Open or laparoscopic preperitoneal mesh repair for recurrent inguinal hernia? G. L. BeetsC. D. DirksenG. Kootstra OriginalPaper 06 February 2014 Pages: 323 - 327
Laparoscopic hernioplasty E. L. FelixN. HarbertsonS. Vartanian OriginalPaper 06 February 2014 Pages: 328 - 331
A randomized comparison of driver reaction time after open and endoscopic tension-free inguinal hernia repair D. M. WrightM. G. HallP. J. O'Dwyer OriginalPaper 06 February 2014 Pages: 332 - 334
Endoscopic vs conventional hernia repair from an immunologic point of view D. DeckerC. LindemannA. von Ruecker OriginalPaper 06 February 2014 Pages: 335 - 339
How secure are the arteries occluded by a newly developed ultrasonically activated device? E. KanehiraK. OmuraY. Watanabe OriginalPaper 06 February 2014 Pages: 340 - 342
Laparoscopic partial adrenalectomy T. ImaiY. TanakaH. Funahashi OriginalPaper 06 February 2014 Pages: 343 - 345
Complications in thoracoscopic spinal surgery T.-J. HuangR. W.-W. HsuH.-P. Liu OriginalPaper 06 February 2014 Pages: 346 - 350
Minimally invasive surgery for gastric cancer J. S. AzagraM. GoergenJ. Ibañez-Aguirre OriginalPaper 06 February 2014 Pages: 351 - 357
Endosonography during endoscopic mucosal resection to enhance its safety Y. IzumiH. InoueM. Endo OriginalPaper 06 February 2014 Pages: 358 - 360
Transgastrostomal endoscopic surgery for early gastric carcinoma and submucosal tumor Y. YamashitaT. MaekawaT. Shirakusa OriginalPaper 06 February 2014 Pages: 361 - 364
Increased tumor growth and spread after laparoscopy vs laparotomy D. MutterA. HajriJ. Marescaux OriginalPaper 06 February 2014 Pages: 365 - 370
Influence of the optical axis-to-target view angle on endoscopic task performance G. B. HannaA. Cuschieri OriginalPaper 06 February 2014 Pages: 371 - 375
Hemodynamic consequences of high- and low-pressure capnoperitoneum during laparoscopic cholecystectomy S. P. L. DexterM. VucevicM. J. McMahon OriginalPaper 06 February 2014 Pages: 376 - 381
A randomized controlled trial to determine the effects of humidified carbon dioxide insufflation during thoracoscopy W. G. MoutonJ. R. BessellG. J. Maddern OriginalPaper 06 February 2014 Pages: 382 - 385
Transthoracoscopic needle biopsy for indeterminate lung nodules J. NakajimaA. FuruseT. Oka OriginalPaper 06 February 2014 Pages: 386 - 389
Effects of laparotomy vs pneumoperitoneum on the hepatic catabolic stress response in ambulatory and stationary settings in pigs S. B. LaustenT. GrøfteS. L. Jensen OriginalPaper 06 February 2014 Pages: 390 - 396
Safety of preoperation endoscopic tattoo with india ink for identification of colonic lesions C. S. McArthurS. RoayaieJ. D. Waye OriginalPaper 06 February 2014 Pages: 397 - 400
Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy in burn patients R. SheridanJ. SchulzR. Tompkins OriginalPaper 06 February 2014 Pages: 401 - 402
Current management of endoscopic feeding tube dysfunction T. SimonA. S. Fink OriginalPaper 06 February 2014 Pages: 403 - 405
Laparoscopic enucleation of a solitary pancreatic insulinoma S. P. L. DexterI. G. MartinM. J. McMahon OriginalPaper 06 February 2014 Pages: 406 - 408
Pericardio peritoneal window M. I. RodriguezK. AshW. Liston OriginalPaper 06 February 2014 Pages: 409 - 411
Ultrasonic dissection for endoscopic surgery D. GossotG. BuessM. O. Schurr OriginalPaper 06 February 2014 Pages: 412 - 417
Articles from the following journals are reviewed in this issue: Arch Surg, Br J Surg C. A. KimT. M. FarrellJ. G. Hunter OriginalPaper 06 February 2014 Pages: 418 - 419
Endoscopic intrauterine surgery in primates K. C. ObergA. E. RoblesR. A. Hardesty OriginalPaper 06 February 2014 Pages: 420 - 426
A simple technique for delivery of bulky gallbladders during laparoscopic cholecystectomy T. K. Hotz OriginalPaper 06 February 2014 Pages: 429 - 429
Diagnosis and treatment of diverticular disease L. KöhlerS. SauerlandP. Spinelli OriginalPaper 06 February 2014 Pages: 430 - 436
Erratum to: A miniature probe enables clear demonstration of the cystic duct during laparoscopic cholecystectomy T. OtaniY. MaruyamaM. Makuuchi Erratum 06 February 2014 Pages: 440 - 440