1. Guideline Assessment Project II: statistical calibration informed the development of an AGREE II extension for surgical guidelines

   • Sofia Tsokani
   • Stavros A. Antoniou
   • Dimitrios Mavridis

   Guideline Assessment Project 22 June 2021 Pages: 4061 - 4068

2. Factors associated with weight regain post-bariatric surgery: a systematic review

   • Dimitrios I. Athanasiadis
   • Anna Martin
   • Dimitrios Stefanidis

   Review Article 01 March 2021 Pages: 4069 - 4084

   

3. Pain relief in chronic pancreatitis: endoscopic or surgical treatment? a systematic review with meta-analysis

   • Pastor Joaquín Ortiz Mendieta
   • Vitor Massaro Takamatsu Sagae
   • Eduardo Guimarães Hourneaux de Moura

   Review Article 04 May 2021 Pages: 4085 - 4094

   

4. Surgical treatment of GERD: systematic review and meta-analysis

   • Sophia K. McKinley
   • Rebecca C. Dirks
   • Bethany J. Slater

   SAGES Review Article 02 March 2021 Pages: 4095 - 4123

   

5. Comparison of different types of covered self-expandable metal stents for malignant colorectal obstruction

   • Joon Seop Lee
   • Hyun Seok Lee
   • Daegu-Gyeongbuk Gastrointestinal Study Group (DGSG)

   OriginalPaper 13 August 2020 Pages: 4124 - 4133

   

6. Clinical impact of intraoperative bile leakage during laparoscopic liver resection

   • Koki Hayashi
   • Yuta Abe
   • Yuko Kitagawa

   OriginalPaper 11 August 2020 Pages: 4134 - 4142

   

7. Pulmonary recruitment can reduce residual pneumoperitoneum and shoulder pain in conventional laparoscopic procedures: results of a randomized controlled trial

   • Denzil Garteiz-Martínez
   • Ernesto Rodríguez-Ayala
   • Rafael Carbó-Romano

   OriginalPaper 17 August 2020 Pages: 4143 - 4152

   

8. Pre-screening for bariatric surgery patients: comparative effectiveness of transnasal endoscopy versus esophagogastroduodenoscopy

   • Austin M. DeBoer
   • Katelyn M. Mellion
   • Shanu N. Kothari

   OriginalPaper 14 August 2020 Pages: 4153 - 4159

   

9. Long-term outcomes of robotic gastrectomy for clinical stage I gastric cancer: a single-center prospective phase II study

   • Makoto Hikage
   • Masanori Tokunaga
   • Masanori Terashima

   OriginalPaper 11 August 2020 Pages: 4160 - 4166

   

10. Delta-shaped gastroduodenostomy after totally laparoscopic distal gastrectomy for gastric cancer: comparative study of original and modified methods

    • Junichiro Harada
    • Takahiro Kinoshita
    • Yukiko Nishiguchi

    OriginalPaper 11 August 2020 Pages: 4167 - 4174

    

11. Haptic exploration improves performance of a laparoscopic training task

    • Roelf R. Postema
    • Leonie A. van Gastel
    • Tim Horeman

    OriginalPaper Open access 01 September 2020 Pages: 4175 - 4182

    

12. Evaluation of a remote-controlled laparoscopic camera holder for basic laparoscopic skills acquisition: a randomized controlled trial

    • Mohammad S. A. Amin
    • Abdullatif Aydin
    • Kamran Ahmed

    OriginalPaper Open access 26 August 2020 Pages: 4183 - 4191

    

13. Optimising the outcomes of index admission laparoscopic cholecystectomy and bile duct exploration for biliary emergencies: a service model

    • Ahmad H. M. Nassar
    • Hwei J. Ng
    • Ayman Abdellatif

    OriginalPaper Open access 28 August 2020 Pages: 4192 - 4199

    

14. Robotic “Double Loop” Roux-en-Y gastric bypass reduces the risk of postoperative internal hernias: a prospective observational study

    • Fabrizio Rebecchi
    • Elettra Ugliono
    • Mario Morino

    OriginalPaper Open access 28 August 2020 Pages: 4200 - 4205

    

15. Outcomes of laparoscopic primary gastrectomy with curative intent for gastric perforation: experience from a single surgeon

    • Hyung Suk Kim
    • Jun Ho Lee
    • Min Gyu Kim

    OriginalPaper 28 August 2020 Pages: 4206 - 4213

    

16. Good compliance to enhanced recovery program improves outcome after colorectal surgery

    • A. Hartman
    • D. Leonard
    • A. Kartheuser

    OriginalPaper 01 September 2020 Pages: 4214 - 4221

17. A comparative study of side-viewing duodenoscope and forward-viewing gastroscope to perform endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography in patients with Billroth II gastrectomy

