Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES) statement on the relationship between professional medical associations and industry Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons White Paper 09 March 2010 Pages: 742 - 744
SAGES guidelines for the use of laparoscopic ultrasound William RichardsonDimitrios StefanidisRobert D. Fanelli Guidelines 19 September 2009 Pages: 745 - 756
SAGES guideline for laparoscopic appendectomy James R. Korndorffer Jr.Erika FellingerWilliam Reed Guidelines 29 September 2009 Pages: 757 - 761
Consensus statement of the consortium for laparoendoscopic single-site surgery Inderbir S. GillArnold P. AdvinculaJulio Teixeira Consensus Statement 09 December 2009 Pages: 762 - 768
Simultaneous laparoendoscopic rendezvous for the treatment of cholecystocholedocholithiasis Gaetano La GrecaFrancesco BarbagalloDomenico Russello Review 03 September 2009 Pages: 769 - 780
Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy: a retrospective review of 1- and 2-year results Moisés JacobsWilliam BislandRoberto Fogel OriginalPaper 19 August 2009 Pages: 781 - 785
Treatment of ultralong-segment Barrett’s using focal and balloon-based radiofrequency ablation Melina C. VassiliouDaniel von RentelnRichard I. Rothstein OriginalPaper 27 August 2009 Pages: 786 - 791
Laparoscopy for small bowel obstruction: the reason for conversion matters D. DindoM. SchaferD. Hahnloser OriginalPaper 03 September 2009 Pages: 792 - 797
Identification of risk factors for an unfavorable laparoscopic cholecystectomy course after endoscopic retrograde cholangiography in the treatment of choledocholithiasis S. C. DonkervoortO. van RulerE. G. Pierik OriginalPaper 26 August 2009 Pages: 798 - 804
Human monocyte activation by biologic and biodegradable meshes in vitro Sean B. OrensteinYi QiaoYuri W. Novitsky OriginalPaper 21 August 2009 Pages: 805 - 811
Ramosetron versus ondansetron for the prevention of postoperative nausea and vomiting after laparoscopic cholecystectomy Junghee RyuYun-Mi SoSang-Hwan Do OriginalPaper 26 August 2009 Pages: 812 - 817
A prospective randomized trial of sham, single-dose Stretta, and double-dose Stretta for the treatment of gastroesophageal reflux disease Ayman M. Abdel AzizHisham R. El-KhayatGlen A. Lehman OriginalPaper 03 September 2009 Pages: 818 - 825
Nitric oxide synthase inhibition aggravates the adverse renal effects of high but not low intraabdominal pressure Bishara BisharaRawi RamadanZaid Abassi OriginalPaper 26 August 2009 Pages: 826 - 833
Long-term follow-up evaluation for more than 10 years after endoscopic treatment for postoperative bile duct strictures Yasuhisa KurodaToshio TsuyuguchiOsamu Yokosuka OriginalPaper 03 September 2009 Pages: 834 - 840
Mentoring and telementoring leads to effective incorporation of laparoscopic colon surgery Christopher M. SchlachtaKevin L. LefebvreShiva Jayaraman OriginalPaper 26 August 2009 Pages: 841 - 844
Comparison of the clinical and economic outcomes between open and minimally invasive appendectomy and colectomy: evidence from a large commercial payer database Terrence M. FullumJoseph A. LadapoCandace L. Gunnarsson OriginalPaper Open access 03 September 2009 Pages: 845 - 853
Transoral incisionless fundoplication for gastroesophageal reflux disease in an unselected patient population Sebastian V. DemyttenaereSimon BergmanDean J. Mikami OriginalPaper 03 September 2009 Pages: 854 - 858
Laparoscopic appendectomy is the preferred approach for appendicitis: a retrospective review of two practice patterns Vadim NakhamiyayevLars GalldinPiotr J. Gorecki OriginalPaper 03 September 2009 Pages: 859 - 864
Perioperative outcomes after transition from conventional to minimally invasive Ivor-Lewis esophagectomy in a specialized center Ahmed H. HamoudaMatthew J. ForshawAbraham J. Botha OriginalPaper 03 September 2009 Pages: 865 - 869
Prognostic significance of endoluminal ultrasound-defined disease length and tumor volume (EDTV) for patients with the diagnosis of esophageal cancer Christopher P. TwineS. Ashley RobertsTom D. Crosby OriginalPaper 03 September 2009 Pages: 870 - 878
A laparoscopic approach to iterative ileocolonic resection for the recurrence of Crohn’s disease Antoine BrouquetFrederic BretagnolYves Panis OriginalPaper 03 September 2009 Pages: 879 - 887
Single-incision laparoscopically assisted colectomy using standard laparoscopic instrumentation Nicholas A. RiegerFrancis F. Lam OriginalPaper 16 September 2009 Pages: 888 - 890
