1. NOTES: Where have we been and where are we going?

   • David W. Rattner
   • SAGES/ASGE Joint Committee on NOTES

   Editorial 15 April 2008 Pages: 1143 - 1145

2. Laparoscopic surgery for colorectal cancer: safe and effective? – A systematic review

   • Tania Lourenco
   • Alison Murray
   • Luke Vale

   OriginalPaper 11 December 2007 Pages: 1146 - 1160

   

3. Laparoscopic gastrectomy for gastric cancer: experience with more than 600 cases

   • S. Tanimura
   • M. Higashino
   • H. Osugi

   OriginalPaper 06 March 2008 Pages: 1161 - 1164

   

4. Prospective validation study of an algorithm for triage to MRCP or ERCP for investigation of suspected pancreatico-biliary disease

   • C. N. Parnaby
   • J. T. Jenkins
   • B. W. A. Williamson

   OriginalPaper 21 February 2008 Pages: 1165 - 1172

   

5. Laparoscopic repair of incisional hernia: Outcomes of 100 consecutive cases comprising 25 wall defects larger than 15 cm

   • Giovanni Carlo Ferrari
   • Angelo Miranda
   • Raffaele Pugliese

   OriginalPaper 20 December 2007 Pages: 1173 - 1179

6. Laparoscopic repair of incisional hernia: Outcomes of 100 consecutive cases comprising 25 wall defects larger than 15 cm

   • Giovanni Carlo Ferrari
   • Angelo Miranda
   • Raffaele Pugliese

   Erratum 06 March 2008 Pages: 1180 - 1180

7. Nationwide trends in laparoscopic colectomy from 2000 to 2004

   • Jason A. Kemp
   • Samuel R. G. Finlayson

   OriginalPaper 01 February 2008 Pages: 1181 - 1187

   

8. Perioperative outcome of laparoscopic left lateral liver resection is improved by using a bioabsorbable staple line reinforcement material in a porcine model

   • Esther C. J. Consten
   • Gregory F. Dakin
   • Michel Gagner

   OriginalPaper Open access 01 February 2008 Pages: 1188 - 1193

   

9. Stone clearance and risk factors for failure in laparoscopic transcystic exploration of the common bile duct

   • Cecilia Strömberg
   • Magnus Nilsson
   • Carl-Eric Leijonmarck

   OriginalPaper 25 March 2008 Pages: 1194 - 1199

10. Treatment of the intraabdominal abscesses through percutaneous ultrasound-guided drainage in oncological patients: Clinical and microbiological data

    • Guido Cerullo
    • Daniele Marrelli
    • Enrico Pinto

    OriginalPaper 18 October 2007 Pages: 1200 - 1205

11. Pain after laparascopic bilateral hernioplasty

    • E. Boldo

    OriginalPaper 18 October 2007 Pages: 1206 - 1209

    

12. Pain after laparascopic bilateral hernioplasty

    • E. Boldo
    • Andres Armelles
    • Javier Escrig

    Erratum 13 February 2008 Pages: 1210 - 1210

13. The “invisible cholecystectomy”: A transumbilical laparoscopic operation without a scar

    • Miguel A. Cuesta
    • Frits Berends
    • Alexander A. F. A. Veenhof

    OriginalPaper 18 October 2007 Pages: 1211 - 1213

    

14. The importance of haptic feedback in laparoscopic suturing training and the additive value of virtual reality simulation

    • Sanne M. B. I. Botden
    • Fawaz Torab
    • Jack J. Jakimowicz

    OriginalPaper 18 October 2007 Pages: 1214 - 1222

    

15. Diagnostic yield, therapeutic impact, and complications of double-balloon enteroscopy in patients with small-bowel pathology

    • R. Barreto-Zuñiga
    • F. I. Tellez-Avila
    • S. Zepeda-Gomez

    OriginalPaper 18 October 2007 Pages: 1223 - 1226

    

16. Video-assisted thoracoscopy in the early diagnosis and management of post-traumatic pneumothorax and hemothorax

    • Paolo Fabbrucci
    • Luciano Nocentini
    • Simona Santoni

    OriginalPaper 18 October 2007 Pages: 1227 - 1231

    

