1. Notes on NOTES: The emperor is not wearing any clothes

   • Alfons Pomp

   News 30 January 2008 Pages: 283 - 284

2. Laparoscopic colorectal surgery and vascular endothelial growth factor

   • Lee L. Swanstrom

   Editorial 01 November 2007 Pages: 285 - 286

3. Persistent elevation of plasma vascular endothelial growth factor levels during the first month after minimally invasive colorectal resection

   • A. Belizon
   • E. Balik
   • R. L. Whelan

   OriginalPaper 18 January 2008 Pages: 287 - 297

   

4. Video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) of the lung

   • L. Solaini
   • F. Prusciano
   • D. B. Poddie

   Review 18 October 2007 Pages: 298 - 310

5. A consensus document on robotic surgery

   • M. A. Talamini

   Commentary 12 January 2008 Pages: 311 - 312

6. A consensus document on robotic surgery

   • D. M. Herron
   • M. Marohn
   • The SAGES-MIRA Robotic Surgery Consensus Group

   Consensus Statement 28 December 2007 Pages: 313 - 325

7. Endoscopic full-thickness plication for the treatment of GERD: Five-year long-term multicenter results

   • Douglas Pleskow
   • Richard Rothstein
   • Anthony Lembo

   OriginalPaper 20 November 2007 Pages: 326 - 332

   

8. Endoluminal fundoplication by a transoral device for the treatment of GERD: A feasibility study

   • G. B. Cadière
   • A. Rajan
   • J. Himpens

   OriginalPaper 11 December 2007 Pages: 333 - 342

   

9. Comparison of patient-centered outcomes after laparoscopic Nissen fundoplication for gastroesophageal reflux disease or paraesophageal hernia

   • Lisa A. Mark
   • Allan Okrainec
   • Gerald M. Fried

   OriginalPaper 20 November 2007 Pages: 343 - 347

   

10. Dual-lumen natural orifice translumenal endoscopic surgery (NOTES): a new method for performing a safe anastomosis

    • Y. Mintz
    • S. Horgan
    • M. A. Talamini

    OriginalPaper 20 November 2007 Pages: 348 - 351

    

11. A prospective randomized study with a 5-year minimum follow-up evaluation of transanal endoscopic microsurgery versus laparoscopic total mesorectal excision after neoadjuvant therapy

    • G. Lezoche
    • M. Baldarelli
    • E. Lezoche

    OriginalPaper 18 October 2007 Pages: 352 - 358

    

12. Peritoneal and systemic pH during pneumoperitoneum with CO₂ and helium in a pig model

    • Maria Bergström
    • Peter Falk
    • Lena Holmdahl

    OriginalPaper 24 May 2007 Pages: 359 - 364

    

13. Carbon dioxide pneumoperitoneum-related liver injury is pressure dependent: A study in an isolated-perfused organ model

    • Amir Szold
    • Avi A. Weinbroum

    OriginalPaper 28 July 2007 Pages: 365 - 371

    

14. Laparoscopic liver resection for hepatocellular carcinoma

    • Ibrahim Dagher
    • Panagiotis Lainas
    • Dominique Franco

    OriginalPaper 18 August 2007 Pages: 372 - 378

    

15. Intraoperative fluoroscopy vs. intraoperative laparoscopic ultrasonography for early colorectal cancer localization in laparoscopic surgery

    • Koichi Nagata
    • Shungo Endo
    • Shin-ei Kudo

    OriginalPaper 24 May 2007 Pages: 379 - 385

    

16. A novel method to localize antibody-targeted cancer deposits intraoperatively using handheld PET beta and gamma probes

    • Vivian E. Strong
    • John Humm
    • Steven M. Larson

    OriginalPaper 20 November 2007 Pages: 386 - 391

    

17. Video-assisted breast surgery and sentinel lymph node biopsy guided by three-dimensional computed tomographic lymphography

    • K. Yamashita
    • K. Shimizu

    OriginalPaper 24 May 2007 Pages: 392 - 397

    

