Laparoscopic cholecystectomy: first, do no harm; second, take care of bile duct stones George BerciJohn HunterWilliam Traverso Editorial 26 January 2013 Pages: 1051 - 1054
Laparoendoscopic rendezvous reduces perioperative morbidity and risk of pancreatitis Alberto ArezzoNereo VettorettoMario Morino Review 06 October 2012 Pages: 1055 - 1060
Thirty-day outcomes of laparoscopic versus open appendectomy in elderly using ACS/NSQIP database Ashkan MoazzezRodney J. MasonNamir Katkhouda OriginalPaper 06 October 2012 Pages: 1061 - 1071
Impact of a trimodal prehabilitation program on functional recovery after colorectal cancer surgery: a pilot study Chao LiFrancesco CarliLiane S. Feldman OriginalPaper 09 October 2012 Pages: 1072 - 1082
Electrical stimulation therapy of the lower esophageal sphincter is successful in treating GERD: final results of open-label prospective trial Leonardo RodrĂguezPatricia RodriguezMichael D. Crowell OriginalPaper Open access 17 October 2012 Pages: 1083 - 1092
Prevalence of preoperative alcohol abuse among patients seeking weight-loss surgery Omar Yusef KudsiKaren HuskeyChristina C. Wee OriginalPaper 10 October 2012 Pages: 1093 - 1097
Erratum to: Prevalence of preoperative alcohol abuse among patients seeking weight-loss surgery Omar Yusef KudsiKaren HuskeyChristina C. Wee Erratum 18 December 2012 Pages: 1098 - 1098
Predictors of poor outcomes in functionally dependent patients undergoing ventral hernia repair Drew ReynoldsDaniel DavenportJ. Scott Roth OriginalPaper 12 December 2012 Pages: 1099 - 1104
Trans-Oral Video-Assisted Neck Surgery (TOVANS). A new transoral technique of endoscopic thyroidectomy with gasless premandible approach Akihiro NakajoHideo ArimaShoji Natsugoe OriginalPaper Open access 21 November 2012 Pages: 1105 - 1110
The role of tactile feedback in grip force during laparoscopic training tasks Christopher R. WottawaJeremiah R. CohenErik P. Dutson OriginalPaper 12 December 2012 Pages: 1111 - 1118
Utility and accuracy of endobronchial ultrasound as a diagnostic and staging tool for the evaluation of mediastinal adenopathy William D. BoltonRebecca JohnsonJames Stephenson OriginalPaper 13 December 2012 Pages: 1119 - 1123
Prognostic relevance of gastric cancer staging by endoscopic ultrasound Christian JĂĽrgensenJana BrandJochen Hampe OriginalPaper 06 October 2012 Pages: 1124 - 1129
Laparoscopic surgery improves postoperative outcomes in high-risk patients with colorectal cancer Francesco FerociMaddalena BaraghiniMarco Scatizzi OriginalPaper 06 October 2012 Pages: 1130 - 1137
Laparoscopic versus open resection of colorectal liver metastasis Alfredo D. GuerronShamil AliyevEren Berber OriginalPaper 10 October 2012 Pages: 1138 - 1143
Frailty predicts outcome of elective laparoscopic cholecystectomy in geriatric patients Konstantinos LasithiotakisJohn PetrakisGeorge Chalkiadakis OriginalPaper 09 October 2012 Pages: 1144 - 1150
Intragastric gastric band migration: erosion: an analysis of multicenter experience on 177 patients Nicola Di LorenzoMichele LorenzoPietro Forestieri OriginalPaper 17 October 2012 Pages: 1151 - 1157
Is transnasal endoscope-assisted endoscopic submucosal dissection for gastric neoplasm useful in training beginners? A prospective randomized trial Ji Yong AhnKee Don ChoiSeunghee Baek OriginalPaper 24 October 2012 Pages: 1158 - 1165
Mannitol improves cerebral oxygen content and postoperative recovery after prolonged retroperitoneal laparoscopy Xiang ZhouMing-chun WuJun Tao OriginalPaper 06 October 2012 Pages: 1166 - 1171
