Scientific inquiry: why don’t surgeons practice what they preach? R. Satava Editorial 19 September 2003 Pages: 1513 - 1513
Imaging for the diagnosis and staging of periampullary carcinomas R. M. WalshM. ConnellyM. Baker Review article 15 August 2003 Pages: 1514 - 1520
A prospective analysis of 211 robotic-assisted surgical procedures M. A. TalaminiS. ChapmanW. S. Melvin Original article 15 August 2003 Pages: 1521 - 1524
Fundamental principles of validation, and reliability: rigorous science for the assessment of surgical education and training A. G. GallagherE. M. RitterR. M. Satava Original article 19 September 2003 Pages: 1525 - 1529
Long-term results of laparoscopic versus open resections for rectal cancer for 124 unselected patients F. FeliciottiM. GuerrieriE. Lezoche Original article 21 July 2003 Pages: 1530 - 1535
Transperitoneal laparoscopical iliac lymphadenectomy for treatment of malignant melanoma F. PicciottoE. VolpiD. Siatis Original article 21 July 2003 Pages: 1536 - 1540
Laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding for massive superobesity ( > 60 body mass index kg/m2) G. A. Fielding Original article 15 August 2003 Pages: 1541 - 1545
Incisional hernia repair L. BenciniL. J. SanchezR. Moretti Original article 15 August 2003 Pages: 1546 - 1551
The effect of indwelling endoprosthesis on stone size or fragmentation after long-term treatment with biliary stenting for large stones P. KatsinelosI. GalanisA. Papagiannis Original article 15 August 2003 Pages: 1552 - 1555
Ambulatory long-term pH monitoring in pigs K. A. GawadR. WachowiakJ. R. Izbicki Original article 15 August 2003 Pages: 1556 - 1560
Comparison of objective outcomes following laparoscopic Nissen fundoplication versus laparoscopic gastric bypass in the morbidly obese with heartburn E. J. PattersonD. G. DavisL. L. Swanström Original article 21 July 2003 Pages: 1561 - 1565
Transition from open to laparoscopic adrenalectomy D. L. MaccabeeA. JonesB. C. Sheppard Original article 21 July 2003 Pages: 1566 - 1569
Octreotide lowers gastric mucosal blood flow in normal and portal hypertensive stomachs D. L. ClarkeA. McKuneS. R. Thomson Original article 21 July 2003 Pages: 1570 - 1572
Laparoscopic treatment for Mirizzi syndrome C. -N. YehY. -Y. JanM. -F. Chen Original article 11 July 2003 Pages: 1573 - 1578
Endoscopic treatment of benign gastrointestinal anastomotic strictures using argon plasma coagulation in combination with diathermy D. SchubertR. KuhnM. Pross Original article 21 July 2003 Pages: 1579 - 1582
A study to validate the colonoscopy simulator T. MahmoodA. Darzi Original article 15 August 2003 Pages: 1583 - 1589
Laparoscopic choledochoduodenostomy C. N. TangW. T. SiuM. K. W. Li Original article 21 July 2003 Pages: 1590 - 1594
A performance study comparing manual and robotically assisted laparoscopic surgery using the da Vinci system G. HubensH. CoveliersW. Vaneerdeweg Original article 21 July 2003 Pages: 1595 - 1599
Laparoscopic management of symptomatic achalasia associated with epiphrenic diverticulum E. Fraiji JrM. BloomstonA. S. Rosemurgy Original article 21 July 2003 Pages: 1600 - 1603
Video-assisted thyroidectomy for papillary thyroid carcinoma R. BellantoneC. P. LombardiM. Salvatori Original article 21 July 2003 Pages: 1604 - 1608
Reduced hospitalization cost for patients with pectus excavatum treated using minimally invasive surgery T. H. IngeE. OwingsK. E. Georgeson Original article 21 July 2003 Pages: 1609 - 1613
Laparoscopic esophagogastric devascularization in bleeding varices A. HelmyI. Abdelkader SalamaS. D. Schwaitzberg Original article 21 July 2003 Pages: 1614 - 1619
Prevalence and severity of chronic groin pain after endoscopic totally extraperitoneal inguinal hernioplasty H. LauN. G. PatilF. Lee Original article 21 July 2003 Pages: 1620 - 1623
Two-port versus four-port laparoscopic cholecystectomy C. M. PoonK. W. ChanK. W. Lee Original article 21 July 2003 Pages: 1624 - 1627
The impact of carbon dioxide and helium insufflation on experimental liver metastases, macrophages, and cell adhesion molecules C. N. GuttT. GessmannZ. -G. Kim Original article 21 July 2003 Pages: 1628 - 1631
