The impact of carbon dioxide pneumoperitoneum on liver regeneration after liver resection in a rat model S. C. SchmidtG. SchumacherU. Neumann OriginalPaper 17 June 2009 Pages: 1 - 8
Initial trial of a stereoscopic, insertable, remotely controlled camera for minimal access surgery Dennis L. FowlerTie HuNancy J. Hogle New Technology 11 June 2009 Pages: 9 - 15
The impact of proton-pump inhibitors on intraperitoneal sepsis: a word of caution for transgastric NOTES procedures Sonia L. RamamoorthyJeffrey K. LeeMark A. Talamini OriginalPaper Open access 24 June 2009 Pages: 16 - 20
Open versus minilaparoscopic herniorrhaphy for children: a prospective comparative trial with midterm follow-up evaluation Yao Chou TsaiChao-Chuan WuStephen Shei-Dei Yang OriginalPaper 19 August 2009 Pages: 21 - 24
Prospective randomized comparison of clinical results between hand-assisted laparoscopic and open splenectomies Umut BarbarosAhmet DinççağCavit Avci OriginalPaper 24 June 2009 Pages: 25 - 32
Laparoscopic treatment of Mirizzi syndrome: a systematic review Stavros A. AntoniouGeorge A. AntoniouCharalambos Makridis Review 23 May 2009 Pages: 33 - 39
Laparoscopic oesophageal cardiomyotomy without fundoplication in children with achalasia: a 10-year experience Larisa CordaMaurizio PacilliMunther Haddad OriginalPaper 04 June 2009 Pages: 40 - 44
Measuring mental workload during the performance of advanced laparoscopic tasks Bin ZhengMaria A. CasseraLee L. Swanström OriginalPaper 23 May 2009 Pages: 45 - 50
Cholecystocholedocholithiasis: a case–control study comparing the short- and long-term outcomes for a “laparoscopy-first” attitude with the outcome for sequential treatment (systematic endoscopic sphincterotomy followed by laparoscopic cholecystectomy) Renato CostiAntonio MazzeoAlain Valverde OriginalPaper 23 May 2009 Pages: 51 - 62
Laparoscopic colorectal resection for deep infiltrating endometriosis: analysis of 436 cases Giacomo RuffoFilippo ScopellitiLuca Minelli OriginalPaper 23 May 2009 Pages: 63 - 67
Single-incision laparoscopic cholecystectomy: is it more than a challenge? Sinan ErsinOzgur FiratMurat Sozbilen OriginalPaper 17 June 2009 Pages: 68 - 71
Laparoscopic resection of gastric GIST and benign gastric tumours: evolution of a new technique A. A. WarsiP. M. Peyser OriginalPaper 17 June 2009 Pages: 72 - 78
Establishing construct validity of a virtual-reality training simulator for hysteroscopy via a multimetric scoring system Michael BajkaStefan TuchschmidMatthias Harders OriginalPaper 24 June 2009 Pages: 79 - 88
Quality assurance in flexible sigmoidoscopy: medical and nonmedical endoscopists Sushil MaslekarPhilip WaudbyGraeme Scott Duthie OriginalPaper 18 August 2009 Pages: 89 - 93
Is BMI greater than 60 kg/m2 a predictor of higher morbidity after laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass? L. KushnirW. J. DunnicanT. P. Singh OriginalPaper 18 June 2009 Pages: 94 - 97
Endoscopic management of eroded prosthesis in vertical banded gastroplasty patients Shahzeer KarmaliBrad SnyderVadim Sherman OriginalPaper 11 June 2009 Pages: 98 - 102
Laparoscopically harvested omental flap: results for 96 patients Hisamitsu ZahaSusumu Inamine OriginalPaper 04 June 2009 Pages: 103 - 107
Is there a benefit to delaying cholecystectomy for symptomatic gallbladder disease during pregnancy? Rajeev DhuparGina Mantia SmaldoneGiselle G. Hamad OriginalPaper 11 June 2009 Pages: 108 - 112
Does a laparoscopic approach affect the number of lymph nodes harvested during curative surgery for colorectal cancer? Galal El-GazzazTracy HullDaniel Geisler OriginalPaper 11 June 2009 Pages: 113 - 118
Endoscopic snare papillectomy with biliary and pancreatic stent placement for tumors of the major duodenal papilla Takuji YamaoHajime IsomotoJunji Irie OriginalPaper 11 June 2009 Pages: 119 - 124
Laparoscopic appendectomy by residents: evaluating outcomes and learning curve Yap Yan LinAsim ShabbirJimmy B. Y. So OriginalPaper 16 September 2009 Pages: 125 - 130
Management of distal malignant biliary obstruction with the ComVi stent, a new covered metallic stent Hiroyuki IsayamaTakao KawabeMasao Omata OriginalPaper 11 June 2009 Pages: 131 - 137
Validation that a 1-year fellowship in minimally invasive and bariatric surgery can eliminate the learning curve for laparoscopic gastric bypass Mohamed R. AliDavid S. TichanskyEric J. DeMaria OriginalPaper Open access 11 June 2009 Pages: 138 - 144
Laparoscopic rectal surgery for middle and lower rectal cancer Yosuke FukunagaMasayuki HigashinoYushi Fujiwara OriginalPaper 11 June 2009 Pages: 145 - 151