Factors predicting the increased risk for return to the operating room in bariatric patients: a NSQIP database study Kalyana NandipatiEdward LinS. Scott Davis OriginalPaper 18 October 2012 Pages: 1172 - 1177
Insights into fast-track colon surgery: a plea for a tailored program L. PellegrinoF. LoisA. Kartheuser OriginalPaper 17 October 2012 Pages: 1178 - 1185
CT fluoroscopy guided percutaneous gastrostomy or jejunostomy without (CT-PG/PJ) or with simultaneous endoscopy (CT-PEG/PEJ) in otherwise untreatable patients Fritz W. SpelsbergRalf-Thorsten HoffmannChristoph Trumm OriginalPaper 12 December 2012 Pages: 1186 - 1195
Can EUS elastography improve lymph node staging in esophageal cancer? Mate KnabeErwin GĂĽnterOliver Pech OriginalPaper 24 October 2012 Pages: 1196 - 1202
Comparing over-the-scope clip versus endoloop and clips (KING closure) for access site closure: a randomized experimental study J. MartĂnekO. RyskaM. Ryska OriginalPaper 17 October 2012 Pages: 1203 - 1210
Argon plasma coagulation is safe and effective for treating smaller gastric lesions with low-grade dysplasia: a comparison with endoscopic submucosal dissection Se Jin JungSoo-Jeong ChoYoung-Woo Kim OriginalPaper 18 October 2012 Pages: 1211 - 1218
Effect of source of funding on weight loss up to 3 years after gastric banding Jonathan AfokeSanjay AgrawalRichard Welbourn OriginalPaper 24 October 2012 Pages: 1219 - 1224
The safety of a “fast-track” program after laparoscopic colorectal surgery is comparable in older patients as in younger patients Se-Jin BaekSeon-Hahn KimJin Kim OriginalPaper 12 December 2012 Pages: 1225 - 1232
Robotic versus laparoscopic adrenalectomy in obese patients Erol AksoyHalit Eren TaskinEren Berber OriginalPaper 17 October 2012 Pages: 1233 - 1236
Benefit of robot-assisted laparoscopy in nerve-sparing radical hysterectomy: urinary morbidity in early cervical cancer Fabrice NarducciPierre CollinetEric Leblanc OriginalPaper 18 October 2012 Pages: 1237 - 1242
Duodenal metal stent placement is a risk factor for biliary metal stent dysfunction: an analysis using a time-dependent covariate Tsuyoshi HamadaYousuke NakaiKazuhiko Koike OriginalPaper 17 October 2012 Pages: 1243 - 1248
Modified triangulating stapling technique for esophagogastrostomy after esophagectomy for esophageal cancer Masashi TakemuraKayo YoshidaYushi Fujiwara OriginalPaper Open access 24 October 2012 Pages: 1249 - 1253
A prospective, randomized comparison of pain, inflammatory response, and short-term outcomes between single port and laparoscopic cholecystectomy Renato A. LunaDaniel B. NogueiraJames P. Dolan OriginalPaper 12 December 2012 Pages: 1254 - 1259
Increase in gastroesophageal reflux disease symptoms and erosive esophagitis 1 year after laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy among obese adults Chi-Ming TaiChih-Kun HuangJaw-Town Lin OriginalPaper 12 December 2012 Pages: 1260 - 1266
Minimally invasive surgery adoption into an established surgical practice: impact of a fellowship-trained colleague Edward P. DominguezCory BarratPhilip Taylor OriginalPaper 12 December 2012 Pages: 1267 - 1272
Reduction in obesity-related comorbidities: is gastric bypass better than sleeve gastrectomy? Niu ZhangAnthony MaffeiAshutosh Kaul OriginalPaper 13 December 2012 Pages: 1273 - 1280
Angled- or straight-tipped hydrophilic guidewire in biliary cannulation: a prospective, randomized, controlled trial Hanna VihervaaraJuha M. GrönroosPaulina Salminen OriginalPaper 19 December 2012 Pages: 1281 - 1286
