1. Which is the best laparoscopic approach for inguinal hernia repair: TEP or TAPP? A systematic review of the literature with a network meta-analysis

   • Umberto Bracale
   • Paolo Melillo
   • Leandro Pecchia

   Review 16 June 2012 Pages: 3355 - 3366

   

2. Practice gaps in gastrointestinal and endoscopic surgery (2011): a report from the Society of Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES) Continuing Education Committee

   • Timothy M. Farrell
   • Simon Bergman
   • Daniel J. Scott

   SAGES REPORT 31 August 2012 Pages: 3367 - 3381

   

3. Combined paraesophageal hernia repair and partial longitudinal gastrectomy in obese patients with symptomatic paraesophageal hernias

   • John H. Rodriguez
   • Matthew Kroh
   • Bipan Chand

   OriginalPaper 03 June 2012 Pages: 3382 - 3390

   

4. Long-term postoperative outcomes of hypersplenism: laparoscopic versus open splenectomy secondary to liver cirrhosis

   • Jin Zhou
   • Zhong Wu
   • Bing Peng

   OriginalPaper 31 May 2012 Pages: 3391 - 3400

5. The value of multiple rapid swallows during preoperative esophageal manometry before laparoscopic antireflux surgery

   • Nathaniel Stoikes
   • Jesse Drapekin
   • C. Prakash Gyawali

   OriginalPaper 31 May 2012 Pages: 3401 - 3407

   

6. Comparison of surgical plume among laparoscopic ultrasonic dissectors using a real-time digital quantitative technology

   • Fernando J. Kim
   • David Sehrt
   • Wilson R. Molina

   OriginalPaper Open access 04 June 2012 Pages: 3408 - 3412

   

7. Real-time three-dimensional soft tissue reconstruction for laparoscopic surgery

   • Jędrzej Kowalczuk
   • Avishai Meyer
   • Dmitry Oleynikov

   OriginalPaper 31 May 2012 Pages: 3413 - 3417

   

8. Short-term surgical outcomes and operative risks of laparoscopic total gastrectomy (LTG) for gastric carcinoma: experience at a large-volume center

   • Oh Jeong
   • Seong Yeop Ryu
   • Young Kyu Park

   OriginalPaper 31 May 2012 Pages: 3418 - 3425

9. Data-based self-study guidelines for the fundamentals of laparoscopic surgery examination

   • Maria A. Cassera
   • Bin Zheng
   • Lee L. Swanström

   OriginalPaper 31 May 2012 Pages: 3426 - 3429

10. Laparoscopic modified Sugarbaker technique results in superior recurrence rate

    • Asma Asif
    • Melissa Ruiz
    • Michael B. Ujiki

    OriginalPaper 31 May 2012 Pages: 3430 - 3434

    

11. Prospective randomized clinical trial comparing laparoscopic cholecystectomy and hybrid natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery (NOTES) (NCT00835250)

    • José F. Noguera
    • Angel Cuadrado
    • Juan C. García

    OriginalPaper 31 May 2012 Pages: 3435 - 3441

    

12. Does fellow participation in laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass affect perioperative outcomes?

    • Neil H. Bhayani
    • Aditya Gupta
    • Valerie J. Halpin

    OriginalPaper 31 May 2012 Pages: 3442 - 3448

    

13. Adipogenic differentiation of adipose tissue-derived human mesenchymal stem cells: effect of gastric bypass surgery

    • Jie-Gen Chen
    • Anna Spagnoli
    • Alfonso Torquati

    OriginalPaper 31 May 2012 Pages: 3449 - 3456

    

14. Magnetically anchored camera and percutaneous instruments maintain triangulation and improve cosmesis compared with single-site and conventional laparoscopic cholecystectomy

    • Nabeel A. Arain
    • Luisangel Rondon
    • Daniel J. Scott

    OriginalPaper 31 May 2012 Pages: 3457 - 3466

    

15. A case-controlled matched-pair cohort study of single-incision and conventional laparoscopic gastric band patients in a single US center with 1-year follow-up

    • Sivamainthan Vithiananthan
    • Daniel Gero
    • Jason T. Machan

    OriginalPaper 26 July 2012 Pages: 3467 - 3475

    

16. Comparison of long-term outcome and quality of life after laparoscopic repair of incisional and ventral hernias with suture fixation with and without tacks: a prospective, randomized, controlled study

    • Virinder Kumar Bansal
    • Mahesh C. Misra
    • Vimi Rewari

    OriginalPaper 23 June 2012 Pages: 3476 - 3485

    

17. Significant transfer of surgical skills obtained with an advanced laparoscopic training program to a laparoscopic jejunojejunostomy in a live porcine model: feasibility of learning advanced laparoscopy in a general surgery residency