Outcome for self-expandable metal stents in malignant gastroduodenal obstruction: single-center experience with 104 patients Ilona KeränenMarianne UddLeena Kylänpää OriginalPaper 03 September 2009 Pages: 891 - 896
Flavored anesthetic lozenge versus Xylocaine spray used as topical pharyngeal anesthesia for unsedated esophagogastroduodenoscopy: a randomized placebo-controlled trial Canon K. O. ChanK. L. FokC. M. Poon OriginalPaper 03 September 2009 Pages: 897 - 901
Do absorption and realistic distraction influence performance of component task surgical procedure? Jon R. PluyterSonja N. BuzinkJack J. Jakimowicz OriginalPaper Open access 30 September 2009 Pages: 902 - 907
Pitfalls of diagnostic laparoscopy in abdominal tuberculosis Abdul-Wahed Nasir Meshikhes OriginalPaper 16 September 2009 Pages: 908 - 910
Clinical outcomes for perforations during endoscopic submucosal dissection in patients with gastric lesions Seong Woo JeonMin Kyu JungChang Hun Yang OriginalPaper 30 September 2009 Pages: 911 - 916
Single-port cholecystectomy with the TransEnterix SPIDER: simple and safe Aurora D. PryorJohn R. TusharLouis R. DiBernardo OriginalPaper Open access 16 September 2009 Pages: 917 - 923
Long-term outcome of laparoscopic Nissen and laparoscopic Toupet fundoplication for gastroesophageal reflux disease: a prospective, randomized trial John M. ShawPhilippus C. BornmanDavid C. Metz OriginalPaper 30 September 2009 Pages: 924 - 932
Short-term outcomes of laparoscopic total mesorectal excision following neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy P. DenoyaH. WangSteven D. Wexner OriginalPaper 23 October 2009 Pages: 933 - 938
Laparoscopy or laparotomy? A comparison of 240 patients with early-stage endometrial cancer Alessandro SantiAnnette KuhnMichael D. Mueller OriginalPaper 16 June 2009 Pages: 939 - 943
An effective point-based registration tool for surgical navigation Jaesung HongMakoto Hashizume Technique 16 June 2009 Pages: 944 - 948
Umbrella and roll-up techniques of mesh insertion for laparoscopic hernia repair: a comparative study Rajaraman DuraiAbdoolla MownahPhilip C. H. Ng Technique 10 September 2009 Pages: 949 - 951
Single-port laparoscopic totally extraperitoneal inguinal hernia repair with the TriPort system: initial experience S. AgrawalA. ShawY. Soon New Technology 03 September 2009 Pages: 952 - 956
Natural orifice surgery on the thyroid gland using totally transoral video-assisted thyroidectomy: report of the first experimental results for a new surgical method: are we going in the right direction? Paolo MiccoliGabriele MaterazziPiero Berti Letter 26 August 2009 Pages: 957 - 958
Reply to: doi:10.1007/s00464-009-0677-y: Re: Natural orifice surgery on thyroid gland—totally transoral video-assisted thyroidectomy (TOVAT)—report of first experimental results of a new surgical method (2009 (23):1119–1120) T. BenhidjebT. WilhelmM. Stark Letter--Reply 16 September 2009 Pages: 959 - 960
Totally laparoscopic vs. laparoscopically assisted distal gastrectomy for gastric cancer Christof Hottenrott Letter 16 September 2009 Pages: 961 - 963
Reply to: Totally laparoscopic versus laparoscopically assisted distal gastrectomy for gastric cancer Osamu IkedaYoshihisa SakaguchiHideo Baba Letter 09 December 2009 Pages: 964 - 964
Thoracoscopic robot-assisted extended thymectomy in the human cadaver Norihiko IshikawaYou Su SunW. Randolph Chitwood Jr. Letter 05 February 2010 Pages: 965 - 967
The frontal cortex is activated during learning of endoscopic procedures (Ohuchida et al., Surgical Endoscopy, January 2009) Daniel R. LeffDavid R. C. JamesAra W. Darzi Letter 01 October 2009 Pages: 968 - 969
Re: Surg Endosc (2009) 23:1142–1145, DOI:10.1007/s00464-009-0382-x (published online 5 March 2009). Erica P. Podolsky, Steven J. Rottman, Paul G. Curcillo II. Single Port Access (SPA™) gastrostomy tube in patients unable to receive percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy placement Philip Cheng Hin Ng Letter 30 September 2009 Pages: 970 - 970
Recurrent acute biliary pancreatitis: the protective role of cholecystectomy and endoscopic sphincterotomy Abdulzahra HussainTarun SinghalShamsi El-Hasani Letter 16 September 2009 Pages: 971 - 971
Esophageal dilation after gastric banding: to test or not to test before surgery? François MionSabine RomanValérie Lindecker Letter 30 September 2009 Pages: 972 - 973
Current opinion on laparoscopic repair of inguinal hernia Theodoros E. Pavlidis Letter 19 September 2009 Pages: 974 - 976
Is laparoscopic gastrectomy safe for western patients with gastric cancer with high body mass index? D. KanellosI. Kanellos Letter 16 September 2009 Pages: 977 - 979