A scoring system to predict the risk of organ/space surgical site infections after laparoscopic gastrectomy for gastric cancer based on a large-scale retrospective study Ru-Hong TuChang-Ming HuangMi Lin OriginalPaper Open access 20 October 2015 Pages: 3026 - 3034
Effect of nanostructured thin film on minimally invasive surgery devices applications: characterization, cell cytotoxicity evaluation and an animal study in rat Keng-Liang OuChao-Chia WengHan-Yi Cheng OriginalPaper 12 November 2015 Pages: 3035 - 3049
What do residents need to be competent laparoscopic and endoscopic surgeons? Aimee K. GardnerRoss E. WillisDaniel J. Scott OriginalPaper 20 October 2015 Pages: 3050 - 3059
Robotic radical resection for hilar cholangiocarcinoma: perioperative and long-term outcomes of an initial series Yinzhe XuHongguang WangJiahong Dong OriginalPaper 18 May 2016 Pages: 3060 - 3070
Elimination of waste: creation of a successful Lean colonoscopy program at an academic medical center Aneel DamleNathan AndrewJustin Maykel OriginalPaper 28 October 2015 Pages: 3071 - 3076
Risk of infection after iatrogenic perforation of the gut wall? Evaluation of preventive strategies in a randomized controlled animal trial Mark EllrichmannShantiswaroop DharAnnette Fritscher-Ravens OriginalPaper 20 October 2015 Pages: 3077 - 3088
Short-term outcomes of single-site robotic cholecystectomy versus four-port laparoscopic cholecystectomy: a prospective, randomized, double-blind trial Andrea PietrabissaLuigi PuglieseCatherine Klersy OriginalPaper 23 October 2015 Pages: 3089 - 3097
Thoracoscopic management of volvulus of the gastric conduit following minimally invasive Ivor-Lewis esophagectomy Jeremy LinsonMichael LatzkoZiad Awad Video 30 September 2015 Pages: 3098 - 3098
Endoscopic treatment for iatrogenic achalasia post-laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding Radu PescarusAhmed SharataLee Swanstrom Video 30 October 2015 Pages: 3099 - 3099
Efficacy of endoscopic submucosal dissection with dental floss clip traction for gastric epithelial neoplasia: a pilot study (with video) Masao YoshidaKohei TakizawaHiroyuki Matsubayashi Video 20 October 2015 Pages: 3100 - 3106
An experimental study in six fresh human cadavers using a novel approach to avoid abdominal wall incisions in total colectomy: totally transanal laparoendoscopic single-site pull-through colectomy with J-pouch creation M. Reza VahdadGrigore CernaianuHamid Reza Foroutan Dynamic Manuscript 20 October 2015 Pages: 3107 - 3113
Risk factors for infection after endoscopic ultrasonography-guided drainage of specific types of pancreatic and peripancreatic fluid collections (with video) Jintao GuoLinlin FengBeibei Sun Dynamic Manuscript Open access 22 January 2016 Pages: 3114 - 3120
Comparison between submucosal tunneling endoscopic resection and video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery for large esophageal leiomyoma originating from the muscularis propria layer Yuyong TanLiang LvDeliang Liu Dynamic Manuscript 20 October 2015 Pages: 3121 - 3127
Novel laparoscopic narrow band imaging for real-time detection of bile leak during hepatectomy: proof of the concept in a porcine model Michele DianaHameed UsmaanJacques Marescaux Dynamic Manuscript 20 October 2015 Pages: 3128 - 3132
Creation of a neopylorus after pyloric exclusion using a “double-endoscope” technique Alexander T. GibbonsNicholas E. BrunsTodd A. Ponsky Dynamic Manuscript 20 October 2015 Pages: 3133 - 3137
Traction with dental floss and endoscopic clip improves trainee success in performing gastric endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD): a live porcine study (with video) Yuqi HeKuangi FuJianqiu Sheng Dynamic Manuscript 28 October 2015 Pages: 3138 - 3144
New endoscopic platform for endoluminal en bloc tissue resection in the gastrointestinal tract (with videos) Sergey V. KantsevoyMarianne BitnerGregory Piskun New Technology 30 October 2015 Pages: 3145 - 3151
HybridKnife high-pressure glycerol jet injection for endoscopic submucosal dissection increases procedural ease and speed: a randomised study in pigs and a human case series Jérémie JacquesSebastien KereverRomain Legros New Technology 20 October 2015 Pages: 3152 - 3159