1. Ethics of human research

   • Kenneth A. Forde

   Editorial 21 February 2008 Pages: 577 - 579

2. Systematic review of the role of thoracoscopic splanchnicectomy in palliating the pain of patients with chronic pancreatitis

   • Saleh Baghdadi
   • M. Hasan Abbas
   • Basil J. Ammori

   Review 28 December 2007 Pages: 580 - 588

   

3. Safety, feasibility and weight loss after transoral gastroplasty: First human multicenter study

   • J. Devière
   • G. Ojeda Valdes
   • S. Scott

   OriginalPaper 01 November 2007 Pages: 589 - 598

   

4. Safety, feasibility and weight loss after transoral gastroplasty: First human multicenter study

   • J. Devière
   • G. Ojeda Valdes
   • S. Scott

   Erratum 13 February 2008 Pages: 599 - 599

5. Developing essential tools to enable transgastric surgery

   • L. L. Swanstrom
   • M. Whiteford
   • Y. Khajanchee

   OriginalPaper 01 November 2007 Pages: 600 - 604

   

6. Transgastric instrumentation and bacterial contamination of the peritoneal cavity

   • Vimal K. Narula
   • Jeffrey W. Hazey
   • W. Scott Melvin

   OriginalPaper 20 November 2007 Pages: 605 - 611

7. Complications after transanal endoscopic microsurgical resection correlate with location of rectal neoplasms

   • D. Kreissler-Haag
   • J. Schuld
   • M. Schilling

   OriginalPaper 20 December 2007 Pages: 612 - 616

   

8. The role of laparoscopic adrenalectomy for adrenal tumours of 6 cm or greater

   • C. N. Parnaby
   • P. S. Chong
   • P. J. O’ Dwyer

   OriginalPaper 11 December 2007 Pages: 617 - 621

   

9. Laparoscopic adrenalectomies: A nationwide single-surgeon experience

   • Bergthor Bjornsson
   • Gudjon Birgisson
   • Margret Oddsdottir

   OriginalPaper 28 December 2007 Pages: 622 - 626

10. Complications and frequency of redo antireflux surgery in Denmark: a nationwide study, 1997–2005

    • Peter Funch-Jensen
    • Anette Bendixen
    • Henrik Kehlet

    OriginalPaper 11 December 2007 Pages: 627 - 630

    

11. Use of hyaluronidase cream to prevent peritoneal adhesions in laparoscopic ventral hernia repair by means of intraperitoneal mesh fixation using spiral tacks

    • Juan Martín-Cartes
    • Salvador Morales-Conde
    • Slavador Morales-Mendez

    OriginalPaper 26 June 2007 Pages: 631 - 634

    

12. Impact of a full-time preceptor on the institutional outcome of laparoscopic colectomy

    • Alessio Pigazzi
    • Casandra Anderson
    • Joshua D. I. Ellenhorn

    OriginalPaper 26 June 2007 Pages: 635 - 639

13. Predictors of general complications after video-assisted thoracoscopic surgical procedures

    • Hauke Winter
    • Georgios Meimarakis
    • Rudolf Hatz

    OriginalPaper 11 July 2007 Pages: 640 - 645

    

14. Initial repair of iatrogenic colon perforation using laparoscopic methods

    • J. I. Bleier
    • Victor Moon
    • S. W. Lee

    OriginalPaper 26 June 2007 Pages: 646 - 649

15. Minimally invasive surgery fellows would perform a wider variety of cases in their “ideal” fellowship

    • D. S. Tichansky
    • R. J. Taddeucci
    • A. K. Madan

    OriginalPaper 26 June 2007 Pages: 650 - 654

16. Laparoscopy-assisted distal gastrectomy with D2 lymph node dissection for gastric cancer: technical and oncologic aspects

    • K. Y. Song
    • S. N. Kim
    • C. H. Park

    OriginalPaper 26 June 2007 Pages: 655 - 659

    

17. Hyaluronan levels during laparoscopic versus open colonic resections

    • J. Neudecker
    • B. A. Neudecker
    • W. Schwenk

    OriginalPaper 11 July 2007 Pages: 660 - 663

    

18. Virtual reality training for endoscopic surgery: voluntary or obligatory?

    • K. W. van Dongen
    • W. A. van der Wal
    • I. A. M. J. Broeders

    OriginalPaper Open access 18 August 2007 Pages: 664 - 667

    

19. Comparing fibrin sealant with staples for mesh fixation in laparoscopic transabdominal hernia repair: a case control-study

    • Graziano Ceccarelli
    • Luciano Casciola
    • Alberto Patriti

    OriginalPaper 11 July 2007 Pages: 668 - 673

    

20. Laparoscopic live donor nephrectomy for right kidneys: Experience in a German community hospital

    • S. Saad
    • A. Paul
    • W. Arns

    OriginalPaper 11 July 2007 Pages: 674 - 678

21. Complications after ultrasonic lung parenchyma biopsy: a strong note for caution

    • T. F. Molnar
    • I. Benkő
    • Ö. P. Horvath

    OriginalPaper 11 July 2007 Pages: 679 - 682

    

22. Transanal endoscopic tube decompression of acute colonic obstruction: experience with 51 cases

    • A. Fischer
    • H. J. Schrag
    • P. K. Baier

    OriginalPaper 11 July 2007 Pages: 683 - 688

    

23. Laparoscopic colorectal resection does not reduce incisional hernia rates when compared with open colorectal resection

