The surgical management of obesity in young women: consideration of the mother’s and baby’s health before, during, and after pregnancy Melanie A. GrundySean WoodcockStephen E. Attwood Review 12 July 2008 Pages: 2107 - 2116
Natural orifice transesophageal mediastinoscopy and thoracoscopy: a survival series in swine Denise W. GeeField F. WillinghamDavid W. Rattner OriginalPaper 18 July 2008 Pages: 2117 - 2122
Short esophagus: how much length can we get? Victor BochkarevYong Kwon LeeDmitry Oleynikov OriginalPaper 14 June 2008 Pages: 2123 - 2127
Perforated marginal ulcers after laparoscopic gastric bypass Edward L. FelixJohn KettelleDaniel Swartz OriginalPaper 14 June 2008 Pages: 2128 - 2132
Complications with laparoscopically assisted gastrectomy: multivariate analysis of 300 consecutive cases Jong-Min ParkSung-Ho JinSang-Uk Han OriginalPaper 18 May 2008 Pages: 2133 - 2139
Force feedback and basic laparoscopic skills Magdalena K. ChmarraJenny DankelmanFrank-Willem Jansen OriginalPaper Open access 29 April 2008 Pages: 2140 - 2148
Results of a new method to stop acute bleeding from esophageal varices: implantation of a self-expanding stent J. ZehetnerA. ShamiyehR. Hubmann OriginalPaper 12 July 2008 Pages: 2149 - 2152
Needlescopic hysterectomy: incorporation of 3-mm instruments in total laparoscopic hysterectomy Fabio GhezziAntonella CromiPierfrancesco Bolis OriginalPaper 12 July 2008 Pages: 2153 - 2157
Evaluation of supplemental cautery during endoluminal gastroplication for the treatment of gastroesophageal reflux disease Patrick MoslerAyman M. Abdel AzizGlen Lehman OriginalPaper 16 July 2008 Pages: 2158 - 2163
Laparoscopic bowel injury: role of the site and the instrument type: study with an animal model C. TsigrisA. TsechpenakisD. N. Perrea OriginalPaper 22 July 2008 Pages: 2164 - 2167
Factors associated with ostomy reversal Sanjay DaluvoyFlorencia GonzalezFredrick Brody OriginalPaper 15 July 2008 Pages: 2168 - 2170
A quantitative study of disruption in the operating room during laparoscopic antireflux surgery Bin ZhengDanny V. MartinecLee L. Swanström OriginalPaper 12 July 2008 Pages: 2171 - 2177
Do hybrid simulator-generated metrics correlate with content-valid outcome measures? Paul CesanekMiroslav UchalRoberto Bergamaschi OriginalPaper 12 July 2008 Pages: 2178 - 2183
Novel technique for in situ cold perfusion in laparoscopic partial nephrectomy Jörg SimonMichael MeilingerRobert de Petriconi OriginalPaper 02 July 2008 Pages: 2184 - 2189
Primary closure of choledochotomy after emergency laparoscopic common bile duct exploration Ali AlhamdaniSajid MahmudAndrew Baker OriginalPaper 12 July 2008 Pages: 2190 - 2195
Laparoscopic liver resection without portal clamping: a prospective evaluation Carlo PulitanòMarco CatenaLuca Aldrighetti OriginalPaper 12 July 2008 Pages: 2196 - 2200
Laparoscopic liver resection: preliminary results from a UK centre B. AlkariA. OweraB. J. Ammori OriginalPaper 12 July 2008 Pages: 2201 - 2207
Laparoscopic versus open liver resection of hepatic neoplasms: comparative analysis of short-term results B. TopalS. FieuwsF. Penninckx OriginalPaper 12 July 2008 Pages: 2208 - 2213
Minimally invasive surgery in infants less than 5 kg: experience of 649 cases Todd A. PonskySteven S. Rothenberg OriginalPaper 23 July 2008 Pages: 2214 - 2219
Preoperative administration of controlled-release oxycodone as a transition opioid for total intravenous anaesthesia in pain control after laparoscopic cholecystectomy Guido FanelliDaniela GhisiAndrea Casati OriginalPaper 15 July 2008 Pages: 2220 - 2228
Laparoscopic surgery for rectal cancer: oncological results and clinical outcome of 225 patients Ayman AghaAlois FürstHans J. Schlitt OriginalPaper 12 July 2008 Pages: 2229 - 2237