    • Orhan Coşkun
    • Bülent Ödemiş

    OriginalPaper 28 August 2020 Pages: 4222 - 4230

    

18. Utility of Tokyo guidelines and intraoperative safety steps in improving the outcome of laparoscopic cholecystectomy in complex acute calculus cholecystitis: a prospective study

    • Pinky Thapar
    • Prashant Salvi
    • Muktachand Rokade

    OriginalPaper 01 September 2020 Pages: 4231 - 4240

    

19. Trends in laparoscopic anti-reflux surgery: a Korea nationwide study

    • Min Seo Kim
    • Youjin Oh
    • Korean Anti-reflux Surgery Study (KARS) group

    OriginalPaper 01 September 2020 Pages: 4241 - 4250

    

20. Concomitant gastrostomy tube insertion during laparoscopic Nissen fundoplication for gastro-esophageal reflux disease: analysis of risk factors for fundoplication failure

    • Louise Montalva
    • Aurora Mariani
    • Arnaud Bonnard

    OriginalPaper 24 August 2020 Pages: 4251 - 4258

    

21. Day case laparoscopic cholecystectomy at Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre, Tanzania

    • Imogen Cullen
    • Fadlo Shaban
    • Liam Horgan

    OriginalPaper Open access 01 September 2020 Pages: 4259 - 4265

22. Correction to: Day case laparoscopic cholecystectomy at Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre, Tanzania

    • Imogen Cullen
    • Fadlo Shaban
    • Liam Horgan

    Correction Open access 21 January 2021 Pages: 4266 - 4266

23. The risk of female-specific cancer after bariatric surgery in the state of New York

    • Stella T. Tsui
    • Jie Yang
    • Aurora D. Pryor

    OriginalPaper 26 August 2020 Pages: 4267 - 4274

    

24. Use of primary surgical drains in synchronous resection for colorectal liver metastases: a NSQIP analysis of current practice paradigm

    • Elliott J. Yee
    • Mohammed H. Al-Temimi
    • Eugene P. Ceppa

    OriginalPaper 01 September 2020 Pages: 4275 - 4284

    

25. Development and validation of the objective assessment of robotic suturing and knot tying skills for chicken anastomotic model

    • Stefano Puliatti
    • Elio Mazzone
    • Anthony G. Gallagher

    OriginalPaper 28 August 2020 Pages: 4285 - 4294

    

26. Transperitoneal vs retroperitoneal minimally invasive partial nephrectomy: comparison of perioperative outcomes and functional follow-up in a large multi-institutional cohort (The RECORD 2 Project)

    • Francesco Porpiglia
    • Andrea Mari
    • The RECORD 2 Project

    OriginalPaper Open access 27 August 2020 Pages: 4295 - 4304

    

27. Comparative efficacy of first-line therapeutic interventions for achalasia: a systematic review and network meta-analysis

    • Antonio Facciorusso
    • Siddharth Singh
    • Rena Yadlapati

    OriginalPaper Open access 27 August 2020 Pages: 4305 - 4314

    

28. Prevalence of internal hernia following laparoscopic colorectal surgery: single-center report on 1300 patients

    • Giuseppe Portale
    • Chiara Cipollari
    • Valentino Fiscon

    OriginalPaper 01 September 2020 Pages: 4315 - 4320

    

29. Computer-assisted quantification and visualization of bowel perfusion using fluorescence-based enhanced reality in left-sided colonic resections

    • Antonio D’Urso
    • Vincent Agnus
    • Michele Diana

    OriginalPaper 27 August 2020 Pages: 4321 - 4331

    

30. Laparoscopic skills training: the effects of viewing mode (2D vs. 3D) on skill acquisition and transfer

    • Kirsty L. Beattie
    • Andrew Hill
    • Andrew R. L. Stevenson

    OriginalPaper Open access 02 September 2020 Pages: 4332 - 4344

    

31. How can lean thinking improve ERAS program in bariatric surgery?

    • Giovanni Fantola
    • Marina Agus
    • Roberto Moroni

    OriginalPaper 27 August 2020 Pages: 4345 - 4355

    

32. Efficacy and safety of endoscopic submucosal tunnel dissection for rectal laterally spreading tumors

    • Jiale Zou
    • Ningli Chai
    • Longsong Li

    OriginalPaper 28 September 2020 Pages: 4356 - 4362

    

33. Dual modal spectroscopic tissue scanner for colorectal cancer diagnosis

    • Hong Man Yoon
    • Hongrae Kim
    • Jeon Woong Kang

    OriginalPaper 01 September 2020 Pages: 4363 - 4370

    

34. Totally extraperitoneal repair for the ‘sportsman’s groin’ via ‘the Manchester Groin Repair’: a comparison of elite versus amateur athletes

    • J. J. Pilkington
    • R. Obeidallah
    • A. J. Sheen

    OriginalPaper 09 September 2020 Pages: 4371 - 4379

    

35. Risk of lymph node metastasis in early gastric cancer and indications for endoscopic resection: is it worth applying the east rules to the west?