    • Ugo Ihedioha
    • Graham Mackay
    • Patrick J. O’Dwyer

    OriginalPaper 11 July 2007 Pages: 689 - 692

24. The usefulness of chromoendoscopy with methylene blue in Barrett’s metaplasia and early esophageal carcinoma

    • N. Ormeci
    • B. Savas
    • N. Kursun

    OriginalPaper 18 August 2007 Pages: 693 - 700

    

25. Comprehensive laparoscopic approach to pediatric varicocele based on preoperative color Doppler ultrasound assessment

    • M. Cimador
    • M. R. Di Pace
    • E. De Grazia

    OriginalPaper 11 July 2007 Pages: 701 - 705

    

26. Laparoscopic treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus for patients with a body mass index less than 35

    • A. L. DePaula
    • A. L. V. Macedo
    • A. Halpern

    OriginalPaper 18 August 2007 Pages: 706 - 716

    

27. Evaluation of needle-knife precut papillotomy after unsuccessful biliary cannulation, especially with regard to postoperative anatomic factors

    • Hirotoshi Fukatsu
    • Hirofumi Kawamoto
    • Kohsaku Sakaguchi

    OriginalPaper 18 August 2007 Pages: 717 - 723

    

28. Laparoscopy-assisted subtotal gastrectomy under thoracic epidural-general anesthesia leading to the effects on postoperative micturition

    • Sung Jin Lee
    • Woo Jin Hyung
    • Ki Jun Kim

    OriginalPaper 28 July 2007 Pages: 724 - 730

29. Biomechanical analyses of mesh fixation in TAPP and TEP hernia repair

    • R. Schwab
    • O. Schumacher
    • V. Schumpelick

    OriginalPaper 11 July 2007 Pages: 731 - 738

    

30. Hand-assisted versus laparoscopic-assisted colorectal surgery: Practice patterns and clinical outcomes in a minimally-invasive colorectal practice

    • Imran Hassan
    • Y. Nancy You
    • John H. Pemberton

    OriginalPaper 18 August 2007 Pages: 739 - 743

31. Midline versus nonmidline laparoscopic incisional hernioplasty: a comparative study

    • A. Moreno-Egea
    • A. Carrillo
    • J. L. Aguayo

    OriginalPaper 18 August 2007 Pages: 744 - 749

32. Effects of the time interval between clamping and linear stapling for resection of porcine small intestine

    • K. Morita
    • N. Maeda
    • M. Oka

    OriginalPaper 13 August 2007 Pages: 750 - 756

    

33. Laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair without mesh fixation, early results of a large randomised clinical trial

    • Craig Taylor
    • Laurent Layani
    • Stephen White

    OriginalPaper 21 September 2007 Pages: 757 - 762

34. Disappointing results with a 5 cm calibrating device for laparoscopic vertical banded gastroplasty

    • Gitana Scozzari
    • Mauro Toppino
    • Mario Morino

    OriginalPaper 18 August 2007 Pages: 763 - 766

    

35. Prospective trial comparing contrast swallow, computed tomography and endoscopy to identify anastomotic leak following oesophagogastric surgery

    • Brian A. Hogan
    • Desmond Winter
    • Michael J. Lee

    OriginalPaper 11 December 2007 Pages: 767 - 771

    

36. Acute technical feasibility of an endoscopic duodenal-jejunal bypass sleeve in a porcine model: a potentially novel treatment for obesity and type 2 diabetes

    • M. Tarnoff
    • S. Shikora
    • A. Lembo

    OriginalPaper 13 February 2008 Pages: 772 - 776

    

37. Endoscopic submucosal dissection used for treating early neoplasia of the foregut using a combination of knives

    • P. W. Y. Chiu
    • K. F. Chan
    • E. K. W. Ng

    Dynamic Manuscript 18 August 2007 Pages: 777 - 783

    

38. A Modified Umbilical Incision for Specimen Extraction After Laparoscopic Abdominal Surgery

    • L. Casciola
    • M. Codacci-Pisanelli
    • A. Patriti

    New Technology 18 October 2007 Pages: 784 - 786

    

39. Self-expandable metallic stents for malignant biliary obstruction with an anomalous pancreaticobiliary junction

    • H. Kogure
    • T. Tsujino
    • M. Omata

    Technique 18 August 2007 Pages: 787 - 791

    

40. Robotic total mesorectal excision for rectal cancer using four robotic arms

    • Seung Hyuk Baik
    • Woo Jung Lee
    • Won Ho Kim

    Technique 20 November 2007 Pages: 792 - 797

    

41. A novel approach to extraction of incarcerated omentum and mesh insertion in laparoscopic ventral hernia repair

    • Kyle A. Perry
    • Keith W. Millikan
    • Jonathan A. Myers

    Technique 01 November 2007 Pages: 798 - 801

    

42. Laparoscopic ultrasonography: an additional method for potentially preventing biliary tract injury

    • J. Machi

    Letter 26 June 2007 Pages: 802 - 803

43. Sutured laparoscopic mesh fixation

    • J. E. Losanoff
    • M. D. Basson
    • S. A. Gruber

    Letter 26 June 2007 Pages: 804 - 805

44. Routine contralateral exploration is advisable during extraperitoneal hernioplasty for left inguinal hernia

    • W. T. Ng
    • L. B. Chui

    Letter 12 January 2008 Pages: 806 - 807

    

45. The Author reply – Port Closure Techniques

    • Z. Shaher

    Letter 24 January 2008 Pages: 808 - 808

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

    • K. Yamashita
    • K. Shimizu

    Erratum 01 September 2007 Pages: 809 - 809

    

47. News and notices

    News & notices 23 February 2008 Pages: 810 - 811