Should high-frequency electrosurgery be discouraged during laparoscopic surgery? Gustavo L. CarvalhoEduardo Moreno PaquentinPrashanth Rao Editorial 19 October 2015 Pages: 401 - 403
Current state of micro-robots/devices as substitutes for screening colonoscopy: assessment based on technology readiness levels Silvia C. Tapia-SilesStuart ColemanAlfred Cuschieri Review 20 June 2015 Pages: 404 - 413
Surgeons, ERCP, and laparoscopic common bile duct exploration: do we need a standard approach for common bile duct stones? Rebeccah B. BaucomIrene D. FeurerBenjamin K. Poulose OriginalPaper 20 June 2015 Pages: 414 - 423
Efficacy of intragastric balloon for the management of obesity: experience from Kuwait Salman Al-SabahFahad Al-GhareebAsmaa Al-Adwani OriginalPaper 22 April 2015 Pages: 424 - 429
Comparison of the long-term results of patients who underwent laparoscopy versus open distal gastrectomy Jun Ho LeeByung-Ho NamSung Kim OriginalPaper 15 April 2015 Pages: 430 - 436
Biliary stenting is not a prerequisite to endoscopic placement of duodenal covered self-expandable metal stents L. PoinclouxF. GoutorbeA. Abergel OriginalPaper 17 April 2015 Pages: 437 - 445
Evaluation of the effect of a laparoscopic robotized needle holder on ergonomics and skills Thierry BensignorGuillaume MorelBrice Gayet OriginalPaper 28 May 2015 Pages: 446 - 454
A population-based study comparing laparoscopic and robotic outcomes in colorectal surgery Michael S. TamChristodoulos KaoutzanisRobert K. Cleary OriginalPaper 17 April 2015 Pages: 455 - 463
Transanal total mesorectal excision for rectal carcinoma: short-term outcomes and experience after 80 cases M. Veltcamp HelbachC. L. DeijenC. Sietses OriginalPaper 29 April 2015 Pages: 464 - 470
In vitro assessment of the performance of a new multiband mucosectomy device for endoscopic resection of early upper gastrointestinal neoplasia D. W. SchölvinckK. BelghaziJ. J. G. H. M. Bergman OriginalPaper Open access 28 May 2015 Pages: 471 - 479
Prediction of excess weight loss after laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass: data from an artificial neural network Eric S. WiseKyle M. HockingStephen M. Kavic OriginalPaper 28 May 2015 Pages: 480 - 488
15-year follow-up of vertical banded gastroplasty: comparison with other restrictive procedures Yu-Hung LinWei-Jei LeeJung-Chien Chen OriginalPaper 05 June 2015 Pages: 489 - 494
Electromagnetic organ tracking allows for real-time compensation of tissue shift in image-guided laparoscopic rectal surgery: results of a phantom study M. WagnerM. GondanH. G. Kenngott OriginalPaper 23 June 2015 Pages: 495 - 503
Quality of life in non-early rectal cancer treated by neoadjuvant radio-chemotherapy and endoluminal loco-regional resection (ELRR) by transanal endoscopic microsurgery (TEM) versus laparoscopic total mesorectal excision Giancarlo D’AmbrosioAlessandro M. PaganiniEmanuele Lezoche OriginalPaper 05 June 2015 Pages: 504 - 511
Validity evidence for the Fundamentals of Laparoscopic Surgery (FLS) program as an assessment tool: a systematic review Benjamin ZendejasRaaj K. RuparelDavid A. Cook OriginalPaper 20 June 2015 Pages: 512 - 520
Palliation of malignant gastric outlet obstruction with simultaneous endoscopic insertion of afferent and efferent jejunal limb enteral stents in patients with recurrent malignancy Isaac SooHans GerdesMark A. Schattner OriginalPaper 20 June 2015 Pages: 521 - 525
Laparoscopic subtotal cholecystectomy for severe cholecystitis Yuji ShinguShunichiro KomatsuEiji Sakamoto OriginalPaper 20 June 2015 Pages: 526 - 531
Sleeve gastrectomy, but not duodenojejunostomy, preserves total beta-cell mass in Goto-Kakizaki rats evaluated by three-dimensional optical projection tomography Eivind GrongBård KulsengRonald Mårvik OriginalPaper 12 June 2015 Pages: 532 - 542
A meta-analysis of the use of a transanal drainage tube to prevent anastomotic leakage after anterior resection by double-stapling technique for rectal cancer Kohei ShigetaKoji OkabayashiYuko Kitagawa OriginalPaper 20 June 2015 Pages: 543 - 550
Feasibility, safety, and short-term efficacy of the laparoscopic Nissen–Hill hybrid repair Ralph W. AyeAlia P. QureshiBrian E. Louie OriginalPaper 12 June 2015 Pages: 551 - 558
Intra-operative disruptions, surgeon’s mental workload, and technical performance in a full-scale simulated procedure Matthias WeiglPhilipp StefanKen Catchpole OriginalPaper 20 June 2015 Pages: 559 - 566
General surgery training and robotics: Are residents improving their skills? Brendan M. FinnertyCheguevara AfanehRasa Zarnegar OriginalPaper 28 May 2015 Pages: 567 - 573
Robotic versus laparoscopic gastrectomy for gastric cancer: comparison of short-term surgical outcomes Weisong ShenHongqing XiLin Chen OriginalPaper 25 July 2015 Pages: 574 - 580
New models for advanced laparoscopic suturing: taking it to the next level Yusuke WatanabeKatherine M. McKendyMelina C. Vassiliou OriginalPaper 28 May 2015 Pages: 581 - 587
Surgeons have knowledge gaps in the safe use of energy devices: a multicenter cross-sectional study Yusuke WatanabeYo KurashimaSatoshi Hirano OriginalPaper 28 May 2015 Pages: 588 - 592
