1. Novel real-time optical imaging modalities for the detection of neoplastic lesions in urology: a systematic review

   • Oliver Brunckhorst
   • Qi Jia Ong
   • Erik Mayer

   Review Article Open access 12 November 2018 Pages: 1349 - 1367

   

2. The current state of the transanal approach to the ileal pouch-anal anastomosis

   • F. Borja de Lacy
   • Deborah Susan Keller
   • Antonio M. Lacy

   Review Article 23 January 2019 Pages: 1368 - 1375

   

3. Effect of ilaprazole on the healing of endoscopic submucosal dissection-induced gastric ulcer: randomized-controlled, multicenter study

   • Chang Seok Bang
   • Woon Geon Shin
   • Hak Yang Kim

   OriginalPaper 30 August 2018 Pages: 1376 - 1385

   

4. The crossover technique for intracorporeal esophagojejunostomy following laparoscopic total gastrectomy: a simple and safe technique using a linear stapler and two barbed sutures

   • Sang-Woong Lee
   • Masaru Kawai
   • Kazuhisa Uchiyama

   OriginalPaper 05 September 2018 Pages: 1386 - 1393

   

5. Safety and efficacy of using a short tunnel versus a standard tunnel for peroral endoscopic myotomy for Ling type IIc and III achalasia: a retrospective study

   • Longsong Li
   • Ningli Chai
   • Ping Tang

   OriginalPaper 05 September 2018 Pages: 1394 - 1402

   

6. Effect of combining a recruitment maneuver with protective ventilation on inflammatory responses in video-assisted thoracoscopic lobectomy: a randomized controlled trial

   • Hyun Joo Kim
   • Jeong-Hwa Seo
   • Jae-Hyon Bahk

   OriginalPaper 05 September 2018 Pages: 1403 - 1411

   

7. A systematic review and meta-analysis of metal versus plastic stents for drainage of pancreatic fluid collections: metal stents are advantageous

   • Rebecca Saunders
   • Jayapal Ramesh
   • Christopher Halloran

   OriginalPaper Open access 06 September 2018 Pages: 1412 - 1425

   

8. Surgical phase modelling in minimal invasive surgery

   • F. C. Meeuwsen
   • F. van Luyn
   • J. J. van den Dobbelsteen

   OriginalPaper Open access 05 September 2018 Pages: 1426 - 1432

   

9. Effectiveness and safety of endoscopic aspiration mucosectomy and endoscopic submucosal dissection in patients with superficial esophageal squamous-cell carcinoma

   • Yasuaki Furue
   • Chikatoshi Katada
   • Wasaburo Koizumi

   OriginalPaper 05 September 2018 Pages: 1433 - 1440

   

10. Tumor localization using radio-frequency identification clip marker: experimental results of an ex vivo porcine model

    • Hwan Yi Joo
    • Bong Eun Lee
    • Seokyoung Ahn

    OriginalPaper 20 September 2018 Pages: 1441 - 1450

    

11. Laparoscopic liver resection of hepatocellular carcinoma located in unfavorable segments: a propensity score-matched analysis from the I Go MILS (Italian Group of Minimally Invasive Liver Surgery) Registry

    • Giovanni Battista Levi Sandri
    • Giuseppe Maria Ettorre
    • I Go MILS Group on HCC

    OriginalPaper 10 September 2018 Pages: 1451 - 1458

    

12. A comparison between one- and two-stage revisional gastric bypass

    • Abbas Al-Kurd
    • Ronit Grinbaum
    • Nahum Beglaibter

    OriginalPaper 10 September 2018 Pages: 1459 - 1464

13. Evaluating competency in video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) lobectomy performance using a novel assessment tool and virtual reality simulation

    • Katrine Jensen
    • Henrik Jessen Hansen
    • Lars Konge

    OriginalPaper 17 September 2018 Pages: 1465 - 1473

    

14. Strategies for surgical remediation of the multi-fundoplication failure patient

    • Michael Antiporda
    • Chloe Jackson
    • Steven P. Bowers

    OriginalPaper 12 September 2018 Pages: 1474 - 1481

    

15. Robot-assisted versus laparoscopic single-incision cholecystectomy: results of a randomized controlled trial

    • Lukasz Filip Grochola
    • Christopher Soll
    • Stefan Breitenstein

    OriginalPaper 14 September 2018 Pages: 1482 - 1490

    

16. Meta-analysis of short- and long-term outcomes after pure laparoscopic versus open liver surgery in hepatocellular carcinoma patients

    • Jan Witowski
    • Mateusz Rubinkiewicz
    • Michał Pędziwiatr

    OriginalPaper Open access 10 September 2018 Pages: 1491 - 1507

    

17. Morbidity after transanal endoscopic microsurgery: risk factors for postoperative complications and the design of a 1-day surgery program

    • Xavier Serra-Aracil
    • Maritxell Labró-Ciurans
    • Salvador Navarro-Soto

    OriginalPaper 10 September 2018 Pages: 1508 - 1517

    

18. Impaired activity of daily living is a risk factor for high medical cost in patients of non-variceal upper gastrointestinal bleeding

    • Yusaku Takatori
    • Motohiko Kato
    • Toshio Uraoka

    OriginalPaper 12 September 2018 Pages: 1518 - 1522

    

19. One or two trainees per workplace for laparoscopic surgery training courses: results from a randomized controlled trial

    • Karl-Friedrich Kowalewski
    • Andreas Minassian
    • Felix Nickel

    OriginalPaper 07 September 2018 Pages: 1523 - 1531

    

20. Does rating with a checklist improve the effect of E-learning for cognitive and practical skills in bariatric surgery? A rater-blinded, randomized-controlled trial

