James F. Lind Sr. MD, CM, FACS, FRCC: A Tribute to a Surgical Gastroenterologist and Educator D. Scott Lind OriginalPaper 04 November 2011 Pages: 3719 - 3723
Endoscopic necrosectomy of pancreatic necrosis: a systematic review Alireza HaghshenasskashaniJerome M. LaurenceVincent W. T. Lam Review 09 June 2011 Pages: 3724 - 3730
Gaze training enhances laparoscopic technical skill acquisition and multi-tasking performance: a randomized, controlled study Mark R. WilsonSamuel J. VineJohn S. McGrath OriginalPaper Open access 14 June 2011 Pages: 3731 - 3739
Laparoscopy as the initial approach for epiphrenic diverticula Renato Vianna SoaresMartin MontenovoBrant K. Oelschlager OriginalPaper 07 July 2011 Pages: 3740 - 3746
Major biliary complications in 2,714 cases of laparoscopic cholecystectomy without intraoperative cholangiography: a multicenter retrospective study Mostafa A. HamadAhmad A. NadaAhmad S. Kawashti OriginalPaper 08 June 2011 Pages: 3747 - 3751
Synchronous femoral hernias diagnosed during endoscopic inguinal hernia repair Soni PutnisApril WongChristophe Berney OriginalPaper 03 June 2011 Pages: 3752 - 3754
Bowel obstruction after laparoscopic and open colon resection for cancer: Results of 5 years of follow-up in a randomized trial Johnna SchölinMark BuunenEva Haglind OriginalPaper 11 June 2011 Pages: 3755 - 3760
Endoscopic assessment of failed fundoplication: a case for standardization Arpad JuhaszAbhishek SundaramSumeet K. Mittal OriginalPaper 04 June 2011 Pages: 3761 - 3766
Transvaginal natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery (NOTES)-assisted laparoscopic adrenalectomy: first clinical experience Xiaofeng ZouGuoxi ZhangXu Zhang OriginalPaper 03 June 2011 Pages: 3767 - 3772
Development of a feasible transrectal natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery (NOTES®) approach in a cadaveric appendectomy model: anterior is better Byron F. SantosEric S. HungnessAnne-Marie Boller OriginalPaper 04 June 2011 Pages: 3773 - 3783
Carbon dioxide insufflation during endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography reduces bowel gas volume but does not affect visual analogue scale scores of suffering: a prospective, double-blind, randomized, controlled trial Masaki KuwataniHiroshi KawakamiMasahiro Asaka OriginalPaper 08 June 2011 Pages: 3784 - 3790
Laparoscopic splenectomy is an effective and safe intervention for hypersplenism secondary to liver cirrhosis Yun Qiang CaiJin ZhouBing Peng OriginalPaper 17 June 2011 Pages: 3791 - 3797
Effect of training and instrument type on performance in single-incision laparoscopy: Results of a randomized comparison using a surgical simulator Byron F. SantosTaylor J. ReifEric S. Hungness OriginalPaper 07 June 2011 Pages: 3798 - 3804
Efficacy of turmeric (curcumin) in pain and postoperative fatigue after laparoscopic cholecystectomy: a double-blind, randomized placebo-controlled study Krishna Adit AgarwalC. D. TripathiSatish Saluja OriginalPaper 14 June 2011 Pages: 3805 - 3810
Intragastric balloon positioning and removal: sedation or general anesthesia? Teresa MessinaAlfredo GencoMichele Lorenzo OriginalPaper 09 June 2011 Pages: 3811 - 3814
Robot-assisted parenchymal-sparing liver surgery including lesions located in the posterosuperior segments Luciano CasciolaAlberto PatritiAlessandro Spaziani OriginalPaper 08 June 2011 Pages: 3815 - 3824
Visceral fat area is superior to body mass index as a predictive factor for risk with laparoscopy-assisted gastrectomy for gastric cancer Kozo YoshikawaMitsuo ShimadaHideya Kashihara OriginalPaper 18 June 2011 Pages: 3825 - 3830
Laparoscopic versus open treatment for benign pancreatic insulinomas: an analysis of 89 cases Minggen HuGuodong ZhaoRong Liu OriginalPaper 08 June 2011 Pages: 3831 - 3837
A practical way to overcome the learning period of laparoscopic gastrectomy for gastric cancer Min Gyu KimKap Choong KimByung Sik Kim OriginalPaper 09 June 2011 Pages: 3838 - 3844
Complications in laparoscopic adrenalectomy: the value of experience Carlo BergaminiJacopo MartellucciAndrea Valeri OriginalPaper 17 June 2011 Pages: 3845 - 3851