17. Heating of carbon dioxide during insufflation alters the peritoneal fibrinolytic response to laparoscopic surgery

    • W. J. A. Brokelman
    • L. Holmdahl
    • M. M. P. J. Reijnen

    OriginalPaper 18 October 2007 Pages: 1232 - 1236

    

18. Day case laparoscopic rectopexy is feasible, safe, and cost effective for selected patients

    • V. Vijay
    • J. Halbert
    • S. Warren

    OriginalPaper 18 October 2007 Pages: 1237 - 1240

19. Prospective Study Examining the Impact of Multichannel Intraluminal Impedance on Antireflux Surgery

    • C. Gruebel
    • G. Linke
    • J. Borovicka

    OriginalPaper 18 October 2007 Pages: 1241 - 1247

    

20. Minilaparoscopic colorectal resection: a preliminary experience and an outcomes comparison with classical laparoscopic colon procedures

    • Em. Santoro
    • F. Agresta
    • M. Mulieri

    OriginalPaper 18 October 2007 Pages: 1248 - 1254

    

21. The laparoscopic approach in abdominal emergencies: has the attitude changed?

    • F. Agresta
    • G. Mazzarolo
    • N. Bedin

    OriginalPaper 18 October 2007 Pages: 1255 - 1262

22. Three different types of surgeon-specific stress reactions identified by laparoscopic simulation in a virtual scenario

    • M. Schuetz
    • I. Gockel
    • Th. Junginger

    OriginalPaper 18 October 2007 Pages: 1263 - 1267

    

23. RETRACTED ARTICLE: Prevention of postoperative nausea and vomiting with a small dose of propofol alone and combined with dexamethasone in patients undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy: A prospective, randomized, double-blind study

    • Y. Fujii
    • M. Nakayama

    OriginalPaper 14 November 2007 Pages: 1268 - 1271

24. Alternative choices of total and partial thymectomy in video-assisted resection of noninvasive thymomas

    • Yasushi Sakamaki
    • Tetsuo Kido
    • Motoaki Yasukawa

    OriginalPaper 18 October 2007 Pages: 1272 - 1277

    

25. Totally intracorporeal laparoscopic colorectal anastomosis using circular stapler

    • Pascal Bucher
    • Philippe Wutrich
    • Philippe Morel

    Technique 18 October 2007 Pages: 1278 - 1282

    

26. Factors associated with prolonged stay after laparoscopic cholecystectomy in elderly patients

    • Shih-Ping Cheng
    • Yuan-Ching Chang
    • Tsang-Pai Liu

    OriginalPaper 30 October 2007 Pages: 1283 - 1289

27. Patient-centered measures for achalasia

    • Julie L. Harnish
    • Gail E. Darling
    • David R. Urbach

    OriginalPaper 20 November 2007 Pages: 1290 - 1293

28. Should surgical novices trade their retractors for joysticks? Videogame experience decreases the time needed to acquire surgical skills

    • Matthew D. Shane
    • Barbara J. Pettitt
    • C. Daniel Smith

    OriginalPaper 31 October 2007 Pages: 1294 - 1297

29. Postoperative esophageal physiology studies may help to predict long-term symptoms following laparoscopic Nissen fundoplication

    • A. P. Boddy
    • S. Mehta
    • M. Rhodes

    OriginalPaper 31 October 2007 Pages: 1298 - 1302

    

30. Laparoscopic-assisted proctocolectomy using complete intracorporeal dissection

    • Nicolás A. Rotholtz
    • María L. Aued
    • Norberto A. Mezzadri

    OriginalPaper 20 November 2007 Pages: 1303 - 1308

    

31. Radiofrequency-assisted partial splenectomy: Histopathological and immunological assessment of the splenic remnant in a porcine model

    • Dimitris Zacharoulis
    • Antigoni Poultsidis
    • Constantine Chatzitheofilou

    OriginalPaper 20 November 2007 Pages: 1309 - 1316

    

32. Short-term effects of gallbladder perforations during laparoscopic cholecystectomy on respiratory mechanics and depth of pain

