1. EAES Consensus Development Conference on endoscopic repair of groin hernias

   • M. M. Poelman
   • B. van den Heuvel
   • H. J. Bonjer

   Consensus Statement 25 May 2013 Pages: 3505 - 3519

2. A systematic review regarding the feasibility and safety of endoscopic full thickness resection (EFTR) for colonic lesions

   • Adela Brigic
   • Nicholas R. A. Symons
   • Robin H. Kennedy

   Review 16 April 2013 Pages: 3520 - 3529

   

3. Chylothorax after esophagectomy for cancer: impact of the surgical approach and neoadjuvant treatment: systematic review and institutional analysis

   • Michael Kranzfelder
   • Ralf Gertler
   • Marcus Feith

   Review 25 May 2013 Pages: 3530 - 3538

   

4. Towards automated visual flexible endoscope navigation

   • Nanda van der Stap
   • Ferdinand van der Heijden
   • Ivo A. M. J. Broeders

   Review 14 May 2013 Pages: 3539 - 3547

   

5. The Fellowship Council: a decade of impact on surgical training

   • Dennis L. Fowler
   • Nancy J. Hogle

   Review 25 May 2013 Pages: 3548 - 3554

   

6. Impact of operative duration on postoperative pulmonary complications in laparoscopic versus open colectomy

   • Rachel M. Owen
   • Sebastian D. Perez
   • John F. Sweeney

   OriginalPaper 13 April 2013 Pages: 3555 - 3563

   

7. Laparoscopic splenectomy: a surgeon’s experience of 302 patients with analysis of postoperative complications

   • Xin Wang
   • Yongbin Li
   • Ting Niu

   OriginalPaper 24 August 2013 Pages: 3564 - 3571

8. Intraoperative colonoscopy does not worsen the outcomes of laparoscopic colorectal surgery: a case-matched study

   • I. Emre Gorgun
   • Erman Aytac
   • Feza H. Remzi

   OriginalPaper 22 March 2013 Pages: 3572 - 3576

9. Outcomes and predictive factors of “not self-completion” in gastric endoscopic submucosal dissection for novice operators

   • Shouko Ono
   • Mototsugu Kato
   • Yuichi Shimizu

   OriginalPaper 03 April 2013 Pages: 3577 - 3583

   

10. Assessment of basic laparoscopic skills on virtual reality simulator or box trainer

    • Willem M. Brinkman
    • Irene M. Tjiam
    • Sonja N. Buzink

    OriginalPaper 03 April 2013 Pages: 3584 - 3590

    

11. Colorectal surgeons’ learning curve of transanal endoscopic microsurgery

    • Renée M. Barendse
    • Marcel G. Dijkgraaf
    • Eelco J. R. de Graaf

    OriginalPaper 10 April 2013 Pages: 3591 - 3602

    

12. Characterizing the learning curve of the VBLaST-PT^© (Virtual Basic Laparoscopic Skill Trainer)

    • Likun Zhang
    • Ganesh Sankaranarayanan
    • Caroline G. L. Cao

    OriginalPaper 10 April 2013 Pages: 3603 - 3615

    

13. A prospective, randomized, single-blind trial of 5-mm versus 3-mm ports for laparoscopic cholecystectomy: is smaller better?

    • M. Bignell
    • M. P. N. Lewis
    • M. Rhodes

    OriginalPaper 16 April 2013 Pages: 3616 - 3621

    

14. Does use of a metallic colon stent as a bridge to surgery modify the pathology data in patients with colonic obstruction? A case-matched study

    • Charles Sabbagh
    • Denis Chatelain
    • Jean-Marc Regimbeau

    OriginalPaper 10 April 2013 Pages: 3622 - 3631

15. TEP under general anesthesia is superior to Lichtenstein under local anesthesia in terms of pain 6 weeks after surgery: results from a randomized clinical trial

    • Ursula Dahlstrand
    • Gabriel Sandblom
    • Ulf Gunnarsson

    OriginalPaper 10 April 2013 Pages: 3632 - 3638

    

16. Prospective evaluation of pain control and quality of life in patients with chronic pancreatitis following bilateral thoracoscopic splanchnicectomy

    • Malgorzata B. Malec-Milewska
    • Wieslaw Tarnowski
    • Jacek A. Jastrzebski

    OriginalPaper Open access 10 April 2013 Pages: 3639 - 3645

    

17. Laparoendoscopic single-site (LESS) varicocelectomy with reusable components: comparison with the conventional laparoscopic technique

    • Frank Friedersdorff
    • Seven Johannes Aghdassi
    • Tom Florian Fuller

    OriginalPaper 03 April 2013 Pages: 3646 - 3652

    