Clinical outcomes of atypical extra-esophageal reflux symptoms following laparoscopic antireflux surgery Shaun R. BrownC. Prakash GyawaliBrent D. Matthews OriginalPaper 30 June 2011 Pages: 3852 - 3858
Pain characteristics after laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair Mette A. TolverPernille StrandfeltThue Bisgaard OriginalPaper 18 June 2011 Pages: 3859 - 3864
Transcervical videoscopic esophageal dissection during two-field minimally invasive esophagectomy: early patient experience Michael ParkerSteven P. BowersC. Daniel Smith OriginalPaper 24 June 2011 Pages: 3865 - 3869
Pepsin detection in patients with laryngopharyngeal reflux before and after fundoplication Eelco WassenaarNikki JohnstonBrant Oelschlager OriginalPaper 22 June 2011 Pages: 3870 - 3876
Single incision laparoscopic (SILS) restorative proctocolectomy with ileal pouch-anal anastomosis K. J. GashA. C. GoedeA. R. Dixon OriginalPaper 15 July 2011 Pages: 3877 - 3880
Comparative evaluation of laparoscopic liver resection for posterosuperior and anterolateral segments Airazat M. KazaryanBård I. RøsokBjørn Edwin OriginalPaper Open access 07 July 2011 Pages: 3881 - 3889
Biomechanical evaluation of potential damage to hernia repair materials due to fixation with helical titanium tacks Sopon LerdsirisoponMargaret M. FrisellaCorey R. Deeken OriginalPaper 13 July 2011 Pages: 3890 - 3897
Methods for removing glare in digital endoscope images Eric AbelWei XiPaul White OriginalPaper 30 September 2011 Pages: 3898 - 3905
Comparison of anterior transgastric access techniques for natural orifice translumenal endoscopic surgery Steve J. SchomischJoseph P. FurlanJeffrey M. Marks OriginalPaper 26 July 2011 Pages: 3906 - 3911
Single-dose antimicrobial prophylaxis in transoral surgical lung biopsy: a preliminary experience Yun-Hen LiuYen-ChuPo-Jen Ko OriginalPaper 27 July 2011 Pages: 3912 - 3917
Treatment of band erosion: feasibility and safety of endoscopic band removal Enrico MozziEzio LattuadaGiancarlo Roviaro OriginalPaper 27 July 2011 Pages: 3918 - 3922
Endoscopic submucosal dissection versus local excision for early rectal neoplasms: a comparative study Sophie S. F. HonSimon S. M. NgK. L. Leung OriginalPaper 26 July 2011 Pages: 3923 - 3927
Laparoscopy distinctive technique for suprapancreatic lymph node dissection: medial approach for laparoscopic gastric cancer surgery Seiichiro KanayaShusuke HarutaIchiro Uyama Video 10 June 2011 Pages: 3928 - 3929
Intrahepatic Glissonian approach for pure laparoscopic right hemihepatectomy M. A. MachadoR. C. SurjanF. F. Makdissi Video 22 June 2011 Pages: 3930 - 3933
Single-incision laparoscopic surgery in a survival animal model using a transabdominal magnetic anchoring system Yong Beom ChoChan Ho ParkHo-Kyung Chun Technique 30 June 2011 Pages: 3934 - 3938
Minimizing hepatic trauma with a novel liver retraction method: a simple liver suspension using gauze suture Yanghee WooWoo Jin HyungSung Hoon Noh Technique 08 June 2011 Pages: 3939 - 3945
Laparoscopic repair of perforated peptic ulcer Naga Venkatesh Gupta Jayanthi Letter 17 June 2011 Pages: 3946 - 3947
Anti-reflux surgery does not remove cancer risk in Barrett’s esophagus Clive J. KeltyGregory L. Falk Letter 19 May 2011 Pages: 3948 - 3948
Effective antireflux surgery and radiofrequency ablation cannot guarantee complete elimination of lower esophageal adenocarcinoma Abdulzahra HussainShamsi El-Hasani Letter--Reply 03 June 2011 Pages: 3949 - 3950
Evolution of endoscopic thyroidectomy Gianlorenzo DionigiLuigi BoniManuel Duran-Poveda Letter 11 June 2011 Pages: 3951 - 3952
Reply to: Evolution of endoscopic thyroidectomy (10.1007/s00464-011-1763-5) Kyung Tae Letter--Reply 14 June 2011 Pages: 3953 - 3953
Robotic versus laparoscopic surgery for rectal cancer and cost-effectiveness analysis Christof Hottenrott Letter 22 June 2011 Pages: 3954 - 3956
Reply to: doi: 10.1007/s00464-011-1808-9: Robotic versus laparoscopic total mesorectal excision for rectal cancer: comparative analysis of oncologic safety and short-term outcomes Paolo Pietro Bianchi Letter-Reply 30 July 2011 Pages: 3957 - 3958