshagen

    OriginalPaper 22 June 2017 Pages: 154 - 159

    

17. Incidence, natural course, and characteristics of postlaparoscopic shoulder pain

    • Dong Hee Lee
    • Taejong Song
    • Kyo Won Lee

    OriginalPaper 22 June 2017 Pages: 160 - 165

    

18. Scintigraphic peritoneography reveals a non-uniform ^99mTc-Pertechnetat aerosol distribution pattern for Pressurized Intra-Peritoneal Aerosol Chemotherapy (PIPAC) in a swine model

    • Alexander Bellendorf
    • Veria Khosrawipour
    • Urs Giger-Pabst

    OriginalPaper 22 June 2017 Pages: 166 - 174

    

19. Ultrasonographic optic nerve sheath diameter for predicting elevated intracranial pressure during laparoscopic surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis

    • Eun Jung Kim
    • Bon-Nyeo Koo
    • Min-Soo Kim

    OriginalPaper 21 June 2017 Pages: 175 - 182

    

20. Analysis of the posture pattern during robotic simulator tasks using an optical motion capture system

    • Kenta Takayasu
    • Kenji Yoshida
    • Hidefumi Kinoshita

    OriginalPaper 29 June 2017 Pages: 183 - 190

    

21. Forgotten biliary stents: ignorance is not bliss

    • Saket Kumar
    • Abhijit Chandra
    • Vishal Gupta

    OriginalPaper 22 June 2017 Pages: 191 - 195

    

22. Long-term oncological outcomes of submucosal manipulation during non-curative endoscopic submucosal dissection for submucosal invasive gastric cancer: a multicenter retrospective study in Japan

    • Hirotaka Ito
    • Takuji Gotoda
    • Tooru Shimosegawa

    OriginalPaper 21 June 2017 Pages: 196 - 203

    

23. A standardized comparison of peri-operative complications after minimally invasive esophagectomy: Ivor Lewis versus McKeown

    • Andrew M. Brown
    • Michael J. Pucci
    • Francesco Palazzo

    OriginalPaper 22 June 2017 Pages: 204 - 211

24. Loss of Medicaid insurance after successful bariatric surgery: an unintended outcome

    • J. Hunter Mehaffey
    • Eric J. Charles
    • Peter T. Hallowell

    OriginalPaper 22 June 2017 Pages: 212 - 216

25. A structured, extended training program to facilitate adoption of new techniques for practicing surgeons

    • Jacob A. Greenberg
    • Sally Jolles
    • Carla M. Pugh

    OriginalPaper 22 June 2017 Pages: 217 - 224

    

26. Passing the fundamentals of endoscopic surgery (FES) exam: linking specialty choice and attitudes about endoscopic surgery to success

    • Aimee K. Gardner
    • Michael B. Ujiki
    • Brian J. Dunkin

    OriginalPaper 21 June 2017 Pages: 225 - 228

27. Early outcomes of robotic-assisted inguinal hernia repair in obese patients: a multi-institutional, retrospective study

    • Ramachandra Kolachalam
    • Eugene Dickens
    • Anthony Gonzalez

    OriginalPaper 23 June 2017 Pages: 229 - 235

28. Solving the surgeon ergonomic crisis with surgical exosuit

    • Shanglei Liu
    • Daniel Hemming
    • Santiago Horgan

    OriginalPaper 22 June 2017 Pages: 236 - 244

    

29. Deep neuromuscular blockade improves surgical conditions during low-pressure pneumoperitoneum laparoscopic donor nephrectomy

    • D. M. D. Özdemir-van Brunschot
    • A. E. Braat
    • M. C. Warlé

    OriginalPaper Open access 22 June 2017 Pages: 245 - 251

    

30. Transoral outlet reduction with full thickness endoscopic suturing for weight regain after gastric bypass: a large multicenter international experience and meta-analysis

    • Eric J. Vargas
    • Fateh Bazerbachi
    • Barham K. Abu Dayyeh

    OriginalPaper 29 June 2017 Pages: 252 - 259

    

31. Safety and efficacy of the endoscopic duodenal–jejunal bypass liner prototype in severe or morbidly obese subjects implanted for up to 3 years

    • Nicolás Quezada
    • Rodrigo Muñoz
    • Alex Escalona

    OriginalPaper 29 June 2017 Pages: 260 - 267

    

32. Diagnostic staging laparoscopy in gastric cancer: a prospective cohort at a cancer institute in Japan

    • Tomoyuki Irino
    • Takeshi Sano
    • Toshiharu Yamaguchi

    OriginalPaper 29 June 2017 Pages: 268 - 275

    

33. Bariatric surgery is associated with renal function improvement

    • Carla N. Holcomb
    • Lauren E. Goss
    • Britney L. Corey

    OriginalPaper 29 June 2017 Pages: 276 - 281

    

