1. Consensus statement on the adoption of the COPE guidelines

   Consensus Statement 13 May 2010 Pages: 1517 - 1518

2. Laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding via pars flaccida versus perigastric positioning: technique, complications, and results in 2,549 patients

   • Nicola Di Lorenzo
   • Francesco Furbetta
   • Michele Lorenzo

   OriginalPaper 31 March 2010 Pages: 1519 - 1523

   

3. Bupivacaine use in the Insuflow^® device during laparoscopic cholecystectomy: results of a prospective randomized double-blind controlled trial

   • Peter W. Zimmer
   • Michael J. McCann
   • Maureen M. O’Brien

   OriginalPaper 28 January 2010 Pages: 1524 - 1527

4. Multipurpose surgical robot as a laparoscope assistant

   • Carl A. Nelson
   • Xiaoli Zhang
   • Dmitry Oleynikov

   OriginalPaper 29 December 2009 Pages: 1528 - 1532

   

5. Ten years of experience with resection of left-sided pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma: evolution and initial experience to a laparoscopic approach

   • Chang Moo Kang
   • Dong Hyun Kim
   • Woo Jung Lee

   OriginalPaper 07 January 2010 Pages: 1533 - 1541

   

6. Providing more through less: current methods of retraction in SIMIS and NOTES cholecystectomy

   • Avraham Schlager
   • Abed Khalaileh
   • Yoav Mintz

   OriginalPaper 25 December 2009 Pages: 1542 - 1546

   

7. Adiponectin but not leptin is involved in early hepatic disease in morbidly obese patients

   • Anna Katharine Hindle
   • Claire Edwards
   • Fred Brody

   OriginalPaper 30 December 2009 Pages: 1547 - 1551

8. Laparoscopic transcystic bile duct exploration: the treatment of first choice for common bile duct stones

   • Faisal Hanif
   • Zubir Ahmed
   • Ahmad H. M. Nassar

   OriginalPaper 01 January 2010 Pages: 1552 - 1556

   

9. Single Port Access (SPA™) laparoscopic ventral hernia repair: initial report of 30 cases

   • Erica R. Podolsky
   • Angela Mouhlas
   • Paul G. Curcillo II

   OriginalPaper 01 January 2010 Pages: 1557 - 1561

   

10. Differential regulation of MMP-2 in the gastrohepatic ligament of the gastroesophageal junction

    • Lora Melman
    • Phillip R. Chisholm
    • Brent D. Matthews

    OriginalPaper 07 January 2010 Pages: 1562 - 1565

    

11. Gasless balloon laparoscopy

    • Michael Volland
    • Mark Lienert
    • Olaf Horstmann

    OriginalPaper Open access 29 December 2009 Pages: 1566 - 1572

    

12. Endoscopic full-thickness resection of gastric lesions using a novel grasp-and-snare technique: evaluation in a porcine survival model

    • B. Joseph Elmunzer
    • Akbar K. Waljee
    • Richard S. Kwon

    OriginalPaper 07 January 2010 Pages: 1573 - 1580

    

13. Use of flexible endoscopes for NOTES: sterilization or high-level disinfection?

    • Georg O. Spaun
    • Trudie A. Goers
    • Lee L. Swanstrom

    OriginalPaper 24 December 2009 Pages: 1581 - 1588

    

14. Single-incision laparoscopic pyloromyotomy: initial experience

    • Oliver J. Muensterer
    • Obinna O. Adibe
    • Keith E. Georgeson

    OriginalPaper 24 December 2009 Pages: 1589 - 1593

    

15. EAES recommendations on methodology of innovation management in endoscopic surgery

    • Edmund A. M. Neugebauer
    • Monika Becker
    • On behalf of the EAES

    OriginalPaper 07 January 2010 Pages: 1594 - 1615

    

16. Laparoscopic subtotal colectomy for medically refractory ulcerative colitis: the time has come

    • Dana A. Telem
    • Anthony J. Vine
    • L. Brian Katz

    OriginalPaper 05 March 2010 Pages: 1616 - 1620

    

17. Is minimally invasive surgery beneficial in the management of esophageal cancer? A meta-analysis

    • Kamal Nagpal
    • Kamran Ahmed
    • Thanos Athanasiou

    OriginalPaper 28 January 2010 Pages: 1621 - 1629

    

