1. SAGES and surgical education

   • N. J. Soper

   SAGES 2001 Presidential Address Pages: 775 - 780

2. Understanding and optimizing laparoscopic videosystems

   • E. Berber
   • A. E. Siperstein

   Review Article Pages: 781 - 787

3. Trocar site recurrence in laparoscopic surgery for colorectal cancer

   • O. Zmora
   • P. Gervaz
   • S. D. Wexner

   Original Articles Pages: 788 - 793

4. Technical considerations in laparoscopic liver surgery

   • F. J. Berends
   • S. Meijer
   • M. A. Cuesta

   Original Articles Pages: 794 - 798

5. Initial results with an electrothermal bipolar vessel sealer

   • B. T. Heniford
   • B. D. Matthews
   • F. L. Greene

   Original Articles Pages: 799 - 801

6. Laparoscopic colorectal resection in octogenarians

   • P. A. Seshadri
   • J. Mamazza
   • E. C. Poulin

   Original Articles Pages: 802 - 805

7. Effects of CO₂ pneumoperitoneum on the basilar artery

   • N. Erkan
   • N. Gokmen
   • I. Astarcioglu

   Original Articles Pages: 806 - 811

8. Intraoperative cholangiography in laparoscopic cholecystectomy during residency in general surgery

   • V. Bresadola
   • S. Intini
   • F. Bresadola

   Original Articles Pages: 812 - 815

9. Laparoscopic cholecystectomy in adults with sickle cell disease

   • G. Bonatsos
   • K. Birbas
   • N. Durakis

   Original Articles Pages: 816 - 819

10. Laparoscopic management of malfunctioning peritoneal dialysis catheters

    • T. Yilmazlar
    • M. Yavuz
    • H. Ceylan

    Original Articles Pages: 820 - 822

11. Laparoscopic antireflux surgery at an outpatient surgery center

    • C. R. Finley
    • J. B. McKernan

    Original Articles Pages: 823 - 826

12. Converted laparoscopic colorectal surgery

    • P. Gervaz
    • A. Pikarsky
    • S. Wexner

    Original Articles Pages: 827 - 832

13. Validation of a new experimental model of colon cancer

    • C. Balague
    • C. Braumann
    • C. A. Jacobi

    Original Articles Pages: 833 - 836

14. Does a laparoscopic approach to total abdominal colectomy and proctocolectomy offer advantages?

    • P. A. Seshadri
    • E. C. Poulin
    • J. Mamazza

    Original Articles Pages: 837 - 842

15. Experimental assessment of tumor growth and dissemination of a microscopic peritoneal carcinomatosis after CO₂ peritoneal insufflation or laparotomy

    • E. Fondrinier
    • M. Boisdron-Celle
    • E. Gamelin

    Original Articles Pages: 843 - 848

16. Thoracoscopic surgery and conventional open thoracotomy in metastatic lung cancer

    • J. Nakajima
    • S. Takamoto
    • T. Fukami

    Original Articles Pages: 849 - 853

17. Effects of prolonged increased intra-abdominal pressure on gastrointestinal blood flow in pigs

    • F. F. Gudmundsson
    • H. G. Gislason
    • K. Svanes

    Original Articles Pages: 854 - 860

18. Hemodynamic effects of helium vs carbon dioxide pneumoperitoneum in an experimental model of acute heart failure

    • S. Lyass
    • S. Levin
    • P. Reissman

    Original Articles Pages: 861 - 866

19. Laparoscopic cholecystectomy in the new millennium

    • J. B. Lichten
    • J. J. Reid
    • R. L. Friedman

    Original Articles Pages: 867 - 872

20. The influence of intraoperative complications on adhesion formation during laparoscopic and conventional cholecystectomy in an animal model

    • E. M. Gamal
    • P. Metzger
    • I. Mikó

    Original Articles Pages: 873 - 877

21. The umbilicus in laparoscopic surgery

    • A. J. Voitk
    • S. G. S. Tsao

    Original Articles Pages: 878 - 881

22. A proteinase inhibitor decreases tumor growth in a laparoscopic rat model

    • M. Pross
    • H. Lippert
    • H. U. Schulz

    Original Articles Pages: 882 - 885

23. The Z-line appearance and prevalence of intestinal metaplasia among patients without symptoms or endoscopical signs indicating gastroesophageal reflux

    • B. Wallner
    • A. Sylvan
    • K. G. Janunger

    Original Articles Pages: 886 - 889

24. Results and complications of laparoscopic cholecystectomy in childhood

    • C. Esposito
    • M. A. Gonzalez Sabin
    • A. Settimi

    Original Articles Pages: 890 - 892

25. Laparoscopic wedge resection for benign gastric tumors

    • M. Röthlin
    • O. Schöb

    Original Articles Pages: 893 - 895

26. Trocar-site metastasis is not always due to laparoscopy

    BriefCommunication Pages: 896 - 896

27. An unusual case of port site seeding

    BriefCommunication Pages: 896 - 896

28. Laparoscopic wedge resection of a gastric leiomyoma

    BriefCommunication Pages: 896 - 897

29. Thoracoscopic techniques in the management of benign mediastinal dumbbell tumors

    BriefCommunication Pages: 897 - 897

30. Recurrent septic episodes following gallstone spillage at laparoscopic cholecystectomy

    BriefCommunication Pages: 897 - 897

31. Laparoscopic pancreatectomy for persistent hyperinsulinemic hypoglycemia of infancy

    BriefCommunication Pages: 897 - 898

32. Laparoscopic excision of duodenal tumors

    BriefCommunication Pages: 898 - 898

33. Successful emergency endometrial ablation for intractable uterine bleeding in a postmenopausal woman complicated with liver cirrhosis and morbid obesity

    BriefCommunication Pages: 898 - 898

34. A single-trocar technique for minimally invasive surgery of the chest

    • M. Migliore
    • G. Deodato

    Technique Pages: 899 - 901

35. Laparoscopic placement of Tenchkoff catheters

    • D. Mahon
    • M. Rhodes
    • N. Burgess

    Letters to the Editor Pages: 902 - 902

36. The author replies

    • K. Y. Y. Kok

    Letters to the Editor Pages: 903 - 903

37. Technique for using pledgeted sutures in laparoscopic Nissen fundoplication

    • L. L. Hawkins
    • J. L. Marti
    • P. Reardon

    Letters to the Editor Pages: 904 - 904

38. Pneumoperitoneum with carbon dioxide and liver metastases

    • C. G. Mixter

    Letters to the Editor Pages: 905 - 905

39. The authors reply

    • H. Ishida
    • N. Murata
    • Y. Idezuki

    Letters to the Editor Pages: 906 - 906

40. News and notices

    News Pages: 907 - 910