    • Julián Varas
    • Ricardo Mejía
    • Camilo Boza

    OriginalPaper 26 June 2012 Pages: 3486 - 3494

    

18. Reduced port versus conventional laparoscopic total proctocolectomy and ileal J pouch-anal anastomosis

    • Meagan M. Costedio
    • Erman Aytac
    • Feza H. Remzi

    OriginalPaper 16 June 2012 Pages: 3495 - 3499

    

19. Biodegradable esophageal stent placement does not prevent high-grade stricture formation after circumferential mucosal resection in a porcine model

    • Eric M. Pauli
    • Steve J. Schomisch
    • Jeffrey M. Marks

    OriginalPaper 09 June 2012 Pages: 3500 - 3508

    

20. Laparoscopic approaches to gastric gastrointestinal stromal tumors: an institutional review of 57 cases

    • Michael J. Pucci
    • Adam C. Berger
    • Francesco Palazzo

    OriginalPaper 09 June 2012 Pages: 3509 - 3514

    

21. Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass: long term clinical outcomes

    • Ayman Obeid
    • Joshua Long
    • Jayleen Grams

    OriginalPaper 09 June 2012 Pages: 3515 - 3520

    

22. Laparoscopic fundoplication takedown with conversion to Roux-en-Y gastric bypass leads to excellent reflux control and quality of life after fundoplication failure

    • Dimitrios Stefanidis
    • Fernando Navarro
    • B. Todd Heniford

    OriginalPaper 13 June 2012 Pages: 3521 - 3527

23. Transanal endoscopic video-assisted (TEVA) excision

    • Madhu Ragupathi
    • Dominique Vande Maele
    • Eric M. Haas

    OriginalPaper 23 June 2012 Pages: 3528 - 3535

    

24. Analysis of eye gaze: Do novice surgeons look at the same location as expert surgeons during a laparoscopic operation?

    • Rana S. A. Khan
    • Geoffrey Tien
    • Adam T. Meneghetti

    OriginalPaper 26 June 2012 Pages: 3536 - 3540

    

25. Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) with T-fasteners obviates the need for emergent replacement after early tube dislodgement

    • P. Timratana
    • K. El-Hayek
    • B. Chand

    OriginalPaper 31 May 2012 Pages: 3541 - 3547

    

26. Tests of correlation between immediate postoperative gastroduodenal transit times and weight loss after laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy

    • Manish Parikh
    • Joseph Eisner
    • John K. Saunders

    OriginalPaper 31 May 2012 Pages: 3548 - 3551

    

27. Is laparoscopic surgery for recurrent Crohn’s disease beneficial in patients with previous primary resection through midline laparotomy? A case-matched study

    • Erman Aytac
    • Luca Stocchi
    • Ravi P. Kiran

    OriginalPaper 31 May 2012 Pages: 3552 - 3556

28. Laparoscopic and open splenectomy for splenomegaly secondary to liver cirrhosis: an evaluation of immunity

    • Zhong Wu
    • Jin Zhou
    • Bing Peng

    OriginalPaper 19 June 2012 Pages: 3557 - 3564

    

29. Unsedated transnasal upper gastrointestinal endoscopy has favorable diagnostic effectiveness, cardiopulmonary safety, and patient satisfaction compared with conventional or sedated endoscopy

    • Zheng-Lin Ai
    • Chun-Hui Lan
    • Dong-Feng Chen

    OriginalPaper 14 September 2012 Pages: 3565 - 3572

    

30. Rigid and flexible endoscopic rendezvous in spatium peritonealis may be an effective tactic for laparoscopic megasplenectomy: significant implications for pure natural orifice translumenal endoscopic surgery

    • Morimasa Tomikawa
    • Tomohiko Akahoshi
    • Makoto Hashizume

    OriginalPaper 08 June 2012 Pages: 3573 - 3579

    

31. Malfunction and failure of robotic systems during general surgical procedures

    • Orhan Agcaoglu
    • Shamil Aliyev
    • Eren Berber

    OriginalPaper 08 June 2012 Pages: 3580 - 3583

32. Endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) compared with gastrectomy for treatment of early gastric neoplasia: a retrospective cohort study

    • Philip Wai Yan Chiu
    • Anthony Yun Bun Teoh
    • Enders Kwok Wai Ng

    OriginalPaper 08 June 2012 Pages: 3584 - 3591

    

