1. Scientific electronic publication

   • B. V. MacFadyen
   • A. Cuschieri

   Editorial Pages: 335 - 336

2. One world, one people, one surgery

   • T. E. Udwadia

   Dr. Karl Storz Millennium Lecture on New Technology Pages: 337 - 343

3. Complications of laparoscopic antireflux surgery

   • D. I. Watson
   • A. C. de Beaux

   Review article Pages: 344 - 352

4. Quality of life before and after laparoscopic Nissen fundoplication

   • C. Möbius
   • H. J. Stein
   • J. R. Siewert

   Original Articles Pages: 353 - 356

5. The surgical management of congenital liver cysts

   • J. -F. Gigot
   • S. Metairie
   • P. Gianello

   Original Articles Pages: 357 - 363

6. The role of laparoscopic ultrasound in the minimally invasive management of symptomatic hepatic cysts

   • P. Schachter
   • V. Sorin
   • A. Czerniak

   Original Articles Pages: 364 - 367

7. Effects of amniodistention with carbon dioxide on fetal acid-base status during fetoscopic surgery in a sheep model

   • E. Gratacós
   • J. Wu
   • J. A. Deprest

   Original Articles Pages: 368 - 372

8. The role of laparoscopy in the management of childhood intussusception

   • M. van der Laan
   • N. M. A. Bax
   • B. M. Ure

   Original Articles Pages: 373 - 376

9. Is laparoscopic appendectomy safe in pregnant women?

   • S. Lyass
   • A Pikarsky
   • P. Reissman

   Original Articles Pages: 377 - 379

10. The impact of conventional and laparoscopic colon resection (CO₂ or helium) on intraperitoneal adhesion formation in a rat peritonitis model

    • C. A. Jacobi
    • A. Sterzel
    • J. M. Müller

    Original Articles Pages: 380 - 386

11. Laparoscopic vs open appendectomy in overweight patients

    • L. Enochsson
    • A. Hellberg
    • J. Wenner

    Original Articles Pages: 387 - 392

12. Laparoscopic gastric bypass as a reoperative bariatric surgery for failed open restrictive procedures

    • J. de Csepel
    • R. Nahouraii
    • M. Gagner

    Original Articles Pages: 393 - 397

13. Treatment of acute cholecystitis

    • Ž. Glavić
    • L. Begić
    • A. Rukavina

    Original Articles Pages: 398 - 401

14. Clinical efficacy of video-assisted gasless transanal endoscopic microsurgery (TEM) for rectal carcinoid tumor

    • Y. Araki
    • H. Isomoto
    • K. Shirouzu

    Original Articles Pages: 402 - 404

15. Effect of insufflation gas and intraabdominal pressure on portal venous flow during pneumoperitoneum in the rat

    • T. C. Schmandra
    • Z. -G. Kim
    • C. N. Gutt

    Original Articles Pages: 405 - 408

16. Minimally invasive video-assisted parathyroidectomy

    • K. K. J. Hallfeldt
    • A. Trupka
    • K. Horn

    Original Articles Pages: 409 - 412

17. Laparoscopic splenopexy by peritoneal and omental pouch construction for intermittent splenic torsion ("wandering spleen")

    Abstract Pages: 413 - 413

18. Acute hemoperitoneum caused by rupture of omentum adhesions after running

    Abstract Pages: 413 - 413

19. Splenosis in a port site after laparoscopic splenectomy

    Abstract Pages: 413 - 414

20. Laparoscopic intragastric resection of gastric leiomyoma using needlescopic instruments

    Abstract Pages: 414 - 414

21. The minimally invasive surgical suite enters the 21^st century

    • D. M. Herron
    • M. Gagner
    • L. L. Swanström

    New Technology Pages: 415 - 422

22. Stenting

    • L. Morgenstern

    History Pages: 423 - 423

23. Radially dilating trocars are not cost-effective alternatives except for pediatric laparoscopic operations, especially those for undescended testis and imperforate anus

    • W. T. Ng
    • D. Chang

    Letters to the Editor Pages: 424 - 425

24. The “lap-loop” as a substitute for the fourth trocar in laparoscopic cholecystectomy

    • W. T. Ng
    • C. K. Kong
    • K. S. Yuen

    Letters to the Editor Pages: 426 - 427

25. News and notices

    News Pages: 428 - 431