Effect of carbon dioxide pneumoperitoneum on tissue blood flow in the peritoneum, rectus abdominis, and diaphragm muscles Y. YavuzK. RønningR. Mårvik Original article 21 July 2003 Pages: 1632 - 1635
Laparoscopic intervention for intrathoracic stomach in infants M. YagiK. NoseH. Ohyanagi Original article 21 July 2003 Pages: 1636 - 1639
Real-time thermography during energized vessel sealing and dissection P. A. CampbellA. B. CresswellA. Cuschieri Original article 21 July 2003 Pages: 1640 - 1645
Earlier appearance and higher incidence of the rectoanal relaxation reflex in patients with imperforate anus repaired with laparoscopically assisted anorectoplasty C. L. LinK. K. Y. WongP. K. H. Tam Original article 15 August 2003 Pages: 1646 - 1649
Results of the laparoscopic Heller-Dor procedure for pediatric esophageal achalasia G. MattioliC. EspositoV. Jasonni Original article 15 August 2003 Pages: 1650 - 1652
Influence of different gases used for laparoscopy (helium, carbon dioxide, room air, xenon) on tumor volume, proliferation, and apoptosis S. DähnP. SchwalbachC. Kuntz Original article 15 August 2003 Pages: 1653 - 1657
Neuroendocrine tumors of the pancreas Y. Van NieuwenhoveS. VandaeleG. Delvaux Original article 15 August 2003 Pages: 1658 - 1662
Port site metastasis after laparoscopy for uterine cervical carcinoma A. AgostiniX. CarcopinoB. Blanc Original article 15 August 2003 Pages: 1663 - 1665
Video-assisted laparoscopic procedures in peritoneal dialysis S. C. JwoK. S. ChenY. Y. Lin Original article 15 August 2003 Pages: 1666 - 1670
Accuracy of diagnostic laparoscopy for early diagnosis of abdominal complications after cardiac surgery T. HackertP. KienleJ. Schmidt Original article 15 August 2003 Pages: 1671 - 1674
Laparoscopic infracolic necrosectomy for infected pancreatic necrosis G. D. AdamsonA. Cuschieri Multimedia article 29 September 2003 Pages: 1675 - 1675
Hand-assisted laparoscopic hepatectomy after partial splenic embolization T. ShimizuT. TajiriT. Kumazaki Case report 21 July 2003 Pages: 1676 - 1676
Laparoscopic cholecystectomy for gallbladder lymphangiomas H. -R. YangY. -Y. JanM. -F. Chen Case report 15 August 2003 Pages: 1676 - 1676
Laparoscopy in the diagnosis and management of a complicated paraovarian cyst M. MacarthurA. A. Mahomed Case report 15 August 2003 Pages: 1676 - 1677
Subcutaneous emphysema after associated colonoscopy and transanal excision of rectal adenoma L. BassoM. Pescatori Case report 15 August 2003 Pages: 1677 - 1677
Pyogenic cholangitis after inadvertent submucosal contrast injection in the papilla of Vater in a patient with cholestatic hepatitis P. KatsinelosI. PilpilidisS. Dimiropoulos Case report 15 August 2003 Pages: 1677 - 1677
Penetrating chest gunshot wounds A. Robin-LersundiF. HernandoTranchoJ. L. Balibrea Cantero Case report 15 August 2003 Pages: 1677 - 1677
Colonoscopically placed hemoclips as treatment for massive appendiceal stump bleeding M. ZittA. KlausG. Mühlmann Case report 15 August 2003 Pages: 1677 - 1678
Transcervical endoscopic-assisted mediastinal parathyroidectomy with intraoperative parathyroid hormone monitoring W. B. InabnetC. A. Chu Case report 21 July 2003 Pages: 1678 - 1678
Prevention of percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy stoma metastases in patients with active oropharyngeal malignancy D. MaccabeeB. C. Sheppard Case report 21 July 2003 Pages: 1678 - 1678
Video-assisted anatomic mediobasal segmentectomy of lung T. MorikawaM. KajiH. Katoh Case report 21 July 2003 Pages: 1678 - 1678
A laparoscopic approach to small bowel obstruction secondary to endometriosis D. A. WeizmanP. Sullivan Case report 21 July 2003 Pages: 1678 - 1679
Recurrent small bowel obstruction after laparoscopic surgery for gallstone ileus R. HaggerS. SadekK. Singh Case report 21 July 2003 Pages: 1679 - 1679
Laparoscopic surgery and ergonomics: It’s time to think of ourselves as well A. VereczkelH. BubbH. Feussner Letter to the editor 15 August 2003 Pages: 1680 - 1682
Management of peritoneal tear during endoscopic extraperitoneal inguinal hernioplasty J. NgD. Cheng Letter to the editor 21 July 2003 Pages: 1683 - 1683