1. Surgical education and training in the new millennium

   • R. Aggarwal
   • J. Hance
   • A. Darzi

   Editorial 09 September 2004 Pages: 1409 - 1410

2. The net immunologic advantage of laparoscopic surgery

   • Y. W. Novitsky
   • D. E. M. Litwin
   • M. P. Callery

   Review 26 August 2004 Pages: 1411 - 1419

   

3. Laparoscopic drainage of pancreatic pseudocysts

   • A. Dávila-Cervantes
   • F. Gómez
   • M. F. Herrera

   Original article 22 July 2004 Pages: 1420 - 1426

   

4. Laparoscopic distal pancreatectomy

   • A. Lebedyev
   • O. Zmora
   • A. Ayalon

   Original article 24 August 2004 Pages: 1427 - 1430

   

5. Role of pancreatic duct stenting in the treatment of chronic pancreatitis

   • G. C. Vitale
   • K. Cothron
   • B. Hammond

   Original article 26 August 2004 Pages: 1431 - 1434

   

6. Perductal electrolytic ablation of the porcine pancreas: A minimally invasive option-studies of morbidity and mortality

   • C. P. Morrison
   • F. G. Court
   • G. J. Maddern

   Original article 24 August 2004 Pages: 1435 - 1441

   

7. Endoscopic sphincterotomy for prevention of the recurrence of acute biliary pancreatitis in patients with gallbladder in situ: long-term follow-up of 88 patients

   • J. L. Vázquez-lglesias
   • B. González-Conde
   • R. Nunes

   Original article 26 August 2004 Pages: 1442 - 1446

   

8. A comparison of the complication rates between laparoscopic colectomy and laparoscopic low anterior resection

   • S. Yamamoto
   • S. Fujita
   • Y. Moriya

   Original article 26 August 2004 Pages: 1447 - 1451

   

9. Laparoscopic colorectal surgery in obese and nonobese patients: Do differences in body mass indices lead to different outcomes?

   • O. Schwandner
   • S. Farke
   • H.-P. Bruch

   Original article 26 August 2004 Pages: 1452 - 1456

10. Laparoscopic-assisted approach in rectal cancer patients: lessons learned from >200 patients

    • S. Delgado
    • D. Momblán
    • A. M. Lacy

    Original article 26 August 2004 Pages: 1457 - 1462

11. ‘Fast-track’ multimodal rehabilitation program improves outcome after laparoscopic sigmoidectomy: a controlled prospective evaluation

    • W. Raue
    • O. Haase
    • W. Schwenk

    Original article 26 August 2004 Pages: 1463 - 1468

    

12. Laparoscopic resection of gastrointestinal mesenchymal tumors located in the upper stomach

    • N. Tagaya
    • H. Mikami
    • K. Kubota

    Original article 30 July 2004 Pages: 1469 - 1474

    

13. Long-term follow-up study of the Stretta procedure for the treatment of gastroesophageal reflux disease

    • A. Torquati
    • H. L. Houston
    • W. O. Richards

    Original article 22 July 2004 Pages: 1475 - 1479

    

14. Minilaparoscopic (needlescopic) cholecystectomy: a study of 1,011 cases

    • P.-C. Lee
    • I.-R. Lai
    • S.-C. Yu

    Original article 24 August 2004 Pages: 1480 - 1484

15. Diagnostic laparoscopy for penetrating injuries in the thoracoabdominal region

    • A. Mahajna
    • S. Mitkal
    • M. M. Krausz

    Original article 26 August 2004 Pages: 1485 - 1487

16. Minimally invasive incisional herniorrhaphy: a review of 208 cases

    • C. T. Frantzides
    • M. A. Carlson
    • R. E. Moore

    Original article 26 August 2004 Pages: 1488 - 1491

    

17. Complete versus assisted thoracoscopic approach: a prospective randomized trial comparing a variety of video-assisted thoracoscopic lobectomy techniques

    • N. Shigemura
    • A. Akashi
    • H. Matsuda

    Original article 26 August 2004 Pages: 1492 - 1497

    

18. Carbon dioxide pneumoperitoneum causes severe peritoneal acidosis, unaltered by heating, humidification, or bicarbonate in a porcine model

    • Y. T. Wong
    • P. C. Shah
    • D. M. Brams

    Original article 24 August 2004 Pages: 1498 - 1503

    

19. Effectiveness of esophageal manometry in predicting the outcome of children with primary GER after floppy Nissen-Rossetti wrap

    • G. Mattioli
    • V. Gentilino
    • V. Jasonni

    Original article 24 August 2004 Pages: 1504 - 1508

    

20. The Fenyö-Lindberg scoring system for appendicitis increases positive predictive value in fertile women—A prospective study in 455 patients randomized to either laparoscopic or open appendectomy

    • L. Enochsson
    • T. Gudbjartsson
    • G. Fenyö

    Original article 24 August 2004 Pages: 1509 - 1513

    

21. Learning curves and impact of psychomotor training on performance in simulated colonoscopy: a randomized trial using a virtual reality endoscopy trainer

    • A. Eversbusch
    • T.P. Grantcharov

    Original article 26 August 2004 Pages: 1514 - 1518

    

22. The impact of introducing laparoscopic donor nephrectomy to an established renal transplant program

    • Y. Raftopoulos
    • D. D. Nghiem
    • R. Bergamaschi

    Original article 26 August 2004 Pages: 1519 - 1523

    

23. The Italian Group for LAP-BAND: predictive value of initial body mass index for weight loss after 5 years of follow-up

    • L. Angrisani
    • N. Di Lorenzo
    • Italian Collaborative Study Group for LAP-BAND

    Original article 26 August 2004 Pages: 1524 - 1527

24. Effects of the aldosterone receptor antagonist potassium canrenoate on renal blood flow and urinary output during prolonged increased intraabdominal pressure (IAP) in pigs

    • F. F. Gudmundsson
    • A. Viste
    • K. Svanes

    Original article 26 August 2004 Pages: 1528 - 1534

    

25. Video-assisted transcervical thymectomy

    • J. Bramis
    • T. Diamantis
    • E. Bastounis

    Original article 26 August 2004 Pages: 1535 - 1538

    

26. Hemorrhagic adrenal pseudocyst: laparoscopic treatment

    • H. A. Amarillo
    • M. Bruzoni
    • M. E. Mihura

    Original article 24 August 2004 Pages: 1539 - 1539

    

27. Laparoscopic adrenalectomy for Conn’s syndrome complicated by ipsilateral congenital pelvic kidney

    • Z. D. Vaughn
    • F. E. Johnson
    • R. I. Beretvas

    Case report 24 August 2004 Pages: 1539 - 1539

    

28. Dual endoscopically assisted endoluminal colostomy reversal

    • J. Lenzi

    Letter to editor 30 July 2004 Pages: 1540 - 1540

29. A cost–utility analysis of treatment options for inguinal hernia in 1,513,008 adult patients

    • C. Mixter

    Letter to the editor 06 August 2004 Pages: 1541 - 1541

30. Laparoscopic adrenalectomy

    • D. Goitein
    • Y. Mintz
    • P. Reissman

    Erratum Pages: 1542 - 1542

31. News and notices

    • Springer

    Erratum Pages: 1543 - 1547