Industry relationships between physicians and professional medical associations: corrupt or essential? C. Daniel SmithBruce MacFadyen Editorial 20 January 2010 Pages: 251 - 253
Liver ablation techniques: a review N. BhardwajA. D. StricklandD. M. Lloyd Review Article 25 June 2009 Pages: 254 - 265
Laparoscopic versus open appendectomy: a prospective randomized comparison Hong-Bo WeiJiang-Long HuangTian-Bao Wang OriginalPaper 11 June 2009 Pages: 266 - 269
Laparoscopic surgery significantly reduces surgical-site infections compared with open surgery J. Esteban VarelaSamuel E. WilsonNinh T. Nguyen OriginalPaper 17 June 2009 Pages: 270 - 276
Reducing the unexpectedly high rate of injuries caused by NOTES gastrotomy creation Dae Kyung SohnBrian G. TurnerDavid W. Rattner OriginalPaper 17 June 2009 Pages: 277 - 282
Minimally invasive colon resection for malignant colonic conditions is associated with a transient early increase in plasma sVEGFR1 and a decrease in sVEGFR2 levels after surgery H. M. C. Shantha KumaraJ. C. CabotR. L. Whelan OriginalPaper 24 June 2009 Pages: 283 - 289
A systematic review of methods to palliate malignant gastric outlet obstruction Jasen LyGregory O’GradyJohn A. Windsor Review 24 June 2009 Pages: 290 - 297
Endoscopic closure of gastric access in perspective NOTES: an update on techniques and technologies Alberto ArezzoMario Morino Review 30 June 2009 Pages: 298 - 303
Minimally invasive surgery and cancer: controversies part 1 Melanie GoldfarbSteven BrowerS. D. Schwaitzberg Review Open access 02 July 2009 Pages: 304 - 334
Endoscopic submucosal dissection with a combination of small-caliber-tip transparent hood and flex knife is a safe and effective treatment for superficial esophageal neoplasias Naoki IshiiNoriyuki HorikiYoshiyuki Fujita OriginalPaper 11 June 2009 Pages: 335 - 342
Clinical outcome of endoscopic submucosal dissection versus endoscopic mucosal resection of large colorectal tumors as determined by curative resection Yutaka SaitoMasakatsu FukuzawaTakahiro Fujii OriginalPaper 11 June 2009 Pages: 343 - 352
Optimization of anesthesia antiemetic measures versus combination therapy using dexamethasone or ondansetron for the prevention of postoperative nausea and vomiting Subhi M. AlghanemIslam M. MassadSalam S. Daradkeh OriginalPaper 11 June 2009 Pages: 353 - 358
Long-term results of laparoscopic repair of incisional hernias using an intraperitoneal composite mesh Alfredo Moreno-EgeaJosé Antonio Castillo BustosJosé Luis Aguayo-Albasini OriginalPaper 17 June 2009 Pages: 359 - 365
Assessment of early learning curves among nurses and physicians using a high-fidelity virtual-reality colonoscopy simulator Irina KruglikovaTeodor P. GrantcharovPeter Funch-Jensen OriginalPaper 18 June 2009 Pages: 366 - 370
Early laparoendoscopic rendezvous for acute biliary pancreatitis: preliminary results G. BorzellinoF. LombardoC. Cordiano OriginalPaper 18 June 2009 Pages: 371 - 376
Robotic assistance improves intracorporeal suturing performance and safety in the operating room while decreasing operator workload Dimitrios StefanidisFikre WangDaniel J. Scott OriginalPaper 18 June 2009 Pages: 377 - 382
Laparoscopy: a safe approach to appendicitis during pregnancy Eran SadotDana A. TelemCelia M. Divino OriginalPaper 24 June 2009 Pages: 383 - 389
Is a bougie required for the performance of the fundal wrap during laparoscopic Nissen fundoplication? Krishnamurthy SomasekarGareth Morris-StiffAhmed Hassn OriginalPaper 24 June 2009 Pages: 390 - 394
Anatomical changes after inguinal hernia treatment: a reason for chronic pain and recurrent hernia? Roland KocijanSimone SandbergChristian Hollinsky OriginalPaper 24 June 2009 Pages: 395 - 399
Effectiveness of stent placement for palliative treatment in malignant colorectal obstruction and predictive factors for stent occlusion Jung Pil SuhSang Woo KimSeong Taek Oh OriginalPaper 24 June 2009 Pages: 400 - 406
Laparoscopic cholecystectomy in cirrhotic patients: the value of MELD score and Child–Pugh classification in predicting outcome Spiros DelisAndreas BakoyiannisChristos Dervenis OriginalPaper 24 June 2009 Pages: 407 - 412
Hospital cost categories of one-stage versus two-stage management of common bile duct stones B. TopalK. VrommanF. Penninckx OriginalPaper 25 June 2009 Pages: 413 - 416
Telesimulation: an effective method for teaching the fundamentals of laparoscopic surgery in resource-restricted countries Allan OkrainecOscar HenaoGeorges Azzie OriginalPaper 30 June 2009 Pages: 417 - 422
Combined percutaneous–endoscopic stenting of malignant biliary obstruction: results from 106 consecutive procedures and identification of factors associated with adverse outcome C. P. NealS. C. ThomassetD. P. Berry OriginalPaper 30 June 2009 Pages: 423 - 431
Partial amniotic carbon dioxide insufflation (PACI) during minimally invasive fetoscopic surgery: early clinical experience in humans Thomas KohlKristina TchatchevaUlrich Gembruch OriginalPaper 30 June 2009 Pages: 432 - 444
Treatment of rectal adenomas by transanal endoscopic microsurgery: 15 years’ experience Mario GuerrieriMaddalena BaldarelliEmanuele Lezoche OriginalPaper 30 June 2009 Pages: 445 - 449
Laparoscopic total extraperitoneal repair of recurrent inguinal hernias Pankaj GargGeetha R. MenonMohamed Ismail OriginalPaper 02 July 2009 Pages: 450 - 454
Influence of a new self-gripping hernia mesh on male fertility in a rat model Thomas KolbeChristian HollinskyThomas Rülicke OriginalPaper 02 July 2009 Pages: 455 - 461
Insulation failure in laparoscopic instruments Paul N. MonteroThomas N. RobinsonGreg V. Stiegmann OriginalPaper 02 July 2009 Pages: 462 - 465
Endoscopic retrograde cholangiography by double balloon enteroscopy in patients with Roux-en-Y hepaticojejunostomy Erkan ParlakBahattin ÇiçekBurhan Şahin OriginalPaper 08 July 2009 Pages: 466 - 470
Minimally invasive surgery for resection of duodenal carcinoid tumors: endoscopic full-thickness resection under laparoscopic observation Hironori TsujimotoTakashi IchikuraKazuo Hase Technique 11 June 2009 Pages: 471 - 475
A Y-shaped vinyl hood that creates pneumoperitoneum in laparoscopic rectal cancer surgery (Y-hood method.): a new technique for laparoscopic low anterior resection Shoichi FujiiMitsuyoshi OtaHiroshi Shimada Technique 11 June 2009 Pages: 476 - 484
Natural orifice translumenal endoscopic surgery (NOTES) partial nephrectomy in a porcine model Ugur BoyluMathew OommenBenjamin R. Lee Technique 08 July 2009 Pages: 485 - 489
Human natural orifice translumenal endoscopic surgery: on the way to two different philosophies? Nereo VettorettoAlberto Arezzo Letter 02 July 2009 Pages: 490 - 492