1. Raising our heads above the parapet: ES not NOTES

   • G. Buess
   • A. Cuschieri

   Editorial 15 May 2007 Pages: 835 - 837

2. The role of the surgeon in the evolution of flexible endoscopy

   • C. B. Morgenthal
   • W. O. Richards
   • for the SAGES Flexible Endoscopy Committee

   Review 16 December 2006 Pages: 838 - 853

   

3. Transvesical thoracoscopy: A natural orifice translumenal endoscopic approach for thoracic surgery

   • Estêvão Lima
   • Tiago Henriques-Coelho
   • Jorge Correia-Pinto

   OriginalPaper 04 May 2007 Pages: 854 - 858

   

4. Laparoscopy-assisted distal gastrectomy with intracorporeal Billroth I stapled anastomosis using a hand access device for patients with gastric cancer

   • Y. -T. Joo
   • H. -G. Moon
   • Y. -J. Lee

   OriginalPaper 16 February 2007 Pages: 859 - 862

   

5. Laparoscopic suture gastropexy for gastric volvulus: a report of 14 cases

   • Chinnusamy Palanivelu
   • Muthukumaran Rangarajan
   • Rangaswamy Senthilkumar

   OriginalPaper 16 December 2006 Pages: 863 - 866

   

6. Unexpected pathology during laparoscopic bariatric surgery

   • C. W. Finnell
   • A. K. Madan
   • D. S. Tichansky

   OriginalPaper 06 December 2006 Pages: 867 - 869

7. Laparoscopic vertical banded gastroplasty

   • D. Nocca
   • R. Aggarwal
   • J. M. Fabre

   OriginalPaper 14 November 2006 Pages: 870 - 874

   

8. Surgical strategy for gastric gastrointestinal stromal tumors: laparoscopic vs. open resection

   • Junichi Nishimura
   • Kiyokazu Nakajima
   • Toshirou Nishida

   OriginalPaper 16 December 2006 Pages: 875 - 878

   

9. Pharyngolaryngoesophagectomy using the thoracoscopic approach

   • H. A. Cense
   • S. Law
   • J. Wong

   OriginalPaper 14 November 2006 Pages: 879 - 884

10. Patient factors associated with a faster insertion of the colonoscope

    • Rodolfo Arcovedo
    • Charles Larsen
    • Hector Salazar Reyes

    OriginalPaper 06 December 2006 Pages: 885 - 888

    

11. Self-expanding Polyflex plastic stents in esophageal disease: various indications, complications, and outcomes

    • C. Ott
    • N. Ratiu
    • F. Kullmann

    OriginalPaper 20 December 2006 Pages: 889 - 896

    

12. The introducer technique is the optimal method for placing percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy tubes in head and neck cancer patients

    • Jason M. Foster
    • Peter Filocamo
    • John F. Gibbs

    OriginalPaper 16 December 2006 Pages: 897 - 901

    

13. Effect of surgeon on outcome of antireflux surgery

    • Pavi Singh Kundhal
    • Julie L. Harnish
    • David R. Urbach

    OriginalPaper 14 November 2006 Pages: 902 - 906

14. Crura ultrastructural alterations in patients with hiatal hernia: a pilot study

    • L. Fei
    • G. del Genio
    • A. del Genio

    OriginalPaper 14 November 2006 Pages: 907 - 911

    

15. Teaching robotic surgery: a stepwise approach

    • Mohamed R. Ali
    • Jason Rasmussen
    • Bobby BhaskerRao

    OriginalPaper 20 December 2006 Pages: 912 - 915

    

16. Impact of diagnostic laparoscopy on the management of chronic pelvic pain

    • S.-B Kang
    • H. H. Chung
    • Y. S. Chang

    OriginalPaper 14 November 2006 Pages: 916 - 919

17. Short- and midterm outcomes of laparoscopic surgery compared for 131 patients with rectal and rectosigmoid cancer

    • H. Hasegawa
    • Y. Ishii
    • M. Kitajima

    OriginalPaper 07 February 2007 Pages: 920 - 924

    

18. Assessment of usefulness exhibited by different tacks in laparoscopic ventral hernia repair

    • M. Śmietański
    • J. Bigda
    • Z. Śledziński

    OriginalPaper 23 January 2007 Pages: 925 - 928

    

19. Evaluation of the technical difficulty performing laparoscopic resection of a rectosigmoid carcinoma: visceral fat reflects technical difficulty more accurately than body mass index

    • Y. Seki
    • M. Ohue
    • M. Monden

    OriginalPaper 07 February 2007 Pages: 929 - 934

    

20. A laboratory study on anticipatory movement in laparoscopic surgery: a behavioral indicator for team collaboration

    • B. Zheng
    • L. L. Swanström
    • C. L. MacKenzie

    OriginalPaper 16 December 2006 Pages: 935 - 940

    

21. Expression of ectonucleotide pyrophosphate phosphodiesterase and peroxisome proliferator activated receptor gamma in morbidly obese patients

    • Fred Brody
    • Sarah Hill
    • Sidney Fu

    OriginalPaper 08 February 2007 Pages: 941 - 944

    

22. A prospective randomized single-blind comparison of three methods of bowel preparation for outpatient flexible sigmoidoscopy

    • A. L. Gidwani
    • R. Makar
    • R. Gilliland

    OriginalPaper 06 December 2006 Pages: 945 - 949

    

23. Severely disordered esophageal peristalsis is not a contraindication to laparoscopic Nissen fundoplication

    • Y. W. Novitsky
    • J. Wong
    • B. T. Heniford

    OriginalPaper 20 December 2006 Pages: 950 - 954

    

24. Intraoperative cholangiography facilitates simple transcystic clearance of ductal stones in units without expertise for laparoscopic bile duct surgery