18. Total laparoscopic liver resection for hepatocellular carcinoma located in all segments of the liver

    • Yoo-Seok Yoon
    • Ho-Seong Han
    • Keun Soo Ahn

    OriginalPaper 25 December 2009 Pages: 1630 - 1637

    

19. Safety of carbon dioxide insufflation for upper gastrointestinal tract endoscopic treatment of patients under deep sedation

    • Satoru Nonaka
    • Yutaka Saito
    • Ichiro Oda

    OriginalPaper 28 January 2010 Pages: 1638 - 1645

    

20. Robot-assisted laparoscopic pancreatic surgery: single-surgeon experience

    • Pier Cristoforo Giulianotti
    • Fabio Sbrana
    • Andrea Coratti

    OriginalPaper 09 January 2010 Pages: 1646 - 1657

    

21. Comparison of video-assisted thyroidectomy and traditional thyroidectomy for the treatment of papillary thyroid carcinoma

    • Chun-Ting Wu
    • Li-Heng Yang
    • Shou-Jen Kuo

    OriginalPaper 25 December 2009 Pages: 1658 - 1662

22. Creation of pneumoperitoneum: noninvasive monitoring of clinical effects of elevated intraperitoneal pressure for the insertion of the first trocar

    • Octávio Henrique Mendes Hypólito
    • João Luiz Moreira Coutinho Azevedo
    • Glícia Cansanção Azevedo

    OriginalPaper 25 December 2009 Pages: 1663 - 1669

    

23. Recommended timing for surveillance ultrasonography to diagnose portal splenic vein thrombosis after laparoscopic splenectomy

    • Tung Tran
    • Sebastian V. Demyttenaere
    • Liane S. Feldman

    OriginalPaper 29 December 2009 Pages: 1670 - 1678

    

24. The impact of obesity on outcomes of laparoscopic surgery for colorectal cancer in Asians

    • Ji Won Park
    • Sang-Woo Lim
    • Seok-Byung Lim

    OriginalPaper 29 December 2009 Pages: 1679 - 1685

25. The feasibility of scarless single-port transumbilical total laparoscopic hysterectomy: initial clinical experience

    • Yong Wook Jung
    • Young Tae Kim
    • Sang Wun Kim

    OriginalPaper 25 December 2009 Pages: 1686 - 1692

    

26. Alterations in portal vein blood pH, hepatic functions, and hepatic histology in a porcine carbon dioxide pneumoperitoneum model

    • Makoto Yoshida
    • Satoshi Ikeda
    • Hideki Ohdan

    OriginalPaper 07 January 2010 Pages: 1693 - 1700

    

27. Is outpatient ERCP suitable, feasible, and safe? The experience of a Spanish community hospital

    • Luís Rábago
    • Ivan Guerra
    • Francisco Gea

    OriginalPaper 01 January 2010 Pages: 1701 - 1706

28. Long-term follow-up evaluation of chronic pain after endoscopic total extraperitoneal repair of primary and recurrent inguinal hernia

    • A. E. M. van der Pool
    • J. J. Harlaar
    • R. N. van Veen

    OriginalPaper Open access 07 January 2010 Pages: 1707 - 1711

    

29. A study of surgeons’ postural muscle activity during open, laparoscopic, and endovascular surgery

    • G. P. Y. Szeto
    • P. Ho
    • S. W. K. Cheng

    OriginalPaper 25 December 2009 Pages: 1712 - 1721

    

30. Evaluation of the role of preoperative Double-J ureteral stenting in retroperitoneal laparoscopic pyelolithotomy

    • Jagdish Chander
    • Anuj Deep Dangi
    • V. K. Ramteke

    OriginalPaper 01 January 2010 Pages: 1722 - 1726

    

31. Peritoneal inflammatory response of natural orifice translumenal endoscopic surgery (NOTES) versus laparoscopy with carbon dioxide and air pneumoperitoneum

    • Joseph A. Trunzo
    • Michael F. McGee
    • Jeffrey M. Marks

    OriginalPaper 28 January 2010 Pages: 1727 - 1736

    