Validity of using Fundamentals of Laparoscopic Surgery (FLS) program to assess laparoscopic competence for gynecologists Bin ZhengHye-Chun HurLee L. Swanström OriginalPaper 11 June 2009 Pages: 152 - 160
Video-assisted thoracic surgery involving major pulmonary resection for central tumors Ryoichi NakanishiYoshihisa FujinoSeiichi Odate OriginalPaper 11 June 2009 Pages: 161 - 169
Support vector machines improve the accuracy of evaluation for the performance of laparoscopic training tasks Brian AllenVasile NistorPetros Faloutsos OriginalPaper Open access 16 June 2009 Pages: 170 - 178
Development and validation of mental practice as a training strategy for laparoscopic surgery Sonal AroraRajesh AggarwalAra Darzi OriginalPaper 25 July 2009 Pages: 179 - 187
Endoscopic hemithyroidectomy with prophylactic ipsilateral central neck dissection via an unilateral axillo-breast approach without gas insufflation for unilateral micropapillary thyroid carcinoma: preliminary report Yoon Woo KohJae Hong ParkEun Chang Choi OriginalPaper 18 August 2009 Pages: 188 - 197
Usefulness in NOTES of an intra-abdominal antifogging wireless charge-coupled device (CCD) camera with pantograph-type needle unit for placement to the intra-abdominal wall Takeshi OhdairaKazuhiro EndoYoshikazu Yasuda OriginalPaper 18 June 2009 Pages: 198 - 209
Endotherapy for severe and complete pharyngo-esophageal post-radiation stenosis using wires, balloons and pharyngo-esophageal puncture (PEP) (with videos) Shou-jiang TangShailender SinghJohn M. Truelson Dynamic Manuscript 11 June 2009 Pages: 210 - 214
Enucleation of a leiomyoma of the mid-esophagus through a right thoracoscopy with the patient in prone position Giovanni DapriJacques HimpensGuy Bernard Cadière Dynamic Manuscript 11 June 2009 Pages: 215 - 218
Endoscopically guided thoracoscopic esophagectomy for stricture in a child Marcus M. MalekSohail R. ShahTimothy D. Kane Multimedia Manuscript 11 June 2009 Pages: 219 - 219
Natural orifice translumenal endoscopic surgery (NOTES): creation of a gastric valve for safe and effective transgastric surgery in humans Michael B. UjikiDanny V. MartinecLee L. Swanström Video 17 June 2009 Pages: 220 - 220
A simplified technique for placement of biologic mesh in paraesophageal hernia repair (PEH) Tayyab S. DiwanDanny V. MartinecLee L. Swanström Video 11 June 2009 Pages: 221 - 222
Natural orifice surgery: initial US experience utilizing the StomaphyXTM device to reduce gastric pouches after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass Dean MikamiBradley NeedlemanW. Scott Melvin Endoluminal Surgery 25 July 2009 Pages: 223 - 228
Letter in response to: Mazeh H, Greenstein AJ, Swedish K, Nguyen SQ, Lipskar A, Weber KJ, Chin EH, Divino CM (2009) Laparoscopic and open reversal of Hartmann’s procedure—a comparative retrospective analysis (Surg Endosc 23:496–502) Hubert ScheidbachHans Lippert Letter 11 June 2009 Pages: 229 - 229
Use of porcine small intestine submucosa as a prosthetic material for laparoscopic hernia repair in infected and potentially contaminated fields: long-term follow up assessment; Surg Endosc (2008) 22: 1941–1946 Alexander H. Petter-PuchnerRené H. Fortelny Letter 25 July 2009 Pages: 230 - 231
Geek-speak on “peek port”: hybridizing a hybrid technique not Geeks peak Brij B. AgarwalShruti Sharma Letter 11 June 2009 Pages: 232 - 233
From single-port access to laparoendoscopic single-site cholecystectomy Pascal BucherFrançois PuginPhilippe Morel Letter 18 August 2009 Pages: 234 - 235
Umbilicus, navel, belly button—Vitruvian guide for esthetic cosmetics: a Da Vinci code for beautiful informed consent Brij B. Agarwal Letter 11 June 2009 Pages: 236 - 238
Robotic versus laparoscopic gastrectomy Ernst HanischDimosthenis Ziogas Letter 23 July 2009 Pages: 239 - 241
Reply to: 464-625: Re Role of robotic gastrectomy using da Vinci system compared with laparoscopic gastrectomy: initial experience of 20 consecutive cases Jyewon SongWoo Jin Hyung Letter-Reply 25 July 2009 Pages: 242 - 243
A rare endoscopic finding: acquired double pylorus Mehmet ArhanErkin OztasYasemin Ozin Letter Open access 11 June 2009 Pages: 244 - 245
Safe and feasible inflow occlusion in laparoscopic liver resection Akihiro ChoHiroshi YamamotoAtsushi Ikeda Letter-Reply 18 August 2009 Pages: 246 - 246
Reply to 090220: Re: ‘Predictive factors for surgical complications of laparoscopy-assisted distal gastrectomy for gastric cancer’ (Epub 31 Dec 08) Chikara Kunisaki Letter--Reply 04 June 2009 Pages: 247 - 247