    • A. H. Hamouda
    • W. Goh
    • A. H. M. Nassar

    OriginalPaper 07 February 2007 Pages: 955 - 959

    

25. Complications of laparoscopic radical hysterectomy and lymphadenectomy for invasive cervical cancer: experience based on 317 procedures

    • H. Xu
    • Y. Chen
    • Z. Liang

    OriginalPaper 08 February 2007 Pages: 960 - 964

    

26. Fixity of ports to the abdominal wall during laparoscopic surgery: a randomized comparison of cutting versus blunt trocars

    • A. M. Hamade
    • M. E. Issa
    • B. J. Ammori

    OriginalPaper 08 February 2007 Pages: 965 - 969

    

27. Transanal endoscopic microsurgery in the treatment of rectal carcinoid tumor

    • T. Kinoshita
    • E. Kanehira
    • H. Yamada

    OriginalPaper 07 February 2007 Pages: 970 - 974

    

28. Decision for salvage treatment after transanal endoscopic microsurgery

    • W. Yong Lee
    • W.-S. Lee
    • H. -K. Chun

    OriginalPaper 16 February 2007 Pages: 975 - 979

29. Optimizing laparoscopic task efficiency: the role of camera and monitor positions

    • Liam A. Haveran
    • Yuri W. Novitsky
    • Demetrius E. M. Litwin

    OriginalPaper 12 April 2007 Pages: 980 - 984

    

30. Advanced laparoscopic skills decrease the learning curve for laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass

    • Jason A. Breaux
    • Colleen I. Kennedy
    • William S. Richardson

    OriginalPaper 16 February 2007 Pages: 985 - 988

    

31. Laparoscopic parastomal hernia repair is feasible and safe: early results of a prospective clinical study including 55 consecutive patients

    • B. M. E. Hansson
    • I. H. J. T. de Hingh
    • R. P. Bleichrodt

    OriginalPaper Open access 13 March 2007 Pages: 989 - 993

    

32. Colonoscopic perforations: a review of 30,366 patients

    • T. H. Lüning
    • M. E. Keemers-Gels
    • C. Rosman

    OriginalPaper Open access 24 April 2007 Pages: 994 - 997

33. Comparison of intraabdominal pressures using the gastroscope and laparoscope for transgastric surgery

    • O. Meireles
    • S. V. Kantsevoy
    • M. R. Marohn

    OriginalPaper 03 April 2007 Pages: 998 - 1001

    

34. Initial experience with a novel endoscopic device allowing intragastric manipulation and plication

    • John D. Mellinger
    • Bruce V. MacFadyen
    • Lee L. Swanstrom

    Dynamic Manuscipt 13 April 2007 Pages: 1002 - 1005

35. Nissen fundoplication: three causes of failure (video)

    • Craig B. Morgenthal
    • C. Daniel Smith

    Video 14 March 2007 Pages: 1006 - 1006

36. Guidelines for deep venous thrombosis prophylaxis during laparoscopic surgery

    • This Guideline was developed by the Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES) Guidelines Committee and approved by the SAGES Board of Governors October 2006

    Guidelines 05 April 2007 Pages: 1007 - 1009

37. Guidelines for training in diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP)

    • This Guideline was developed by the Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES) Guidelines Committee and approved by the SAGES Board of Governors October 2006

    Guidelines 05 April 2007 Pages: 1010 - 1011

38. Developing a multimedia environment for customized teaching of an adrenalectomy

    • Juan Cendan
    • Minho Kim
    • Jorg Peters

    New Technology 16 December 2006 Pages: 1012 - 1016

    

39. A camera handler for Miccoli’s minimally invasive video-assisted thyroidectomy and paratiroidectomy procedures

    • F. Rulli
    • G. Galatà
    • A. M. Farinon

    New Technology 16 December 2006 Pages: 1017 - 1019

    

40. A reliable method for handling the “difficult” cystic duct to obtain a good cholangiogram during laparoscopic cholecystectomy

    • S. A. Fayek
    • C. Varga
    • K. Lee

    Technique 01 March 2007 Pages: 1020 - 1022

    

41. Laparoscopic duodenal atresia repair using surgical U-clips: a novel technique

    • Patricia A. Valusek
    • Troy L. Spilde
    • Daniel J. Ostlie

    Technique 16 February 2007 Pages: 1023 - 1024

42. The mechanical master–slave manipulator: an instrument improving the performance in standardized tasks for endoscopic surgery

    • J. Diks
    • J. E. N. Jaspers
    • C. A. Grimbergen

    Technique Open access 06 February 2007 Pages: 1025 - 1031

    

43. Interventional pancreaticojejunostomy after pancreatoduodenectomy

    • Akihiro Cho

    Technique 16 December 2006 Pages: 1032 - 1035

    

44. Comments on: Laparoscopically assisted reversal of Hartmann’s procedure

    • Pawan Kumar Dhruva Rao
    • Deborah Clements
    • Jared Torkington

    Letter to the Editor 13 April 2007 Pages: 1036 - 1036

45. Risks of oral sodium phosphate for pre-colonoscopy bowel preparation in children

    • Eric Hassall
    • Thom E. Lobe

    Letter to the Editor 14 April 2007 Pages: 1037 - 1039

46. Risks of oral sodium phosphate for pre-colonoscopy bowel preparation in children

    • Todd H. Baron

    Letter_Reply 17 April 2007 Pages: 1040 - 1041

47. Are energy sources required in laparoscopic cholecystectomy?

    • B. B. Agarwal

    Letter to the editor 13 March 2007 Pages: 1042 - 1042

48. News and Notices

    June 07 News and Notices 11 May 2007 Pages: 1043 - 1044