18. Erratum to: Laparoendoscopic single-site (LESS) varicocelectomy with reusable components: comparison with the conventional laparoscopic technique

    • Frank Friedersdorff
    • Seven Johannes Aghdassi
    • Tom Florian Fuller

    Erratum 30 April 2013 Pages: 3653 - 3653

19. Biologic meshes are not superior to synthetic meshes in ventral hernia repair: an experimental study with long-term follow-up evaluation

    • M. Ditzel
    • E. B. Deerenberg
    • J. F. Lange

    OriginalPaper 03 April 2013 Pages: 3654 - 3662

    

20. Navigation system for minimally invasive esophagectomy: experimental study in a porcine model

    • Felix Nickel
    • Hannes G. Kenngott
    • Beat-Peter Müller-Stich

    OriginalPaper 03 April 2013 Pages: 3663 - 3670

    

21. Needlescopic video-assisted wedge resection combined with the subcostal trans-diaphragmatic approach for undetermined peripheral pulmonary nodules

    • Makoto Oda
    • Isao Matsumoto
    • Go Watanabe

    OriginalPaper 10 April 2013 Pages: 3671 - 3677

    

22. Laparoscopic resection of primary midgut carcinoid tumors

    • Petachia Reissman
    • Shmail Shmailov
    • David J. Gross

    OriginalPaper 10 April 2013 Pages: 3678 - 3682

23. Stenosis after use of the double-stapling technique for reconstruction after laparoscopy-assisted total gastrectomy

    • Toru Zuiki
    • Yoshinori Hosoya
    • Yoshikazu Yasuda

    OriginalPaper 10 April 2013 Pages: 3683 - 3689

    

24. Clinical implication of endoscopic gross appearance in early gastric cancer: revisited

    • Da Hyun Jung
    • Yoo Mi Park
    • Sung Hoon Noh

    OriginalPaper 16 April 2013 Pages: 3690 - 3695

25. A prospective assessment of renal oxygenation in children undergoing laparoscopy using near-infrared spectroscopy

    • Chris Westgarth-Taylor
    • Leonnie de Lijster
    • Jonathan Karpelowsky

    OriginalPaper 19 April 2013 Pages: 3696 - 3704

    

26. Laparoscopic pyloromyotomy, the tail of the learning curve

    • Matthijs Oomen
    • Roel Bakx
    • Hugo Heij

    OriginalPaper 13 April 2013 Pages: 3705 - 3709

27. Radiofrequency is a secure and effective method for pancreatic transection in laparoscopic distal pancreatectomy: results of a randomized, controlled trial in an experimental model

    • Dimitri Dorcaratto
    • Fernando Burdío
    • Luis Grande

    OriginalPaper 13 April 2013 Pages: 3710 - 3719

    

28. Lateral position could provide more excellent hemodynamic parameters during video-assisted thoracoscopic esophagectomy for cancer

    • Ying-Bo Zou
    • Hong Yan
    • Wei Guo

    OriginalPaper 13 April 2013 Pages: 3720 - 3725

    

29. Total laparoscopic esophageal bypass using a colonic conduit for corrosive-induced esophageal stricture

    • Amit Javed
    • Anil K. Agarwal

    OriginalPaper 01 May 2013 Pages: 3726 - 3732

    

30. Feasibility and yield of a novel 22-gauge histology EUS needle in patients with pancreatic masses: a multicenter prospective cohort study

    • Alberto Larghi
    • Julio Iglesias-Garcia
    • Marc Giovannini

    OriginalPaper 04 May 2013 Pages: 3733 - 3738

    

31. Gas-related symptoms after antireflux surgery

    • Boudewijn F. Kessing
    • Joris A. J. L. Broeders
    • André J. P. M. Smout

    OriginalPaper 01 May 2013 Pages: 3739 - 3747

    

32. Grading of complications and risk factor evaluation in laparoscopic colorectal surgery

    • Ziv Asa
    • Ron Greenberg
    • Shmuel Avital

    OriginalPaper 01 May 2013 Pages: 3748 - 3753

    

33. Impact of transoral incisionless fundoplication (TIF) on subjective and objective GERD indices: a systematic review of the published literature

    • Mark R. Wendling
    • W. Scott Melvin
    • Kyle A. Perry

    OriginalPaper 04 May 2013 Pages: 3754 - 3761

    

34. TransAnal Minimally Invasive Surgery (TAMIS) with SILS™ Port versus Transanal Endoscopic Microsurgery (TEM): a comparative experimental study