33. Laparoscopic, minilaparoscopic and single-port hysterectomy: perioperative outcomes

    • Francesco Fanfani
    • Anna Fagotti
    • Giovanni Scambia

    OriginalPaper 08 June 2012 Pages: 3592 - 3596

34. Prospective evaluation of transvaginal assisted cholecystectomy

    • Dietmar Borchert
    • Matthias Federlein
    • Klaus Gellert

    OriginalPaper 21 June 2012 Pages: 3597 - 3604

    

35. Comparison of endoscopic task performance with crossed versus uncrossed straight and curved instruments through a single port

    • Roberto Rimonda
    • Benjie Tang
    • Alfred Cuschieri

    OriginalPaper 08 June 2012 Pages: 3605 - 3611

    

36. Bedside diagnostic laparoscopy for critically ill patients: a retrospective study of 62 patients

    • Cecilia Ceribelli
    • Ennio Alberto Adami
    • Bruno Benini

    OriginalPaper 19 June 2012 Pages: 3612 - 3615

    

37. Does use of a colonoscopy imaging device improve performance? A cohort study

    • James J. Wood
    • Christopher J. W. Foy
    • Timothy A. Cook

    OriginalPaper 26 June 2012 Pages: 3616 - 3621

    

38. Heat loss during carbon dioxide insufflation: comparison of a nebulization based humidification device with a humidification and heating system

    • Eric Noll
    • Roland Schaeffer
    • Pierre Diemunsch

    OriginalPaper 22 June 2012 Pages: 3622 - 3625

    

39. Thermal fusion: effects and interactions of temperature, compression, and duration variables

    • Deogracias A. G. Reyes
    • Stuart I. Brown
    • Alfred Cuschieri

    OriginalPaper 07 July 2012 Pages: 3626 - 3633

    

40. A comparison of hexaminolevulinate (Hexvix^®) fluorescence cystoscopy and white-light cystoscopy for detection of bladder cancer: results of the HeRo observational study

    • Alberto Lapini
    • Andrea Minervini
    • Sergio Cosciani Cunico

    OriginalPaper 23 June 2012 Pages: 3634 - 3641

    

41. Impaired postoperative EGJ relaxation as a determinant of post laparoscopic fundoplication dysphagia: a study with high-resolution manometry before and after surgery

    • Sophie Marjoux
    • Sabine Roman
    • François Mion

    OriginalPaper 21 June 2012 Pages: 3642 - 3649

    

42. Endoscopy and laparoscopy: a historical aspect of medical terminology

    • Stavros A. Antoniou
    • George A. Antoniou
    • Athanasios I. Antoniou

    OriginalPaper 21 June 2012 Pages: 3650 - 3654

    

43. Deformable three-dimensional model architecture for interactive augmented reality in minimally invasive surgery

    • Anant S. Vemuri
    • Jungle Chi-Hsiang Wu
    • Hurng-Sheng Wu

    OriginalPaper 27 June 2012 Pages: 3655 - 3662

    

44. Modified single-port laparoscopic herniorrhaphy for pediatric inguinal hernias: based on 1,107 cases in China

    • Binggen Li
    • Xiangyang Nie
    • Duhui Gong

    OriginalPaper 07 July 2012 Pages: 3663 - 3668

    

45. Laparoscopic complete mesocolic excision (CME) with medial access for right-hemi colon cancer: feasibility and technical strategies

    • Bo Feng
    • Jing Sun
    • Min-Hua Zheng

    OriginalPaper 26 June 2012 Pages: 3669 - 3675

    

46. Endoscopic submucosal dissection for early gastric cancer using a cross-counter technique

    • Koichi Okamoto
    • Seisuke Okamura
    • Tetsuji Takayama

    Dynamic Manuscript 13 June 2012 Pages: 3676 - 3681

    

47. Intraoperative pancreatoscopy with narrow band imaging: a novel method for assessment of resection margins in case of intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasm

    • Arun Yelamali
    • Magnus Jayaraj Mansard
    • Duvvuru Nageshwar Reddy

    Dynamic Manuscript 08 June 2012 Pages: 3682 - 3685

    

48. Laparoscopic iliac and iliofemoral lymph node resection for melanoma

    • Don Hoang
    • Kurt E. Roberts
    • Deepak Narayan

    Video 12 August 2012 Pages: 3686 - 3687

49. Restorative restproctectomy as single-port surgery through the ostomy site in a three-stage procedure

    • Dirk Rolf Bulian
    • Jürgen Knuth
    • Markus Maria Heiss

    New Technology 19 June 2012 Pages: 3688 - 3690

    

50. The enhanced view-totally extraperitoneal technique for repair of inguinal hernia

    • Ferdinand Köckerling
    • Dietmar A. Jacob
    • Pradeep Chowbey

    Letter to the Editor 22 June 2012 Pages: 3691 - 3692