Intraoperative cholangiography in the laparoscopic cholecystectomy era: why are we still debating? F. AusaniaL. R. HolmesS. A. White Editorial 22 March 2012 Pages: 1193 - 1200
A review of the role of GERD-induced aspiration after lung transplantation P. Marco FisichellaChristopher S. DavisElizabeth J. Kovacs Review 15 November 2011 Pages: 1201 - 1204
Single-incision laparoscopic surgery (SILS) vs. conventional multiport cholecystectomy: systematic review and meta-analysis S. R. MarkarA. KarthikesalingamP. Paraskeva Review 16 December 2011 Pages: 1205 - 1213
Does previous laparoscopic experience improve ability to perform single-incision laparoscopic surgery? Trystan LewisRajesh AggarwalParaskevas Paraskeva OriginalPaper 17 December 2011 Pages: 1214 - 1219
Comparison of outcomes and costs between laparoscopic distal pancreatectomy and open resection at a single center Adrian M. FoxKristen PitzulAllan Okrainec OriginalPaper 17 December 2011 Pages: 1220 - 1230
Performance curve of basic skills in single-incision laparoscopy versus conventional laparoscopy: Is it really more difficult for the novice? S. A. F. FransenL. S. MertensN. D. Bouvy OriginalPaper Open access 20 November 2011 Pages: 1231 - 1237
Magnetic air capsule robotic system: proof of concept of a novel approach for painless colonoscopy P. ValdastriG. CiutiM. Morino OriginalPaper 17 December 2011 Pages: 1238 - 1246
Transumbilical single-port sleeve gastrectomy: initial experience and comparative study Salvadora DelgadoAinitze IbarzabalAntonio M. Lacy OriginalPaper 05 April 2012 Pages: 1247 - 1253
Mesh fixation with a barbed anchor suture results in significantly less strangulation of the abdominal wall Calvin LyonsRohan JosephBrian J. Dunkin OriginalPaper 15 November 2011 Pages: 1254 - 1257
Sympathetic chain clipping for hyperhidrosis is not a reversible procedure Jesus LoscertalesMiguel CongregadoHugo Galera-Ruiz OriginalPaper 15 November 2011 Pages: 1258 - 1263
Laparoscopic ventral hernia repair: Does primary repair in addition to placement of mesh decrease recurrence? Ambar BanerjeeCatherine BeckDean J. Mikami OriginalPaper 15 November 2011 Pages: 1264 - 1268
Staple versus fibrin glue fixation in laparoscopic total extraperitoneal repair of inguinal hernia: a systematic review and meta-analysis Amit KaulSusan HutflessMichael R. Marohn OriginalPaper 21 February 2012 Pages: 1269 - 1278
The role of short-limb Roux-en-Y reconstruction for failed antireflux surgery: a single-center 5-year experience Konstantinos I. MakrisAru PanwarSumeet K. Mittal OriginalPaper 02 November 2011 Pages: 1279 - 1286
Comparison of complications after laparoscopy-assisted distal gastrectomy and open distal gastrectomy for gastric cancer using the Clavien–Dindo classification Ju-Hee LeeDo Joong ParkHan-Kwang Yang OriginalPaper 02 November 2011 Pages: 1287 - 1295
Intermediate results of a prospective randomized controlled trial of traditional four-port laparoscopic cholecystectomy versus single-incision laparoscopic cholecystectomy Melissa S. PhillipsJeffrey M. MarksSajani Shah OriginalPaper 15 November 2011 Pages: 1296 - 1303
Testicular functions, chronic groin pain, and quality of life after laparoscopic and open mesh repair of inguinal hernia: a prospective randomized controlled trial Anand Narayan SinghVirinder Kumar BansalAnand Kumar OriginalPaper 15 November 2011 Pages: 1304 - 1317
Single-port laparoscopic surgery is applicable to most gynecologic surgery: a single surgeon’s experience Maria LeeSang Wun KimYoung Tae Kim OriginalPaper 02 November 2011 Pages: 1318 - 1324
Outcome of laparoscopic modified Duhamel procedure with Z-shaped anastomosis for Hirschsprung’s disease Naoto UrushiharaKoji FukumotoTakeshi Aoba OriginalPaper 02 November 2011 Pages: 1325 - 1331
Prevention of postoperative chylothorax with thoracic duct ligation during video-assisted thoracoscopic esophagectomy for cancer Wei GuoYun-Ping ZhaoRu-Wen Wang OriginalPaper 02 November 2011 Pages: 1332 - 1336
Trainees’ adenoma detection rate is higher if ≥10 minutes is spent on withdrawal during colonoscopy Mark A. GromskiChristopher A. MillerYoung Hwangbo OriginalPaper 16 November 2011 Pages: 1337 - 1342
Short- and long-term outcomes following percutaneous cholecystostomy for acute cholecystitis in high-risk patients Andrew McKayMoaz AbulfarajJeremy Lipschitz OriginalPaper 17 November 2011 Pages: 1343 - 1351