    • Roberto Rimonda
    • Alberto Arezzo
    • Mario Morino

    OriginalPaper 01 May 2013 Pages: 3762 - 3768

    

35. Comparison of a gasless unilateral axillo-breast and axillary approach in robotic thyroidectomy

    • Chang Myeon Song
    • Yong Hee Cho
    • Kyung Tae

    OriginalPaper 30 April 2013 Pages: 3769 - 3775

    

36. What is the optimal time for laparoscopic cholecystectomy in gallbladder empyema?

    • Yong Jin Kwon
    • Byung Kyu Ahn
    • Kyeong Geun Lee

    OriginalPaper 04 May 2013 Pages: 3776 - 3780

    

37. 200 Consecutive laparoscopic pancreatic resections performed with a robotically controlled laparoscope holder

    • Andrew A. Gumbs
    • Roland Croner
    • Brice Gayet

    OriginalPaper 04 May 2013 Pages: 3781 - 3791

    

38. Effectiveness and safety of n-butyl-2-cyanoacrylate medical adhesive for noninvasive patch fixation in laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair

    • Ming-gang Wang
    • Mao-lin Tian
    • Ying-mo Shen

    OriginalPaper 10 May 2013 Pages: 3792 - 3798

    

39. Endoscopic mucosal resection in high- and low-volume centers: a prospective multicentric study

    • E. Masci
    • E. Viale
    • P. A. Testoni

    OriginalPaper 25 May 2013 Pages: 3799 - 3805

    

40. Risk factors for complications and mortality of percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy: a multicenter, retrospective study

    • Changhyun Lee
    • Jong Pil Im
    • Small Intestine Research Group of the Korean Association for the Study of Intestinal Disease (KASID)

    OriginalPaper 04 May 2013 Pages: 3806 - 3815

    

41. Prevalence and risk factors for adenomas in the ileal pouch and the afferent loop after restorative proctocolectomy for patients with familial adenomatous polyposis

    • Elise Pommaret
    • Ariane Vienne
    • Yann Parc

    OriginalPaper 01 May 2013 Pages: 3816 - 3822

    

42. Maintenance training for laparoscopic suturing: the quest for the perfect timing and training model: a randomized trial

    • Siska Van Bruwaene
    • Marlies P. Schijven
    • Marc Miserez

    OriginalPaper 10 May 2013 Pages: 3823 - 3829

    

43. The application of the V-Loc closure device for gastrointestinal sutures: a preliminary study

    • Elena Nemecek
    • Lukas Negrin
    • Christian Hollinsky

    OriginalPaper 04 May 2013 Pages: 3830 - 3834

    

44. Single-Access Fetal Endoscopy (SAFE) for myelomeningocele in sheep model I: amniotic carbon dioxide gas approach

    • Jose L. Peiro
    • Cesar G. Fontecha
    • Michael A. Belfort

    OriginalPaper 14 May 2013 Pages: 3835 - 3840

    

45. Laparoscopic gastrointestinal anastomoses using knotless barbed sutures are safe and reproducible: a single-center experience with 201 patients

    • Olivier Facy
    • Vito De Blasi
    • Juan-Santiago Azagra

    OriginalPaper 14 May 2013 Pages: 3841 - 3845

    

46. Barbed unidirectional V-Loc 180 suture in laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass: a study comparing unidirectional barbed monofilament and multifilament absorbable suture

    • Federico Costantino
    • Mario Dente
    • Philippe Keller

    OriginalPaper 31 May 2013 Pages: 3846 - 3851

    

47. A prospective, randomized clinical comparison between UltraCision and the novel sealing and cutting device BiCision in patients with laparoscopic supracervical hysterectomy

    • Ralf Rothmund
    • Mara Szyrach
    • Bernhard Kraemer

    OriginalPaper 14 May 2013 Pages: 3852 - 3859

    

48. Long-term results of endoscopic symphathetic block using the Lin-Telaranta classification

    • Tuomo Rantanen
    • Timo Telaranta

    OriginalPaper 25 May 2013 Pages: 3860 - 3864

49. Endoscopic resection of ampullary lesions: a single-center 8-year retrospective cohort study of 91 patients with long-term follow-up

    • Wim Laleman
    • Annelies Verreth
    • Werner Van Steenbergen

    OriginalPaper 25 May 2013 Pages: 3865 - 3876

    

50. Predictive score for anastomotic leakage after elective colorectal cancer surgery: a decision making tool for choice of protective measures

    • Fuad Pasic
    • Nermin N. Salkic

    OriginalPaper 25 May 2013 Pages: 3877 - 3882