Laparoscopic appendectomy and cholecystectomy versus open: a study in 1999 pregnant patients T. C. CoxC. R. HuntingtonB. T. Heniford OriginalPaper 20 June 2015 Pages: 593 - 602
Risk factors for prolonged ileus following colon surgery Zhobin MoghadamyeghanehGrace S. HwangMichael J. Stamos OriginalPaper 28 May 2015 Pages: 603 - 609
Clinical outcomes of no residual disease in the specimen after endoscopic resection for gastric neoplasms Ji Min ChoiSang Gyun KimHyun Chae Jung OriginalPaper 20 June 2015 Pages: 610 - 618
Robotic video-assisted thoracoscopic lung resection for lung tumors: a community tertiary care center experience over four years Pejman RadkaniDevendra JoshiRoy F. Williams OriginalPaper 20 June 2015 Pages: 619 - 624
Risk factors and correlations of immediate, early delayed, and late delayed bleeding associated with endoscopic resection for gastric neoplasms So-Eun ParkDo Hoon KimSeungbong Han OriginalPaper 20 June 2015 Pages: 625 - 632
Improvement in severe pulmonary hypertension in obese patients after laparoscopic gastric bypass or sleeve gastrectomy Eric G. SheuRichard ChannickDenise W. Gee OriginalPaper 20 June 2015 Pages: 633 - 637
Laparoscopic liver resection for hepatocellular carcinoma in cirrhotic patients: 10-year single-center experience Ahmed ShehtaHo-Seong HanYoungRok Choi OriginalPaper 20 June 2015 Pages: 638 - 648
Predictive factors associated with postoperative pancreatic fistula after laparoscopic distal pancreatectomy: a 10-year single-institution experience Arturo S. Mendoza IIIHo-Seong HanYoungRok Choi OriginalPaper 20 June 2015 Pages: 649 - 656
Intraoperative tumor localization and tissue distinction during robotic adrenalectomy using indocyanine green fluorescence imaging: a feasibility study Sara SoundAlexis K. OkohEren Berber OriginalPaper 22 July 2015 Pages: 657 - 662
Impaired weight loss in laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding patients over 50 years of age: diabetes mellitus as an independent risk factor Eric S. WiseSarwat AhmadStephen M. Kavic OriginalPaper 20 June 2015 Pages: 663 - 669
Laparoscopic versus open ventral hernia repair in obese patients: a long-term follow-up Dvir FroylichMiriam SegalDavid Hazzan OriginalPaper 20 June 2015 Pages: 670 - 675
Robotic anatomic lung resections: the initial experience and description of learning in 102 cases Alper TokerMehmet Oğuzhan ÖzyurtkanElena Uyumaz OriginalPaper 20 June 2015 Pages: 676 - 683
Structured simulation improves learning of the Fundamental Use of Surgical Energy™ curriculum: a multicenter randomized controlled trial Amin MadaniYusuke WatanabeLiane S. Feldman OriginalPaper 20 June 2015 Pages: 684 - 691
Laparoscopic microwave thermosphere ablation of malignant liver tumors: an initial clinical evaluation Eren Berber OriginalPaper 20 June 2015 Pages: 692 - 698
The impact of laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy on weight loss and obesity-associated comorbidities: the results of 3 years of follow-up Konstantinos AlbanopoulosDimitrios TsamisEmmanouil Leandros OriginalPaper 20 June 2015 Pages: 699 - 705
Identification of risk factors for mucosal injury during laparoscopic Heller myotomy for achalasia Kazuto TsuboiNobuo OmuraKatsuhiko Yanaga OriginalPaper 20 June 2015 Pages: 706 - 714
Binding pancreaticogastrostomy in laparoscopic central pancreatectomy: a novel technique in laparoscopic pancreatic surgery Defei HongYingbin LiuDongsheng Huang OriginalPaper 27 June 2015 Pages: 715 - 720
Robotic-assisted laparoscopic versus open lateral lymph node dissection for advanced lower rectal cancer Tomohiro YamaguchiYusuke KinugasaHiroyasu Kagawa OriginalPaper 20 June 2015 Pages: 721 - 728
Erratum to: Robotic-assisted laparoscopic versus open lateral lymph node dissection for advanced lower rectal cancer Tomohiro YamaguchiYusuke KinugasaHiroyasu Kagawa Erratum 20 October 2015 Pages: 729 - 729
Face validation of the Virtual Electrosurgery Skill Trainer (VEST©) Ganesh SankaranarayananBaichun LiJaisa Olasky OriginalPaper 20 June 2015 Pages: 730 - 738
Outcomes for single-incision laparoscopic colectomy surgery in obese patients: a case-matched study Deborah S. KellerSergio IbarraEric M. Haas OriginalPaper 20 June 2015 Pages: 739 - 744
The effect of incremental distal gastric myotomy lengths on EGJ distensibility during POEM for achalasia Ezra N. TeitelbaumJoel M. SternbachEric S. Hungness OriginalPaper 20 June 2015 Pages: 745 - 750
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) two midnight rule: policy at odds with reality Ciara R. HuntingtonLaurel J. BlairB. Todd Heniford OriginalPaper 20 June 2015 Pages: 751 - 755
Comparison of laparoscopic radiofrequency ablation versus open resection in the treatment of symptomatic-enlarging hepatic hemangiomas: a prospective study Xiaowu ZhangLunan YanJiayin Yang OriginalPaper 27 June 2015 Pages: 756 - 763
Unidirectional barbed sutures as a novel technique for laparoscopic ventral hernia repair David NguyenSamuel SzomsteinRaul J. Rosenthal OriginalPaper 24 June 2015 Pages: 764 - 769