Quantifying mental workloads of surgeons performing natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery (NOTES) procedures Bin ZhengErwin RiederLee L. Swanström OriginalPaper 04 November 2011 Pages: 1352 - 1358
Endoscopic ultrasound-guided endoscopic necrosectomy of the pancreas: is irrigation necessary? Christian JürgensenFrank NeserAnnette Fritscher-Ravens OriginalPaper 15 November 2011 Pages: 1359 - 1363
Bilateral total extraperitoneal inguinal hernia repair (TEP) has outcomes similar to those for unilateral TEP: population-based analysis of prospective data of 6,505 patients Markus GassLaura RosellaUlrich Güller OriginalPaper 24 November 2011 Pages: 1364 - 1368
Possible mortality reduction by endoscopic sphincterotomy during endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography: a population-based case–control study Cecilia StrömbergUrban ArneloMagnus Nilsson OriginalPaper 15 November 2011 Pages: 1369 - 1376
Robot-assisted total gastrectomy is comparable with laparoscopically assisted total gastrectomy for early gastric cancer Hong Man YoonYoung-Woo KimJi Yoon Rho OriginalPaper 16 November 2011 Pages: 1377 - 1381
The prognostic impact of positive lymph nodes in stages T1 to T3 incidental gallbladder carcinoma: results of the German Registry Thorsten Oliver GoetzeVittorio Paolucci OriginalPaper 17 November 2011 Pages: 1382 - 1389
The safety of biologic mesh for laparoscopic repair of large, complicated hiatal hernia Eelco B. WassenaarFernando MierBrant K. Oelschlager OriginalPaper 16 November 2011 Pages: 1390 - 1396
Endoscope-assisted versus conventional second branchial cleft cyst resection Liang-si ChenWei SunXiaoming Huang OriginalPaper 17 December 2011 Pages: 1397 - 1402
Single-incision laparoscopic surgery using colon-lifting technique for colorectal cancer: a matched case–control comparison with standard multiport laparoscopic surgery in terms of short-term results and access instrument cost Shoichi FujiiKazuteru WatanabeItaru Endo OriginalPaper 20 November 2011 Pages: 1403 - 1411
Fetoscopic management of gastroschisis in a lamb model Robert BergholzThomas KrebsKurt Hecher OriginalPaper 17 December 2011 Pages: 1412 - 1416
Oxidants as important determinants of renal apoptosis during pneumoperitoneum: a study in an isolated perfused rat kidney model Wisam KhouryAvi A. Weinbroum OriginalPaper 17 December 2011 Pages: 1417 - 1424
Transoral incisionless fundoplication (TIF 2.0) with EsophyX for gastroesophageal reflux disease: long-term results and findings affecting outcome Pier Alberto TestoniCristian VailatiMaura Corsetti OriginalPaper 15 December 2011 Pages: 1425 - 1435
Systemic inflammatory response after laparoscopic and conventional colectomy for cancer: a matched case–control study Dimitrios TsamisGeorge TheodoropoulosGeorge C. Zografos OriginalPaper 17 December 2011 Pages: 1436 - 1443
Cost of laparoscopy and laparotomy in the surgical treatment of colorectal cancer Patrizia BertoStefania LopatrielloGianluigi Melotti OriginalPaper 17 December 2011 Pages: 1444 - 1453
3D HD versus 2D HD: surgical task efficiency in standardised phantom tasks Pirmin StorzGerhard F. BuessAndreas Kirschniak OriginalPaper 17 December 2011 Pages: 1454 - 1460
Biomechanics of the front abdominal wall as a potential factor leading to recurrence with laparoscopic ventral hernia repair Maciej ŚmietańskiKamil BuryCzesław Szymczak OriginalPaper 15 December 2011 Pages: 1461 - 1467
In vivo MRI visualization of mesh shrinkage using surgical implants loaded with superparamagnetic iron oxides Nicolas KuehnertNils A. KraemerUwe Klinge OriginalPaper Open access 17 December 2011 Pages: 1468 - 1475
Serum leptin levels are inversely correlated with omental gene expression of adiponectin and markedly decreased after gastric bypass surgery Jiegen ChenZehra PamuklarAlfonso Torquati OriginalPaper 17 December 2011 Pages: 1476 - 1480
Extreme bariatric endoscopy: stenting to reconnect the pouch to the gastrojejunostomy after a Roux-en-Y gastric bypass Eduardo G. H. de MouraManoel P. Galvão-NetoFlávio C. Ferreira Dynamic Manuscript 17 December 2011 Pages: 1481 - 1484
Medical image analysis: computer-aided diagnosis of gastric cancer invasion on endoscopic images Keisuke KubotaJunko KurodaMasaki Kitajima New Technology 15 November 2011 Pages: 1485 - 1489
Intracorporeal circular-stapled Billroth I anastomosis in single-incision laparoscopic distal gastrectomy Takeshi OmoriKouji TanakaToshirou Nishida Technique 02 November 2011 Pages: 1490 - 1494