18. Endoscopic bilateral neck exploration versus quick intraoperative parathormone assay (qPTHa) during endoscopic parathyroidectomy: A prospective randomized trial

    • P. Miccoli
    • P. Berti
    • G. Donatini

    OriginalPaper 24 May 2007 Pages: 398 - 400

    

19. Do elderly patients benefit from laparoscopic colorectal surgery?

    • B. Person
    • S. M. Cera
    • S. D. Wexner

    OriginalPaper 24 May 2007 Pages: 401 - 405

20. Minimal access approach to the management of large ovarian cysts

    • N. N. Mahajan
    • N. L. Gaikwad
    • K. N. Mahajan

    Letter 26 June 2007 Pages: 406 - 406

21. Transaxillary endoscopic excision of benign breast lumps: a new technique

    • B. Agarwal
    • S. Agarwal
    • K. Mahajan

    OriginalPaper 26 June 2007 Pages: 407 - 410

    

22. Comparison of laparoscopic and open pyeloplasty in 100 patients with pelvi-ureteric junction obstruction

    • R. C. Calvert
    • M. M. Morsy
    • N. A. Burgess

    OriginalPaper 26 June 2007 Pages: 411 - 414

    

23. Liver histology alterations during carbon dioxide pneumoperitoneum in a porcine model

    • N. Alexakis
    • H. Gakiopoulou
    • E. Leandros

    OriginalPaper 26 June 2007 Pages: 415 - 420

24. Clinical experience with bipolar multifunctional coagulation scissors in laparoscopic surgery

    • J. P. Eitenmueller
    • E. Volckmann

    OriginalPaper 11 July 2007 Pages: 421 - 425

    

25. New application of the bipolar vapor plasma coagulation system for laparoscopic major liver resections

    • M. S. Abouljoud
    • J. Arenas
    • D. Kim

    OriginalPaper 26 June 2007 Pages: 426 - 429

    

26. Miniature bending manipulator for fetoscopic intrauterine laser therapy to treat twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome

    • H. Yamashita
    • K. Matsumiya
    • T. Dohi

    OriginalPaper 28 July 2007 Pages: 430 - 435

    

27. Totally laparoscopic gastrectomy with various types of intracorporeal anastomosis using laparoscopic linear staplers: preliminary experience

    • Jin-Jo Kim
    • Kyo Young Song
    • Seung Man Park

    OriginalPaper 26 June 2007 Pages: 436 - 442

    

28. Submucosal cushioning with water jet before endoscopic mucosal resection

    • M. G. Sold
    • R. Grobholz
    • G. F. B. A. Kaehler

    OriginalPaper 26 June 2007 Pages: 443 - 447

    

29. High secondary failure rate of rebanding after failed gastric banding

    • M. K. Müller
    • N. Attigah
    • M. Weber

    OriginalPaper 26 June 2007 Pages: 448 - 453

    

30. Expandable metal stent placement for benign colorectal obstruction: outcomes for 23 cases

    • A. J. Small
    • T. M. Young-Fadok
    • T. H. Baron

    OriginalPaper 18 August 2007 Pages: 454 - 462

    

31. Comparison of robot-assisted laparoscopic adrenalectomy with traditional laparoscopic adrenalectomy - 1 year follow-up

    • Jungle Chi-Hsiang Wu
    • Hurng-Sheng Wu
    • Min-Ho Huang

    OriginalPaper 18 August 2007 Pages: 463 - 466

    

32. Development of force measurement system for clinical use in minimal access surgery

    • George B. Hanna
    • Tim Drew
    • Alfred Cuschieri

    OriginalPaper 11 July 2007 Pages: 467 - 471

    

33. Perceptions of surgical specialists in general surgery, orthopaedic surgery, urology and gynaecology on teaching endoscopic surgery in The Netherlands

    • M. P. Schijven
    • B. M. A. Schout
    • I. H. M. Borel Rinkes

    OriginalPaper Open access 31 August 2007 Pages: 472 - 482

    