32. Is unilateral laparoscopic TEP inguinal hernia repair a job half done? The case for bilateral repair

    • Pawanindra Lal
    • Prejesh Philips
    • Vinod K. Ramteke

    OriginalPaper 05 February 2010 Pages: 1737 - 1745

33. Incisions do not simply sum

    • Thane Blinman

    OriginalPaper 07 January 2010 Pages: 1746 - 1751

    

34. Findings at endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography after endoscopic treatment of postcholecystectomy bile leaks

    • Gregory A. Coté
    • Michael Ansstas
    • Riad R. Azar

    OriginalPaper 30 December 2009 Pages: 1752 - 1756

35. Endoscopic minimally invasive thyroidectomy: first clinical experience

    • Thomas Wilhelm
    • Andreas Metzig

    Video 25 December 2009 Pages: 1757 - 1758

36. Laparoscopic common bile duct exploration and holmium laser lithotripsy: a novel approach to the management of common bile duct stones

    • Oliver Varban
    • Dean Assimos
    • Carl Westcott

    Video 23 February 2010 Pages: 1759 - 1764

    

37. Transanal single-port low anterior resection in a cadaver model

    • Alyssa D. Fajardo
    • Steven R. Hunt
    • Matthew G. Mutch

    Video 07 January 2010 Pages: 1765 - 1765

38. Laparoscopic radical cholecystectomy and Roux-en-Y choledochojejunostomy for gallbladder cancer

    • Andrew A. Gumbs
    • John P. Hoffman

    Dynamic Manuscript 07 January 2010 Pages: 1766 - 1768

    

39. Functional and comparative evaluation of flexible monopolar endoscopic scissors

    • E. A. Moran
    • J. Bingener
    • C. J. Gostout

    New Technology 28 January 2010 Pages: 1769 - 1773

    

40. Intracorporeal stapled anastomosis following laparoscopic segmental gastrectomy for gastric cancer: technical report and surgical outcomes

    • Sang-Woong Lee
    • George Bouras
    • Nobuhiko Tanigawa

    Technique 29 December 2009 Pages: 1774 - 1780

    

41. Pancreas-hanging maneuver in laparoscopic pancreaticoduodenectomy: a new technique for the safe resection of the pancreas head

    • Tamotsu Kuroki
    • Yoshitsugu Tajima
    • Takashi Kanematsu

    Technique 25 December 2009 Pages: 1781 - 1783

    

42. Laparoscopic resection with intracorporeal anastomosis for colon carcinoma located in the splenic flexure

    • Graziano Ceccarelli
    • Alessia Biancafarina
    • Luciano Casciola

    Technique 01 January 2010 Pages: 1784 - 1788

    

43. Thresholds and combined quality control in the multimodal treatment of colorectal cancer

    • Dimitrios H. Roukos
    • Georgios Baltogiannis
    • Christos G. Katsios

    Letter 07 January 2010 Pages: 1789 - 1790

44. Laparoscoendoscopic single-site cholecystectomy and occult gallbladder cancer

    • Pascal Bucher
    • François Pugin
    • Philippe Morel

    Letter 07 January 2010 Pages: 1791 - 1792

    

45. Endoscopic submucosal dissection: can it safely expand indications for a minimally invasive approach to patients with early gastric cancer?

    • E. Fatourou
    • D. H. Roukos

    Letter 30 December 2009 Pages: 1793 - 1794

46. Reply to 00464-009-0844-1: Endoscopic submucosal dissection: can indications for a minimally invasive approach be expanded safely to patients with early gastric cancer?

    • Hae Yeon Kang
    • Sang Gyun Kim
    • In Sung Song

    Letter-Reply 28 January 2010 Pages: 1795 - 1795

47. Matching groups for studying postoperative nausea and vomiting: should we care?

    • Boris Mraovic
    • Tatjana Šimurina

    Letter 01 January 2010 Pages: 1796 - 1797

48. Ramosetron versus ondansetron for the prevention of postoperative nausea and vomiting after laparoscopic cholecystectomy

    • Sang-Hwan Do
    • Junghee Ryu

    Letter-Reply 07 January 2010 Pages: 1798 - 1799

49. News and Notices

    News and notices 29 May 2010 Pages: 1800 - 1801