    • Leonardo Medeiros Milhomem
    • Daniela Medeiros Milhomem-Cardoso
    • Jales Benevides Santana Filho

    OriginalPaper 03 September 2020 Pages: 4380 - 4388

    

36. A forward-viewing radial-array echoendoscope is useful for diagnosing the depth of colorectal neoplasia invasion

    • Takeshi Kuno
    • Takeshi Yamamura
    • Mitsuhiro Fujishiro

    OriginalPaper 02 September 2020 Pages: 4389 - 4398

    

37. Motion analysis for better understanding of psychomotor skills in laparoscopy: objective assessment-based simulation training using animal organs

    • Koki Ebina
    • Takashige Abe
    • Nobuo Shinohara

    OriginalPaper Open access 09 September 2020 Pages: 4399 - 4416

    

38. Correction to: Motion analysis for better understanding of psychomotor skills in laparoscopy: objective assessment-based simulation training using animal organs

    • Koki Ebina
    • Takashige Abe
    • Nobuo Shinohara

    Correction Open access 29 September 2020 Pages: 4417 - 4417

39. Utilizing functional lumen imaging probe in directing treatment for post-fundoplication dysphagia

    • Salih Samo
    • Ramzi Mulki
    • Anand S. Jain

    OriginalPaper 02 September 2020 Pages: 4418 - 4426

    

40. Short- and long-term outcomes of laparoscopic versus open lateral lymph node dissection for locally advanced middle/lower rectal cancer using a propensity score-matched analysis

    • Jun Watanabe
    • Atsushi Ishibe
    • Itaru Endo

    OriginalPaper 01 September 2020 Pages: 4427 - 4435

    

41. What factors affect the operative time of robot-assisted laparoscopic radical prostatectomy?

    • Takato Uchida
    • Taro Higure
    • Akira Miyajima

    OriginalPaper 09 September 2020 Pages: 4436 - 4443

    

42. Unnecessary use of radiology studies in the diagnosis of inguinal hernias: a retrospective cohort study

    • Natalie Liu
    • Tyler M. Prout
    • Anne O. Lidor

    OriginalPaper 09 September 2020 Pages: 4444 - 4451

    

43. Is robotic surgery feasible at a safety net hospital?

    • Naila H. Dhanani
    • Oscar A. Olavarria
    • Julie L. Holihan

    OriginalPaper 03 September 2020 Pages: 4452 - 4458

44. Patients with ineffective esophageal motility benefit from laparoscopic antireflux surgery

    • Alex Addo
    • Philip George
    • Adrian Park

    OriginalPaper 21 September 2020 Pages: 4459 - 4468

    

45. A comparison of clinical outcomes and cost utility among laparoscopy, enteroscopy, and temporary gastric access-assisted ERCP in patients with Roux-en-Y gastric bypass anatomy

    • Thomas J. Wang
    • Pedro Cortes
    • Marvin Ryou

    OriginalPaper 04 September 2020 Pages: 4469 - 4477

    

46. Magnet-assist endoscopic augmentation of the lower esophageal sphincter for treatment of gastroesophageal reflux disease: cadaveric and survival studies in a porcine model (with video)

    • Akira Dobashi
    • Jodie L. Deters
    • Elizabeth Rajan

    OriginalPaper 13 October 2020 Pages: 4478 - 4484

    

47. A randomized controlled trial of single-port versus multi-port laparoscopic distal gastrectomy for gastric cancer

    • Takeshi Omori
    • Kazuyoshi Yamamoto
    • Masato Sakon

    OriginalPaper 04 September 2020 Pages: 4485 - 4493

    

48. Non-technical skills and device-related interruptions in minimally invasive surgery

    • Sahil Sharma
    • Teodor Grantcharov
    • James J. Jung

    OriginalPaper 04 September 2020 Pages: 4494 - 4500

49. Clear colonoscopy as a surveillance tool in the prediction and reduction of advanced neoplasms: a randomized controlled trial

    • Qisheng Zhang
    • Yucui Shen
    • Han

    OriginalPaper 09 September 2020 Pages: 4501 - 4510

    

50. Efficacy of uncovered colonic stents for extrinsic versus intrinsic malignant large bowel obstruction

    • Brian R. Weston
    • Jigar M. Patel
    • Jeffrey H. Lee

    OriginalPaper 09 September 2020 Pages: 4511 - 4519