Laser laparoscopy for endometriosis and endometriotic cysts C.J.G. SuttonK.D. Jones OriginalPaper 01 November 2002 Pages: 1513 - 1517
The importance of understanding the basics of imaging in the era of high-tech endoscopy: Part II G. BerciS.D. Schwaitzberg OriginalPaper 01 November 2002 Pages: 1518 - 1522
Surgeon workload and motion efficiency with robot and human laparoscopic camera control G.V. KondraskeE.C. HamiltonD.B. Jones OriginalPaper 01 November 2002 Pages: 1523 - 1527
Ergonomic aspects of four different types of laparoscopic instrument handles with respect to elbow angle U. MaternC. GiebmeyerM. Faist OriginalPaper 01 November 2002 Pages: 1528 - 1532
A clearly visible endoscopic instrument shaft on the monitor facilitates hand–eye coordination M. WentinkP. BreedveldP.A. Wieringa OriginalPaper 01 November 2002 Pages: 1533 - 1537
Tissue attachment strength of prosthetic meshes used in ventral and incisional hernia repair K.A. LeBlancD. BellangerR.W. Stout OriginalPaper 01 November 2002 Pages: 1542 - 1546
Urinary retention following endoscopic totally extraperitoneal inguinal hernioplasty H. LauN.G. PatilF. Lee OriginalPaper 01 November 2002 Pages: 1547 - 1550
Serum E-cadherin concentrations and their response during laparoscopic and open cholecystectomy A.J. KarayiannakisK.N. SyrigosC. Simopoulos OriginalPaper 01 November 2002 Pages: 1551 - 1554
Quality of life for patients with gastroesophageal reflux disease 2 years after laparoscopic fundoplication S. ContiniA. BerteléC. Scarpignato OriginalPaper 01 November 2002 Pages: 1555 - 1560
Laparoscopic–endoscopic rendezvous resection of gastric tumors K. LudwigL. WilhelmJ. Bernhardt OriginalPaper 01 November 2002 Pages: 1561 - 1565
Laparoscopic vertical banded gastroplasty for morbid obesity M. MorinoM. ToppinoC. Garrone OriginalPaper 01 November 2002 Pages: 1566 - 1572
Laparoscopic hepatectomy for extrahepatic growing tumor S. TakagiH. KanekoT. Shiba OriginalPaper 01 November 2002 Pages: 1573 - 1578
The effect of intraoperative bupivacaine administration on parenteral narcotic use after laparoscopic appendectomy P. CerviniL.C. SmithD.R. Urbach OriginalPaper 01 November 2002 Pages: 1579 - 1582
Laparoscopic cholecystectomy in 226 cirrhotic patients C.N. YehM.F. ChenY.Y. Jan OriginalPaper 01 November 2002 Pages: 1583 - 1587
Video-assisted thoracoscopic esophagectomy and radical lymph node dissection for esophageal cancer H. OsugiM. TakemuraH. Kinoshita OriginalPaper 01 November 2002 Pages: 1588 - 1593
Effectiveness of the clinical pathway to decrease length of stay and cost for laparoscopic surgery K. UchiyamaK. TakifujiH. Yamaue OriginalPaper 01 November 2002 Pages: 1594 - 1597
Knot security in laparoscopic surgery J.D. AmorteguiH. Restrepo OriginalPaper 01 November 2002 Pages: 1598 - 1602
Retroperitoneoscopic nephropexy for symptomatic nephroptosis S.-C. ChuehJ.-T. HsiehY.-P. Tu OriginalPaper 01 November 2002 Pages: 1603 - 1607
Laparoscopic splenectomy using ligasure F. RomanoR. CaprottiF. Uggeri OriginalPaper 01 November 2002 Pages: 1608 - 1611
Thoracoscopic-assisted management of postpneumonic empyema in children refractory to medical response H.-P. LiuM.-J. HsiehP.J. Lin OriginalPaper 01 November 2002 Pages: 1612 - 1614
Comparison of interleukin-6, interleukin-8, and granulocyte colony–stimulating factor production by the peritoneum in laparoscopic and open surgery N. YaharaT. AbeM. Oka OriginalPaper 01 November 2002 Pages: 1615 - 1619
Laparoscopic gatrojejunostomy for palliation of gastric outlet obstruction in unresectable gastric cancer Y.-B. Choi OriginalPaper 01 November 2002 Pages: 1620 - 1626
Gastrointestinal transit and stress response after laparoscopic vs conventional distal pancreatectomy in the canine model T. NaitohA. Garcia-RuizM. Gagner OriginalPaper 01 November 2002 Pages: 1627 - 1630
Abnormal esophageal acid exposure is common in morbidly obese patients and improves after a successful Lap-band system implantation P. IovinoL. AngrisaniC. Ciacci OriginalPaper 01 November 2002 Pages: 1631 - 1635
Laparoscopic excision of a Brunner’s gland hamartoma of the duodenum H. G. BaladasT. J. BorodyG. L. Falk Case reports: Online First 01 November 2002 Pages: 1636 - 1636
Laparoscopic removal of retroperitoneal accessory spleen in patient with relapsing idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura 30 years after classical splenectomy A. BudzynskiA. BobrzyńskiA. Skotnicki Case reports: Online First 01 November 2002 Pages: 1636 - 1636
Intestinal perforation in a parastomal hernia by a migrated plastic biliary stent J. M. Levey Case reports: Online First 01 November 2002 Pages: 1636 - 1637
The hourglass appearance of the neurofibroma on rectal ultrasound M. KassaiL. IllényiA. Macdonald Case reports: Online First 01 November 2002 Pages: 1637 - 1637
What’s right when the gallbladder’s left? D. GuiS. MagaliniD. Sermoneta Case reports: Online First 01 November 2002 Pages: 1637 - 1637
Gallstone ileus as a complication of acute cholecystitis F. AgrestaN. Bedin Case reports: Online First 01 November 2002 Pages: 1637 - 1637
Hand-assisted laparoscopic anatomical left lobectomy using hemihepatic vascular control technique T. KurokawaH. InagakiT. Nonami BriefCommunication 01 November 2002 Pages: 1637 - 1638
Pseudomonas aeruginosa liver abscesses after diagnostic endoscopic retrograde cholangiography in two patients with sphincter of Oddi dysfunction type 2 P. KatsinelosS. DimiropoulosI. Vasilladis Case reports: Online First 01 November 2002 Pages: 1638 - 1638
Laparoscopic resection of patent omphalomesenteric duct in an adult T. Z. NursalS. YildirimT. Noyan Case reports: Online First 01 November 2002 Pages: 1638 - 1638
Laparoscopic resection of perforated Meckel's diverticulum in a patient with clinical symptoms of acute appendicitis J. RuhA. PaulC.E. Broelsch BriefCommunication 01 November 2002 Pages: 1638 - 1639
Congenital double pyloric ostium in the adult A. MylonasB. PapaziogasT. Papaziogas BriefCommunication 01 November 2002 Pages: 1639 - 1639
A technique for thoracoscopic aortopericardiosternopexy K. SchaarschmidtA. Kolberg-SchwerdtJ. Strauss Case reports: Online First 01 November 2002 Pages: 1639 - 1639
A simple technique for decompression of distended gallbladder during laparoscopic cholecystectomy H. RivasC. MacColl BriefCommunication 01 November 2002 Pages: 1640 - 1640
The authors' reply A.A. SaberD. RasinR.J. Rosenthal BriefCommunication 01 November 2002 Pages: 1641 - 1641
Hand-assisted laparoscopic autoaugmentation gastrocystoplasty M. SpechtG. PareekD.P. Poppas Pages: 1538 - 1541