The incidence of trocar-site hernia in minimally invasive bariatric surgery: A comparison of multi versus single-port laparoscopy David Y. LeeSadiq S. RehmaniJulio A. Teixeira OriginalPaper 12 December 2012 Pages: 1287 - 1291
Postprocedural combined treatment using the coagulation plus artery-selective clipping (2C) method for the prevention of delayed bleeding after ESD Shinichi MukaiSongde ChoToshio Nakanishi OriginalPaper 12 December 2012 Pages: 1292 - 1301
Early referral for 24-h esophageal pH monitoring may prevent unnecessary treatment with acid-reducing medications David A. KleimanMatthew J. SpornRasa Zarnegar OriginalPaper 12 December 2012 Pages: 1302 - 1309
Resistin expression correlates with steatohepatitis in morbidly obese patients Claire R. EdwardsA. Katharine HindleFred J. Brody OriginalPaper 12 December 2012 Pages: 1310 - 1314
The safety and feasibility of reoperation for the treatment of hepatolithiasis by laparoscopic approach Ju TianJian-wei LiShu-guo Zheng OriginalPaper 11 January 2013 Pages: 1315 - 1320
Comparison of the incidence of postoperative nausea and vomiting between women undergoing open or robot-assisted thyroidectomy Ji Young YooYun Jeong ChaeSook Young Lee OriginalPaper 13 December 2012 Pages: 1321 - 1325
Comparison of hospital costs and length of stay associated with open-mesh, totally extraperitoneal inguinal hernia repair, and transabdominal preperitoneal inguinal hernia repair: An analysis of observational data using propensity score matching Friedrich WittenbecherDavid Scheller-KreinsenReinhard Busse OriginalPaper 24 October 2012 Pages: 1326 - 1333
Esophageal acid-clearance physiology is altered after Nissen-Collis gastroplasty Alessandro MorRami LutfiAlfonso Torquati OriginalPaper 17 October 2012 Pages: 1334 - 1338
The minimally invasive approach is associated with reduced perioperative thromboembolic and bleeding complications for patients receiving preoperative chronic oral anticoagulant therapy who undergo colorectal surgery Barlas SuluErman AytacRavi P. Kiran OriginalPaper 24 October 2012 Pages: 1339 - 1345
One surgeon’s learning curve for video-assisted thoracoscopic esophagectomy for esophageal cancer with the patient in lateral position: how many cases are needed to reach competence? Wei GuoYing-Bo ZouRu-Wen Wang OriginalPaper 24 October 2012 Pages: 1346 - 1352
Development and validation of a theoretical test in basic laparoscopy Jeanett StrandbygaardMathilde MaagaardJette Led Sorensen OriginalPaper 14 December 2012 Pages: 1353 - 1359
Hand-sewn gastrojejunostomy using knotless unidirectional barbed absorbable suture during laparoscopic gastric bypass Ryan P. TynerG. Travis CliftonStephen J. Fenton OriginalPaper 24 October 2012 Pages: 1360 - 1366
Single-incision laparoscopic surgery in children: a randomized control trial of acute appendicitis Eduardo A. PerezHannah PiperAnne C. Fischer OriginalPaper 13 December 2012 Pages: 1367 - 1371
Predictive risk factors of perforation in gastric endoscopic submucosal dissection for early gastric cancer: a large, multicenter study Min KimSeong Woo JeonDaegu-Kyungpook Gastrointestinal Study Group (DGSG) OriginalPaper 13 December 2012 Pages: 1372 - 1378
Robotic versus laparoscopic anterior resection of sigmoid colon cancer: comparative study of long-term oncologic outcomes Dae Ro LimByung Soh MinNam Kyu Kim OriginalPaper Open access 13 December 2012 Pages: 1379 - 1385