Can a structured checklist prevent problems with laparoscopic equipment? E. G. G. VerdaasdonkL. P. S. StassenJ. Dankelman OriginalPaper Open access 03 July 2008 Pages: 2238 - 2243
Comparison of early outcomes for laparoscopic ventral hernia repair between nonobese and morbidly obese patient populations Siok S. ChingAbeezar I. SarelaMichael J. McMahon OriginalPaper 12 July 2008 Pages: 2244 - 2250
Open versus laparoscopic incisional hernia repair: something different from a meta-analysis Matthias KapischkeTim SchulzAmke Caliebe OriginalPaper 05 March 2008 Pages: 2251 - 2260
Comparative analysis of clinical outcomes for laparoscopic distal pancreatic resection and open distal pancreatic resection at a single institution Song C. KimKwan T. ParkDuck J. Han OriginalPaper 05 June 2008 Pages: 2261 - 2268
Influence of wrap length on the effectiveness of Nissen and Toupet fundoplication: a prospective randomized study Antanas MickevičiusŽilvinas EndzinasJuozas Pundzius OriginalPaper 09 April 2008 Pages: 2269 - 2276
NOTES: cadaveric rendezvous hybrid small bowel resection Edward D. AuyangKhashayar VaziriEric S. Hungness Video 23 July 2008 Pages: 2277 - 2278
Technique for transesophageal endoscopic cardiomyotomy (Heller myotomy): video presentation at the Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES) 2008, Philadelphia, PA Eric M. PauliAbraham MathewAnn M. Rogers Video 12 July 2008 Pages: 2279 - 2280
SAGES guideline for clinical application of laparoscopic bariatric surgery SAGES Guidelines Committee Guidelines 11 September 2008 Pages: 2281 - 2300
Construct validation of a novel hybrid virtual-reality simulator for training and assessing laparoscopic colectomy; results from the first course for experienced senior laparoscopic surgeons Paul C. NearyEmily BoyleAnthony G. Gallagher New Technology 14 June 2008 Pages: 2301 - 2309
One size does not fit all: current disposable laparoscopic devices do not fit the needs of female laparoscopic surgeons Danielle M. AdamsStephen J. FentonPeter Nichol OriginalPaper 14 June 2008 Pages: 2310 - 2313
Percutaneous transesophageal gastrostomy (PTEG): a safe and effective technique for gastrointestinal decompression in malignant obstruction and massive ascites S. UdomsawaengsupS. BrethauerB. Chand OriginalPaper 12 July 2008 Pages: 2314 - 2318
Reversal of Hartmann’s procedure through the stomal side: a new even more minimal invasive technique Jefrey VermeulenWietske VrijlandGuido H. H. Mannaerts Technique Open access 12 July 2008 Pages: 2319 - 2322
Over-the-catheter precut to gain access to the biliary duct during ERCP rendezvous Gianpiero ManesCinzia BarattiGabriele Bianchi Porro Technique 12 July 2008 Pages: 2323 - 2325
NOTES: ‘where have we been and where are we going’ (2008:22(5)1143–1145) and ‘transvaginal endoscopic appendectomy in humans: a unique approach to NOTES ‘world’s first’ (2008: 22(5)1343–1347) David W. Rattner Letter 23 July 2008 Pages: 2327 - 2327
Serum VEGF, blood transfusion, and wound orientation G. F. Nash Letter 23 July 2008 Pages: 2328 - 2328
Prospective trial comparing contrast swallow, computed tomography and endoscopy to identify anastomotic leak following oesophagogastric surgery Brian A. HoganDesmond C. WinterMichael J. Lee Erratum 20 August 2008 Pages: 2329 - 2329
Laparoscopic ventral rectopexy for obstructed defecation syndrome J. W. van den EsschertA. A. W. van GelovenM. F. Gerhards Erratum 20 August 2008 Pages: 2330 - 2330
Fundoplication for gastroesophageal reflux and factors associated with the outcome 6 to 10 years after the operation: multivariate analysis of prognostic factors using the propensity score J. HafezF. WrbaJ. Miholic Erratum 20 August 2008 Pages: 2331 - 2331