    • Javier R. De La Garza
    • Mona W. Schmidt
    • Felix Nickel

    OriginalPaper 12 September 2018 Pages: 1532 - 1543

    

21. Intraoperative confocal laser endomicroscopy for real-time in vivo tissue characterization during surgical procedures

    • David Fuks
    • Angelo Pierangelo
    • Brice Gayet

    OriginalPaper 19 September 2018 Pages: 1544 - 1552

    

22. Ileal interposition coupled with duodenal diverted sleeve gastrectomy versus standard medical treatment in type 2 diabetes mellitus obese patients: long-term results of a case–control study

    • Diego Foschi
    • Luca Sorrentino
    • Fabio Corsi

    OriginalPaper 17 September 2018 Pages: 1553 - 1563

    

23. Polyp size of 1 cm is insufficient to discriminate neoplastic and non-neoplastic gallbladder polyps

    • Sarah Z. Wennmacker
    • Aafke H. van Dijk
    • Iris D. Nagtegaal

    OriginalPaper Open access 10 September 2018 Pages: 1564 - 1571

    

24. A novel technique of pancreaticojejunostomy for laparoscopic pancreaticoduodenectomy

    • Yunqiang Cai
    • Hua Luo
    • Bing Peng

    OriginalPaper 10 September 2018 Pages: 1572 - 1577

    

25. Comparison of postoperative pain at umbilical wound after conventional laparoscopic cholecystectomy between transumbilical and infraumbilical incisions: a randomized control trial

    • Boonying Siribumrungwong
    • Trirat Chunsirisub
    • Ammarin Thakkinstian

    OriginalPaper 22 October 2018 Pages: 1578 - 1584

    

26. Real-time diagnosis of Barrett’s esophagus: a prospective, multicenter study comparing confocal laser endomicroscopy with conventional histology for the identification of intestinal metaplasia in new users

    • Cory Richardson
    • Paul Colavita
    • Paul Severson

    2018 SAGES Oral 10 September 2018 Pages: 1585 - 1591

    

27. Intraoperative air leak test reduces the rate of postoperative anastomotic leak: analysis of 777 laparoscopic left-sided colon resections

    • Marco Ettore Allaix
    • Adriana Lena
    • Mario Morino

    2018 SAGES Oral 10 September 2018 Pages: 1592 - 1599

28. Robot-assisted versus laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass and sleeve gastrectomy: a propensity score-matched comparative analysis using the 2015–2016 MBSAQIP database

    • Raul Sebastian
    • Melanie H. Howell
    • Hien Nguyen

    2018 SAGES Oral 17 September 2018 Pages: 1600 - 1612

29. Is hyperkinetic gallbladder an indication for cholecystectomy?

    • Shireesh Saurabh
    • Benjamin Green

    2018 SAGES Oral 12 September 2018 Pages: 1613 - 1617

    

30. Laparoscopy in penetrating abdominal trauma is a safe and effective alternative to laparotomy

    • Kevin Bain
    • Vadim Meytes
    • Michael F. Timoney

    2018 SAGES Oral 12 September 2018 Pages: 1618 - 1625

    

31. High cardiovascular risk patients benefit more from bariatric surgery than low cardiovascular risk patients

    • David Gutierrez Blanco
    • David Romero Funes
    • Raul J. Rosenthal

    2018 SAGES Oral 17 September 2018 Pages: 1626 - 1631

32. Long-term outcomes following POEM for non-achalasia motility disorders of the esophagus

    • Filippo Filicori
    • Christy M. Dunst
    • Lee L. Swanström

    2018 SAGES Oral 19 September 2018 Pages: 1632 - 1639

    

33. Quantitative analysis of colon perfusion pattern using indocyanine green (ICG) angiography in laparoscopic colorectal surgery

    • Gyung Mo Son
    • Myeong Sook Kwon
    • Jung Woo Lee

    2018 SAGES Oral Open access 10 September 2018 Pages: 1640 - 1649

    

34. Routine esophageal manometry is not useful in patients with normal videoesophagram

    • Evan T. Alicuben
    • Nikolai Bildzukewicz
    • John C. Lipham

    2018 SAGES Oral 24 September 2018 Pages: 1650 - 1653

35. Long-term impact of bariatric surgery in diabetic nephropathy

    • LeAnne Young
    • Zubaidah Nor Hanipah
    • Ali Aminian

    2018 SAGES Oral 24 September 2018 Pages: 1654 - 1660

    

36. Baseline psychiatric diagnoses are associated with early readmissions and long hospital length of stay after bariatric surgery

    • Anahita Jalilvand
    • Jane Dewire
    • Sabrena Noria

    2018 SAGES Oral 25 September 2018 Pages: 1661 - 1666

    

37. Pure laparoscopic donor right hepatectomy: perspectives in manipulating a flexible scope

    • Suk Kyun Hong
    • Eunhye Shin
    • Kyung-Suk Suh

    Dynamic Manuscript 21 November 2018 Pages: 1667 - 1673

    

38. “Four-Step Procedure” of laparoscopic exploration for gastric cancer in West China Hospital: a retrospective observational analysis from a high-volume institution in China

    • Kai Liu
    • Xin-zu Chen
    • Jian-kun Hu

    Dynamic Manuscript Open access 26 November 2018 Pages: 1674 - 1682

    

39. Transcervical minimally invasive esophagectomy using da Vinci® SP™ Surgical System: a feasibility study in cadaveric model

    • Philip W. Y. Chiu
    • Simon S. M. Ng
    • Samuel K. W. Au

    New Technology 02 January 2019 Pages: 1683 - 1686

    

40. Novel device to detect enterotomies in real time during laparoscopy: first in human trial during Roux-en-y gastric bypass

    • Elisabeth K. Wynne
    • Dan E. Azagury

    New Technology 28 January 2019 Pages: 1687 - 1692