    • Mustafa Uygar Kalayci
    • Baris Veli Akin
    • Ersan Aygun

    OriginalPaper 01 November 2007 Pages: 1317 - 1320

    

33. Laparoscopic kidney donation: The impact of adhesions

    • Niels F. M. Kok
    • J. B. C. van der Wal
    • Jan N. M. IJzermans

    OriginalPaper 20 November 2007 Pages: 1321 - 1325

34. Polyflex self-expanding, removable plastic stents: assessment of treatment efficacy and safety in a variety of benign and malignant conditions of the esophagus

    • M. Karbowski
    • D. Schembre
    • D. Low

    OriginalPaper 20 November 2007 Pages: 1326 - 1333

    

35. Clinical outcomes compared between laparoscopic and open distal pancreatectomy

    • B. W. Eom
    • J.-Y. Jang
    • S.-W. Kim

    OriginalPaper 20 November 2007 Pages: 1334 - 1338

36. Noninvasive management of obstructing ureteral stones using electromagnetic extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy

    • S. M. Chiara
    • M. Salvatore
    • G. Saredi

    OriginalPaper 13 February 2008 Pages: 1339 - 1341

37. Noninvasive management of obstructing ureteral stones using electromagnetic extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy

    • M. C. Sighinolfi
    • S. Micali
    • G. Bianchi

    Erratum 25 March 2008 Pages: 1342 - 1342

38. Transvaginal endoscopic appendectomy in humans: a unique approach to NOTES—world’s first report

    • Chinnusamy Palanivelu
    • Pidigu Seshiyer Rajan
    • Mohan Prasad

    Endoluminal 18 March 2008 Pages: 1343 - 1347

    

39. Laparoscopic Resection of a Pheochromocytoma at the Organ of Zuckerkandl in a 13-year old child

    • Evan P. Nadler
    • David J. Hackam

    Video 23 February 2008 Pages: 1348 - 1348

40. Granting of privilege for gastrointestinal endoscopy

    • Yumi Hori

    Guidelines 26 March 2008 Pages: 1349 - 1352

41. Diagnostic laparoscopy guidelines

    • Yumi Hori

    Guidelines 04 April 2008 Pages: 1353 - 1383

    

42. Laparoscopic blood-saving liver resection using a new radiofrequency-assisted device: preliminary report of an in vivo study with pig liver

    • Ana Navarro
    • Fernando Burdio
    • Ricardo Lozano

    New Technology 06 March 2008 Pages: 1384 - 1391

    

43. Paediatric cholecystectomy: Shifting goalposts in the laparoscopic era

    • S. Chan
    • J. Currie
    • A. A. Mahomed

    Technique 26 June 2007 Pages: 1392 - 1395

    

44. Effect of types of resection and manipulation on trocar site contamination after laparoscopic colectomy: An experimental study in rats with intraluminal radiotracer application

    • Ayfer Kamali Polat
    • Oktay Yapici
    • Tarik Basoglu

    Technique 17 August 2007 Pages: 1396 - 1401

    

45. Is there any long-term benefit in quality of life after laparoscopy-assisted distal gastrectomy for gastric cancer?

    • Theodore Liakakos
    • Dimitrios H. Roukos

    Letter 26 March 2008 Pages: 1402 - 1404

46. Robotic surgery for rectal cancer: may it improve also survival?

    • Dimosthenis Ziogas
    • Dimitrios Roukos

    Letter 05 March 2008 Pages: 1405 - 1406

47. Robot-assisted versus conventional laparoscopic fundoplication: short-term outcome of a pilot randomized controlled study

    • H. Wykypiel
    • J. Bodner
    • T. Schmid

    Letter 25 March 2008 Pages: 1407 - 1407

48. Transoral diverticulostomy with a modified Endo-Gia stapler: results after 4 years of experience

    • R. A. Lang
    • F. W. Spelsberg
    • T. P. Hüttl

    Erratum 22 June 2007 Pages: 1408 - 1408

    

49. News and Notices

    News and notices 15 April 2008 Pages: 1409 - 1410