1. An editor retires

   • K. A. Forde

   Editorial 18 March 2014 Pages: 1375 - 1376

2. Port-site metastases

   • L. N. L. Tseng
   • F. J. Berends
   • H. J. Bonjer

   OriginalPaper 18 March 2014 Pages: 1377 - 1380

3. Physiologic stress responses to laparoscopic cholecystectomy

   • A. Nanashima
   • H. Yamaguchi
   • H. Ayabe

   OriginalPaper 18 March 2014 Pages: 1381 - 1385

4. Cholecystectomy rates, gallstone prevalence, and handling of bile duct injuries in Scandinavia

   • O. Mjåland
   • S. Adamsen
   • T. Buanes

   OriginalPaper 18 March 2014 Pages: 1386 - 1389

5. Is laparoscopic oophorectomy rational in patients with breast cancer?

   • M. D. Mueller
   • E. Dreher
   • W. Hänggi

   OriginalPaper 18 March 2014 Pages: 1390 - 1392

6. Elective laparoscopic-assisted colectomy for diverticular disease

   • J. L. Bouillot
   • K. Aouad
   • J. H. Alexandre

   OriginalPaper 18 March 2014 Pages: 1393 - 1396

7. Laparoscopic colectomy for benign colorectal disease is associated with a significant reduction in disability as compared with laparotomy

   • H. H. Chen
   • S. D. Wexner
   • J. S. Joo

   OriginalPaper 18 March 2014 Pages: 1397 - 1400

8. Localization of the peritoneal reflection in the pelvis by endorectal ultrasound

   • B. Gerdes
   • P. Langer
   • B. Stinner

   OriginalPaper 18 March 2014 Pages: 1401 - 1404

9. Bedside diagnostic laparoscopy and peritoneal lavage in the intensive care unit

   • R. M. Walsh
   • M. J. Popovich
   • J. Hoadley

   OriginalPaper 18 March 2014 Pages: 1405 - 1409

10. How well can surgeons perform colonoscopy?

    • S. D. Wexner
    • K. A. Forde
    • J. J. Nogueras

    OriginalPaper 18 March 2014 Pages: 1410 - 1414

11. Laparoscopic visual field

    • M. E. Allaf
    • S. V. Jackman
    • L. R. Kavoussi

    OriginalPaper 18 March 2014 Pages: 1415 - 1418

12. A combination of laser therapy, radiation therapy, and stent placement for the palliation of complete malignant bronchial obstruction

    • A. Katayama
    • T. Konishi
    • M. Makuuchi

    OriginalPaper 18 March 2014 Pages: 1419 - 1423

13. Laparoscopic repair of bilateral spigelian and inguinal hernias

    • T. M. Gedebou
    • W. Neubauer

    OriginalPaper 18 March 2014 Pages: 1424 - 1425

14. Ultrasound-directed percutaneous endoscopic cyst-gastrostomy for the treatment of a pancreatic pseudocyst

    • B. J. Dunkin
    • J. L. Ponsky
    • J. C. Hale

    OriginalPaper 18 March 2014 Pages: 1426 - 1429

15. Necrotizing esophagitis presenting as a black esophagus

    • R. Obermeyer
    • K. Kasirajan
    • D. Chung

    OriginalPaper 18 March 2014 Pages: 1430 - 1433

16. Influence of different trocar tips on abdominal wall penetration during laparoscopy

    • B. Böhm
    • M. Knigge
    • U. Boenick

    OriginalPaper 18 March 2014 Pages: 1434 - 1438

17. New retraction technique to allow better visualization of Calot's triangle during laparoscopic cholecystectomy

    • M. Sekimoto
    • N. Tomita
    • M. Monden

    OriginalPaper 18 March 2014 Pages: 1439 - 1441

18. Laparoscopic anterior gastroplasty

    • W. H. Marx
    • J. D. Halverson

    OriginalPaper 18 March 2014 Pages: 1442 - 1444

19. Splenectomy in childhood

    • C. Esposito
    • F. Corcione
    • M. De Pasquale

    OriginalPaper 18 March 2014 Pages: 1445 - 1448

20. Laparoscopic cholecystectomy using fine-caliber instruments

    • T. Kimura

    Letters to the editor 18 March 2014 Pages: 1449 - 1449

21. Smaller is better

    • S. W. Unger
    • J. Paramo
    • M. Perez-Izquierdo

    OriginalPaper 18 March 2014 Pages: 1450 - 1450

22. Guidelines for laparoscopic antireflux procedures

    • M. K. Ferguson

    OriginalPaper 18 March 2014 Pages: 1451 - 1451

23. Can gallstones be left in the peritoneal cavity?

    • G. Benhamou
    • S. Opsahl
    • J.-Y. Le Goff

    OriginalPaper 18 March 2014 Pages: 1452 - 1452

24. News and notices

    News 18 March 2014 Pages: 1453 - 1456