34. Per oral endoscopic myotomy vs. laparoscopic Heller myotomy, does gastric extension length matter?

    • Mauricio Ramirez
    • Cecilia Zubieta
    • Alejandro Nieponice

    OriginalPaper 28 June 2017 Pages: 282 - 288

    

35. Safe and successful resection of difficult GI lesions using a novel single-step full-thickness resection device (FTRD^®)

    • P. V. Valli
    • J. Mertens
    • P. Bauerfeind

    OriginalPaper 29 June 2017 Pages: 289 - 299

    

36. Gentamicin submucosal lavage during peroral endoscopic myotomy (POEM): a retrospective analysis

    • Julia Bayer
    • Zuzana Vackova
    • Jan Martinek

    OriginalPaper 27 June 2017 Pages: 300 - 306

    

37. Multicenter evaluation of first-line endoscopic treatment with the OTSC in acute non-variceal upper gastrointestinal bleeding and comparison with the Rockall cohort: the FLETRock study

    • E. Wedi
    • A. Fischer
    • H. J. Richter-Schrag

    OriginalPaper 27 June 2017 Pages: 307 - 314

    

38. Vacuum-assisted early transanal closure of leaking low colorectal anastomoses: the CLEAN study

    • W. A. A. Borstlap
    • G. D. Musters
    • W. A. Bemelman

    OriginalPaper Open access 29 June 2017 Pages: 315 - 327

    

39. The prognostic impact of bowel perforation following self-expanding metal stent as a bridge to surgery in colorectal cancer obstruction

    • Tue Højslev Avlund
    • Rune Erichsen
    • Lene H. Iversen

    OriginalPaper 29 June 2017 Pages: 328 - 336

    

40. Risk factors for prolonged postoperative ileus after laparoscopic sphincter-saving total mesorectal excision for rectal cancer: an analysis of 428 consecutive patients

    • Elisabeth Hain
    • Léon Maggiori
    • Yves Panis

    OriginalPaper 27 June 2017 Pages: 337 - 344

    

41. Patterns of reoperation after failed fundoplication: an analysis of 9462 patients

    • Nabeel R. Obeid
    • Maria S. Altieri
    • Aurora D. Pryor

    OriginalPaper 13 July 2017 Pages: 345 - 350

    

42. Laparoscopic and endoscopic cooperative surgery is a feasible treatment procedure for intraluminal gastric gastrointestinal stromal tumors compared to endoscopic intragastric surgery

    • Toshiyasu Ojima
    • Masaki Nakamura
    • Hiroki Yamaue

    OriginalPaper 29 June 2017 Pages: 351 - 357

    

43. Impact of obesity on short- and long-term outcomes of laparoscopy assisted distal gastrectomy for gastric cancer

    • Shoji Shimada
    • Naruhiko Sawada
    • Sin-ei Kudo

    OriginalPaper 27 June 2017 Pages: 358 - 366

    

44. Clinical implication of endoscopic gross appearance in superficial esophageal squamous carcinoma: revisited

    • Cheal Wung Huh
    • Da Hyun Jung
    • Hyojin Park

    OriginalPaper 29 June 2017 Pages: 367 - 375

    

45. Transversus abdominis plane (TAP) block versus thoracic epidural analgesia (TEA) in laparoscopic colon surgery in the ERAS program

    • Basilio Pirrera
    • Vincenzo Alagna
    • Gianluca Garulli

    OriginalPaper 01 July 2017 Pages: 376 - 382

    

46. Short-term outcomes after laparoscopic versus open transhiatal resection of Siewert type II adenocarcinoma of the esophagogastric junction

    • Shizuki Sugita
    • Takahiro Kinoshita
    • Hideki Sunagawa

    OriginalPaper 27 June 2017 Pages: 383 - 390

    

47. Investigation of operative outcomes of thoracoscopic esophagectomy after triplet chemotherapy with docetaxel, cisplatin, and 5-fluorouracil for advanced esophageal squamous cell carcinoma

    • Yuji Akiyama
    • Takeshi Iwaya
    • Akira Sasaki

    OriginalPaper 29 June 2017 Pages: 391 - 399

    

48. Routine versus selective upper gastrointestinal contrast series after omental patch repair for gastric or duodenal perforation

    • Stephenie Poris
    • Andrew Fontaine
    • Steve Eubanks

    OriginalPaper 29 June 2017 Pages: 400 - 404

49. Factors influencing the outcome of magnetic sphincter augmentation for chronic gastroesophageal reflux disease

    • Heather F. Warren
    • Lisa M. Brown
    • Brian E. Louie

    OriginalPaper 29 June 2017 Pages: 405 - 412

50. Simulation-based mastery learning for endoscopy using the endoscopy training system: a strategy to improve endoscopic skills and prepare for the fundamentals of endoscopic surgery (FES) manual skills exam

    • E. Matthew Ritter
    • Zachary A. Taylor
    • Aimee K. Gardner

    OriginalPaper 11 July 2017 Pages: 413 - 420