34. Day case emergency laparoscopic appendectomy

    • A. D. Gilliam
    • R. Anand
    • S. E. Attwood

    OriginalPaper 18 August 2007 Pages: 483 - 486

    

35. Laparoscopic approaches to resection of suspected gastric gastrointestinal stromal tumors based on tumor location

    • A. Privette
    • L. McCahill
    • R. Zubarik

    OriginalPaper 22 August 2007 Pages: 487 - 494

    

36. Antireflux surgery for patients with end-stage lung disease before and after lung transplantation

    • W. J. Gasper
    • M. P. Sweet
    • M. G. Patti

    OriginalPaper 18 August 2007 Pages: 495 - 500

    

37. The usefulness of preoperative colonoscopic tattooing using a saline test injection method with prepackaged sterile India ink for localization in laparoscopic colorectal surgery

    • J. W. Park
    • D. K. Sohn
    • S.-Y. Jeong

    OriginalPaper 17 August 2007 Pages: 501 - 505

    

38. Laparoscopic colectomy for apparently benign colorectal neoplasia: A word of caution

    • Marc Brozovich
    • Thomas E. Read
    • Philip F. Caushaj

    OriginalPaper 18 August 2007 Pages: 506 - 509

39. Effects of experience on force perception threshold in minimally invasive surgery

    • M. Zhou
    • J. Perreault
    • C. G. L. Cao

    OriginalPaper 17 August 2007 Pages: 510 - 515

    

40. Is laparoscopic adrenalectomy safe and effective for adrenal masses larger than 7 cm?

    • Giovanni Ramacciato
    • Paolo Mercantini
    • Gianluigi Melotti

    OriginalPaper 18 August 2007 Pages: 516 - 521

41. Perioperative results of 214 laparoscopic adrenalectomies by anterior transperitoneal approach

    • Emanuele Lezoche
    • Mario Guerrieri
    • Roberto Campagnacci

    OriginalPaper 19 August 2007 Pages: 522 - 526

42. Improving rates for screening colonoscopy: Analysis of the health information national trends survey (HINTS I) data

    • Timothy M. Geiger
    • Brent W. Miedema
    • Glen T. Cameron

    OriginalPaper 11 December 2007 Pages: 527 - 533

43. Comparison of four energy-based vascular sealing and cutting instruments: A porcine model

    • Benjamin Person
    • David A. Vivas
    • Steven D. Wexner

    OriginalPaper 20 December 2007 Pages: 534 - 538

    

44. The laparoscopic duodenopancreatectomy: the posterior approach

    • Andrew A. Gumbs
    • Brice Gayet

    Video 11 December 2007 Pages: 539 - 540

45. Dual-scope guided (simultaneous thoraco-laparoscopic) transthoracic transdiaphragmatic intraoperative radiofrequency ablation for hepatocellular carcinoma located beneath the diaphragm

    • Chang Moo Kang
    • Heung Kyue Ko
    • Byung Ro Kim

    Multimedia Manuscript 26 June 2007 Pages: 541 - 541

46. NOTES transvaginal cholecystectomy: preliminary clinical application

    • R. Zorron
    • L. C. Maggioni
    • M. Filgueiras

    New Technology 20 November 2007 Pages: 542 - 547

    

47. Robotic-assisted placement of a hepatic artery infusion catheter for regional chemotherapy

    • Minia Hellan
    • Alessio Pigazzi

    Technique 18 August 2007 Pages: 548 - 551

    

48. Real-time magnetic resonance imaging driven by electromagnetic locator for interventional procedure and endoscopic therapy

    • Jaesung Hong
    • Nobuhiko Hata
    • Makoto Hashizume

    Technique 01 November 2007 Pages: 552 - 556

    

49. Standardized technique of laparoscopic intracorporeal rectal transection and anastomosis for low anterior resection

    • Hiroya Kuroyanagi
    • Masatoshi Oya
    • Tetsuichiro Muto

    Technique 01 November 2007 Pages: 557 - 561

    

50. Review of Atlas of minimally invasive surgery

    • James C. Rosser

    Book Review 20 December 2007 Pages: 562 - 563